Health Care

Key systems employed by Bay State hospitals helped reduce casualties resulting from the Boston Marathon bombings last week, the Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) said today.

People looking for a winning business venture are frequently choosing home health care agencies, and it's no wonder.

Five health care organizations have received grants totaling $65,000 from the Massachusetts Medical Society's Alliance Charitable Foundation for health care and medical services they deliver.

Registered nurses who work at the three Worcester campuses of UMass Memorial Medical Center have overwhelmingly authorized a one-day strike to protest what they say are deteriorating patient conditions.

When Dr. William Muller works with patients at Tri-River Family Health Center in Uxbridge today, he can do things that would have been impossible not long ago.

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Stakeholders voiced support and suggested changes before state lawmakers this week for proposed regulations meant to tighten oversight of Massachusetts compounding pharmacies.

Dan McHale, senior director of state government finance and policy at the Massachusetts Hospitals Association (MHA), voiced opposition last week to a measure to shift the cost of funding the state Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) entirely onto insurers and providers.

HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster, which is a member of Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health Care, scored the highest safety rating in the state in Consumer Reports' ranking released this month.

The Massachusetts Hospitals Association (MHA) has asked the Massachusetts Legislature to direct MassHealth to use what it called a “more equitable system” for issuing penalties against hospitals for patient readmission rates.