Lahey Hospital News

Steven Stain, MD has known fellow surgeons who practiced at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center for many years. And he knew Lahey’s reputation for surgical excellence and focus on patients, first and foremost. While stepping into the academic medical center that has been home to giants of surgery since Lahey Clinic was founded, he is focusing on opportunities to elevate Lahey nationally.

For Dr. Laura Sowerby, a generous, anonymous gift made in her honor was incredibly humbling. “Treating patients is very rewarding for me,” says Sowerby. “It is our mission at Lahey to provide the highest level of care. Through his gift, the patient is enabling us to grow in that mission, and I couldn’t be more grateful,” she says.

After more than 70 years together, during which the couple shared many adventures, Ted and Sue made a meaningful gift to Lahey Hospital & Medical Center. By supporting Lahey through their estate, the Petczos demonstrated their desire to give back to the community as well as their deep commitment to their hospital—and ensuring its future success.

Everyone who has experienced life-saving care at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center is grateful for our caregivers’ expertise, compassion and skill. One second-generation Lahey patient, Windle (Win) Priem, and his wife Susan came to express their gratitude to physicians through philanthropy beginning with small gifts.

The Lahey Hospital & Medical Center community rallied around our caregivers at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Together, you gave more than $3.2 million for our Healthcare Heroes Emergency Response Fund.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Team Lahey completed the Boston Marathon on their own non-traditional courses, raising $50,000 for programs at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center and Beverly Hospital. Each runner had a personal cheering section along their routes, lined by family and friends.

From PPE, meals, lab equipment, sneakers and more, local companies stepped up in a big way to support Lahey Hospital & Medical Center throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, making sure our caregivers have the tools and fuel they need to keep going as we prepare for a possible second surge.

“You hear ‘brain aneurysm’ and you immediately think you have this ticking time bomb in your head,” said Kerry Casey. But meeting with her care team at Lahey, including Dr. Ajay Wakhloo, put her at ease. “I was just so impressed with all of his research, and all of his work as a physician on brain aneurysms. I even said to my husband, ‘I don’t know how this worked out, but I think I have one of the best doctors in the country.’”

At Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, our caregivers realized early on during the pandemic that they needed to find a way to help these patients and their families who couldn’t be at the bedside. That’s when the Medical Liaison program was born.

The Lahey Cancer Institute 5K Walk & Run went virtual to protect public health, but that didn’t stop more than 50 teams and nearly 500 people from raising more than $200,000 to enhance cancer care and support patients across the five Lahey Cancer Institute hospitals and outpatient treatment facilities.