Health Care

Ascentria Care Alliance, a Worcester-based human service nonprofit, has named four new members to its board of directors.

The Senate advanced seven pieces of legislation previously passed by the House on Monday morning, getting bills dealing with "fail first" insurance policies and the consequences of student loan debt default into the hopper for the final week of formal sessions.

Connecting to Greatness, a small Leominster business providing mental health counseling, has received a $25,000 loan for an expansion into telehealth.

CloudWave, a Marlborough company that says it’s the largest independent cloud and managed services software hosting provider in health care, has named a new member of its board of directors.

CardioFocus, Inc. has filed for key patents for its technology designed to treat atrial fibrillation, which is a type of abnormal heartbeat.

GAAMHA, Inc. has received $450,000 in funding from the first-ever $3-million Massachusetts Social Enterprise Capital Grant Program, to improve its facilities and support its mission.

With coronavirus pandemic restrictions loosening, Fred Kaelin, executive director of the Shine Initiative, is focused on expanding the nonprofit’s impact on children and adults within Worcester County and beyond. 

Vinh Ly, owner of 3B Auto Inc. on Canterbury Street in Worcester, has purchased three lots in Worcester and Auburn for just under $1.2 million.

Worcester-based behavioral health provider Spectrum Health Systems promoted Jonathan Miller as its new chief information officer, along with two new additional promotions.

A lawsuit against Marlborough medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific Corp., alleging the company’s complacency in the death of a 59-year-old South Carolina man, has been transferred to the U.S. District Court for Western New York.