Health Care

HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster plans to layoff the equivalent of at least 20 full-time workers, according to the union representing nurses.

HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster on Wednesday said it will lay off employees from clinical and administrative departments, including managerial staff, due to declining patient volumes.

A survey conducted by a cloud-based health care records management firm indicates that adoption of mobile technology by health care providers has slowed, at least temporarily.

UMass Memorial Health Care's (UMMHC) credit rating outlook was lowered Friday from stable to negative by Standard & Poor's Rating Services following weaker-than-expected quarterly earnings.

Losses for Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC) are shrinking, though some of its hospitals actually widened their losses, according to second-quarter financial results released Tuesday by the Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis.

The independent pharmacy is practically a relic in America, where large chains dominate, but Marlborough's Bouvier Pharmacy is one straggler that won't be shut out.

Worcester-based drug and alcohol treatment center operator AdCare has agreed to purchase SSTAR of North Kingstown, R.I., for an undisclosed amount. This would be AdCare's second location in Rhode Island.

UMass Memorial Health Care has reduced its ownership stake in Worcester's Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital from 50 percent to 20 percent, according to an announcement yesterday.

Gardner-based Heywood Hospital said earlier this week that it will save more than $29,000 a year by upgrading to energy-efficient equipment.

A Westborough man will lead an Arizona-based senior wellness center company that recently expanded into Central Massachusetts.