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State health care bill seeking to increase scrutiny of private equity heads to conference committee
July 19, 2024The Senate voted 38-2 on its rewrite (S 2871) of the wide-ranging, House-approved legislation, a measure that supporters believe will plug holes in oversight of hospitals, especially for-profit systems like the bankrupt Steward Health Care.
July 19, 2024
Health Foundation grants $900K to community health organizations
July 18, 2024The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts has awarded $890,455 through its Activation Fund grants program to eight local organizations addressing health issues throughout the community.
July 18, 2024
UMass Memorial Health awards $5M for 18 Worcester County nonprofits to bolster community care
July 17, 2024UMass Memorial Health in Worcester has awarded nearly $5 million in grants to 18 Worcester County nonprofits, aimed at bettering health outcomes and increasing access to care for underserved community members.
July 17, 2024
State officials await news on bid details regarding Steward assets
July 17, 2024Department of Public Health Commissioner Robbie Goldstein said Wednesday that officials are in the dark for now on how the bidding process worked out for Steward Health Care's hospitals in Massachusetts.
July 17, 2024
U.S. News: UMass Memorial Medical Center is a top five Mass. hospital
July 17, 2024UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester fell one spot down in 2023 in the U.S. News and World Report’s list of best hospitals in Massachusetts but still stayed among the top five in the state.
July 17, 2024
Family Health Center of Worcester launches new fundraiser, hopes to set donation record
July 16, 2024Family Health Center of Worcester, which is just coming off a year of financial troubles, is reimagining its fall fundraiser with the theme of celebrating Worcester’s culturally diverse communities.
July 16, 2024
AffyImmune hires former venture capital director as new leader, after first CEO departed in 4 months
July 15, 2024Less than four months after hiring its first CEO in company history, Natick-based biopharmaceutical company AffyImmune Therapeutics has a new leader.
July 15, 2024
Hologic: U.S. ranks 30th in women's health, as care is no better off since height of COVID
July 12, 2024Women’s global health has not improved since the height of the pandemic, and in some cases, their health has decreased. In fact, though the U.S. has the highest healthcare spending out of all polled countries, it ranked 30th in the world in regards
July 12, 2024
Senate includes juvenile court reform in landmark economic development bill
July 12, 2024More teenagers could be prosecuted in the juvenile court system under a policy that senators tacked onto their sweeping $2.86 billion economic development bill during deliberations Thursday.
July 12, 2024
UMass Memorial execs lead list of the highest-paid nonprofit leaders in Central Mass.
July 10, 2024UMass Memorial Health executives constitute six of the 18 highest-paid nonprofit chief executives in Central Massachusetts when ranked by total compensation for the most recent fiscal year available.
July 10, 2024
House bill aims to block cell phone tracking for those seeking reproductive and gender affirming care
July 10, 2024House Democrats plan Wednesday to mount a late-session effort to prohibit cell phone carriers and other data providers from collecting or selling location information when Bay Staters seek abortions and other sensitive health care.
July 10, 2024
Marlborough exoskeleton maker appoints Fresenius executive to board chair
July 3, 2024Lifeward, the Marlborough-based manufacturer of mobility assistive devices formerly known as ReWalk Robotics, has named the executive vice president of a Waltham medical device company to the chairman of its board of directors.
July 3, 2024
Mass. economic growth slowed in first quarter, ranks 31st in nation
July 3, 2024While the Massachusetts real GDP saw deceleration in growth in the first quarter of 2024, the state rose in national real GDP rankings from its position in 2023.
July 3, 2024
House clears bill to protect patients sexually assaulted by medical providers
July 2, 2024Patients who are sexually assaulted by medical professionals would gain expanded protections under a bill that has cleared the House and is awaiting action in the Senate.
July 2, 2024
Sturbridge nonprofit merges with Webster firm to create $66M human services agency
July 1, 2024Sturbridge-based human services nonprofit Venture Community Services on Monday merged with Life-Skills, a Webster-based services provider for those with intellectual, physical, and emotional disabilities.
July 1, 2024
CHIA: Racial diversity is lacking in Mass. healthcare leadership
June 28, 2024Newly released data shows the majority of leadership positions in the Massachusetts healthcare industry are held by white people, a fact that not only shapes workplace dynamics, but can often lead to negative healthcare delivery and outcomes for
June 28, 2024
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