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About Melissa Gaffney NP
Melissa Gaffney earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing at Rhode Island College (RIC) in Providence, RI. While practicing for several years as a Registered Nurse, she further developed expertise in the care of surgical and acute care hospitalized patients. She increased her knowledge, skill and abilities by returning to RIC to pursue a Master of Science degree in Nursing, with an emphasis on the Surgical First Assist role. Upon completion, she was certified to practice as a Nurse Practitioner, to provide acute care to adults and geriatric patients. Her clinical interests include patients undergoing General Surgery and Bariatric Weight Loss.
As a Southcoast Health employee since 2015, Melissa’s personal philosophy has aligned with Southcoast’s slogan “More than medicine”. Her practice encompasses therapeutic communication, compassionate, safe and quality care with each patient encounter.
In her free time, Melissa enjoys walking and hiking with her yellow Labrador Retriever, as well as traveling and trying new restaurants with friends and family.
Locations
300 Hanover Street
Suite 1E
Fall River, MA
02720
Suite 1E
Fall River, MA
02720
Insurance
Southcoast Health accepts most major insurance plans. Call the Southcoast Health patient registration department at 844-297-2952 or your health plan with any questions regarding coverage.
Ratings & Reviews
At Southcoast Health, we strive to deliver exceptional patient care along with an exceptional patient experience. We appreciate all of your feedback and share your comments to recognize the wonderful care our teams provide to you as well as identify areas for improvement.
Patient Comments (61)
Timely, attentive thorough
I am satisfied with the attention from all the staff and I like that the waiting time in the room was very short.
Melissa Gaffney is always knowledgeable, helpful, insightful, and educational about things that I can do to improve my health and the management of my weight loss with or without medications, and she is highly recommended.
Melissa and the entire staff were very pleasant to deal with. They always treat me with kindness and are always looking out for my best interest. They make me feel very comfortable.
Melissa gaffney is absolutely amazing!!
She goes above and beyond
I love Southcoast and my providers always there to help.
The receptionists should be more attentive and kind.
Love Melissa she always listens to me and try's to help me in any way.
Felt cared for
They always see me at the scheduled time, answer all my questions, and the nurse/Dr. Melissa is always very kind and helpful in assisting me with my weight management. I'm very satisfied.
Yes, Melissa is amazing. She takes time to talk to you and explain things with your health and I can talk to her really in detail about my health.
Everybody there was great. It was really helpful. I understood everything. Thank you so much. It was wonderful. Thank you so much.
Melissa listened and provided expert care. Staff were friendly and on time. Check in and check out were prompt and courteous. MA was kind and efficient. The care in this office is always exceptional.
I always get a response in a short amount of time and feel they listen and care about my health.
Every thing great
Melissa is always a pleasure to have an appointment with, she is always patient and always up to answering any question I have regarding my situation.
Melissa is wonderful! So happy I switched even though I have to drive to Fall River. She is very knowledgeable and understanding.
Dr GAFFNEY always works with me on my health as a team, i feel like we are always working together for the best possible outcomes for my health. And customized to me and my body needs.
Making appointments is so ridiculous there is never time available until months out
It was the first time with this provider. She made sure to read my file and understand my health history. She advised me on my food habits and physical activity. Very attentive to my needs. Thank you
Keep up the great service
It would be easier if you could access different health providers, ie. Brown health, prima care, so that you had all information about prior visits.
I love and feel very comfortable going to that office I am always treated with respect and they are always polite me thank you everyone
Keep up the good care/work!
Melissa always listens to what I have to say and we come up with a plan for my weight loss I always leave feeling good about what's going on in my journey to lose weight
My visit went well, everything was explained and I felt very comfortable and understood
Melissa is great! I drive over an hour to Fall River just to meet with her.
She is one of my favorite doctors who actually listens and does not treat me like I'm just another patient passing through. She always is specific and reasonable and willing to work with my needs and preferences. And she pays attention to how I'm responding to her care and adjusts if necessary. Again, one of my favorite Doctors.
Melissa Gaffney was excellent as always.
I have no complaints people treat me with courtesy and PA makes me feel confident and keeps me informed.
love this provider especially her warmth and kindness. Very easy to follow and listens to me completely.
Melissa is so wonderful to talk to. She is so helpful and understanding.
Melissa was very informative and gave me some new information to follow up on!
Melissa is always very professional, kind, and asks me everything related to my health.
I love working with Melissa. She listens and takes time to explain everything I need to know.
Amazing and professional staff
I always feel important and listened to during my appointments. The office is clean and tidy. Melissa Gaffney is always kind and attentive and knowledgeable.
Everything was great. I received excellent care, and all my questions were answered, especially by the doctor and the nurse who saw me before her. They are very good nurses and doctors. I have no complaints. I like it.
I had a family emergency come up before my appointment and I called in to try to see if I could either come in earlier or later than my scheduled appointment. The woman that I spoke to on that call gave me the impression that she did not care one bit. Essentially I was told my only option was to reschedule until February 2. I came in an hour early for my appointment and they saw me immediately.
Melissa is awesome. So caring and genuine. Always pleasant. The staff all are very pleasant and work well together.
Melissa is very good at what she does. She's very attentive to what's going on in your life. She's an asset to the health field.
I had a very good appointment wouldn't change any thing
Very personalized service. My provider was exceptional.
everyone is professional and friendly. Great listeners, helps me stay focused and always a positive experience.
Everyone was friendly and approachable. I didn't have to wait for my appointment. Melissa listened to me. I felt heard.
Knowledgeable provider.
They were very attentive, provided excellent service, and were very specific in what they wanted to explain. Thank you.
This office had an excellent staff, practitioners and practices. I have always been treated with the utmost respect which is greatly appreciated. I would recommend this office to anyone. I give it an overall 10.
Melissa is great thank you! Very informative and detailed.
Very caring and shows concern and compassion
Melissa is wonderful. She is very knowledgeable and truly cares
Very friendly and listening and caring about the patient very nice
Provider was knowledgeable, competent, listened, and accommodating. Thank you.
They listened to me and they're going to help me with my problem, and we're going to set a goal.
She's doing excellent work.
Melissa and staff have always been kind and courteous.
Melissa always listens, never rushes, and shows true interest in your health.
Melissa was so good to me with my weigh loss always listen to my needs I reached my goal and I couldn't do it without the help from melissa and the staff in this office ALWAYS treated me with respect thank you to a great team I so appreciate all the help I got
Melissa Gaffney is excellent. She is both thorough and knowledgeable. I am extremely pleased with her care and support.
was an incredible experience and everybody was outstanding.