New London Hospital discovers data breach from last summer
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Modified: 3/12/2021 9:19:21 PM
NEW LONDON New London Hospital experienced a data breach revealing patient names, demographic information and Social Security numbers last summer, the hospital announced this week.
An investigation determined it was “the target of a cyber incident” in which a third party gained access to a file on the hospital’s network on July 30, the hospital said in a notice posted to its website.
“Cyber-crimes targeting hospitals are at an all-time high and NLH continues to implement appropriate safeguards to protect patient information,” hospital CEO Tom Manion said in the post.
Jim Kenyon: Hospitals are taking their shots, especially for their employees
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Modified: 3/6/2021 10:46:53 PM
I don’t think anyone questions that doctors, nurses and other hospital workers involved in caring for patients deserve to be at the front of the line for COVID-19 vaccines.
But what about hospital employees who don’t come face-to-face with patients, work in hospital labs or mop operating room floors?
I’m talking about people in administration, marketing and fundraising to name just a few of the hospital jobs where going to work every day doesn’t significantly increase the risk of contracting the coronavirus more than any other office job.
Federal aid rescues D-HH finances in back half of 2020
Modified: 3/3/2021 9:16:20 PM
LEBANON Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health ended the first half of its fiscal year in the black, thanks in part to aid from Washington during the COVID-19 pandemic and a strong return from Wall Street, according to a filing with bondholders.
D-HH had a positive operating margin of $38.6 million for the six months ending Dec. 31, the Feb. 24 filing said.
Credit for that performance is due to gains on investments, as well as $49.1 million federal CARES Act funds and continued growth in the Lebanon-based health system’s specialty pharmacy business.
“The resulting 2.9 percent positive operating margin for the first six months of FY21 helped us maintain our return to financial stability,” D-H spokeswoman Audra Burns said in an email.
COVID-19: Vermont opens vaccine appointments for ages 70 and up
Modified: 2/16/2021 11:16:29 PM
MONTPELIER The Vermont Department of Health was flooded with phone calls Tuesday morning as COVID-19 vaccination scheduling began for people ages 70 and over.
In the first 15 minutes of opening for that age group, the department received 7,000 calls, according to a news release. The state previously had focused vaccination efforts on those 75 and older, as well as health care workers, emergency medical providers and people in long-term care facilities.
Given the call volume, the department asks that people schedule their appointments online at healthvermont.gov/MyVaccine.
There are enough appointments for everyone in the age group, the release said.
COVID-19: Claremont, Randolph schools report cases; Vermont hospitalizations hit new high
Published: 1/11/2021 8:54:39 PM
Modified: 1/11/2021 9:05:29 PM
CLAREMONT The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services on Monday announced another 711 new COVID-19 cases across the state, including 32 new cases in Sullivan County and 17 in Grafton County.
Officials at SAU 6 late on Monday said they had learned of a confirmed case at Claremont Middle School and were working on contact tracing for staff and student who had been exposed to the person involved.
Claremont schools are in remote learning mode this week because of the spread of the virus in the city.