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beckershospitalreview.com
Mass General Brigham targets heat, air quality risks to patients
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham has formally launched The Cooperative, an initiative building healthcarewide models to protect patients from extreme heat and poor air quality. The health system unveiled the initiative Sept. 22 at The Cooperative’s first Innovation Forum. The event was held at Climate Week NYC as part of...
Taunton Daily Gazette
Taunton senior center adds movie theater, social and education rooms
Taunton's Center at Olney , which provides services to Taunton's seniors, has completed a renovation that added a movie theater and other rooms for socializing and education. Charlene Bonenfant, the director of the Department of Human Services which operates the Center at Olney, said that the Taunton Housing Authority previously occupied part of the center but vacated the space, which opened up more space to use for seniors. The renovation took that vacant part of the building and added new facilities. "They can catch a movie. They can catch an exercise class. They can do some yoga. We have meditation. We have a podiatry clinic. We have a dental clinic," Bonenfant said of the offerings at the center. A ribbon cutting was held at the Center on Friday, Sept. 25. Here's what we know. Features of new movie theater, renovated center The newly opened section of the senior center contains a movie theater as well as other amenities, Bonenfant said. There is a room where politicians or other individuals can hold meetings with seniors. There are also rooms dedicated to social activities and education. The standout feature is a new movie theater, which features light strips on the floor to
hoodline.com
Quincy EMS Prepares to Carry Blood on Ambulances for Bleeding Trauma Patients
Quincy EMS will soon carry mobile blood transfusions for trauma victims, giving paramedics the ability to start replacing lost blood before a patient ever reaches a hospital. The city will have emergency blood supplies in the field. The Quincy Police Department announced the plan before CBS News Boston covered it,...
Connecticut Public
The latest tool to reduce nitrogen pollution: restoring retired cranberry bogs to natural wetlands
An attendee of the Barnstable Land Trust and Barnstable Clean Water Coalition's Bog Restoration Walk learns about the mesocosms where various wetland designs are being tested to compare their ability to remove nitrogen from the water that passes through the wetland. Rewilding retired cranberry bogs to promote native habitat has...
whatnow.com
Norwood Medical Spa Dynamic Evolutions Expanding to Melrose This Fall
A Norwood-based medical spa is expanding to the northern suburbs of Boston. Dynamic Evolutions is opening a second location at 35 Green Street in Melrose, founder and Board-Certified Family Nurse Practitioner Christina Knight told What Now Boston. The building is currently undergoing a full renovation, with framing in place and plumbing and electrical work underway. The business is targeting an opening around November 15, 2026, though that timeline may shift as work progresses.
hoodline.com
Taunton Woman, 37, Collapsed and Died at Hospital — Now Family Sues Steward Hospital
In September 2023, Jennifer Knight, 37, arrived at the emergency room at Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton describing acute chest pain and shortness of breath. Instead of being evaluated, she was sent to the registration line, where she later collapsed and died. The Boston Globe reports that Knight's family...
capeandislands.org
The past, present, and future of water quality protections
Have you heard the phrase “the solution to Pollution is dilution?”. It became popular in the mid-20th century as industrialization accelerated. We assumed vast bodies of water or the atmosphere could absorb or weaken waste products so much that they would cause no harm. By the late 1960’s and 70’s it was clear that our air, water, and soil were not impervious to waste and pollution, and the modern environmental movement was born.
WBUR
Brigham hospital nurses vote to authorize indefinite strike as contract talks remain stalled
Nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital voted Thursday to authorize an open-ended strike as the contract negotiation stalemate with Mass General Brigham continues. The Massachusetts Nurses Association said 93% of nurses voted in favor of the strike — with 2,986 nurses in support of the action and 215 in opposition. That tally represents the largest number of nurses backing a strike authorization in state history, the MNA said.
Martha's Vineyard Times
Remembering an Island doctor and friend
Recently I attended a wonderful celebration for Dr. Timothy Guiney. He brought cardiac care to the Island, and his practice extended from Massachusetts General Hospital to the Vineyard. He was not only your cardiologist, but a friend. Dr. Guiney and Dr. Russell Hoxsie created an intensive care unit in our...
nbcboston.com
Brigham and Women's nurses vote to authorize open-ended strike
Months after holding the largest health care worker strike in Massachusetts, nurses from Brigham and Women’s Hospital may strike again as they continue fighting for what they say is a fair contract that protects patient care and respects their expert nursing practice. Among 4,000 unionized nurses with the hospital,...
MassLive.com
Big promises, slow progress on Beacon Hill’s biggest issues. What’s next?
In the waning days of summer, Beacon Hill leaders seemed to marinate over some of the biggest issues of the season — without serving up any items for customers who are familiar with their long menu. The Lindsay Clancy trial, which commanded national attention and exposed deep fractures in...
Big Country News
Lindsay Clancy case could spur legislative action on postpartum depression, psychosis
If you are having thoughts of suicide, call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline or go to SpeakingOfSuicide.com/resources for a list of additional resources. The mistrial in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial earlier this month places her future in doubt, three years after she killed her...
miltonscene.com
Milton Neighbors Featured Favorites: Hospitals
We collect listings for our business directory from the Milton Neighbors Facebook group recommendations as well as business submissions to The Milton Scene business directory. Do you want to learn more about Hospitals in Milton in 2026?. If you’re searching for Hospitals why not begin with our curated list below?...