Medicare database shows how hospitals across Boston—and the nation—compare for care. Hospitals, meanwhile, criticized the data as inaccurate.
Which Boston emergency room is the most efficient? It depends on what you mean, according to data released by the Center for Medicare & Medicid Services. Faulkner Hospital, 1153 Centre St. Key measures of ER efficiency have been posted from hospitals taking part across the country, according to a report by Cheryl Clark, senior quality editor for HealthLeaders Media. “With precious little fanfare, Uncle Sam last month rolled out a big, fat database with seven measures comparing a service that many people—healthcare providers and patients alike—consider the most critical any hospital can provide,” wrote Clark. Data collected in 2011 and early 2012 also tracked how long it took for an ER patient to be seen by a healthcare professional and how…
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To sponsor a Hubway bicycle station, a sponsor must commit $50,000 per year for three years.
Boston’s Hubway bike-sharing system soared in popularity in its second year, and though there is no station in Jamaica Plain yet, there could be one coming soon. Brigham & Women’s Faulkner Hospital is “very interested” in sponsoring a Jamaica Plain Hubway station, Jamaica Plain Business and Professional Association member Michael Reiskind said at a Wednesday meeting. David Goldberg, director of marketing and public affairs for Faulkner, confirmed the hospital's interest via email. "Yes, we are interested in sponsoring a Hubway station in JP," Goldberg wrote. "Admittedly, we don't know too much about it and are looking into it a bit further but one of our goals for the future is to be a bit more proactive in supporting local, healthy …
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Jon Williams
5:07 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013
I support bikes..... but the Faulkner is closing it's well-known and well-respected drug and alcohol detox facility. This is bad news for Boston and JP, not to mention the literally 10's of thousands of suffering addicts who's lives have been saved at "7 South" which refers to the floor where treatment takes place. The Faulkner should either be encouraged or brought to task to seriously … more ›