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Watchdog warns of poor conditions at Bridgewater State Hospital

A watchdog report sounded the alarm about a range of poor conditions that observers found at Bridgewater State Hospital, including mold contamination, difficulty accessing treatments and allegedly unlawful ways of restraining patients.

DPH refutes Saint Vincent claim, says investigation into hospital conditions remains ongoing

The Massachusetts Nurses Association labor union wasted no time in criticizing the hospital for this misleading claim.

Disability advocates say Healey budget plan will lead to lost access to services

Disability advocates are raising the alarm as House Democrats redraft the governor's spending plan, saying that under Healey's budget 6,000 people will lose access to services they need to live at home and maintain their independence.

Saint Vincent says DPH survey finds no issues with staffing or quality of care, even as DPH investigation remains ongoing

Despite the hospital's claims, DPH's investigation into Saint Vincent remains ongoing, according to the government agency.
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Milford Regional to open new Medway satellite location

Milford Regional Medical Center is hosting a ribbon-cutting for Milford Regional in Medway, a new community-based satellite location, on Wednesday.

Shrewsbury medical office sells for $2M to Marlborough dentist

Assioun is the owner and CEO of Passion Dental, a company operating dental practices in Massachusetts, New York, New Hampshire, and Connecticut.

Saint Vincent Hospital not meeting standards of care, accrediting agency says

As state regulators investigate nurses’ claims of unsafe conditions at Saint Vincent Hospital, a national accrediting agency has found the Worcester healthcare provider is not compliant with industry standards.

Worcester health board backs injection site pilot

The second largest city in Massachusetts has taken the first step towards supporting overdose prevention centers, sometimes referred to as safe injection sites, where people can use drugs under medical supervision.
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Demand for dementia care outpacing demand

Encouraged by federal approval of two new drugs to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease and a third treatment in the pipeline, advocates called Wednesday for an overhaul of the health care infrastructure in Massachusetts to keep up with the changing medical landscape.

Parent company of Saint Vincent sells two more California hospitals

This transaction comes after a February deal which saw Tenet offload four other California hospitals to UCI Health, the clinical enterprise of the University of California, Irvine.
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