Budget pains at PeaceHealth hospitals are leading the healthcare provider to lay off workers in Oregon, a move that nurses' representatives say is bad for both patients and staff.
Victims of violence, or their next of kin, could get one-time financial help through a new program. Officials at Yale New Haven Hospital, 4-CT and the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention said the program provides direct cash assistance to those affected by violence in the city in the hopes of reducing it.
City officials have reached a deal with Hackensack University Medical Center that will bring the city more than $24 million over the next six years as a contribution for municipal services the nonprofit hospital uses.
MelroseWakefield Hospital was one of 17 across Massachusetts to earn a "C" grade for patient safety, according to the healthcare nonprofit The Leapfrog Group in its national grading released this week.