{"id":288807,"date":"2026-05-08T08:49:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T13:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/?post_type=news&#038;p=288807"},"modified":"2026-05-08T14:42:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T19:42:21","slug":"tobey-hospital-a-hidden-gem","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/news\/tobey-hospital-a-hidden-gem\/","title":{"rendered":"Tobey Hospital: A Hidden Gem in Local Healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"blockSettings  paddingTopNone paddingBottomNone media-object-block light\" style=\"\"><div class=\"container\">\n\t<div class=\"grid\">\n\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"inner image-right list-style-disc inner-white-bg\" style=\"background-color: #fff;\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"copy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"mainCopyWrap\">\n        <div class=\"paragraphWrap\"><p>At nearly 80 years old, Dr. William Popik, thought he\u2019d seen it all. A longtime healthcare executive and former Chief Medical Officer at Aetna Health, Bill had spent much of his career evaluating hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Like many in the South Coast area, he often heard, \u201cIf you\u2019re sick, go to Boston. All you hear is that if something serious happens, pack up and head north,\u201d Bill said with a laugh. \u201cBut when you work in healthcare, you also know big teaching hospitals might not be the best place for straightforward problems that can be handled locally. You can get lost in the system.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"single\" src=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Dr.-William-Popik-Tobey-Patient-Testimonial.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a summer resident in Marion, MA, Bill had never needed a physician in the area but knew what the local opinion was. Then one evening in mid-June, stricken with severe abdominal pain, Bill knew he needed help. His wife drove him to the nearest hospital \u2013 and logos or affiliations were the furthest thing from his mind. Bill found himself at Tobey Hospital in Wareham, MA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI just knew I needed care,\u201d Bill recalled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once he arrived at Tobey Hospital, he quickly felt he was in capable hands. Michele Grossman was the ED doctor attending that evening, and Bill was impressed with the care he received. She evaluated him and admitted him into the care of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.southcoast.org\/es\/doctors\/jorge-huaco-cateriano-md\/\">Dr. Jorge Huaco Cateriano<\/a>, MPH, MBA, FACS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI met Dr. Huaco, and he came in with a clear plan \u2013 and given my background, it was only natural that I ask a few questions.\u201d Bill remarked. \u201cHe was superbly trained and had a range of experience that gave me confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tentative diagnosis was a possible bowel obstruction likely linked to a surgery he\u2019d had decades ago. They agreed on a conservative treatment plan which, if successful, would eliminate the need for surgery.&nbsp; \u201cOne sign of a good surgeon is that he tries not to operate on you whenever possible.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over the course of a few days, Bill\u2019s symptoms did not improve, and they moved to Plan B: laparoscopic surgery.&nbsp; Bill said he felt better almost immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPostoperatively, the nurses at Tobey were terrific. Attentive, professional and kind. I could tell that they knew what they were doing.&nbsp; Every shift they updated the whiteboard in my room with their names and what the plan was. I always felt in the loop.&nbsp; That kind of communication really matters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now back to splitting time between Massachusetts and North Carolina, Bill said he remains an advocate for Tobey Hospital. \u201cI think a lot of people in the area still don\u2019t realize the quality of care available right here in Wareham,\u201d he said. \u201cTobey is a hidden gem. As a physician, and as a patient, I recommend Tobey without hesitation. What they do, they do very well.\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":29784,"template":"","categories":[1231],"class_list":["post-288807","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-patient-stories"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tobey Hospital: A Hidden Gem in Local Healthcare - Southcoast Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cTobey is a hidden gem. 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