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The eight beds for mothers at Hope on Haven Hill will more than double the number of available residential options for pregnant mothers in need of treatment in New Hampshire.
DOVER – Attorney General Joseph A. Foster says that the proposed acquisition of Wentworth-Douglass Hospital in Dover by the Massachusetts General Hospital has received a favorable determination by the Charitable Trusts Unit.
Adverse events in New Hampshire hospitals decreased 12 percent in 2015 from the previous year, but are still higher than they were from 2010 to 2013.
Gov. Hassan: “The U.S. Surgeon General’s report on addiction that was released today reinforces what has been widely known in New Hampshire – the substance misuse crisis is the most pressing public health challenge facing our communities, our state and our country.”
A 33-year old man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity for setting the fire that killed a Claremont couple 12 years ago will be moved from the state prison Secure Psychiatric Unit to the less restrictive New Hampshire Hospital in Concord.
Attorney General Joseph A. Foster and 41 other attorneys general today filed an amended antitrust lawsuit against the makers of Suboxone, a prescription drug used to treat opioid addiction, over allegations that the companies engaged in a scheme to block generic competitors and cause purchasers to pay artificially high prices.
One woman told lawmakers that her son’s toenails grew so long while he was at the state prison’s Secure Psychiatric Unit that they curled under his feet and dug into his skin.
Two new reports show maternal deaths and severe complications rose as the state slashed funding for family planning, but researchers and state officials say more information is needed to understand the trend.
How do New Hampshire surgeons compare on Surgeon Scorecard?