Long COVID is not only a health issue for many Granite Staters, it has a direct effect on the New Hampshire economy. The New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute (NHFPI) says in a new report local workers who reduced their hours due to long COVID may have lost an estimated $152.7 million in wages in 2022, while those who left the labor force entirely accounted for approximately $389.4 million in lost wages in 2022.
A major health care and security technology company that’s been headquartered in Peabody, Mass., for almost 50 years is pulling up stakes and moving to Salem, N.H., bringing with it 500 jobs. Analogic Corp. is moving to 9 Northeastern Boulevard in Salem, needing more room for its research and manufacturing operations.
Seacoast first responders are developing a plan to ensure critical emergency coverage after Exeter Hospital announced it will discontinue its advanced life support paramedic intercept service in March.
The Executive Council tabled a proposal Dec. 4 to create a public-private partnership and allow Dartmouth Health to run the state’s Hampstead Hospital, after councilors argued they needed more time to review the contract.
Overhead costs are typically much lower at ambulatory surgery centers like BASC as compared to hospital-based outpatient departments.
Every fall, the NH Tech Alliance gathers a group of New Hampshire business leaders, tasked with the ever-challenging duty of judging new technology products with the goal of crowning one as Product of the Year. The five finalists sparing for the title next month are SportsVisio, Sequel Medical Technologies, Atmospheric G2, Pirouette Medical and Driver Technologies.
Riverbend Community Mental Health is set to open a 12-bed facility in Concord, providing much-needed housing and onsite care for adults dealing with acute mental health challenges.
Judge Landya B. McCafferty is giving the state until the end of next March to end ER boarding, saying those patients should not spend more than six hours in the ER before getting into treatment
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau provides valuable insight into private and public health coverage across New Hampshire. About three in four Granite Staters (75.9%) received all or part of their health coverage through private means, while one in three residents (33.3%) received all or partial public coverage, predominately through Medicare or Medicaid.
New Hampshire health officials are continuing an overhaul of the national suicide prevention hotline and have accepted federal money to improve the state’s response.
