UMass Memorial Health

The year we're about to leave - for some, maybe forget - saw several noteworthy business-related events in Central Massachusetts, but here's our consensus selections for the top five stories of 2014. As a staff, we unanimously agreed on the top story. There was little debate over the remaining four.

UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC) has posted a $29 million operating surplus for fiscal 2014, according to a report the Worcester-based health care system released this week.

Consumers often struggle to comprehend how medical bills quickly add up to astronomical amounts, and lament layoffs...

Community Healthlink and UMass Memorial Health Care are among 10 organizations sharing $1.3 million in grants under a new program administered by the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation.

Ten years ago, the idea of using the internet to compare restaurants or services based on price and consumer ratings was in its infancy. Today, though, health care in Massachusetts has taken a similar step.

UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC) will post a $29 million operating surplus in fiscal 2014, according to preliminary results the Worcester-based health care system shared with bond investors this week.

In an ongoing fight over proposed staffing cuts, nurses at HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster will picket Wednesday, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), the union representing the nurses.

The new $80-million Quest Diagnostics laboratory in Marlborough will be a hub of innovation, as well as the center for medical testing services for patients throughout New England, Quest CEO Steve Rusckowski told guests gathered to celebrate the opening of the Forest Street facility Thursday morning.

A cross section of health care leaders made predictions for the next 25 years of the industry at Worcester Business Journal's Worcester2025 Health Care forum Tuesday morning, and not all bodes well for area providers.

(UPDATED) Nurses at HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster will deliver a petition to CEO Deborah Weymouth today, asking her to rescind plans to reduce staffing and reorganize patient care services, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), the union representing the nurses.