Mica Kanner-Mascolo

mkannermascolo@wbjournal.com

Mica Kanner-Mascolo covers health care and diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Worcester Business Journal. Her freelance writing has been featured in publications including FEMINIST, Byrdie, and Spare Change News. Mica is a graduate of The New School where she studied creative writing. An East Coast native, Mica currently resides in Central Massachusetts.

Covers: Health care and diversity, equity, and inclusion

Diversity & Inclusion

UMass Chan to start environmental justice program

UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester is developing an environmental justice program designed to implement climate action efforts on campus and create a sustainable resource guide.

Arts & Entertainment

Hanover Theatre hires NY production executive to replace Troy Siebels as CEO

Alan Seiffert has been named president and CEO of the Worcester Center for Performing Arts, the nonprofit behind The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts in Worcester.

Banking & Finance

Central Mass. Housing Alliance to acquire Worcester properties, open homelessness resource center

Central Massachusetts Housing Alliance, a Worcester-based nonprofit addressing homelessness through initiatives aimed at promoting long-term housing stability, has teamed up with the City of Worcester to open a Day Resource Center for the community’s unhoused population.

Banking & Finance

Worcester nonprofits, law enforcement granted slice of $3.3M to combat sexual violence, human trafficking

Worcester County state, local, and nonprofit agencies have received a slice of nearly $3.8 million in federal funding to help mitigate intimate partner violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking in the local community.

Health Care

Boston Scientific continues acquisition streak, eyes Newton cancer treatment provider

Boston Scientific is expanding its presence in cancer treatment as the Marlborough-based medical device manufacturer intends to acquire Intera Oncology, a Newton-based medical device company focused on interventional oncology therapy.

Champions of Health Care: Wessolossky is a community-forward kind of doctor

Dr. Mireya Wessolossky’s fascination with infectious diseases coincided with a devastating time in U.S. history: the AIDS epidemic.

Champions of Health Care: Lane relies on old-school relationship building to serve patients

In another life, Madeline Lane would be a school teacher. In this life, she’s a nurse practitioner at UMass Memorial Health – Harrington Hospital in Charlton, but that doesn’t mean her love for education has fallen by the wayside.

Champions of Health Care: Li empowers children to take control of their mental health

Children are the experts on their own lives, says Dr. Xuejing Li. Centering the experiences of children and their families is an integral aspect of Li’s approach to the psychiatric care she provides as the medical director, outpatient behavioral health at Worcester nonprofit Seven Hills Foundation.

Champions of Health Care: Precourt tackles systematic healthcare challenges

In October, he officially shed the interim title he held for more than a year, assuming his permanent role as the president of Central Massachusetts’ largest hospital, with its 749 beds, $2.1 billion in annual revenue, 3,200 registered nurses, and 1,200 physicians in Worcester.

Champions of Health Care: ‘There’s not many people like Erik’

Dr. Erik Garcia’s CV says “quality healthcare is a human right.” This belief underscores all aspects of his effort to provide care to the underserved.

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