UMass Memorial Health

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reimburse Worcester healthcare provider UMass Memorial Health $3.6 million for operating a COVID field hospital at the DCU Center twice during the first year of the pandemic.

The Petersham location of Gardner-based Heywood Healthcare’s addiction treatment facility The Quabbin Retreat has sold to development company, Waterstone Properties Group, Inc. of Needham for $3.3 million, according to the Worcester District Registry of Deeds.

Ascentria Care Alliance, a Worcester-based human service nonprofit, has named four new members to its board of directors.

Patricia Pistone, the senior director of external affairs, marketing, and development at UMass Memorial Health - HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital has joined the board of trustees at Mount Wachusett Community College.

Hospital profits have fallen significantly across the state, including hospital systems based in Central Massachusetts, according to the latest report by the Center for Health Information and Analysis. 

Vaping has been out of the headlines for a while, as the nation’s attention turned to a more urgent respiratory issue known as COVID-19.

COVID-19 continues to shape the healthcare landscape across Central Massachusetts, as hospitals grapple with soaring costs and staffing shortages.

It’s been more than two years since COVID-19 first wreaked havoc across the globe. Despite this, the pandemic rages on across Central Massachusetts for a third summer.

Almost three years ago, Tamara Lundi took over leadership of Community Healthlink, the UMass Memorial Health division dedicated to improving the health of people suffering from mental illness, addiction, or homelessness.

Central Massachusetts business organizations with recent hires and promotions include Oriol Health Care, GFA Federal Credit Union, and Bay State Savings Bank.