State to halt shipments of first COVID-19 vaccine doses to Western Massachusetts hospitals, lawmakers say
Updated Feb 15, 2021;
UPDATE: The largest hospital system in the state, Mass General Hospital Brigham - and more than a half dozen hospitals in Western Massachusetts - received word that they should stop scheduling first-dose vaccination appointments as shipments of the vaccine scheduled to be received by the hospitals will be diverted to the state’s vaccination clinics.
Massachusetts health officials intend to halt shipments of some COVID-19 vaccines to several hospitals in Western Massachusetts, diverting the supplies to super vaccination sites.
For a two-week period, Baystate Health, Cooley Dickinson Health Care and Mercy Medical Center will not receive their shipments of the first dose except for patients who have already scheduled appointments next week, according to lawmakers and the Massachusetts COVID-19 Command Center. Lawmakers told MassLiv
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Cooley Dickinson names Dr. David Brown, chief of emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, interim CEO of Northampton health care system
Updated Feb 03, 2021;
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Northampton’s Cooley Dickinson Health Care will soon have a new CEO.
Dr. David Brown, chief of emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, will serve as interim president and CEO, hospital leaders said in an email to employees this week.
He will begin in the role next month, serving as the head of the Western Massachusetts health care system in addition to chief of emergency medicine at Mass. General, while a search for a permanent president and CEO is conducted.
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PRINCETON – NEADS World Class Service Dogs, based in Princeton, Mass., has announced the newest additions to its board of directors: former Marine Corps First Sgt. Paul Jornet has been named board president, while Susan Feit of State Street Corporation, Dr. A. Kim Saal, formerly of CareGroup Health Care and Mt. Auburn Hospital, and Geoffrey H. Worrell of Mortgage Network Inc., have been appointed to the board. Jornet, in his new role as president, and the newly elected board members will assist in establishing and upholding the organization’s activities, finances and general objectives.
“Our board of directors members represent leadership in a range of industries, from health care to military service. These individuals bring new skills and perspectives to the table, making the board stronger than ever in guiding NEADS to continued success during challenging times,” said NEADS CEO Gerry DeRoche. “We are eager for our board members to be involved in our g