Outpatient surgery centers benefit patients by having lower costs and avoiding a trip to a hospital campus – enough of a lure for health providers who otherwise could be seen as close competitors to join together to create one such center in Shrewsbury.
Opioid-related overdose deaths fell nearly 11% compared to last year in the first six months of 2019, according to new Massachusetts Department of Public Health data released Wednesday.
A new report out Tuesday flags "priority" areas with the greatest concentrations of people without health insurance in Massachusetts, suggesting strategies to reach those who remain uncovered despite the state's low uninsurance rate of 2.7 percent.
The new head of Saint Vincent Hospital and MetroWest Medical Center determined her ideal job as a young process engineer at a pharmaceutical production site.
Central Massachusetts hospitals make up four of the top 10 statewide for the highest rates of emergency room visits attributable to opioids, according to new Massachusetts Health Policy Commission data.