Home health agencies are inadequately regulated by the federal government and unregulated by the state, creating risks for patients, according to a health care lobbyist.
The Foster Hospital for Small Animals at Tufts University in Grafton has been designated as one of nine provisional veterinary trauma centers approved nationwide by The American College of Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care (ACVECC).
Key systems employed by Bay State hospitals helped reduce casualties resulting from the Boston Marathon bombings last week, the Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) said today.
Five health care organizations have received grants totaling $65,000 from the Massachusetts Medical Society's Alliance Charitable Foundation for health care and medical services they deliver.
Registered nurses who work at the three Worcester campuses of UMass Memorial Medical Center have overwhelmingly authorized a one-day strike to protest what they say are deteriorating patient conditions.
When Dr. William Muller works with patients at Tri-River Family Health Center in Uxbridge today, he can do things that would have been impossible not long ago.