Disability advocates are raising the alarm as House Democrats redraft the governor's spending plan, saying that under Healey's budget 6,000 people will lose access to services they need to live at home and maintain their independence.
As state regulators investigate nurses’ claims of unsafe conditions at Saint Vincent Hospital, a national accrediting agency has found the Worcester healthcare provider is not compliant with industry standards.
The second largest city in Massachusetts has taken the first step towards supporting overdose prevention centers, sometimes referred to as safe injection sites, where people can use drugs under medical supervision.
Encouraged by federal approval of two new drugs to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease and a third treatment in the pipeline, advocates called Wednesday for an overhaul of the health care infrastructure in Massachusetts to keep up with the changing medical landscape.
This transaction comes after a February deal which saw Tenet offload four other California hospitals to UCI Health, the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine.
Baxter purchased Hillrom, the Illinois-based previous operator of the Acton facility, for $10.5 billion in February 2022. At the time, Baxter said the move would help reach a broader global market.
In January, Dixon was named a 2024 presidential scholar, among 60 nationwide to participate in the ninth class of the leadership program collectively put on by the presidential centers for Presidents George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George Bush, and Lyndon Johnson.