Health Care

Justin Precourt, interim president of Worcester’s UMass Memorial Medical Center, has officially shed his provisional title, assuming his role as president of the largest hospital in Central Massachusetts. 

WBJ sources over the past 35 years have contributed memorable sentiments.

As the biomanufacturing sector continues to expand into a wide range of applications, billions of dollars are being spent on biomedical research, targeting diseases and improving patient outcomes with technology.

The proliferation of artificial intelligence and home health care, and the introduction of delivery drones are just some of the tools expected to change the future of medicine in Central Massachusetts and beyond.

As leaders, they ably represented two of Central Massachusetts’ longest-running institutions: each intricately tied to Isaiah Thomas. One turned his bequeathed library into the world’s preeminent repository of pre-20th-century print materials in what is now the United States. The other invoked the patriot printer’s name for its annual award to citizens who serve Worcester with distinction.

How do you whittle 35 years of headlining business news down to a couple thousand words and a few pages? You don't. But here, we take our best shot to highlight the companies, individuals, and moments that left a lasting impression.

WBJ has an extensive physical photo archive from the days when businesses sent in black-and-white photos of their executives and new hires.

As Hologic gears up to cease operations at its Danbury, Connecticut facility in December, the Marlborough-based medical device manufacturer plans tol incrementally lay off 86 employees by the end of February.

While the Steward Health Care saga has subsided in Massachusetts, lawmakers charged with finding consensus on bills intended to prevent a similar meltdown, as well as prescription drug reforms, appear to be hitting roadblocks.

Retirement is the well-deserved break all employees strive for at the end of a hard-worked career. While that respite sounds great in concept, the reality is retirees nationwide are reversing their decision and re-entering the workforce.