Steward Health Care System has agreed to keep the struggling Quincy Medical Center open as late as Feb. 4 to comply with a state law that requires hospitals to give 90 days' notice and hold a public hearing before closing. Additionally, Attorney General Martha Coakley's office said Tuesday it has offered to negotiate with Steward Health Care System over its plans to close the Quincy Medical Center despite an agreement the health care firm had with the attorney general's office to keep the hospital open through at least 2017. When Steward bought Quincy Medical Center out of bankruptcy in 2011, it agreed to keep the hospital open for at least 6½ years and give 18 months' notice if it had to close.
In a social media landscape shaped by hashtags, algorithms, and viral posts, nurse leaders must decide: Will they let the narrative spiral, or can they adapt and join the conversation?
...
