The licensed practical nurse role is being phased out in favor of more specialization.

The judge ordered Tommy Carvalho to continue to be held without bail because he poses a “serious risk of danger to the community.”

The killing of a nurse last week happened outside the main secure facility, but it cast a spotlight on concerns about staff safety.

Amid questions over the decision to discharge the psychiatric patient, the head of the union representing hospital employees calls for a thorough review of operations.

Tommy Carvalho is scheduled to be arraigned in First Circuit Court on Monday.

The killing was a first for the state-run psychiatric hospital, officials said, although it has a history of other violence against both staff and patients.

UPDATES: The suspect had been stable enough to be placed in a supervised residential program after being discharged from the hospital’s acute care unit, officials said.

Experts are worried about the lack of interest as people are still suffering from the virus and long Covid.

The state made great strides in improving remote access to medical care during Covid, experts say, but barriers remain for many groups.

The state’s current contract will be extended as a new procurement process begins.