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NewsLeading hospitals enter anti-smoking pact
Ten Massachusetts hospitals, including some of the nation's leading hospitals, entered a citywide pact, committed to instituting smoke-free campuses. To coincide with the annual Great American Read more...
Massachusetts to win $275M through Medicare loophole, states outraged
To the dismay of all the other states who lose out, Massachusetts hospitals will reap $275 million in Medicare reimbursements under a loophole in a new payment system, reports the Associated Press. Read more...
Steward acquires another hospital in Massachusetts buying spree
Continuing in a series of recent deals, Steward Health Care is at it again by announcing yesterday it will buy Saints Medical Center in Lowell, Mass., a 157-bed nonprofit hospital, reports The Boston Read more...
Infusion from feds buys time for safety-net hospitals
The feds have approved a $435 million aid plan for Massachusetts safety-net hospitals, the Boston Globe reports. The infusion includes $180 million for Boston Medical Center and channels another $163 Read more...
Polls: Massachusetts patients face long ED waits
While health reforms in Massachusetts do seem to have had some success, one problem that keeps cropping up is the reality that the existing health system is still adjusting to the volume and case mix Read more...
People putting off surgery whenever possible
Here's more evidence, if you needed any, that people are putting off needed medical procedures because they feel they can't afford them. This week it's The Boston Globe detailing some of what Read more...
MA hospitals get financial windfall
It may not be much, but every little bit counts in this economy. Massachusetts has awarded $32.6 million in grants and increased Medicaid rate payments to 69 hospitals and community centers across Read more...
Nurses want protection against ED violence
Nurses in Massachusetts have finally had enough of violence in emergency departments. They want a law passed to make it just as illegal to assault nurses and doctors as it is to attack ambulance Read more...
Massachusetts orders hospital EDs to halt ambulance diversions
In an unusual step, Massachusetts officials have ordered the state's hospitals to stop re-routing ambulances to other hospitals when their emergency departments become overcrowded. Officials at the Read more...
| Press ReleasesEssent Healthcare Finalizes Sale of Two Massachusetts HospitalsNASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Essent Healthcare has completed the sale of its two Massachusetts hospitals to Steward Health Care System LLC of Boston. The process began last December when Read more >> |
