Updated: 2:34 PM EST Jan 10, 2021 A police sergeant in Massachusetts remains in an intensive care unit as he battles COVID-19, according to his family and friends.In a Facebook post, the Norton Police Department confirmed that Det. Sgt. Stephen Desfosses is battling a coronavirus infection.Desfosses was diagnosed with COVID-19, Influenza A and pneumonia in early December, according to a GoFundMe page that was set up for him and his family.After struggling to improve at home for two weeks and feeling a serious decline in his ability to breathe, he was taken to a local emergency room. He was evaluated to be in critical condition and was then taken to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston, where he remains in the ICU.According to an update to the GoFundMe page from his wife, Jessica, Desfosses lungs are showing no signs of improvement with severe fibrosis. It s getting harder and harder to remain positive.I just can t believe that this is my real life, Jessica Desfosses
NEW BEDFORD After serving Southcoast Health for three years, North American Partners in Anesthesia will not have its contract renewed, causing a stir among current and former health care workers.
In May 2018, NAPA replaced the former anesthesia group, Anesthesia Associates of Massachusetts, which is now disbanded. AAM s contract employees served Southcoast Health medical facilities for 20 years. Critics say NAPA made promises to President Keith Hovan that it didn t keep. Word had spread around the hospital that NAPA promised to cover all three of Southcoast Health s locations Tobey, St. Luke s, and Charlton for $1.8 million less than AAM while retaining 90% of existing staff. In total, the decision to switch from AAM to NAPA affected roughly 10 doctors and about 25 CRNAs at St. Luke s and a handful from Charlton. The Standard-Times was unable to access official contracts between Southcoast Hospitals and NAPA and AAM.
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NORTON - Detective Sergeant Stephen R. Desfosses is hospitalized after contracting COVID several weeks ago and a fundraiser has been launched to support his family.
Desfosses has been in the ICU for a week, according to Jeffa Lombardi, who launched a GoFundMe page Dec. 28 to help Desfosses wife, Jessica, and their two daughters, Addison, 11, and Ella, 8. Jessica has taken leave from work to focus on their two daughters, Lombardi said.
“After struggling to improve at home for two weeks and feeling a serious decline in his ability to breathe, he was taken to the local emergency room,” Lombardi said. “He was immediately identified as being in critical condition and swiftly transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital in Boston. Initial tests revealed blood clots in his lungs, legs, and abdomen. More importantly, he was completely unable to maintain oxygen saturation on his own.
UpdatedFri, Dec 18, 2020 at 9:02 pm ET
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MCSP funds another year of Interface Referral Service
The Medfield Coalition for Suicide Prevention (MCSP) is proud to announce successfully funding the renewal of Interface Referral Service for the Town of Medfield for 2020-2021. In a year as emotionally trying as 2020, MCSP hopes to increase the awareness of this valuable service for any resident of Medfield.
The William James INTERFACE Referral Service, offered through the Freedman Center, is a mental health and wellness referral Helpline available Monday through Friday, 9 am-5 pm, at 888-244-6843 (toll free). This is a free, confidential referral service for residents of participating communities. Callers from these participating communities are matched with licensed mental health providers from an extensive database, on average, within 2 weeks of their call to INTERFACE. Each referral best meets the location, insurance, and