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Hartford HealthCare expanding access to advanced spine care in Manchester area
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Back pain can make even the simplest daily activities a challenge. That’s why Hartford HealthCare is expanding access to advanced spine care in the greater Manchester region. Dr. Andrew Wakefield, neurosurgeon at Hartford HealthCare Ayer Neuroscience Institute, joined Good Morning Connecticut at 9 a.m. to talk about the latest advancements […]
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New veterans home set to open six years after deadly covid outbreak
HOLYOKE, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - Six years after a deadly covid outbreak killed 76 veterans at the soldiers’ home in Holyoke, a new state-of-the-art veterans home reaches another milestone. It’s scheduled to officially open its doors in the fall of 2028, but a ceremonial ribbon cutting is happening Thursday and the families of those lost will be there to see it.
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Massachusetts COVID-conscious lesbian bar closes after mask rule fallout
Viral lesbian bar Last Ditch has announced its closure, weeks after the fallout of its COVID-masking rules took over the internet. The bar, in Greenfield, Massachusetts, became the talking point of social media after its masking rules were relaxed on Saturday nights – so much so that it attracted the attention of Hollywood. The change […]
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Windham Hospital gets advanced certification in spine surgery
HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — Windham Hospital has achieved a significant milestone in patient care, earning the Joint Commission’s initial advanced certification in spine surgery. This prestigious recognition highlights the hospital’s commitment to quality, safety, and outcomes, as well as the expertise of its multidisciplinary team throughout patients’ treatment and recovery. Dr. Peter Wagner, an orthopedic […]
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Connecticut's First PET/MRI System Installed In New Haven
Yale New Haven Hospital has installed a 9-ton PET/MRI imaging system that will bring new capabilities for evaluating brain disorders and cancer to Connecticut. According to Yale New Haven Health, the equipment combines positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), allowing…
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Patients share concerns over Mercy acquisition by Baystate
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) - With only a week away until Baystate Health acquires Mercy Medical Center, some doctors are unsure about their future and some patients are sharing their concerns. In April, Trinity Health, Mercy’s parent company, blamed staffing shortages and a growing move to outpatient care for shifting its...
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The Increasingly Long Drive to Give Birth in Rural America
For Chloe Freeman, the drive from her home in North Rose, New York, to Newark-Wayne Community Hospital is a familiar one: 25 minutes southwest, past farmland and apple orchards, to the labor and delivery unit where all three of her children were born. When Freeman had her first child there, at age 22, it was May 2020, only a few months into the Covid-19 pandemic. But Freeman and her husband weren't worried. They knew the route; they had a birthing plan. They checked into Newark-Wayne's Marshall Birthing Unit on May 13, and in the early hours of the following morning, their daughter was born.