ReWalk Robotics, whose U.S. headquarters is in Marlborough, is still working to make its exoskeleton units widely available to people with spinal cord injuries. But on the heels of a successful IPO earlier this month, CEO Larry Jasinski said the company is already planning to bring mobility to a wider population of disabled people.
In June, Rewalk received federal approval for its ReWalk Personal exoskeleton, designed to help people with spinal cord injuries walk. A robotic, wearable system, the ReWalk Personal provides power hip and knee motion, giving paraplegics the ability to walk.
New Jersey-based Partners Pharmacy is expanding its operations in Marlborough after signing a 10-year lease on Cedar Hill Street, according to both the company and the broker, Greater Boston Commercial Properties of Marlborough.
Marc Altholz, executive vice president of marketing and business development for Partners, said the business leased an additional 18,000 square feet at 165-181 Cedar Hill St. after it outgrew its 6,000-square-foot space in the same location. Partners, which is unrelated to Partners Healthcare of Boston, will now occupy space on the first floor, and maintain some of its existing offices on the second floor, Altholz said.
(UPDATED) Nurses at HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster will deliver a petition to CEO Deborah Weymouth today, asking her to rescind plans to reduce staffing and reorganize patient care services, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), the union representing the nurses.
State and federal officials are close to an agreement on a high-dollar health care deal, but payments to a select group of hospitals that treat higher volumes of uninsured and publicly funded patients remain an area of disagreement.
Boston Scientific has completed its purchase of the interventional business of Bayer AG, opening up the Marlborough-based company's treatment solutions for vascular conditions.
Masonic Health Systems of Charlton has named Tameryn Campbell its president and CEO after the resignation of David Turner, who had held the position for 15 years, the company said.
The eClincialWorks' electronic health records solution software has been selected by Northern New Jersey's Carepoint Health System to be used in 45 medical practices, the Westborough health care technology firm said today.
Southbridge-based Harrington HealthCare and Heywood Healthcare in Gardner have formed a new company that will allow the systems to pool and manage their patients' care, giving them an advantage in negotiating risk-based contracts with insurers.