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WEBBig boost for region’s medical care: Baystate opens $170M expansion of operating, heart and neuro rooms

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WEBThe partnership with Mass General Brigham has provided benefits for Cooley Dickinson’s bottom line. For the period of 2017-2021, the hospital had an operating surplus of $44 …

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WEBOne of 36 federally qualified health centers in Massachusetts, and the only one in Hampshire County, the Hilltown health center has expanded staffing by 47%, …

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WEBThe new emergency room represents a $19 million investment for the hospital, with $8 million of that raised through the community, as well as a symbol of …

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Baystate Health taps new leader to replace Keroack

WEBThe largest health care organization in western Massachusetts, Baystate Health is a not-for-profit, integrated health system serving over 800,000 people …

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WEBThat isolation is what a new veteran health and wellness initiative seeks to address at a monthly luncheon held at the Easthampton Congregational Church on the first …

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WEBNORTHAMPTON — Like many of their peers, 15-year-old Kai Imperial-Jewett experienced “some pretty dark times” during the quarantine and isolation days of …

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WEBPart of creating a better working environment to retain employees has to do with upgrades to the physical space. The hospital’s new emergency room, a $19 million …

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Prevention is focus for Easthampton’s new public health …

WEBEASTHAMPTON — As the city’s new public health nurse, Christine Southworth will play an important role in keeping the community healthy through …

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Northampton names director for Division of Community …

WEBThe policing commission, in a March 2021 report, acknowledged racism as a “public health crisis” and advocated for the creation of an agency that could reimagine …

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WEBFor children under the age of 12, mental health issues can look a little different than they might for teens and adults. While young children still struggle with …

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WEBSPRINGFIELD — A longtime leader in the public health sector with a commitment to equity and community well-being has taken the helm at Tapestry.Mavis …

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New federal mandate requires informed consent for sensitive exams

WEBThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has updated the specific regulations for informed consent in hospitals and other health care facilities that …

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Bills seeks to allow spouses to be paid caregivers

WEBBOSTON — People could be paid to act as caregivers to spouses with disabilities under proposals promoted at a legislative hearing Monday to address the …

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WEBAMHERST — A mandate for students, faculty and staff at the University of Massachusetts to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is ending.“Effective July 1, 2023, the university will …

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An epic row to honor a friend: Amherst man to trek 1,400 miles …

WEBThe awareness for the John P. Musante Health Center is also a gift of its own, O’Keeffe said. “It makes people want to learn more about the project and its …

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Group home prepares for first residents in Holyoke

WEBHOLYOKE — The creation of a 16-bedroom drug treatment group home continues to move forward at 11 Yale St., where the first resident will move in next week, …

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Pharmacist-prescribed birth control OK’d in state budget

WEBOne budget item invests $1 million to establish and expand birth centers in Massachusetts. Birth centers are health care facilities for people in labor, and are staffed with midwives, …

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