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Steward plans to close Carney Hospital, Nashoba Valley …

Steward Health Care, the bankrupt, for-profit hospital chain, plans to shutter Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer. The company said …

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Unnerved by bankruptcy, doctors and patients are leaving …

Since the private, for-profit hospital chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month, doctors are departing, and patients are seeking care elsewhere, according to …

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'Qualified bids' sent in for all Mass. Steward hospitals, …

All of Steward Health Care's Massachusetts hospitals received bids as the for-profit company looks to sell off its facilities during ongoing bankruptcy proceedings, Gov. Maura …

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How Steward Health Care went from hospital savior to …

In 2010, a group of hospitals controlled by the Archdiocese of Boston was struggling. Public officials, health care leaders and community members worried about the …

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A timeline of Steward Health Care, from founding to …

Steward Health Care, the for-profit company that owns nine Massachusetts hospitals, is in severe financial distress.. Public officials and health care leaders are …

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Mass. leaders scramble to plan for potential Steward …

Health care leaders and public officials are becoming increasingly concerned about the potential failure of Steward Health Care as they accelerate plans to respond to what …

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Health care in the US is too expensive. There are 3 ways …

"The truth is that built-in budget-busters riddle health care financing as fat marbles steak," writes Rich Barlow (Getty Images) Boston's doctors and nurses saved my life, twice, …

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Anxiety is high as Mass. Steward hospitals await auctions

St. Anne's Hospital in Fall River, a Steward-owned hospital, on March 8. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) After months of uncertainty around the future of …

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Senate committee votes to investigate Steward Health …

A Senate committee voted Thursday to authorize an investigation into the bankruptcy of Steward Health Care and to subpoena the company’s CEO, Dr. Ralph de la …

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As Steward Health flails, once-supporters of Ralph de la Torre now

Many in the health care industry were unwilling to speak on the record about de la Torre, but in a dozen interviews, some blamed the company's flagging finances on greed. And …

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Distressed Steward Health may have a buyer for St. Anne's

Southcoast Health has become the first Massachusetts health care provider to express interest in acquiring a hospital from Steward Health Care, the troubled for-profit …

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Smarter health: Artificial intelligence and the future of

How to listen. Radio. Each Friday, starting May 27th, listen to an installment of Smarter health on your local NPR station during On Point.; We also air live through our site at …

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Why Are U.S. Health Costs The World's Highest

(401(K) 2012/Flickr) Why is U.S. health care by far the most expensive on the planet? At more than $10,000 a year per person, and nearly 18 percent of all goods and …

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Smarter health: How AI is transforming health care On Point

This is the first episode in our series Smarter health. Read more about the series here.. American health care is complex. Expensive. Hard to access. Could artificial …

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CommonHealth: Boston's Weekly Health Newsletter Health

Health is personal. That's why we want to give you the latest local health news as it relates to you. Every Tuesday afternoon in the CommonHealth newsletter, you'll get the latest stories on

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Many Mass. hospitals are short-staffed. The culprit may not be a

The state Board of Registration in Nursing shows a 24% increase in licensed registered nurses this month as compared to June of 2019. And that’s in addition to nearly …

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Mass. set up a mental health hotline. 6,000 people called in the …

Anyone can contact the helpline, which operates in 200 languages. It is separate from the national 988 emergency mental health and suicide prevention hotline that began …

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Mass. Congressman Stephen Lynch on his friendship with …

Massachusetts Congressman Stephen Lynch on his friendship with President Joe Biden, what's next for his party, and the latest on Steward Health Care. Then, WBUR health …

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Healthy Lifestyle Linked To An Extra Decade Free Of Chronic

The five key behaviors it looked at: not smoking, limiting alcohol, maintaining a healthy weight, physical activity and healthy diet.

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Brigham and Women's nurses authorize strike WBUR News

Nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital voted overwhelmingly to authorize a one-day strike. The Wednesday night vote was 2,507 to 16, according to a statement from the …

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New mothers can 'fall through the cracks' in health care

A doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman. (Teresa Crawford/AP) When people are pregnant, they get a lot of attention from the health care system.

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Does Cancer Screening Save More Lives Overall

FILE - In this April 28, 2015 file photo, a patient has her blood drawn for a liquid biopsy during an appointment at a hospital in Philadelphia.

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Boston City Council looks to protect workers during extreme heat

A worker, right, takes a drink of water while working in temperatures above 90 degrees at a gas line work site in Boston. (Steven Senne/AP) After Boston's recent heat …

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Jack Connors, Boston power broker and philanthropist, dies at 82

Jack Connors, a businessman and philanthropist long considered one of Boston's chief power brokers, has died. His death Tuesday was due to pancreatic cancer, according to …

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