Cambridge Health Alliance and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Sign Clinical and Academic Affiliation Agreement
Partnership means better integrated care for patients in and out of hospital settings
5/2/2013
Cambridge, Mass. — Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have signed an agreement to form a clinical and academic affiliation to enhance care provided by both institutions. “We are excited to join forces with one of the nation’s preeminent academic medical centers to provide high-quality, coordinated, and cost-effective care in our patients’ local communities,” said Patrick Wardell, Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Health Alliance, which operates three hosp...
CHA Showcases Its Transformation at International Summit on Patient Care
4/8/2013
Cambridge , Mass. – Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is honored to have a significant presence at the 14th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice & the Community, presented by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and taking place from April 7-9 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Over one thousand healthcare leaders and professionals from across the world are attending the conference, which features several presentations from CHA staff, to learn about new ways to...
Cambridge Health Alliance Primary Care Practices Awarded Highest Level Recognition by National Committee for Quality Assurance
3/18/2013
Cambridge, Mass. — Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a Harvard-affiliated healthcare system that serves Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston's metro-north region, announced today that four of its primary care practices have been awarded Recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Home 2011 program. Cambridge Family Health, Cambridge Family Health North, Broadway Health Center in Somerville, and the Malden Family Medicine Center received Level 3 Recognition, th...
Cambridge Health Alliance Named to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Physician Group Honor Roll
12/7/2012
Cambridge, MA… Cambridge, MA…Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a Harvard-affiliated integrated healthcare system that serves Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston's metro-north region, has been named to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s 2012 Physician Group Honor Roll with Distinction. The Harvard Pilgrim Honor Roll highlights 78 physician groups in Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire that have achieved exceptional results in their approach to disease prevention and the treatment of acute and chronic illness...
CHA Union Square Family Health Center Earns National Recognition
11/28/2012
Somerville , Mass. — Cambridge Health Alliance’s Union Square Family Health center has been identified as an “exemplar practice” by a new national program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called The Primary Care Team: Learning from Effective Ambulatory Practices (the LEAP Project). Union Square Family Health, located at 337 Somerville Ave. in Somerville, is one of up to 30 sites across the country selected for this distinction, chosen from hundreds of practices that were nominated by primary...
Cambridge Health Alliance VP Wins Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Young Leader Award
10/25/2012
Cambridge, Mass. – The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced that Somava Stout, MD, of Cambridge Health Alliance is one of 10 winners of its first-ever RWJF Young Leader Award. The award recognizes leaders from across the U.S. who are ages 40 or under for their exceptional contributions to improving the health of the nation. The awards also signal the winners’ strong potential for future leadership. Dr. Somava Stout is a primary care physician who is committed to improving the health of ...
Secretary Bigby Joins CHA to Celebrate Support from Obama Administration to Enhance Care at Safety Net Hospitals
9/27/2012
Cambridge, MA... Massachusetts Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. JudyAnn Bigby today joined local elected officials and leaders from the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) at its Cambridge Hospital Campus to celebrate funding from the Obama Administration for Massachusetts safety net hospitals to advance integrated care and cost containment goals. “I thank the Obama Administration and our congressional and state legislative partners for supporting this initiative that will help our safety net hospita...
Cambridge Health Alliance Receives Schwartz Center Grant to Promote Compassionate Care
7/18/2012
Cambridge, MA… The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the relationship between patients and their healthcare providers, has awarded Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) with a grant to promote compassionate care. The $35,000 grant is one of seven, totaling $227,660, that were given to healthcare organizations in six states across the country. With the support of the grant, CHA, which operates three hospital campuses and a network of prim...
Cambridge Health Alliance Receives Grant from Harvard Medical School to Transform Primary Care Practices
Four CHA clinics among the 17 Boston-area practices selected for two-year grants to transform health care training and delivery
3/12/2012
Cambridge, MA… Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is one of six Boston-area hospitals and health systems selected for the newly formed Academic Innovations Collaborative launched by the Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care (HMSCPC), which will provide more than $10 million in resources over two years to 17 hospital-based primary care teaching practices and affiliated community health practice partners. CHA will receive a $1 million grant and provide an additional $1 million in matching funds...