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Kara Frade, CNM

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Specialties:

Midwife

About Kara Frade

Beginning her medical career, Kara Frade earned her Associates Degree in Nursing from the Lawrence Memorial School of Nursing in Medford, MA. She continued her studies and obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Chamberlain School of Nursing and her Master’s degree in Adult Gerontology Acute Nurse Practitioner from Walden University. 

Having always had an interest in labor and delivery, she decided to return to school and become a Certified Nurse Midwife at Frontier University. Her clinical interests now focus on maternity services including vaginal births after cesarean (VBAC) and gestational diabetes.

Her career began right here at Southcoast Health while interning in high school. Prior to her current position as a Certified Nurse Midwife, she served our community as a CNA and a RN in the emergency department.  

Kara believes in always making her patients feel comfortable. She understands that going to an OB/GYN can cause lots of anxiety for her patients and she wants to provide them with comfort and ease. She also believes in shared decision-making and prioritizes involving her patients in decisions regarding their care. 

She shared that working in the community she grew up in, and now raises her own family in, is one of her biggest accomplishments. When not at work, she loves spending time with her children and is passionate about being a mom. 

Locations

Practicing at the following locations:

  1. Southcoast Physicians Group Obstetrics & Gynecology

    543 North Street
    New Bedford, MA 02740

    P: 508-973-2208

    Get Directions 41.6367632 -70.955847

Insurances Accepted

Southcoast accepts most major insurance plans. Call the Southcoast patient registration department at 844-297-2952 or your health plan with any questions regarding coverage.

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  3. If this provider’s biography page specifies practicing at Charlton Memorial, St. Luke’s or Tobey Hospital, without reference to an outpatient practice, he/she delivers care in the inpatient hospital setting only; inpatient surveys do not include questions about individual providers.

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How is the Patient Satisfaction Star Rating Calculated?
Star ratings are calculated using an average of all survey responses to each of three questions: Courtesy and Respect of Staff, Provider Overall Rating, and  Willingness to Recommend Provider’s Office.  The star rating displayed on our physicians’ main biography page represents the average of the three measures for that particular physician.