BCAT News

David McSweeney, Vice Chairman for the Burlington Board of Health, has decided not to seek re-election after nine years of service. McSweeney was preceded by his father, the late Eugene […]

The IV Hub in Burlington offers professional IV therapy with advanced treatments that can help with your health and wellness goals.

Burlington Parks & Recreation Yoga Instructor Karen Pickett’s Barre Yoga class can improve your balance, flexibility, strengthen your core and more.  

On December 6, 2023 from 6-7 pm, Dr. David Schwarz will be offering a free one-hour Emergency Pet Preparedness and Sheltering presentation at the Burlington Volunteer Reserve Corps (BVRC) [...]

A wellness award at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center is beginning to catch on, and it’s all thanks to the dedicated Health and Wellness staff and a therapy dog named […]

The medication and medical sharp take-back containers will no longer be available at the Burlington Police Station. Below is a list of locations available to the community.  Prescription Drug [...]

The Burlington Board of Health would like to inform residents that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected in mosquitoes collected from Burlington on August 1, 2023.  WNV can infect […]

The DPW is happy to announce that after over two years of permitting, appropriating funds, environmental studies, design, and construction, the PFAS filters have finally been installed and are [...]

Northshore Magazine has named 123 physicians and surgeons from 31 medical specialties affiliated with Lahey Hospital & Medical Center to its annual ‘Top Doctors’ guide. Drawing from Castle [...]

UMass Chan Medical School and Lahey Hospital & Medical Center (Lahey), part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, have received approval from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) to [...]

Presented by the Burlington Historical Society, writer Alan Earls draws on his experience with Dr. Robert Wise. Learning and recording the legacy of Dr. Frank Lahey from his service in […]

The story of Lahey Hospital & Medical Center moving from its Boston roots to a modern facility in Burlington features a young surgeon who served in World War I and […]

Lahey Hospital & Medical Centers is awarding $238,000 in grant funding to 13 community-based organizations, including the Burlington Council On Aging. These grants are being awarded as part [...]

The Burlington Board of Health, in collaboration with Burlington Parks and Recreation, with sponsorship from Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, will be hosting a Community Health and Wellness [...]

Burlington, Lexington and Wilmington have been awarded a Public Health Excellence Grant designed to help separate public health departments collaborate across districts. Representatives from all [...]

In response to inquiries involving public health, science, wellness, safety, as well as Burlington’s new biotechnology, the Board of Health is developing a Public Health and Scientific [...]

Burlington’s Mill Pond Reservoir is undergoing a $15 million project to install PFAS filters as a result of new regulations in acceptable PFAS levels by MassDEP. Once the filters are [...]

The Burlington Board of Health voted to establish the town’s first Community Public Health & Scientific Faculty (CPHSF).   Board Chair Dr. Ed Weiner, Director of Public Health Susan Lumenello [...]