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Swampscott Cook Turns Scary Injury Into $40K In Donations To Hospital That Saved His Finger Swampscott Cook Turns Scary Injury Into $40K In Donations To Hospital That Saved His Finger
Swampscott Cook Turns Scary Injury Into $40K In Donations To Hospital That Saved His Finger Matthew Swartz sliced his finger open while carving his family's Thanksgiving turkey four years ago, and he's turned that scary moment into a yearly tradition of giving back to the people who saved his digit.  Swartz, of Swampscott, is a cook by trade. He opened Matteo’s, a Newton restaurant that featured Mediterranean Italian cuisine, in 1999 before he sold the place in 2005. But despite his years as a cook, slicing his index finger while trying to cut off a leg of his Thanksgiving turkey in 2019 is the worst injury he says he’s had in a kitchen. “I grabbed my butcher knife, and I de…
2 Mass Hospitals Among Best Of The Best In US, New Study Says 2 Mass Hospitals Among Best Of The Best In US, New Study Says
2 Mass Hospitals Among Best Of The Best In US, New Study Says People who live in Massachusetts have access to some of the best hospitals in the country, a new study has found.  Two Boston hospitals were named among the 22 healthcare facilities that made an elite "Honor Roll" list created by U.S. News and World Report, meaning they excel across all or most types of care evaluated by researchers.   Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, both located in Boston, tied for best in the nation, the study said.  Brigham and Women's Hospital is also ranked fifth in the nation for treating cancer and named the best in the country in o…