Gov. Charlie Baker toured a field hospital deployed by the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Thursday as intensive care units across the state approach capacity. He was join Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders, MEMA Director Samantha Phillips and officials from UMass Lowell and Lowell General Hospital at the newly established site. This facility was not opened in…
Updated on December 24, 2020 at 4:28 pm
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Gov. Charlie Baker toured a field hospital deployed by the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Thursday as intensive care units across the state approach capacity.
He was join Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders, MEMA Director Samantha Phillips and officials from UMass Lowell and Lowell General Hospital at the newly established site.
Over the past month, surging cases in Massachusetts have put mounting pressure on ICUs at hospitals across the region, with 76% of ICU beds occupied in the state as of Tuesday afternoon, according to a daily report from the state health officials Wednesday evening.
Gov. Baker Tours UMass Lowell Field Hospital as ICUs Fill
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker tours a field hospital in Lowell on Christmas Eve 2020.
Gov. Charlie Baker toured a field hospital deployed by the University of Massachusetts Lowell on Thursday as intensive care units across the state approach capacity.
He was join Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders, MEMA Director Samantha Phillips and officials from UMass Lowell and Lowell General Hospital at the newly established site.
Over the past month, surging cases in Massachusetts have put mounting pressure on ICUs at hospitals across the region, with 76% of ICU beds occupied in the state as of Tuesday afternoon, according to a daily report from the state health officials Wednesday evening.
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CHELMSFORD A landscaper sustained life-threatening injuries Saturday after police said he became pinned by snow-removal equipment.
Police said the incident, which appears accidental, remains under investigation.
Public safety officials have requested assistance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for the investigation.
In a press release, Police Chief James Spinney said rescuers responded about 8:49 a.m. on Dec. 19 to an alley behind a commercial plaza at 2 Alpine Lane.
They had received a 911 call from a worker, stating he heard a man yelling for help.
Responders found the victim, a 30-year-old Lowell man, pinned between one of the arms of a skid-steer loader, and one of its tires.