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Boston MedFlight teams with hospitals to save lives

BOSTON – The crew of Boston MedFlight, a fleet of helicopters, airplanes, and ambulances, leaves no one behind. Taking exceptional care of all patients, irrespective of one's ability to pay, is standard practice for the exceptional staff working at this non-profit charity with bases in Lawrence, Bedford, and Plymouth.

Massachusetts

Mass. emergency rooms see sharp increase in behavioral health cases

STATE HOUSE — Total emergency room use in Massachusetts dropped slightly in 2014, but visits associated with a behavioral health conditions rose sharply, according to preliminary Health Policy Commission findings. Early data from the commission's 2015 Cost Trends Report show a nearly 24 percent statewide increase in behavioral health-related