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Major swaths of state’s healthcare system considered high risk due …

WEBMajor swaths of the state's health care system are now considered "high risk," with the crisis largely fueled by a major backlog of patients waiting to be …

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Champions of Health Care: Ellison has led the battle against …

WEB“Research is based on trust. You have to trust who you are involved with. [Ellison] has 100% integrity,” said Blaser, now director of the Center for Advanced …

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New institute looks to shake up health equity research

WEBThe new Institute for Health Equity Research, Evaluation and Policy, part of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers, will work to unpack the root …

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Hospitals’ precarious condition: Heywood's bankruptcy is just part …

WEBTo start the year, UMass Memorial Health, the largest healthcare system in Central Massachusetts, elected not to go through with a planned merger with Heywood, …

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Spectrum Health Systems building new HQ in Westborough

WEBSpectrum is the third largest provider of addiction services in Central Massachusetts, after Framingham-based and Worcester-based Community Healthlink. …

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WBJ Champions of Health Care Champions Awards & Forum

WEBSAVE-the-DATE: The 2024 Central Mass Health Care Forum and Champions Awards event will take place on December 11, 2024 at the Hogan Campus Center at the College …

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Massachusetts Health Connector sees largest number of enrollees …

WEBPut it in the record books: the health insurance open enrollment period at the Massachusetts Health Connector that ended last week saw the single largest number of …

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Health assessment: Greater Worcester must improve housing, …

WEBThe Worcester Division of Public Health has identified six priority areas to focus on to improve regional health and increase health equity across Greater …

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In wake of Steward financial troubles, advocate calls for health …

WEBCurry and a wide-ranging coalition of health care and civil rights leaders want the Legislature to embrace a sweeping health equity bill (H 1250 / S 799), which …

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State and healthcare facilities agree on plan to cope with capacity

WEBUnder the agreement, BCBSMA and MAHP member insurers will waive prior authorization for admissions from acute care hospitals to post-acute care facilities until …

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Community Healthlink president to depart amid 80 layoffs

WEBCHL president Tamara Lundi’s departure from the role will be on May 5, according to a statement from Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health, which …

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New Worcester behavioral health clinic aims to make mental …

WEBGuidelight Health, a new behavioral health treatment center, will be accepting patients at its very first location on Lincoln Street in Worcester come May 1. …

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Hospitals 'tip-toe' into nicotine-free workforces with new hiring

WEBMatt Volpini Fran Meringolo, director of human resources at Marlborough Hospital, said a new nicotine-free hiring policy may be controversial but for a health care organization, …

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Mass. commission calls for more oversight of healthcare private …

WEBOut of 158 health care provider transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, between 2013 and 2022, 45 percent involved private equity firms.

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AdCare CEO departs after six months on the job

WEBBy Isabel Tehan. After joining the Worcester mental health and addiction treatment center in May, AdCare Hospital CEO Brian Stoesz has left the role. Stoesz …

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Fallon Health branding coming to One Mercantile building

WEBConstructed in 2012, the seven-story, 214,000-square-foot building was once known as the Unum Building, but was rebranded to One Mercantile after the …

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UMass Memorial Medical Center makes top five in U.S. News ranking

WEBIts 2022 revenue was $2.08 billion, and it employs 2,574 registered nurses and 1,257 active physicians. The full ranking of the top Massachhusetts hospitals is …

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Heywood Hospital reopening mental health unit after three years

WEBHeywood Hospital in Gardner will reopen its inpatient mental health unit on Jan. 11, after having closed the facility in October 2021. The unit received approval to reopen a six …

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Reliant, Southboro Medical pursue merger, break with Atrius …

WEBReliant, formerly the Fallon Clinic, has annual revenue of about $430 million and employs about 1,500 across 20 locations. Southboro, founded in 1972, has more than 90 medical …

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