hospitals
News Notes – January 8
Paul Levy’s exit cheered by women’s groups – Beth Israel chief dogged by scandal By Christine McConville and Joe Dwinell/Boston Herald – January 8, 2011 Bay State women’s advocates are saying “about time” to Beth Israel honcho Paul Levy after he abruptly announced his resignation yesterday in the wake of a swirling scandal involving a [...]
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER CEO PAUL LEVY RESIGNS
The Board of Directors of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) announced today that it has accepted the resignation of President and CEO Paul Levy. The board has appointed BIDMC Chief Operating Officer Eric Buehrens as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to coming to BIDMC, Buehrens was the Deputy Provost for Administration at [...]
News Notes – January 7
Sentenced to three and a half years, twice-convicted Wilkerson slams prosecutors By Gintautas Dumcius/Dorchester Reporter – Jan. 7, 2011 It was strike two for former state Sen. Dianne Wilkerson. More than a decade after the Roxbury Democrat was convicted of federal tax evasion charges, Wilkerson was sentenced on Thursday to three and a half years [...]
News Notes – December 24
Beth Israel erred in 3 spinal operations – Vertebrae mix-ups spur new procedures By Liz Kowalczyk – Globe Staff / December 24, 2010 Surgeons at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center operated on the wrong location on three patients who underwent spine surgery since September, despite taking recommended steps to prevent such errors, prompting federal and [...]
News Notes – December 23
Hearing sets stage to sentence Wilkerson – Businessman says he gave her $6,500 By Jonathan Saltzman – Globe Staff / December 23, 2010 A Dorchester businessman testified yesterday that former state senator Dianne Wilkerson pressured him to pay her several thousand dollars from 2002 to 2006 to help relieve her financial problems and that he [...]
News Notes – December 10
Taking a new legal direction: Genes are not patentable – A judge’s controversial ruling spurs debate By Jingyun Fan/The Tech – ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR – December 10, 2010 The legality of patents on genes is in jeopardy after a judge ruled that genes were ineligible for patents because they involved “laws of nature.” Twenty percent [...]
News Notes – December 9
Health law fix to save Children’s from added costs By Matt Viser Globe Staff / December 9, 2010 WASHINGTON — The Senate voted last night to fix an error in the federal health care law that could cost Children’s Hospital Boston and others like it millions of dollars in added drug costs to treat children [...]
News Notes – December 2
Amid outcry, council expels Turner – Talk of race, justice fills chamber By Andrew Ryan and Travis Andersen – Globe Staff / December 2, 2010 The Boston City Council voted overwhelmingly yesterday to throw Chuck Turner out of office because of his bribery conviction, an unprecedented rebuke after a racially charged hearing that elicited tears [...]
News Notes – November 28
Aiming to comfort sick children, Boston’s pros make the rounds By Dan Shaughnessy – Globe Columnist / November 28, 2010 Standing outside a patient’s room on the 10th floor of Children’s Hospital Boston, Kendrick Perkins, clad in a yellow gown to prevent spread of germs, struggles with a pair of rubber gloves. Perkins’s hands are [...]
News Notes – November 25 – Thanksgiving
Health law snag may cost hospitals – Push to correct child-drug pricing delayed in Senate By Matt Viser – Globe Staff / November 25, 2010 WASHINGTON — Partisan tensions on Capitol Hill are delaying efforts to fix an error in the federal health care law that could cost Children’s Hospital Boston and others like it [...]
Print Edition: May 2012
