Saint Vincent Hospital

The federal government has found Saint Vincent Hospital at fault in a recent instance of wrong-kidney removal and threatened to cut the hospital from the Medicare program unless changes are made.

The losses at UMass Memorial - Clinton Hospital and Milford Regional Medical Center have continued to mount as the rest of the area's hospitals remain on track.

When a legal issues hit, companies need to cover their liability while winning in the court of public opinion.

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.