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Advocates, lawmakers make hard push to prevent planned Saturday closure of Leominster maternity ward

Advocates working to prevent UMass Memorial Health from closing its birthing unit at HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital in Leominster are doubling down their efforts in the last days before the planned closure, attempting to persuade Gov. Maura Healey to issue a stay to keep it open.

UMass Memorial granted $154K to expand opioid disorder treatment

UMass Memorial Health has received $153,824 in a combined grant from The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts, Reliant Foundation, and RIZE Massachusetts for an opioid-use disorder education program targeted at prescribers.

🔒Watching COVID closely: Mass. hospitals try to stay ahead of a surge

Hospital systems are waiting, monitoring, and responding as COVID cases rise, even as they remain far below peak levels.

UMass Memorial to go forward with Sept. 23 closure of Leominster maternity ward

After adjusting its plans to regulators’ concerns, UMass Memorial Health intends to go forward with its plan to close the inpatient maternity unit at HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital in Leominster.

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DPH rejects UMass Memorial plan, delays closure of Leominster maternity ward

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Friday rejected UMass Memorial Health’s proposed plan on how to provide essential maternity service in North Central Massachusetts following its planned closure of the Leominster maternity ward.

Leominster mayor says hospital failed miserably in maternal care closure plan

UMass Memorial Medical Center "failed miserably" in its plan to maintain access to maternal care after the proposed closure of a Leominster birthing center, the city's mayor contended Tuesday in a plea for state regulators to take a more forceful approach.

Community Healthlink’s shuttered programs will need 8-12 months to reopen

The Community Healthlink substance abuse programs that have been closed since April will need eight to 12 more months to reopen, according to a letter from the Worcester Commissioner of Health and Human Services Dr. Matilde Castiel to City Manager Eric Batista.

UMass Memorial responds to DPH concerns over Leominster maternity closure

In order to preserve access to care for patients as it intends to move forward in closing its maternity ward in Leominster, UMass Memorial Health in Worcester has released its plan, relying on other health centers, public transit, and ambulances.

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🔒The high cost of delivering babies: Leominster maternity center battle part of national struggle

The saga over the proposed closure of the Leominster maternity center is part of a national struggle beset by doctor shortages, rising maternal morbidity, and money-losing operations.