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Fitness center, integrated therapies help nurses stay healthy
With more healthcare systems taking measures to improve their employees’ health and well-being, nurses at some hospitals in the New England region might feel as if they have free spa memberships. Read more »
Annual Top 100 Hospitals list includes 3 Massachusetts facilities
Truven Health Analytics, formerly the healthcare business of Thomson Reuters, has named three New England area healthcare facilities as part of its 100 Top Hospitals based on overall organizational performance. Read more »


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Fairfield School of Nursing to receive Spotlight Award
Fairfield (Conn.) University will be honored with a 2013 Senator Paul Simon Spotlight Award for creating an international program that is benefitting a community in Nicaragua and educating both Nicaraguan and Fairfield students. Read more »
Massachusetts department of public health offers help after marathon bombings
Events of mass violence, such as the April 15 bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon, can bring on overwhelming feelings of anxiety, anger or fear. Read more »
Many stroke patients don’t arrive by ambulance
More than a third of stroke patients do not get to the hospital by ambulance, according to a study, even though that is the fastest way to get there. Read more »
Obama: ACA end result will be worth 'glitches'
President Obama said any obstacles to implementing the law will not affect "the 85% to 90% of Americans who already have health insurance." Read more »


Massachusetts General nurse executives champion nurse-led care in book
As part of the Hospital Value-based Purchasing Program of the Affordable Care Act, Medicare now is withholding 1% of its regular hospital payments and will use that money to reward hospitals that score well on 20 different quality measures,... Read more »
Newtown tragedy brings focus to 'whole child’
School nurses in Massachusetts have a head start on their peers in many other states when it comes to dealing with mental health issues, and the state continues to try to help them become better educated. Read more »
Critical care RN answers call
Janielle Monbleau, RN, BSN, has worked at dozens of high school sporting events as a certified athletic trainer. On Jan. 14, while working at a Methuen (Mass. Read more »
State to fund telenursing center for sexual assault victims
Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Timothy Murray announced Feb. 5 in Boston that $3.3 million in federal grant funding from the U.S. Read more »