Massachusetts nurse brain tumor cluster: Newton-Wellesley Hospital confirms another self-reported case

Another former nurse at Newton-Wellesley Hospital has reportedly been diagnosed with a brain tumor the hospital has proven This seventh revealed tumor matter on the fifth floor maternity wing of the Mass General Brigham facility comes as agents continue to assure staff and patients that the milieu is safe The nurses diagnosed with brain tumors have worked in the maternal care labor delivery unit on the hospital s fifth floor at various point The brain tumor cases are all benign non-cancerous We were in recent months made aware of this additional self-reported incident of a former staff member s benign brain tumor a hospital spokesperson explained in a declaration on Friday following a analysis from Boston com on the seventh scenario When the hospital initially shared that five nurses had been diagnosed with a brain tumor the hospital announced the only type of tumor that had more than one circumstance was meningioma This seventh nurse has a right frontal lobe meningioma according to the Boston com statement After hospital agents learned of the revealed brain tumors they conducted an examination with the Department of Occupational Wellness and Safety Newton-Wellesley Safety Officer radiation and pharmaceutical safety offices and external environmental consultants The healthcare and wellbeing of our staff clinicians and patients is our top priority and we continue to evaluate any and all information provided to us the hospital spokesperson announced in Friday s comment As we ve stated before we have conducted a thorough probe into our ecosystem after reports of brain tumors in individuals who have worked in our labor and delivery and post-partum care units at certain point over the past years the spokesperson added Based on these findings we are confident that the surroundings is safe Staff members have raised several concerns about this cluster of cases The hospital has addressed questions about whether brain tumor cases can be related to wearing masks during the pandemic the drinking water use of x-rays or the pharmacy on the floor below Related Articles Another brain tumor event published amid Massachusetts nurse cluster Massachusetts nurses with brain tumors DPH in communication with Newton-Wellesley Cluster of Massachusetts nurses reportedly diagnosed with brain tumors The Massachusetts Nurses Association s division of wellness and safety consisting of occupational soundness nurses is reviewing the situation The union has declared the hospital s environmental testing was not comprehensive A union spokesperson noted in a declaration on Friday We are finalizing our research in anticipation of sharing the results with the hospital