The Massachusetts Health Policy Commission will not conduct a detailed review of market costs for a proposed merger between UMass Memorial Health and Harrington Hospital, based on preliminary findings the deal isn't likely to lead to additional costs for patients.
Heywood Healthcare was profitable in its 2020 budget year, while most other Central Massachusetts hospital networks ran deficits despite federal coronavirus pandemic relief funding.
UMass Memorial Health Care is no longer — the name, that is. UMass Memorial, the largest employer in Central Massachusetts, has launched a new branding campaign.
Central Massachusetts hospitals are losing a slight share of patients statewide and in absolute numbers, including at the area's two biggest hospital systems, Tenet Healthcare and UMass Memorial Health Care.
Employees at UMass Memorial Health Care, the largest employer in Central Massachusetts, will be able to participate in a new state program aimed at keeping workers healthy.
When the professionals who would become WBJ’s 2021 Business Leaders of the Year started their years anew in January 2020, they could have had no idea the past 15 months would end up like they did. Yet, each of them in their own way, found a path for their organizations to thrive.
UMass Memorial Health Care has filed paperwork opposing Mass General Brigham's planned outpatient facility in Westborough, saying the Somerville-based health network hasn't demonstrated a need for the new medical office.