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Steward hospitals attracting ‘interest' from other operators
Steward Health Care’s landlord said Wednesday that Steward hospitals have drawn significant interest from other potential operators, the latest hint that facilities might soon be transferred away from the financially floundering for-profit system. A day after Gov. Maura Healey issued a biting call for Steward to hand off its licensed, operational Bay State hospitals to new parties “as soon...
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Neonatal nurse who wrote ‘I am evil' found guilty of killing 7 newborns in England
A neonatal nurse in a British hospital has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and trying to kill six others during a yearlong campaign of deception when she preyed on the vulnerabilities of premature and sick newborns as well as their anxious parents.
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Patrick and Brittany Mahomes' 8-month-old son Bronze rushed to hospital after allergic reaction
Brittany Mahomes shared that her and Patrick Mahomes’ 8-month-old son Bronze recently had a scary trip to the emergency room, which occurred not long after learning he has a severe peanut allergy.
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1 in 3 U.S. hospitals severely impacted by drug shortages, survey finds
Many hospitals say they’ve skipped, delayed or rationed medications, including critical cancer drugs, as the crisis across the country continues.
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Lawsuit: New York City Hospital Covered Up Abuse by Star Doctor Convicted of Rape
A major New York City hospital is facing allegations that hospital officials ignored a star physician’s rampant sexual abuse of patients for more than a decade.
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Boston Medical Center's Emergency Room Reopens After ‘Around the Clock Cleanup'
The emergency room at Boston Medical Center reopened Monday, earlier than scheduled, after a speedy cleanup from a burst pipe during Saturday’s bitter cold snap. The emergency room had originally been slated to stay closed until Tuesday after water flooded the building from the burst pipe. Patients couldn’t go inside for hours Saturday, with temperatures below zero, and patients...
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Tufts Sees More Patients Amid BMC Emergency Closure
Tufts Medical Center is seeing an influx of patients as the emergency room at Boston Medical Center remains closed until Tuesday due to flooding.
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‘This Is How You Treat Heroes?' 7,000 Nurses Strike at 2 of NYC's Biggest Hospitals
Nurses at two of New York City’s largest hospitals went on strike Monday, potentially leading to disruptions in care around emergency room visits and childbirth, after lengthy weekend negotiations over a new contract stalled. Frustrated nurses chanted and waved signs outside Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx and Mount Sinai Hospital in Manhattan demanding higher wages. The walkout involves...
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Hospitalizations Signal Rising COVID-19 Risk for US Seniors
Coronavirus-related hospital admissions are climbing again in the United States.
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Health Care Staffing Shortages May Be Here to Stay and We'll Need to Adapt, Baker Says
Staffing shortages in health care might be here to stay, and the industry needs to reimagine how it delivers care, Gov. Charlie Baker said Thursday morning. “There’s this giant staffing problem running across the system, but that staffing problem is doing significant damage to the normal process by which the system works,” Baker said at a Massachusetts Association of...
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Mass. Medical Groups Call For RSV Mitigation Measures
An “unusual increase” in cases of a respiratory virus is ramping up pressure on the already-strained health care sector in Massachusetts, and Bay Staters should take steps including possible indoor masking to protect themselves, medical experts said Wednesday. Leaders of three statewide medical groups warned that physicians are dealing with a spike of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) cases, particularly in…
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Maine Hospitals Struggle to Manage Surge in Pediatric RSV Cases
Maine’s two largest health care groups, MaineHealth and Northern Light Health, are sounding an alarm, saying that their pediatric beds are nearing or at capacity because of RSV or respiratory syncytial virus. The illness can have a severe impact on younger children and toddlers. On Friday doctors at Northern Light Health and MaineHealth said that the surge in cases of RSV...
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RSV Impacting Maine Hospital's Capacity
Maine’s two largest health care groups are sounding the alarm that their pediatric beds are full
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‘Alarming Level' of Children Seek Mental Health Care, Some Endure Long Waits
Workforce shortages in behavioral health have left hundreds of patients in limbo, waiting in the emergency rooms of Massachusetts hospitals until they can receive treatment at behavioral health inpatient facilities. Children’s hospitals facing capacity challenges with a surge in respiratory illnesses are strained for space as dozens of young people seek mental health help in emergency rooms. “Children should...
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Nearly 20,000 Acute Care Hospital Positions Unfilled in Mass., Study Estimates
Hospitals across the Bay State are entering crisis mode as they struggle to fill full-time positions. Nineteen thousand full-time acute hospital positions are currently open throughout Massachusetts, according to an estimate by a new study from the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association. Providers that represent 70% of total acute care hospital employment took part in the survey. The highest vacancy…
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Boston Area Hospitals at High Risk of Flooding During a Storm, Study Finds
Boston is one of the city’s at highest risk of flooding at its hospitals in the event of a major storm, based on sea level rise predictions in the next century, according to a new study from Harvard. According to the study, which focused on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, “sea level rise expected in this century due to...
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One Dead, One in Custody After Shooting at Arkansas Hospital
One person is dead and a person of interest is in custody after a shooting at an Arkansas hospital Wednesday morning.
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State Approves Mass General Brigham's Plan to Cut Health Care Spending
State approves Mass General Brigham’s plan to cut health care spending