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It's been about four years since Massachusetts residents voted to legalize marijuana for medical use, but the state's health care community as a whole is far from a consensus.

The Worcester City Council on Tuesday night is scheduled to vote on a property exchange deal with Saint Vincent Hospital, so the healthcare provider can increase its campus footprint in Washington Square, according to the council agenda.

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All but two of the acute-care hospitals in Central Massachusetts were profitable last year, pushing the overall margin for the region to fourth best out of the seven regions in the state.

Acute care hospitals in Central Massachusetts received moderate to low rankings on a five-star hospital ranking system put out by the federal government.

Saint Vincent Hospital on Thursday said a previously reported patient identification error involving a surgery by its team at the hospital was not the fault of its staff, because the actual misidentification took place outside of the hospital and didn't involve its employees.

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said Wednesday it is investigating an alleged incident at Saint Vincent Hospital amid media reports that a surgeon operated on the wrong patient.

Saint Vincent Hospital has launched a partial hospitalization program in Worcester for patients who need structured behavioral health therapy, the latest effort by a regional health provider to increase access to mental health services.

All but two acute care hospitals in Central Massachusetts reported year-over-year profits for the first three months of 2016, according to a report from a state agency that tracks hospital financials.