Tag: Mass. Department of Public Health
Southcoast Health’s Level II Adult Trauma Center maintains ACS verification
NEW BEDFORD – The Southcoast Health Trauma Center at St. Luke’s Hospital has again earned verification from the American College of Surgeons and designation...
Southcoast Health opens drive-thru COVID-19 testing site
DARTMOUTH – Southcoast Health System Inc. has opened one of the first drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Bristol County, Mass., The Herald News reported...
Baker administration estimates vaping ban costing stores up to $8M in...
PROVIDENCE – A three-month ban on retail nicotine and marijuana vaping products in Massachusetts has the potential to cost private businesses $7 million to...
EEE risk in Bristol County, Mass., ranges from moderate to critical
PROVIDENCE – As of Aug. 29, the risk of Eastern equine encephalitis was declared critical in the Bristol County, Mass., municipalities of Acushnet, Easton,...
New Bedford files opioid lawsuit against drug manufacturers, distributors
NEW BEDFORD – The city has filed suit against the largest pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors in the United States for their role in the...
EPA provides $240,500 grant for Massachusetts beach monitoring
PROVIDENCE - The Mass. Department of Public Health has received $240,500 from the Environmental Protection Agency to support beach water quality monitoring and public...












