Heywood Hospital

Healthcare leaders across Central Massachusetts are looking to Gov. Maura Healey’s reforms announced in January for relief from insurers’ requirements.

Heywood Healthcare, the Gardner-based operator of two of Central Massachusetts’ largest hospitals, is on the hunt for a new chief medical officer as the system’s current CMO Dr. Frank Sweeney is set to retire.

The volume in Central Massachusetts ERs is still expected to grow, exacerbated by a primary care shortage and incoming $1 trillion in cuts nationally to Medicaid.

Athol Hospital has risen to the top as the most profitable in Central Massachusetts, according to data released Thursday.

Mount Wachusett Community College has named a Central Massachusetts healthcare leader as well as one of the Gardner school’s students as the newest members to its board of trustees. 

Every 36 minutes a Massachusetts hospital worker faces either an act of violence or threat.

The Power 100 edition is an annual report on how power is shared and expended in Central Massachusetts each year, as told through the 100 people who are most effectively wielding their influence, with a special focus on those creating change and bringing new ideas to the forefront.

The state auditor found a key industry watchdog was not properly holding the hospitals to account, which are claims the watchdog agency disputes.

Adult hospital readmission rates in Central Massachusetts came in just below the state’s average in 2023.

Heywood Healthcare has announced its stand-alone exit from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.