Melrose-Wakefield Hospital (often abbreviated to "Melrose-Wakefield" or "Mel-Wak") is a 234-bed non-profit hospital located in Melrose, Massachusetts. It is one of two general hospitals operated by Melrose based Hallmark Health System.
Melrose-Wakefield Hospital was home to the world's first cochlear implant and laser surgery and it was among the first hospitals in the country to offer same day surgery. It is also among the top 10% of hospitals in the nation for stroke care and the top 15% in the nation for heart attack treatment.
The hospital's door-to-balloon time is 92.67 minutes, compared with a national average of 155 minutes. Melrose-Wakefield Hospital also exceeds state averages for successful and timely patient outcomes.
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“The church is a sort of hospital for men’s souls, and as full of quackery as the hospital for their bodies. Those who are taken into it live like pensioners in their Retreat or Sailor’s Snug Harbor, where you may see a row of religious cripples sitting outside in sunny weather.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)