Priyanka Dayal McCluskey
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Doctors and patients grapple with uncertainty as Tufts moves ahead with plans to shut hospital services for children
Tufts leaders initially said they would keep inpatient beds for children open until July 1, but the pediatric hospital may be forced to shut down sooner, doctors and nurses said. → Read More
Pandemic forces primary care doctors to adapt, and patients take notice
A new survey suggests that despite the disruptions of the COVID era, primary care offices actually improved in how they communicated with patients and coordinated care last year, compared with before the pandemic. → Read More
Nurses union survives vote to remain at Saint Vincent Hospital after bitter 9-month strike
The decision is a victory for the Massachusetts Nurses Association, which held a historic nine-month strike at Saint Vincent last year. → Read More
Pregnancy-related deaths were already rising in the US. Then COVID arrived and made things worse.
Pregnancy related deaths jumped during the pandemic, with Black women suffering the highest mortality rates, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. → Read More
Families may face higher costs when Tufts Children’s Hospital closes
The move will make Boston Children’s Hospital, already the dominant and most expensive pediatric hospital in the region, even more powerful and could force insurers and families with sick children to pay more for health care. → Read More
Bitter feelings linger after lengthy strike at Saint Vincent Hospital
A contingent of nurses upset by the strike is pushing to decertify the union and nix the hard-fought labor contract. → Read More
New president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital makes medical staff diversity a top priority
Dr. Robert S. D. Higgins's history of career firsts is critical to how he’s approaching the job. → Read More
Backlash grows after Tufts announces closure of children’s hospital
The decision to close Tufts Children’s Hospital has triggered a backlash from doctors, nurses, and families mourning the impending loss of a beloved institution and worried that some sick children could lose access to critical care. → Read More
Tell us: Share your memories of the Floating Hospital for Children, now known as Tufts Children’s Hospital
Was anyone in your family involved with the Floating Hospital for Children? Tell us your memories of the hospital that began onboard a ship sailing in Boston Harbor. → Read More
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass. CEO Andrew Dreyfus to step down
Andrew Dreyfus, the chief executive of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, will step down at the end of 2022 after nearly 12 years leading the state’s biggest health insurer. → Read More
In less vaccinated Western Mass., overwhelmed hospitals, but progress on vaccinations
As the highly contagious Omicron variant storms across the state, Hampden — home to Springfield, Chicopee, and Holyoke — remains the least vaccinated county in Massachusetts. → Read More
‘It’s just relentless’: Exhausted hospital workers battle another COVID surge
Despite the widespread availability of vaccines, hospitalizations have approached last winter’s levels. And for many health care workers on the front lines still fighting COVID, hope has evaporated. → Read More
New report says Mass General Brigham’s expansion plans won’t raise costs
The new analysis contradicts a tough assessment issued last month by Attorney General Maura Healey. → Read More
Omicron forces an upheaval in outpatient treatment
Two types of monoclonal antibodies, which physicians have relied on to keep high-risk patients from falling seriously ill, do not work against Omicron. A third is effective but in short supply. → Read More
Brigham and Women’s nurses accuse hospital of defying state order to delay certain surgeries
The union wrote that nonessential surgeries such as tummy tucks were continuing unabated as patients who need urgent surgery for broken bones and brain injuries were sometimes waiting for operating rooms. → Read More
Mass General Brigham reports profitable year, despite COVID challenges
Revenue grew to $15.7 billion for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, up from about $14 billion in 2020. → Read More
‘I like to think about us as a $9 billion startup.’ Cain Hayes takes the helm at Point32Health
Hayes is charged with bringing together two of the state’s best-known health insurers and leading the company through its merger. → Read More
Hospitals are busier than ever — but not because of COVID
Health care workers are struggling to treat high numbers of patients who delayed care during the pandemic and are arriving sicker than before. → Read More
Maura Healey concerned Mass General Brigham’s expansion would bring higher health care costs
Her report turns up the pressure on the state’s largest health care provider. → Read More
Hospitals are busy with patients who delayed care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Are you one of them?
Hospitals are busy with sick patients who delayed care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Are you one of them? → Read More