Massachusetts Medical Society

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In the Nashoba area, 56 percent of people say their top concern is having no emergency department nearby, said Health Care For All Executive Director Amy Rosenthal. Around Carney, 18 percent of people say the economic impacts caused by the hospital closure are their top concern, compared to 15 percent who say it is having no ED nearby and 14 percent citing the loss of inpatient facilities. https://ow.ly/9pyn50UbOoJ

Take a step closer to your goals! The MMS offers affordable, high-quality Risk Management CME designed with physicians in mind. Enroll now to meet licensure requirements. https://ow.ly/IaXf50UcW2k

A ceremonial signing of a #BreastCancer screening bill on Monday by Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey gave supporters an opportunity to gather and celebrate their work: ensuring that all breast cancer screenings are covered by health insurance. https://ow.ly/7MMv50UbPwS

A big thank you to Dr. Scott Hadland of Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School who joined us last night to deliver the 2024 MMS Annual Oration. Dr. Hadland shared his wealth of knowledge on the critical issue of adolescent overdose deaths and the pivotal role of the pediatric workforce.

Sturdy Health plans to expand its emergency department at Sturdy Memorial Hospital and add a Level 3 trauma unit as well as secure a 12-bed behavioral unit. The current emergency department will be renovated and new construction will expand the operation next to the new cancer treatment building. https://ow.ly/qMb250UcXCS

“The HPC’s examination of the commonwealth’s entry into the Nurse Licensure Compact found multiple benefits for Massachusetts in joining the Compact, including for the oversight of nursing practice in Massachusetts, for health care employers, and for individual nurses,” according to Health Policy Commission spokesperson Mickey O’Neill. https://ow.ly/QYT150UcJ47

Adding to the steady drumbeat of health care labor organizing in New England, about 160 clinicians at Cambridge Health Alliance on Thursday informed the state that they were forming a union to push back against what they say have become unsustainable, burnout-inducing working conditions. The bargaining unit includes physicians, psychologists, and physician associates in a range of fields at the safety-net health system. https://ow.ly/EUA750UcIUj

Dr. Scott Hadland starts off the 2024 MMS Annual Oration by explaining why he named his oration A Classroom Every Week: Adolescent Overdose Deaths and the Role of the Pediatric Workforce. “The equivalent of a classroom of teenagers – or a little under 25 high school students every week – die from opioid-related overdoses, and this crisis is accelerating," Dr. Hadland said. "Overdose deaths and poisonings are now the 3rd-leading cause of death among children under the age of 19, following only firearm-related deaths and motor vehicle accidents."

Mark Your Calendars! Giving Tuesday is on December 3. You have the power to make an extraordinary difference in someone’s life by donating to the MMS & Alliance Charitable Foundation. The Foundation supports free health care programs and clinics offering vital health care for underserved communities in Massachusetts. Become one of our top 50 donors this #GivingTuesday. Join us in our mission to advance health equity for all: https://ow.ly/1M0Z50Uciae