Health Care

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has awarded five Worcester organizations $494,000 to help lead coronavirus vaccination education efforts among Latinos, Black, Indigenous and other people of color in Worcester’s inner city.

The Edward M. Kennedy Community Health Center announced on Thursday it has moved its administrative offices to be close to the Great Brook Valley public housing complex, where the center was founded.

The coronavirus testing and vaccine clinic being run by UMass Memorial Health at the Mercantile Center announced on Wednesday it has crossed the milestone of distributing 30,000 vaccines in four months.

Reflecting on the state of emergency that came to an end Tuesday, Gov. Charlie Baker praised the sacrifices Bay Staters made over the past 462 days and urged those who still have not done so to get vaccinated.

Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester has named John Whitlock as its newest chief financial officer, replacing Brendan Strong, who held the role for one year, according to his LinkedIn.

One the eve of the COVID-19 state of emergency's expiration, most of the primary metrics used to track the virus are at their lowest levels on record and the Baker administration's goal of vaccinating at least 4.1 million is within sight.

If there’s a healthcare equivalent of the tech startup cliche of starting a business out of someone’s garage, that’s about exactly what Dr. Sean Lordan did.

Filling positions hasn’t been easy over the past few years. That’s related to both pressures created by the COVID-19 pandemic and longer-term issues in the healthcare industry.

The city of Worcester and its healthcare providers embraced novel approaches to handle Massachusetts’ other health crisis in a year where the coronavirus pandemic took center stage.

The coronavirus pandemic has opened up a new world, one workers aren’t eager to give up.