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Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester earned the highest grade by a hospital-safety ratings agency for the ninth straight time, and Heywood Hospital and Leonard Morse also earned A's.

A state legislator is planning a community forum with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to hear community concerns about the loss of services at UMass Memorial HealthAlliance - Clinton Hospital.

Muldoon worked his last day on Jan. 31, after reversing the Worcester hospital's fortunes in the last four years.

The United Health Foundation dubbed Massachusetts America's healthiest state. But challenges remain, including a high rate of drug overdose deaths and preventable hospitalizations.

Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health Care was profitable for a fourth straight year in the latest budget period but less so than the three previous years, system officials said.

Milford Regional has turned around its financial fortunes with net income of $2.2 million and is poised to remain independent in a consolidating industry.

Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester along with Milford Regional Medical Center, Harrington Memorial Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center received “A” grades on a semiannual safety grade report.

The American Antiquarian Society, the Boys & Girls Club, Quality Beverage and Bethany Hill Place were among those making appointments and promotions.

A nurse was stabbed by a patient while working at at Harrington Hospital in Southbridge earlier this month, the latest in a string of attacks of healthcare workers while on the job.

Doctors are finding cancers earlier and developing more effective ways to treat them.