Southcoast Health

Nurses at the New Bedford FCU say their patient load has increased since Southcoast Health closed its maternity ward at Tobey Hospital in Wareham.

The cute-as-a-button beanies were hand-knitted for the cherubs born this week.

Although the risk is low in the SouthCoast area, the health care network is still taking steps out of an abundance of caution.

Southcoast Health is closing the maternity ward at Tobey and directing pregnant women in the Wareham area to St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford.

Not getting a flu shot can kill.

Thanks to wonderful members of our community, we were able to collect thousands of pounds of food for families in need this holiday season.

The agreement insures that St. Luke's Hospital will continue to be part of the Blue Cross Blue Shield network.

Wareham residents, elected officials and Southcoast Health staff are celebrating the start of construction on the Tobey Hospital's Emergency Department.

Blue Cross Blue Shield says SouthCoast Health intends to terminate its contract unless it agrees to rate increases of 30-percent over the next four years.

Southcoast Health has said it will put an end to its contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts unless it receives a pay increase.