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Massachusetts Hospital Crisis: Beds 'Clogged' With Patients, Report Says Massachusetts Hospital Crisis: Beds 'Clogged' With Patients, Report Says
Massachusetts Hospital Crisis: Beds 'Clogged' With Patients, Report Says Over 1,000 Massachusetts patients are "stuck" in hospital beds when they should be discharged, creating a clogged system and treatment plan delays, a new report says. Nearly one out of every seven medical-surgical beds in Massachusetts hospitals is occupied by patients who are awaiting discharge and no longer need acute care, according to a report released on Monday, June 12 by the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association.  That means 15% of acute care hospital beds are unnecessarily occupied, due to an array of reasons that include barriers related to primary health insura…

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Fitchburg Woman Sentenced For Role In Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine Conspiracy Fitchburg Woman Sentenced For Role In Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine Conspiracy
Fitchburg Woman Sentenced For Role In Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine Conspiracy A Massachusetts woman will spend years in prison after admitting to her role in a “wide-ranging” fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Worcester County resident Amanda Ford, age 35, of Fitchburg, was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty in December 2021 to conspiracy and drug possession charges. Federal authorities launched an investigation into a drug trafficking organization run by Pedro and Anthony Baez in the Fitchburg area following a fatal fentanyl overdose in September of 2018, according to the US …

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Fitchburg Woman Admits To Role In Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine Conspiracy Fitchburg Woman Admits To Role In Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine Conspiracy
Fitchburg Woman Admits To Role In Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine Conspiracy A Massachusetts woman has admitted to her role in a fentanyl, heroin and cocaine trafficking conspiracy.  Worcester County resident Amanda Ford, age 35, of Fitchburg, pleaded guilty on Friday, Dec. 3, to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and cocaine base, according to the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts. She is scheduled to be sentenced on March 22, the Attorney's Office said.  Ford was charged with 17 other defendants in July of 2020, and she is the 10th defendant to plead …

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