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Avangrid, Vineyard Offshore, Nearly Double Union Hiring Target For Vineyard Wind 1

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Friday, December 15, 2023
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“Massachusetts is once again demonstrating its clean energy leadership with the nearly 1,000 union jobs created by the historic Vineyard Wind 1 project,” said Senator Ed Markey.

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  • “Massachusetts is once again demonstrating its clean energy leadership with the nearly 1,000 union jobs created by the historic Vineyard Wind 1 project,” said Senator Ed Markey.
  • We need to maintain this momentum.”
    “I am grateful that Vineyard Wind delivered on its commitment to creating high quality union jobs in Massachusetts,” said Representative Christopher Markey.
  • From the outset of this project, Vineyard Wind recognized the importance of building and supporting a workforce of local, highly skilled and diverse tradespeople.
  • Vineyard Wind began offshore construction in late 2022, achieved steel-in-the-water in June, and completed the nation’s first offshore substation in July.

PathKeeper Surgical Celebrates the First Spine Surgery Performed with the PathKeeper 3D Optical Navigation System in Massachusetts

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
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KFAR SABA, Israel, Nov. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PathKeeper Surgical, a privately-held, Israel-based, medical technology company, dedicated to improving the health of individuals around the world suffering from all spinal issues requiring surgery. While celebrating the first use of the PathKeeper 3D optical navigation system during a spinal fusion surgery at Southcoast Health's St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, Massachusetts, PathKeeper Surgical strives to make navigation-guided surgery available to any patient in all operating rooms.

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  • While celebrating the first use of the PathKeeper 3D optical navigation system during a spinal fusion surgery at Southcoast Health's St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, Massachusetts, PathKeeper Surgical strives to make navigation-guided surgery available to any patient in all operating rooms.
  • "We are thrilled at the adoption of the PathKeeper system at Southcoast Health, which continues our expansion of the PathKeeper system to hospitals and surgery centers across the United States," said Ryan LeBlanc, Chief Commercial Officer, PathKeeper Surgical.
  • PathKeeper Surgical received its FDA 510k clearance earlier this year for the PathKeeper system.
  • The name PathKeeper effectively describes the essence of the system – a 3D optical navigation system that 'keeps' the surgical 'path' on course throughout the surgery.

FAILSAFE Health Proudly Announces Their New CEO Keith Hovan

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Wednesday, May 17, 2023
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BOSTON, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Failsafe Health, an innovative healthcare technology start-up comprised of a cross functional team of executives from both the technology and healthcare verticals, is pleased to announce the appointment of Keith A Hovan as President and CEO of this exciting new enterprise.

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  • BOSTON, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Failsafe Health, an innovative healthcare technology start-up comprised of a cross functional team of executives from both the technology and healthcare verticals, is pleased to announce the appointment of Keith A Hovan as President and CEO of this exciting new enterprise.
  • Ray Romagnolo, Founder of Failsafe Health said, "We feel fortunate to have Keith Hovan formally join our leadership team after working with us since early 2022.
  • Keith Hovan, the new CEO of Failsafe Health stated, "I am pleased to be named to lead this organization with its diverse team combining to achieve better outcomes for both those receiving and, those paying for healthcare.
  • Prior to joining the team at Failsafe Health Keith Hovan served in a variety of senior level executive roles.

Southcoast Health Reduces In-Home Care Costs and Hospital Readmissions with Virtual Visits and Remote Patient Monitoring

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023
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FAIRHAVEN, Mass., March 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Southcoast Health Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) saved an average of four in-home nursing visits annually, and generated over $500,000 in cost savings, while achieving a 7% 30-day readmission rate for 2,621 high-risk patients over the last 16 months leveraging remote patient monitoring (RPM) and a virtual visit program.

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  • With the goals of improving clinicians' workload and patient care transition, the Southcoast VNA began their partnership with Health Recovery Solutions (HRS) for RPM in 2017.
  • To quickly evaluate patients and address any concerns, providers can contact patients directly via a virtual visit or text messaging.
  • Southcoast VNA additionally offers a specialized RPM program for high-risk chronic care patients not enrolled in home health services.
  • In 2017, Southcoast partnered with Health Recovery Solutions (HRS), the KLAS-leader in remote patient monitoring, to expand their targeted patient populations and program objectives.

BayCare Names New Vice President and Chief Medical Officer of St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph's Women's & Children's Hospitals

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Friday, October 14, 2022
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CLEARWATER, Fla., Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BayCare Health System has named Sowmya Viswanathan, MD, MBA, MHCM, FACP, as the vice president and chief medical officer for St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph's Women and Children's Hospitals.

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  • CLEARWATER, Fla., Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BayCare Health System has named Sowmya Viswanathan, MD, MBA, MHCM, FACP, as the vice president and chief medical officer for St. Joseph's Hospital, St. Joseph's Women and Children's Hospitals.
  • Additionally, Dr. Viswanathan recently assumed oversight as the interim regional chief medical officer for St. Joseph's Hospital-North, St. Joseph's Hospital-South, BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel and South Florida Baptist Hospital.
  • She will also provide oversight for the BayCare medical staff affairs functions.
  • She also serves as an advocate for BayCare and its physicians with external payers, accreditors, and regulatory agencies.

Largest Study of Medically Tailored Meals Advances with NIH Grant

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Monday, October 3, 2022
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BOSTON, Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Community Servings today announced that its scientific collaboration with the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and UMass Chan Medical School has received a $2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to support a study of home-delivered medically tailored meals – an intervention already growing in use to improve health outcomes and lower medical costs for people living with critical and chronic illness.

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  • This study will help providers, payers and policymakers better understand the impact of medically tailored meals.
  • This is the third NIH grant awarded for medically tailored meal intervention studies on which Community Servings has collaborated with researchers.
  • This 30-month collaboration will examine the experiences of more patients than any previous study of medically tailored meals (MTM).
  • Our kitchen team, with support from thousands of volunteers, prepares over 1,000,000 medically tailored meals that are served to more than 5,000 clients annually.

IHI AWARDS $16.5 MILLION IN GRANTS FROM BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH EQUITY IN MASS.

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Tuesday, September 27, 2022
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BOSTON, Sept. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) has awarded $16.5 million in Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA)-funded grants to 12 health systems across Massachusetts. The grants will fund projects to improve equity of care and race, ethnicity, and language data collection practices.

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  • The following organizations were awarded grants: Atrius Health, Boston Medical Center, Baycare Health Partners, Boston Children's Hospital, Beth Israel Lahey Health, Mass General Brigham, Reliant Medical Group, SoNE Health, South Shore Health, Southcoast Health, Steward, and Tufts Medicine Integrated Health.
  • "This is part of a multi-year commitment we've made to address health inequities," said Andrew Dreyfus, President and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts.
  • "Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is committed to collaborating with clinicians to support health equity efforts," said Dr. Mark Friedberg, the not-for-profit health plan's senior vice president, performance measurement & improvement.
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts ( http://www.bluecrossma.org ) is a community-focused, tax-paying, not-for-profit health plan headquartered inBoston.

Southcoast Behavioral Health Expands Services and Capacity

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Wednesday, March 16, 2022
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Southcoast Behavioral Health is operated through a joint venture partnership between Southcoast Health and Acadia Healthcare.

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  • Southcoast Behavioral Health is operated through a joint venture partnership between Southcoast Health and Acadia Healthcare.
  • Located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts, Southcoast Behavioral Health is one of New England's leading providers of inpatient behavioral health treatment.
  • We are very pleased to expand our facility to help meet the growing behavioral health needs of our communities, said Felicia Risick, Chief Executive Officer of Southcoast Behavioral Health.
  • Prior to the build of Southcoast Behavioral Health, the Southeast region of Massachusetts was without a specialized resource for acute behavioral health treatment: Southcoast Behavioral Health is now that resource and permanency.

MNA Nurses at St. Luke's Hospital Vote to Ratify First Union Contract, Bringing Improvements and Strong Standards Benefitting Patients, Nurses, and the Community

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Saturday, February 26, 2022
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Nurses reached a tentative agreement with Southcoast on February 17 and voted to ratify the agreement on February 25.

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  • Nurses reached a tentative agreement with Southcoast on February 17 and voted to ratify the agreement on February 25.
  • The agreement followed almost three years of negotiations, interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and covers nearly 700 nurses at St. Luke's Hospital.
  • The contract language draws from other MNA contracts where nurses fought strong campaigns to gain these same staffing protections.
  • Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

MNA Nurses to Hold January 20 Informational Picket at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford to Urge Southcoast Health to Settle a Strong RN Contract that Improves Conditions for Patients, Nurses

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Tuesday, January 18, 2022
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Now, amid another surge driven by the omicron variant, nurses are fleeing the hospital for better pay and conditions at an alarming rate.

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  • Now, amid another surge driven by the omicron variant, nurses are fleeing the hospital for better pay and conditions at an alarming rate.
  • I have never seen it this bad," said Deb Falk, ED nurse and Co-Chair of the MNA Bargaining Committee.
  • A contract for St. Luke's nurses will help us both recruit and retain the nurses we need to give better care."
  • St. Luke's nurses voted in an NLRB election in November 2018 to join the MNA and began negotiating their contract in May 2019.