Health Care

Oriol Health Care of Holden has announced two new hires.

The University of Massachusetts Medical School is partnering with departments of corrections to study best practices in treating substance abuse in prisons and jails.

UMass Memorial Health Care on Wednesday said it has notified the state of plans to the number of beds in its 28-bed inpatient acute psychiatric unit on the University campus by about 50 percent.

Jay Gonzalez, a former secretary of Administration and Finance who left his job as CEO of the health insurer CeltiCare in December to pursue the governorship, made his campaign official on Monday.

The nonprofit Milford Regional Medical Center ended 2016 with a financial loss of $6.99 million, even as its revenue and total number of patients increased.

Gov. Charlie Baker said Wednesday his administration will be ready to deal with the consequences of a repeal of the Affordable Care Act.

Officials at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham will celebrate the opening of the hospital's new Cancer Center on Thursday.

Heywood Healthcare announced two capital campaign pledges totalling $375,000.

The Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) has called for a review of the decision by insurer Delta Dental of Massachusetts to shift administration of its products to a for-profit entity.

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts has named two new members to its Board of Directors.