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A timeline of Massachusetts in the age of COVID

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Beth Israel opens new healthcare center in Quincy

WEBEarly in 2019, Mayor Thomas Koch vowed to bring medical services back to the city and lamented residents' need to leave Quincy to take care of "some very basic medical …

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Record numbers of patients coming to South Shore Hospital

WEBThe Patriot Ledger. 0:00. 0:37. WEYMOUTH − With other local hospital closures and a heightened demand for health care, South Shore Hospital is seeing …

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Rockland's second retail marijuana dispensary opens

WEBNovember 2020: Marshfield approves second retail marijuana dispensary. The first dispensary to open in Rockland was CannaVana in August, at 256 Weymouth …

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MassHealth recipients in Quincy could lose coverage

WEBDuring August, about 82,000 people statewide lost their coverage, according to MassHealth's most recent report. A door-knocking campaign in Quincy is part of an …

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Federal plan would close VA clinic in North Quincy, Lynn, Gloucester

WEBMassachusetts' eastern market – stretching from the coast to Worcester County and including Rhode Island – had 132,367 patient enrollees in 2019, and a 14% …

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South Shore Emergency Medical Services opens new Weymouth …

WEBSouth Shore EMS also supports the health system’s Mobile Integrated Health program, which serves more than 7,000 people in their homes. The new facility …

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Rainbow Adult Day Care opens new space at Quincy's O'Brien …

WEBO'Brien Towers, the public housing complex in Germantown, is the location of a new Rainbow Adult Day Health Care center. QUINCY − New tables for playing …

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South Shore Hospital celebrates 100-year anniversary

WEBDr. Emerson’s mission has guided us through the past 100 years, leading us to where we are today: a proud, thriving, independent health system, including an award …

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Compass Medical files for bankruptcy: How it affects two new …

WEBQUINCY – Compass Medical's decision to file for bankruptcy will affect a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of patients and might delay access to their health …

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Quincy's Good Health store closing in August; Hanover location to …

WEBThe Quincy Good Health store is at 1630 Hancock St. and abuts 1620 Hancock, one of three properties the city plans to buy using $24.7 million from the city's …

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Steward wants to leave Mass. health care market, Lynch says

WEBSteward Health Care wants to sell four of its Massachusetts hospitals as soon as possible, including Norwood Hospital, U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch says. The for …

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Norwell Board of Health waits on state for more vaccines

WEBNorwell waits on state for more vaccines as those aged 75+ become eligible on Feb. 1. NORWELL — The Norwell Board of Health is waiting on guidance and …

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Aspire Health Alliance seeing increase in mental health need

WEBDespair, economic stress, isolation and fear are all contributing factors to an increase in mental health issues, which staff members are seeing firsthand at Aspire …

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Hanover voters to face $6 million tax override

WEBBetween fiscal 2014 and 2020, Hanover used between $250,000 and $750,000 in free cash each year toward the budget. In the years since the pandemic, the …

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Bankruptcy filing by hospital owner Steward Health Care: jaw …

WEB'Bring one of your yachts to town'Brockton rally to save Good Sam slams Steward exec Read the bankruptcy filing. Embedded below is the 28-page bankruptcy …

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Imbalanced pool water makes 4 people sick at Cohasset Swim …

WEBCOHASSET – Four people reported feeling ill after swimming at the Cohasset Swim Center, which had opened without first getting health department approval, town …

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South Shore Hospital grapples with omicron surge, staffing …

WEBWEYMOUTH – South Shore Health is grappling with staffing shortages that are pushing some hospitals across the country to the brink as cases of the omicron …

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Former Norwell pediatrician Richard Kauff due back in court

WEBRichard Kauff was charged Nov. 2 with 12 felony counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14 and four felony counts of rape of a child with force …

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Garden club plant sales offer bargains and beauty

WEBAn encouraging new trend is that some clubs are drawing in more younger members to keep the tradition going. Many clubs have been established by loyal older …

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2 Marshfield police officers injured when wellness check turns violent

WEBWhat led to the wellness check. Three police officers and a mental health clinician responded to a call on Feb.19, for a well-being check requested by a mental …

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