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Southcoast Health Family Medicine Practice in Fall River recognized with Massachusetts Patient Experience Award
For the second time, the Southcoast Health Family Medicine Practice in Fall River is a 2025 winner of the Massachusetts…
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CDC issues warning as Narcan resistant animal tranquilizer 100-200 times stronger than xylazine sees spike in northeast
MASSACHUSETTS/RHODE ISLAND/NEW YORK/PENNSYLVANIA – The CDC is issuing a health warning that should get the attention of those in the…
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Massachusetts Governor Healey responds as she states notice sent to state by President Trump, Secretary Kennedy could jeopardize reproductive rights
BOSTON – Governor Maura Healey is today responding to President Donald Trump and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy…
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Southcoast Health announces 4 new providers this month across their network
Southcoast Health is pleased to announce that the not-for-profit community health system welcomed four new providers this month. They are…
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State Public Health officials announce first two confirmed measles cases in Massachusetts this year amid large national outbreak
BOSTON (February 26, 2026) – The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has announced and confirmed today that two cases of measles…
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Massachusetts Patients Face Third-Longest Emergency Room Waits in the U.S.
Massachusetts boasts some of the nation’s top hospitals, abundant physicians per capita, and high overall healthcare rankings—yet it struggles with…
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Southcoast Health welcomes seven new providers to expand patient care throughout the area
FAIRHAVEN, FALL RIVER, NEW BEDFORD and WAREHAM, Mass. — Southcoast Health is pleased to announce that the not-for-profit community health system welcomed…
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Fall River nurse practitioner part of group that brought health, faith, housing, to Brazilian Amazon
A Fall River family nurse practitioner just returned from a two-week volunteer medical trip to the Brazilian Amazon. Jim Hodson…
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Charlton Memorial Hospital 2025 Volunteer of the Year from Fall River passes away
A Fall River man who volunteered his time to the community, even in his retirement years, has died. According to…
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Southcoast Health expands care teams in Fall River, New Bedford, Wareham
FALL RIVER, NEW BEDFORD and WAREHAM, Mass. — Southcoast Health has announced that the not-for-profit community health system has welcomed four new…
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