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Boston Medical Center. Carney Hospital in Dorchester permanently closed on Aug. 31 after its parent company, Steward Healthcare, filed for bankruptcy in May. BAYLE VINES/DFP FILE

Carney Hospital closure impacts patients, surrounding communities

By George Lehman September 10, 2024
Carney Hospital in Dorchester closed its doors for the final time on Aug. 31 after its owner, Steward Health Care, filed for bankruptcy in May. Steward announced in late July that the for-profit healthcare network will close two hospitals: Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer.
From left: School of Public Health members Breanna van Loenen, Brian Sousa, Jonathan Buonocore, Mary Willis, Hristiana Stoynova and Fintan Mooney. Boston University’s Institute for Global Sustainability hosted a virtual three-day CAFÉ Climate and Health Conference, which was funded for a climate-health research initiative funded by SPH. COURTESY OF REBECCA PEARL-MARTINEZ

IGS database aims to bridge gap between climate health risks, policy

By Macie Parker February 9, 2024
BU’s Institute for Global Sustainability hosted its first annual three-day CAFÉ Climate & Health Conference on Monday as part of a three-year $6.7 million grant funded by the National Institutes of Health for a climate-health research initiative led by the BU School of Public Health and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
East to West: Nov. 15, 2021

East to West: Nov. 15, 2021

By Veronica Thompson November 15, 2021

The COVID-19 pediatric vaccine is now available! Today on East to West, we cover the Massachusetts ACLU’s lawsuit against the City of Boston for the management of Mass/Cass, BU student organizations’s...

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