Making History: North Shore Medical Center's Salem Hospital broke ground on a new surgery unit, following its gaining authorization to perform sophisticated cardiac procedures.

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HISTORY

Creating a Continuum of High Quality Care

1994 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2002

1994

• Partners HealthCare was established in 1994 by Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). Since then, it has become one of the nation's leading integrated health care delivery systems, based on a mission that combines patient care with medical education and research.
• The original organization included, as components of the MGH, McLean Hospital and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, and five community health centers that were associated with Massachusetts General Hospital or Brigham and Women's Hospital.
• Partners Community HealthCare, Inc. (PCHI) was formed by Partners in 1994 to develop a network of affiliated community providers in Eastern Massachusetts. The network, today, includes about 1,000 primary care physicians and specialists.

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1996

• In 1996, North Shore Medical Center (Salem Hospital, North Shore Children's Hospital, and Shaughnessy-Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital) became the first community-based system to become a full member of Partners
• In 1996, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute formed a joint venture in adult oncology with Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, named Dana-Farber/Partners CancerCare.

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1997

• In 1997, AtlantiCare Medical Center in Lynn joined North Shore Medical Center, and thereby became part of Partners. (AtlantiCare changed its name to Union Hospital in 1999).

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1998

• In 1998, Faulkner Hospital joined with Brigham and Women's Hospital to form Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals and thereby became part of Partners.

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1999

• In 1999, Newton-Wellesley Hospital became a full member of Partners.

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2000

• In 2000, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and Youville Hospital and Rehabilitation Center in Cambridge entered into a clinical affiliation to expand inpatient and outpatient services. * Since its formation, Partners has also developed relationships with community health centers, VNAs, and other community based providers.

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2002

• Partners Home Care (PHC) was formed by the merger of the Affiliated Community Visiting Nurse Association, MGH/Spaulding Home Health Agency, Newton-Wellesley Home Health Services, TLC Nursing, and The Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Salem.

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