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| State House News Service | In the Community, In the Media, Patient Care

Care delivery changes reshaping hospital landscape

The splintering of Steward Health Care last year resulted in the transfer of six hospital campuses, the closure of two others, and a reshaping of the state's health care world.

I grew up working in hospitals. I love hospitals. I hate to see them close. The sad fact is, across our country, there are 1,300 critical access hospitals -- there's one in Massachusetts, in Athol -- and a third of those hospitals were projected to close.

Kate Walsh | Health and Human Services Secretary
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| Spectrum News 1 | Human Interest, In the Community, In the Media

"I was shell-shocked:" Southbridge man battling colorectal cancer highlights importance of getting tested

A Central Massachusetts man is sharing his story of battling cancer, saying a screening at a local hospital no doubt saved his life. It comes during colorectal cancer awareness month. A disease, experts say, has seen a scary rise in recent years.

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| CommonWealth Beacon | In the Community, In the Media, Legislation, Patient Care

The stress test facing Massachusetts health care

We all want sustainable and convenient access to primary care, timely emergency care, and reasonably priced health insurance.

Now is the time for providers, payers, and legislators to come together to develop solutions that reduce administrative burdens for providers, increase investments in primary care, and strengthen safety net institutions.

Dr. Eric Dickson | MD, MHCM, FACEP, President and CEO
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| HealthLeaders | AI, Innovations, Patient Care

UMass Memorial Health CEO Is Addressing 'Psychology of Change' with AI to Solve the Workforce Problem

Dr. Eric Dickson shares with HealthLeaders the importance of getting clinicians on board with AI for alleviating hospital capacity constraints.

If I could fix one thing right now today for our healthcare system, it would be getting patients out of the hospital that don't need to be there.

Dr. Eric Dickson, President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health
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| Boston Globe | In the Community, Legislation, Patient Care

When ICE comes to the hospital: AG Campbell reassures health care facilities of their rights to provide care

Amid broader concerns about immigration enforcement in previously protected areas such as hospitals, Attorney General Andrea Campbell has issued new guidance to health care providers in Massachusetts, reassuring them of patient rights to privacy and immigrants’ ability to access care.

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