Steward Health Care

Any business offering a similar at a lower price will almost always succeed in the marketplace. Sure, mitigating factors like taxes, regulation and global competition can throw a company off-track; but for services inherently local – like health care – quality and efficiency are central to a winning formula.

This fall, Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association President and CEO Lynn Nicholas said we're only seeing the tip of the iceberg when it comes to changes in Massachusetts health care.

Armed with $1.25 billion and plans to acquire hospitals, Steward Health Care of Boston is making inroads into Central Massachusetts.

The second-largest healthcare provider in the state is making moves to extended outside of its Eastern Massachusetts stronghold through a new partnership with a 200 physician independent practice association based in Central Massachusetts.

A state commission says it is working to measure the impacts associated with Steward Health Care Network's proposed acquisition of a 200-physician independent practice association.

Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer announced last week the opening of its new Center for Hand and Plastic Surgery and the addition of a new surgeon to its medical team.

The 175 members of a healthcare workers' union employed at Nashoba Valley Medical Center will see their wages increase as part of a new contract between the union and Steward Health Care System.

Last week, Nashoba Valley Medical Center completed an expansion of its inpatient psychiatry unit for senior citizens.

Community hospitals in Massachusetts face a "self-reinforcing cycle of challenges" that makes their traditional business model unsustainable as more patients choose larger academic medical centers, according to a new report.

Saint Vincent Hospital will have a new chief operating officer beginning March 7 when Ava Jo Collins will take over the position.