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Massachusetts hospitals need to improve maternity care, report says

Web0:04. 1:24. WORCESTER – Nearly two months after UMass Memorial Health shut down its maternity unit in Leominster, a state report said Massachusetts …

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Health experts discuss 'structural racism' in health care

Web0:02. 0:26. WORCESTER — Racism is at the root of wide disparities in access to maternal health care. That was a central message delivered by public health …

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Community Healthlink will reopen detox programs in eight to 12 …

WebDetox is expected to be the first program that would open, Leary said. Gordon Benson, interim president of Community Healthlink, is meeting with the union …

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Community Healthlink: How will it, UMass Memorial Health right …

WebMeanwhile, the number of opioid-related overdose deaths in Worcester highlight the Board of Health's concerns: A 17.8% increase in deaths: 331 last year …

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Primary care doctors: What can be done to fix a severe shortage

WebThere’s no doubt many specialties are higher paying versus primary care, according to the 2023 Physician Compensation Report from Doximity, which bills itself as …

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Mass. nurses shortage: What does it mean for your health

WebThe health system currently has 35 temporary "travelers" in the University Campus emergency department, representing a vacancy rate just under 15% for the …

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Mass. health care redetermination removes 76,000 from state …

WebMass. has dropped 76,000 residents from state-subsidized insurance rolls this year. BOSTON — For more than 2.4 million Massachusetts residents, the federally …

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UMass Memorial and Milford Regional take step for possible merger

WebUMass Memorial Health and Milford Regional Medical Center signed a nonbinding agreement, called a letter of intent, that will allow the organizations to explore …

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Mental health crisis in the Worcester schools

WebThe use of technology is making inroads in mental health care and the Worcester schools will use two tools this school year. BIMAS-2 will go online in …

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Worcester Board of Health votes to support opening safe injection …

Web0:26. WORCESTER — The city's Board of Health has taken the first step toward potentially creating an overdose prevention center, also known as a safe injection …

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Massachusetts bill to ask how many patients are too many for one …

WebAccording to a 2022 survey conducted by the Health & Hospital Association, where about 70% of the state’s hospitals responded, 47 key positions that are critical to …

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Barriers to health care include high deductibles, frequent co-pays

Web“More than 1.7 million Massachusetts residents have opted for a low-cost/high deductible health care plan,” said Claire Teylouni, of Reproductive Equity Now, …

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Community Healthlink describes plans to reopen detox programs

WebCommunity Healthlink is working with Service Employees International Union Local 509 to fill the jobs. Combined with the 60 union jobs, another 20 will include per …

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District discusses how to address behavioral and mental health

WebA youth health survey conducted in the spring of 2022 found that students are experiencing stress and anxiety 15% more than they were in 2019. A top issue among …

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Worcester Board of Health: Local hospitals face capacity crisis

WebAn ongoing mental health crisis exacerbated by COVID-19 has led to many patients seeking care, further overwhelming understaffed facilities. More:Agreement …

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Dr. Michael Hirsh wants to open long COVID clinic to Worcester

WebDr. Michael Hirsh, Worcester’s medical director and a pediatric surgeon at UMass Memorial Medical Center, wants to establish a long COVID clinic in Worcester. …

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Physician assistants urge state reform to streamline health care for

WebThe executive order, signed by former Gov. Charlie Baker in 2020, expired at the end of the state of emergency on June 15, 2021. "The executive order signed during …

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Average Mass. hospital stay $15,197, study says

WebGiven the $15,197 average cost of a stay in Massachusetts and the state’s average hourly private sector wage of $33.92, it would take 386 work hours to pay the …

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Tuberculosis cases skyrocket in Worcester, but risk considered low

WebActive TB in Worcester tops statewide average. Worcester had a total of 43 active TB cases from 2018 to 2022, according to the latest published data by the state …

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First of its kind in Massachusetts: Drug treatment on the road

Web1:26. WORCESTER — It’s hard to miss, and it’s the first of its kind in Massachusetts. It’s the new Road to Recovery Mobile Unit, operated by Spectrum …

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts revises colonoscopy …

WebBlue Cross processes claims for about 74,000 colonoscopy patients yearly in Massachusetts. Roughly 47,000 are done at hospitals, where 56% fall under full …

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