CANTON Mercy Medical Center has a new name and a new president.
The 476-bed Catholic hospital, now called Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital, officially became the 19th hospital in the Cleveland Clinic System on Monday.
Mercy will maintain its Catholic identity through sponsorship by the Sisters of Charity of St. Augustine.
Patients will notice few immediate changes. All services, including the hospital s COVID-19 response, will go forward uninterrupted.
Patients will see their same physicians and providers at their same locations, Mercy s employees will continue providing care, all operations and appointments will proceed as scheduled and all current insurance plans will be accepted, the system said.
Westborough company could make life better for millions of athletes
Miach Orthopaedics, Inc. has a revolutionary product that could get athletes back on the field faster after suffering ACL tears.
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A Westborough company achieved a breakthrough that could benefit millions who suffer tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a debilitating knee injury that sidelines athletes at all levels of competition, including some of the biggest names in professional sports.
Miach Orthopaedics Inc. received approval Thursday from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on its Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair (BEAR) implant. It’s the first medical technology clinically proven to regenerate a torn ACL, compared to the standard surgical procedure that use a tendon from the patient’s body, or from a donor, to reconstruct the ACL.
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WESTBOROUGH – A Westborough company achieved a breakthrough that could benefit millions who suffer tears of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), a debilitating knee injury that sidelines athletes at all levels of competition, including some of the biggest names in professional sports.
Miach Orthopaedics Inc. received approval Thursday from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on its Bridge-Enhanced ACL Repair (BEAR) implant. It’s the first medical technology clinically proven to regenerate a torn ACL, compared to the standard surgical procedure that use a tendon from the patient’s body, or from a donor, to reconstruct the ACL.
Approval of the privately-held company’s De Novo Request by the FDA means the agency signed off on the implant’s safety and effectiveness.