The DPH has stated the Worcester healthcare system violated a regulatory requirement with its rushed closure, yet the regulators have denied the union's request to hold a public hearing. Â
The state’s HSN is operating at an estimated $250 million deficit for fiscal 2025, dumping the burden of payment directly onto the state’s health centers and hospitals.
The labor union for nearly 1,100 workers at UMass Memorial Medical Center has threatened to strike as the union is under contract negotiations with the Worcester hospital system on issues including compensation, staffing levels, and employee protection.Â
UMass Memorial Health has implemented a system-wide hiring pause on all non-clinical, non-patient-facing roles and shuttered two behavioral health clinics.
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