WELLFLEET — There were no positive Covid-19 tests among the 987 people tested in Provincetown and Wellfleet during a two-day period in June, the Independent has learned. The tests, administered […]
Outer Cape Health Services
OCHS Resumes Routine Appointments
PROVINCETOWN — Outer Cape Health Services, which operates urgent and primary care clinics in Provincetown, Wellfleet, and Harwich, is encouraging its primary-care patients to schedule routine health care appointments previously […]
HEALTH
How Much Is a Covid Test? Who Can Get One?
The answer, as usual: it’s complicated
PROVINCETOWN — Health care is rarely simple. The question of who can access it, where, when, and for how much often gets a conditional and specific answer that’s different for […]
ADDICTION
State Boosts Telehealth for Drug Therapy
Baker’s order makes treatment for substance abuse more accessible
Gov. Charlie Baker signed an executive order on March 15 expanding access to telehealth services for the duration of the Covid-19 crisis. His action has the potential to make Medication […]
CORONAVIRUS
No Cases but Lots of Questions
Is it not here, or are we not finding it?
PROVINCETOWN — For four weeks now, Provincetown has detected zero new cases of coronavirus. Memorial Day weekend came and went. Phase two of the statewide reopening was announced; lodgings, retail […]
CORONAVIRUS
Early Test Results Look Good
But a negative test shouldn’t change behavior
WELLFLEET — The 449 free Covid-19 tests conducted at Outer Cape Health Services here on June 17 and 18 have so far showed zero positive results. Wellfleet’s clinic was one […]
HEALTH
The Doctor Is In, but Mostly Virtually
Questions and answers about how OCHS is coping
Outer Cape Health Services, the major provider of health care for the four Outer Cape towns, continues to operate its three clinics with reduced hours, staffing, and salaries, a result […]
HEALTH
Open Enrollment Ends May 25
How to get help signing up for low-cost health insurance and care
After multiple extensions, open enrollment for health insurance is set to end on Monday, May 25. It’s not too late to get help with signups for health insurance, and people who […]
CURRENTS
This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead All meetings are held remotely. To watch a meeting, go to provincetown-ma.gov and click on the meeting you want to watch. Follow the link to the agenda for […]
CASES
Two Patients With COVID-19 Describe Their Ordeals
From frightening diagnosis to compassionate community support
As the number of new COVID-19 cases grows daily and the Outer Cape braces for the coming wave of severe illness, now expected to peak in mid-April, two local residents […]
PANDEMIC
Health Center Funds Dwindle as Patients Stay Home
OCHS puts losses at $1 million per month
PROVINCETOWN — No clinical services to patients have been canceled since Outer Cape Health Services last week furloughed or laid off nearly half its staff because of lost revenue caused […]
currents
This Week in Provincetown
Meetings Ahead All meetings will be aired through video conferencing. For details: provincetown-ma.gov/27/Town-Boards. Thursday, April 2 Public Pier Corp., 2 p.m. Zoning Board of Appeals, 6 p.m. Thursday, April 9 […]
PANDEMIC
OCHS Faces Fiscal Strain in Virus Crisis
Hours reduced, and closing one clinic may be necessary
WELLFLEET — Outer Cape Health Services must reduce its hours and possibly close one of its three clinics at least temporarily because of the financial pressure imposed on the organization […]
THE PANDEMIC
Cape Works to Meet Growing Need for Coronavirus Testing
The supply of tests remains scarce; hospital capacity is limited
Updated at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 24. PROVINCETOWN — Outer Cape Health Services will test patients for the coronavirus, but they must first call one of the OCHS health clinics […]
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Letters, January 30, 2020
From Jonathan Sperber, Chris Affleck, and Mary DeAngelis
‘Needlessly Humiliated’ To the editor: I was disappointed to read your hastily written and poorly researched article “Does OCHS Have a Problem With M.D. Turnover?” (Nov. 28, page 1), in […]
