Mass General Brighamâs plan for surgical centers in suburbs stirs controversy
Competitors worry that the already dominant health care provider could become even more powerful
By Priyanka Dayal McCluskey Globe Staff,Updated May 6, 2021, 2 hours ago
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A rendering of the outpatient surgery center that Mass General Brigham is planning to build in Westborough.Mass General Brigham
An ambitious plan by Mass General Brigham to expand into affluent suburbs miles from Boston has set off a fight about the future of outpatient health care in Massachusetts.
A group of rival health care companies has mounted an opposition campaign to block the expansion plan, worried that the stateâs biggest health care provider will become even more powerful at their expense.
Sexual Assault Awareness Month kicked off at the beginning of April at the University of Kansas with the theme âWe Can Build Safe Online Spaces,â intended to raise awareness of the fact that sexual assault, harassment and abuse can also happen on online platforms, not just through physical contact.Â
Jen Brockman, director of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center, said that the educational programs start the awareness conversation on campus. These programs include âJayhawks Give a Flock,â âConsent @ KU,â âSex, Drugs and Alcoholâ and âSexual Violence Recognition and Response.âÂ
âSAPEC provides primary education for sexual violence, intimitate partner violence and stalking,â Brockman said. âWe work with both undergrad and graduate students in a variety of education based programs.
Lawrence Memorial begins construction on largest project in 20 years
Lawrence Memorial begins construction on largest project in 20 years By Logan Whaley | April 27, 2021 at 7:31 PM CDT - Updated April 27 at 7:31 PM
WALNUT RIDGE, Ark. (KAIT) - One of the biggest projects in decades for one area hospital began in late April as Lawrence Memorial Hospital began an expansion and renovation project.
The $3.9 million project will expand the emergency department and primary care clinics.
The project was approved in late 2020 after Lawrence Memorial received CARES Act funding, along with additional state and federal funding.
Once completed, the hospital will have four exam rooms in their outpatient primary care clinic. Two of the rooms will be negative pressure rooms, which are said to boost infection and control measures.