Tenet Healthcare

Saint Vincent Medical Group on Tuesday announced it will open a new, multispecialty physician practice at Northborough Crossing in January.

The value of the parent company for Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester and MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham dropped more than 25 percent in morning trading on Wednesday.

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

The merger between UMass Memorial Health Care two hospitals in North Central Massachusetts is emblematic of an ongoing trend of hospital consolidation.

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.

Dr. David Shepro came to the Saint Vincent Hospital Cancer and Wellness Center two years ago after the system owned by Texas-based Tenet Healthcare opened the $23-million facility in 2013. He works directly with cancer patients and oversees the medical care at the center.

MetroWest Medical Center is another hospital in the region that's seen a stark financial improvement, and leading the ongoing turnaround is Barbara Doyle, the president and CEO of the Tenet Healthcare-owned hospital, with a main campus in Framingham and another in Natick.

In fiscal 2014, Saint Vincent Hospital was the most profitable outside of Greater Boston at $65.2 million.

St. Vincent Hospital is reviewing an application from a group of more than 200 technicians at the hospital to unionize.

Registered nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital have ratified a new three-year contract with the Worcester health-care facility, ending more than a year of contract talks, the nurses' union announced Monday morning.