Hospitals
Boston Children’s Hospital Expansion Comes Under Fire
UPDATED, September 30, 4 p.m.: WBUR’s Commonhealth is reporting that the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), unlike the Health Policy Commission, is in favor of the Boston […]
Beth Israel Is Launching a Zika Vaccine Trial
Two doctors at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) may be poised to become key players in the fight against Zika, as they lead the […]
Massachusetts General Hospital and GE Are Hosting an Opioid Hackathon
Hackers this weekend will be tasked with developing new, outside-the-box technologies and solutions for improving opioid abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery. Massachusetts General Hospital and […]
Social Skills Are Built with Legos at Franciscan Children’s
Lego structures line the windowsills of a spacious conference room at Franciscan Children’s. There’s a race car, a fire-breathing dinosaur, and a helicopter, all elaborate […]
Massachusetts Medical Errors Increased by 60 Percent
A single hospital shoulders much of the blame for a 60 percent jump in preventable medical errors statewide, according to Massachusetts Department of Public Health […]
Photos: Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie Surprise Kids at MGH
Chris Evans and Anthony Mackie proved this week that being a superhero means more than just beating up bad guys. The pair of Marvel movie […]
Beth Israel Labor Nurses Welcomed an Unusual Co-Worker
Nurses in the labor ward at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center welcomed an unusual co-worker recently: a robot developed by MIT. Researchers from MIT’s Computer […]
Do Hospital Rankings Really Matter?
Gary Young, director of the Northeastern University Center for Health Policy and Healthcare Research, recalls a classic joke at healthcare conferences: A patient in the […]
Mass General Falls to Third Place in Hospital Rankings
Tuesday’s U.S. News & World Report hospital rankings bring bad news for Massachusetts General Hospital. After winning the top spot last year, Mass General fell to number […]
Boston Hospitals Among Those Snubbed by Federal Hospital Rankings
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on Wednesday released its first-ever set of hospital rankings, which score 3,662 hospitals on a five-star system. […]
Emerson Hospital to Bring Concussion Testing to Low-Income Schools
Children under the age of 15 account for 38 percent of emergency department visits for traumatic brain injury, according to a CDC report released Wednesday. But a […]
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital Nurses to Picket Friday
UPDATED, 11 a.m.: A BWFH spokesperson provided the following statement: “We have the utmost respect for our nurses and the vital work they do. We […]
Mass General Program Prepares Students for College, Career Success
This spring, Chantelle Jones became a proud Boston College alumna, graduating with a degree in management and leadership. She’s taken a job in hospital human […]
Brigham and Women’s Details Preparedness Plan Ahead of Possible Nursing Strike
Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) officials said during a press conference Friday that the hospital will adopt an emergency incident command structure in the face of an impending […]
Brigham and Women’s, Nurses, Avoid One-Day Strike
UPDATED, June 26: As of early Sunday morning, nurses from Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) will not strike on Monday. After 23 negotiating sessions, the […]