Mass General Brigham

It’s that time of year, with sicknesses making the rounds through the community, and one Massachusetts health care system is stepping up its precautions. “I’ve been sick for three weeks,” said Bradley Silsbee of Lynn. “Pretty much everyone I know is sick or recovering from being sick,” added Katie Callahan of Boston’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. Mass General Brigham says the...

Seen a drone flying over Greater Boston recently? It may have been part of a futuristic healthcare delivery pilot involving Mass General Brigham.

After making strides toward financial recovery in 2023, Mass General Brigham financial losses worsened incrementally over the course of the past year ending in September.

Mass General Brigham is no longer delaying non-emergency procedures due to a shortage of intravenous fluids, but said rationing is continuing.

Three employees of Massachusetts’ largest health care system have been fired over a “privacy incident” concerning the personal information of patients. Mass General Brigham said in a press release Friday that it learned earlier this year that unauthorized access to some patients’ and policy holders’ information may have been granted. The hospital system said it was notifying certain Massachusetts residents…