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13 Massachusetts Maternity Hospitals Among List Of Best In US: Study 13 Massachusetts Maternity Hospitals Among List Of Best In US: Study
13 Massachusetts Maternity Hospitals Among List Of Best In US: Study Expectant parents in Massachusetts can choose where to plan their births with more confidence, thanks to a new study by Newsweek.  Newsweek's study identified the top 384 hospitals for maternity care in the US, and divided the group further into 159 five-ribbon hospitals, and 225 four-ribbon hospitals. Thirteen Massachusetts hospitals made the cut, eight of which claimed the even more competitive five-ribbon standard.  “We are proud of our staff for providing such excellent service to our community, and we cherish the opportunity to care for patients and their families during the…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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These Mass Hospitals Rank Best In Patient Safety - But National Infection Rates Stay High These Mass Hospitals Rank Best In Patient Safety - But National Infection Rates Stay High
These Mass Hospitals Rank Best In Patient Safety - But National Infection Rates Stay High A national nonprofit health care watchdog scored US hospitals on measures that include rates of dangerous objects left in patients' bodies, death from treatable serious complications, and infections after surgery. Massachusetts was ranked the 10th best state for patient safety nationally, according to the newest Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades report, released on Wednesday, May 3, that scores nearly 3,000 American general acute-care hospitals. The new report also revealed that rates of deadly healthcare-related infections have stayed high since peaking during the COVID-19 pandemic.  “T…

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by Morgan Gonzales
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26-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Lowell; Police Ask For Tips 26-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Lowell; Police Ask For Tips
26-Year-Old Man Shot, Killed In Lowell; Police Ask For Tips Lowell police are investigating the shooting death of a 26-year-old Lowell man Tuesday night, Nov. 15, as a homicide following an autopsy report. Investigators are asking for the public's help to ID the shooter.  Officers found Odogwu Ganobi bleeding out near the intersection of Chelmsford Street and Maitland Avenue around 7 p.m. and rushed him to Tufts Medical Center in Boston, the Middlesex District Attorney's Office said.  He died of his wounds later that night. The chief medical examiner's office conducted an autopsy and ruled the killing a homicide.  Inve…

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by Josh Lanier