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Causes: Ambulatory & Primary Health Care, Health, Specialty Hospitals
Programs: Lahey clinic, inc. , as part of the affiliated group, is a multi-specialty physician group practice and academic medical center that operates in several community sites providing outpatient diagnostic, therapeutic, emergency and inpatient health care services. Lahey clinic, inc. Employs over 500 physicians in over 35 medical and surgical specialties, including primary care. The physicians of lahey clinic, inc. Provide tertiary and quaternary care in two licensed hospital facilities comprised of 345 licensed beds. The physicians and medical staff of lahey clinic, inc. Treat over 922,000 patients at the physician offices; treat over 63,000 emergency room patients; provide over 20,000 surgical procedures; and discharge approximately 31,000 patients on an annual basis.
research: lahey clinic, inc. 's patients are provided access to over 200 clinical trials annually through an active institutional review board (irb), which provides the latest in drug therapies and technology. These initiatives are carefully controlled to ensure patient safety and proper consent, and comply with all state and federal regulations and guidelines.
education: lahey clinic, inc. Is a major teaching affiliate of the tufts university school of medicine, and, in that capacity, supports the education and training of approximately 150 residents and fellows at a time. The attending physician staff also supports a wide array of clinical education and training efforts ranging from nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, laboratory medicine, and the latest advancements in radiological technology.