FITCHBURG — U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan on Wednesday celebrated the opening of a new children’s mental health center– the Community Health Connections Children’s Behavioral Health Center – for which she secured $2.5 million in funding. “This is an easy thing for me because I’m a mom,” Trahan said. “Everything I do in Washington is through […]
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Editorial: Don’t let Ayer hospital fall victim to Steward’s financial malpractice
Let the auctions begin. That’s what a Texas bankruptcy judge declared, now that he’s allowed the sale of dozens of Steward Health Care System hospitals to move forward. On Monday, attorneys for Dallas-based Steward told U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Christopher Lopez that any delay in the sale of the hospitals could impact the company’s ability […]
Editorial: In praise of nursing grads embarking on a challenging career
Yes, the path you have chosen is a difficult one. Those words, spoken by Kim Shea, dean of Nursing and Health Sciences, went out to the 94 graduates of Mount Wachusett Community College’s Associate Degree in Nursing program earlier this month. They occurred during the traditional pinning ceremony at the Mount Fitness facility in front […]
Dobbs ‘is not an end point:’ Abortion advocates detail state of reproductive health in Massachusetts, future threats
While Massachusetts is still adapting to the fall of Roe v. Wade, more threats are coming down the pipeline, abortion advocates warned in a Senate hearing Wednesday.
‘Come to work:’ State reassures Steward hospital employees ‘glitch’ was fixed after paycheck delay
“There was a glitch when it came to the banking,” said Governor Maura Healey at an event Thursday. “That matter has been resolved by the bank. Employees, workers at Steward are getting paid, will continue to get paid.”
Steward hospital crisis threatens cancer care across Massachusetts
Doctors are warning the Steward Health financial crisis threatening hospitals across the state may wear away at the vital link between community hospitals and cancer treatment — widening potentially fatal gaps in cancer detection and treatment.
