HEALTH • Fall 2017 3
This issue
F E AT U R E S
16
Casting a
wider net
The Region's Quarterly Health Care Magazine
14
Elise's Law
Stabbing Victim Elise Wilson is pushing for a law to increase hospital
safety \\ BY EMILY MICUCCI
14
18
20
4 Letter from the editor
5 Health Care Briefs
An overview of the latest health
care business news
7 Hospital Profile
8 Pictures of Health
A photographic look at the region's
health care happenings
11 - 12 The Lists
Nursing programs
Disability employment gap
D E PA RT M E N T S
18
20
UMass Medical School
welcomed its largest
class this fall.
\\ BY EMILY MICUCCI
1 3 Local Innovation
22 Column:
Consumer
advice
23 Column: Benefits
administration
24 The Pulse
Statistical snapshot of the
health care sector
25 Newsworthy
People, providers and practices
26 Profile
Q&A with Janice McNeill,
board-certified behavior analyst
Employment on the spectrum
How local companies are connecting with autistic candidates
\\ BY LIVIA GERSHON
Home health check
New regulation may be needed, but caution is advised
\\ BY SUSAN SHALHOUB
