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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.
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MGH, Brigham, other hospitals sue Eli Lilly, alleging ‘extortion’ in drug discount program
Five Massachusetts hospitals sued drugmaker Eli Lilly recently for allegedly violating a federal law that requires pharmaceutical companies to sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to health care organizations that care for uninsured and poor patients. The suit alleges that Lilly refused to provide tens of millions of dollars in...
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Salem Breaks Ground On 24/7 Freestanding ER Near Tuscan Village, Opening Set For 2027
Parkland Medical Center broke ground on a $16 million freestanding emergency room at 53 South Broadway in Salem, on the site of a former Rite Aid near Interstate 93 and across from Tuscan Village. The 24/7 facility is expected to open in summer 2027 and will bring hospital-level emergency care within a 15-minute drive for roughly 30,000 residents.
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Daniel Peaceman Was Trying to Beat Mass Pike Rush-Hour Traffic to the Hospital, but His Third Son Had Other Plans in the Left Lane
Daniel Peaceman's third son was born in the left lane of the Mass Pike in Newton on Oct. 28 while the couple was on with 911. Mom and baby are doing fine. The post Daniel Peaceman Was Trying to Beat Mass Pike Rush-Hour Traffic to the Hospital, but His Third Son Had Other Plans in the Left Lane appeared first on parentdiaries.com .
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Mass General Brigham dropped Dana-Farber from its Medicare Advantage network October 1, leaving cancer patients 90 days of continuity care
Mass General Brigham Health Plan removed Dana-Farber Cancer Institute from its Medicare Advantage network on October 1, 2026. Patients in active cancer treatment at Dana-Farber now sit inside a short transition window, and the plan’s own coverage year is about to turn over. Medicare’s fall enrollment period is the only regular chance to pick a […]
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The Women’s Edge and The Boston Globe Magazine Name LCHC Among the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts
The Women’s Edge, in partnership with The Boston Globe Magazine, has named Lowell Community Health Center (Lowell CHC) one of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts. This marks the eighth consecutive year Lowell CHC has earned a place on the list under CEO Susan West Levine’s leadership.
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Nurse contract talks will restart after ‘final' offer from MGB was rejected
Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses and Mass General Brigham officials will resume stalled contract negotiations in a little over a week, the health care system said Friday as the possibility of a protracted strike still hovers over the city. Brigham nurses, represented by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, last week rejected...
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Brigham nurses issue new strike notice after latest offer falls flat
More than 4,000 Brigham and Women's nurses are again preparing to strike after rejecting the hospital's latest offer in contract negotiations, the union said Sunday. “We are ready to strike but are equally prepared to negotiate a fair contract that protects patient care, respects nurses, and averts the strike,” said Kelly Morgan, RN, a labor and delivery nurse and Chair of the BWH MNA Bargaining Committee. “Brigham nurses are resolved to fight for as long as it takes for patient safety and the professional respect we deserve.”