Health Care

Phosphorex, a Hopkinton-based drug delivery-focused contract development and manufacturing company, has named a new CEO following a growth capital investment. 

UMass Memorial Health-Harrington, in Southbridge, has launched a behavioral health emergency service pod.

The board of directors of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has named its first female CEO, Sarah Iselin, the Boston-based health insurer announced at the end of August.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will reimburse the City of Worcester for operating the 250-bed DCU Center field hospital in the initial phases of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Greater Worcester Community Foundation on Wednesday named Tim Johnstone as its interim president and CEO while the GWCF board of directors continues its search to find a full-time CEO following Jim Ayers resignation from the $200-million foundation after five months on the job.

Five years since its creation and now made up entirely of a second wave of commissioners, the Cannabis Control Commission and the legal marijuana sector that it oversees are at a critical crossroads and regulators are gearing up for a rulemaking round that one commissioner said could "make or break" the industry here.

Notre Dame Healthcare has named Jessica Brigham as its new executive director of Notre Dame du Lac Assisted Living.

Dr. Jordan Eisenstock is board-certified neurologist and psychiatrist and founder of Community Neuroscience Services in Worcester and Westborough.

Youth mental health was a burgeoning crisis even before COVID-19 closed schools and put a pause on social events. 

In an active shooter situation, the difference between life and death can be a matter of seconds.