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Rockingham considers new healthcare provider for 1 Hospital Court

ROCKINGHAM, Vt. – Just three minutes into the Tuesday, Nov. 3, Rockingham Selectboard meeting, Marty Gallagher, administrator of Greater Rockingham Area Services, shared some encouraging news. The nonprofit organization is responsible for maintaining the buildings and grounds at 1 Hospital Court, the old hospital, and Gallagher said they had been looking for a tenant to occupy the space left vacant with the departure of North Star Health.

Town Of Rockingham, VT · 1d

vermontjournal.com

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New southern Vermont initiative targets healthcare needs

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. – This year, Brattleboro Development Credit Corporation (BDCC) will partner with employers and local training providers to create a new Southern Vermont LNA Hub. The hub was launched with funding from Vermont’s Rural Health Transformation Program, which aims to strengthen the rural healthcare workforce network. This initiative will support training and recruitment for licensed nursing assistants (LNA), who are key to frontline healthcare delivery. The hub will make investments to improve training options and outcomes, including low-cost and no-cost training and job readiness support for LNA trainees.

Brattleboro, VT · 5h

vermontbiz.com

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Vermont receives Year Two Rural Health Transformation funding

Investments are expanding access to health care, strengthening local providers, and bringing new services to rural Vermont communities. VermontBiz Vermont has been awarded $189,996,036.02 in Year Two funding in the second year of the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, building on investments that are helping health care providers expand services, address longstanding gaps in care, and strengthen the future of health care in rural communities.

Vermont · 1d

WPRI 12 News

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Brigham & Women's nurses return to negotiating table ahead of Thursday strike deadline

Boston, MA · 22h

oceanstatestories.org

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Brown Health Medical Group Primary Care Launches Membership-Based Primary Care Practice in Cranston

PROVIDENCE, RI – Brown Health Medical Group Primary Care (BHMGPC), the largest primary care group in Rhode Island, has introduced Primary Care Select, a new membership-based primary care service option in Cranston to further expand its care options available to Rhode Islanders. “To meet patient demand for primary care...

Cranston, RI · 1d

Main Street Dollars

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The FTC, Michigan and Massachusetts warn Medicare enrollees about fake calls and lookalike sites before the Dec. 7 deadline, and Michigan says to call 1-800-MEDICARE directly

Medicare open enrollment runs through Dec. 7, and the Federal Trade Commission, Michigan regulators and the Massachusetts Senior Medicare Patrol have all put out warnings about fake Medicare calls and lookalike websites. Michigan’s advice is the simplest: hang up on an unexpected caller and call 1-800-MEDICARE directly. The warnings point to the same trap. A […]

Michigan · 1d

BC Heights

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Kiersten Anderson Wins 2026 Oncology Social Worker of the Year

There is always more to the story than just the award. Kiersten Anderson, MSW ’19, is no exception. Anderson was named 2026 Oncology Social Worker of the Year at the Association of Oncology Social Workers’ (AOSW) annual conference this past June, but the award followed years of hard work.

Boston, MA · 1d

Boston 25 News WFXT

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Last-ditch negotiations underway to avert indefinite strike at Brigham and Women’s Hospital

A last-ditch effort to avoid a nurse’s strike at Brigham and Women’s Hospital was underway Monday.

Boston, MA · 23h

Boston 25 News WFXT

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Boston EMS opens new $16M ambulance station on South Boston Waterfront

Boston Emergency Medical Services and city officials celebrated the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art ambulance station on the South Boston Waterfront.

Boston, MA · 1d

publichealthpost.org

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Food Is Medicine: Incorporating Pantries into Clinical Care

Food is increasingly recognized as a critical component of health care. The Food Is Medicine (or Food as Medicine) movement builds on this recognition by integrating food-based interventions into clinical care to help patients prevent and manage health conditions. Alongside medically tailored meals, groceries, and produce prescriptions, food pantries located in hospitals and clinics allow providers to address patients’ nutritional needs as part of their medical care.

Boston, MA · 1d

oncnursingnews.com

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ASCO Quality Care 2026: Closing the Gap Between Evidence and Practice

A Columbia nurse scientist shares her takeaways from the 2026 ASCO Quality Care Symposium, from geriatric assessment to care across the age span. Effective cancer treatments and evidence-based assessments are only as good as the care delivery systems that bring them to every patient, according to Melissa P. Beauchemin, PhD, RN, CPNP, CPON, FAAN, who shared her takeaways from the 2026 ASCO Quality Care Symposium, held October 16 to 17 in Boston and online.

Boston, MA · 1d

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Some Providence Residents Believe DEM’s New Odor Rules Stink

PROVIDENCE — Residents packed the Department of Inspection and Standards building on Allens Avenue on Thursday to challenge the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management’s proposed amendment to its odor regulations. Under the proposal, DEM defined what counts as an odor nuisance and prohibited emissions that create an...

Providence, RI · 4d

The Standard-Times

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Southcoast Health brings advanced heart scans to Fairhaven site

Southcoast Health has launched a cardiac PET/CT program in Fairhaven that gives patients access to advanced heart imaging without traveling outside the region. The program is available at 208 Mill Road, according to a community announcement. Cardiac PET/CT scans evaluate blood flow to the heart and can help diagnose significant heart problems. The technology also gives cardiac patients who cannot participate in a traditional treadmill heart stress test another option for diagnostic imaging. “Establishing this program further demonstrates how Southcoast Health continues to lead the way in providing expert clinical care in a community health setting. This technology is used at major tertiary centers, and now we have everything we need for diagnostic cardiac imaging and treatment all in one place,” said M. Wajid Baig, MD, medical director of Nuclear Cardiology at Southcoast Health. What cardiac PET/CT scans can detect Southcoast Health is using cardiac PET/CT imaging to evaluate coronary artery disease, chest pain or suspected angina, previous heart attacks, heart failure, microvascular disease and balanced ischemia, among other conditions. The technology provides myocardial perfusion imaging to identify blockages. It also measures blood supply in the coronary artery, which can help diagnose heart disease affecting smaller blood vessels. “Adopting this

Fairhaven, MA · 4d

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Rep. Worrell Wants Legislation To Look Into Pharmacy Deserts

Pharmacist Mike Wilson has managed to keep the lights on at Dorchester Ave’s Crawford Drug by offering services that chain stores won’t match. His store near St. Mark’s church section is an oasis in a neighborhood that has, increasingly, become part of a larger “pharmacy desert” in Boston.

Boston, MA · 3d

Martha's Vineyard Times

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Aquatic pollution concerns persist for Jordan’s Nursery

Ways to mitigate excessive loads of nitrogen spilling into Lagoon Pond from a new nursery in Oak Bluffs was top of mind for commissioners at a hearing last week, particularly with lingering questions of potential employee housing not yet built. The Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) continued its hearing for Jordan’s...

Oak Bluffs, MA · 3d

Fox Business

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CVS announces major breakup, pharmacy expert weighs impact on consumers

CVS Health breakup will create separate pharmacy and healthcare companies as industry expert weighs the impact on prescription drug prices, pharmacies and patients.

Woonsocket, RI · 5d

hoodline.com

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Downtown Crossing Clinic to Close Dec. 18 as Its Building Is Set for Housing Conversion

Patients of MGH Downtown Associates have until Dec. 18 to plan for the closure of the primary-care practice at 294 Washington Street. The Boston Globe reported that Mass General Brigham is ending the practice, which has served the neighborhood for more than two decades, and that developer Synergy plans to convert the building to apartments. The Globe estimated that 8,000 to 10,000 patients will be affected.

Boston, MA · 5d

The Money Overview

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UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members in Rhode Island who see Brown University Health doctors remain out of network and can pick a new 2027 plan until Dec. 7

Rhode Island seniors on UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage plans who see Brown University Health doctors are still out of network, and Medicare’s yearly enrollment window lets them pick a different 2027 plan through Dec. 7. The break took effect July 1, and UnitedHealthcare’s Brown page, dated that day, lists no replacement agreement. For anyone with a […] The post UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage members in Rhode Island who see Brown University Health doctors remain out of network and can pick a new 2027 plan until Dec. 7 appeared first on The Money Overview .

Rhode Island · 4d

brookline.news

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The U.S. health care system prioritizes profits over people. A Brookline author examined how we got here.

High prescription costs, battles with insurance and class-dependent health outcomes define the American health care experience. How did it get like this?. Harvard public health professor and Brookline resident John E. McDonough sought to answer that question in his new book, “America’s Wrong Turn: US Health Care in the Neoliberal Era.” Published in August by Johns Hopkins University Press, the book covers 40 years of free market policy decisions that caused the shift to a profit-driven health care industry.

Brookline, MA · 5d