Health Care

Saint John’s High School trustee and alumnus Dennis Crowley has committed $1 million to support the school’s Curriculum of Care in Support of Community Wellness priority of the private Shrewsbury boys-only high school’s strategic plan.

Milford Regional Medical Center is breaking ground on a new satellite location in Medway, its newest community-based facility.

Darrin Cook has been named as chief operating officer of Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, as well as the Massachusetts market for parent company Tenet Healthcare, which includes MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham.

UMass Chan Medical School is expanding its abortion care and OB-GYN curriculum, as well as community partnerships and programs to educate students across the full spectrum of reproductive care.

The average wait time for admission to a residential rehabilitation center for substance-abuse disorders is 34 days across Massachusetts, according to a new report from the Association for Behavioral Healthcare.

Attracting and diversifying a robust talent pool is a primary concern in keeping up with the growth of the life science industry in Massachusetts, according to the 2023 Massachusetts Life Sciences Employment Outlook report.

The Clinton Area Chamber of Commerce, an affiliate of the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce, named 12 local business leaders to its first board of directors.

Gov. Maura Healey and the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center announced $24.4 million in tax incentive awards Tuesday that they expect will help 43 life sciences companies create nearly 1,600 new jobs, and officials teased more "exciting" life sciences news around the corner as the BIO International Convention lands in Boston next week.

WBJ is conducting a Midyear Economic Forecast survey of its readers to gauge how the events so far in 2023 have impacted their outlooks on the Central Massachusetts economy. Those who fill out the survey by June 14 will be eligible to win one of three $50 gift cards to an area restaurant.

RP Masiello broke ground on a new biopharma manufacturing facility on Commerce Drive in Northbridge on Wednesday. The 40,000-square-foot project is expected to be completed in late 2024.