BOSTON — The Boston City Council is scheduled to take up a resolution Wednesday seeking an emergency declaration tied to Steward Health Care’s plan to shutter Carney Hospital at the end of the month. The resolution, sponsored by Councilors John FitzGerald and Ed Flynn, urges the city and the Boston Public Health Commission to declare […]
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Worcester is declaring a “Road Safety and Traffic Violence Crisis” following the three recent pedestrian crashes involving one toddler and two adolescents, City Manager Eric Batista and Mayor Joseph Petty announced Thursday.
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Senate approves maternal health bill
BOSTON — The Senate on Tuesday night passed an omnibus maternal health care package that expands care options and creates a path for certified professional midwives to become licensed. The Senate bill, which is similar to legislation the House passed last month, would also remove barriers to establishing free-standing birth centers, boost access to postpartum […]
‘Callous, corporate greed’: Officials call out Steward Health Care after announced hospital closures
AYER — In a packed and lively Town Hall Tuesday morning, state and local officials decried the announcement by Steward Health Care last week that the company would be closing Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer and Carney Hospital in Dorchester amid the company’s ongoing financial crisis.
