http://www.cooley-dickinson.org

Talented Doctors Live in the Valley for the Same Reason You Do!

Cooley Dickinson, a 142-bed acute care hospital, provides patient-centered healthcare services both at its main campus in Northampton, Massachusetts, and at satellite facilities located throughout the region. At Cooley Dickinson, 400 affiliated physicians and over 1,800 employees work collaboratively to provide the highest quality of care. This collaboration is at the core of Cooley Dickinson's goal to consistently exceed the expectations of patients and families. Nationally recognized organizations - the Institute for Healthcare Improvement and the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction - have designated Cooley Dickinson as a top-performing hospital.

Cooley Dickinson Hospital offers local access to state-of-the-art diagnostic technology and progressive healthcare programs. For example, with the addition of its Kittredge Surgery Center, the Hospital provides the Minimally Invasive Surgery and Robotic Program, featuring the da Vinci S® Surgical System. Such innovative surgical services are available at only 10 percent of hospitals nationwide.

Other specialty areas include:

• Women's Health Services including diagnostic mammography, breast MRI, and the breast health program, specialized rehabilitation programs, the Cooley Dickinson Center for Midwifery Care and the Childbirth Center .
• Cancer Care/Oncology, Radiation Oncology, state-of-the-art Cancer Therapy including IMRT and the Patient Navigator Program to help guide patients living with a breast cancer diagnosis through treatment.
• Cardiopulmonary Services and the Cardiovascular Suite, offering cardiac catheterization, implantable pacemakers and defibrillators and heart rhythm studies.
• Imaging Services, including MRI (in Amherst and Northampton ), Breast MRI, CT, PET/CT, ultrasound, nuclear medicine and general X-ray.
• The area's only comprehensive Joint Replacement Center with surgery, recovery and rehabilitation as well as access to bone, joint and sports medicine care.
• A Hospitalist Program through which highly qualified, board-certified medicine providers offer 24-hour-a-day care to adults and children who are hospitalized, and an Intensivist Program through which two board-certified physicians offer care to the critically ill.
• An Emergency Department that operates 24-hours-a-day with a full team of qualified physicians and nursing staff, providing care to patients with illnesses that range from sprains and ear infections - treated through the hospital's Fast Track program - to more serious injuries.

For more information visit www.cooley-dickinson.org or call (413) 582-2421.