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Saint Vincent union workers picket amid strained contract negotiations
May 10, 2024In yet another addition to ongoing disputes between Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester and its workers, the hospital is embroiled in contract negotiations with UFCW Local 1445, a union representing about 300 Saint Vincent employees.
May 10, 2024
Coalition seeks to add business perspective to healthcare debates
May 8, 2024Eileen McAnneny, known for her work at major business trade groups, will lead the Employer Coalition on Health, which lists an an assortment of business groups and employers among its founding members as well as the state Group Insurance Commission.
May 8, 2024
Steward Health Care files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
May 6, 2024Steward Health Care, the operator of the third largest hospital system in Massachusetts, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Texas, seeking the legal protection to restructure its debt while leaving its hospitals open.
May 6, 2024
Opponents of psychedelics decriminalization form campaign, cite home grow provision as concern
May 3, 2024A new campaign chaired by a Massachusetts General Hospital surgeon will oppose a potential ballot question seeking to decriminalize some psychedelic substances.
May 3, 2024
DPH extends use of hospital temporary beds amidst capacity challenges
May 3, 2024Overburdened Massachusetts hospitals are allowed through next April to keep using temporary beds to bolster their capacity to care for patients.
May 3, 2024
Hologic to acquire UK-based breast cancer tech manufacturer for $310M
April 30, 2024Hologic, a Marlborough-based medical device manufacturer, is expanding its product catalog through the planned $310-million acquisition of Endomagnetics.
April 30, 2024
More than 350,000 dropped from MassHealth since April 2023
April 30, 2024On the verge of completing a year-long process to reassess eligibility for every member, the MassHealth public insurance program has now cut more than 350,000 people from its rolls since last April.
April 30, 2024
WBJ names the Power 100, the most influential Central Mass. professionals in 2024
Updated: April 29, 2024In this first-time expansion of the previous power players list, WBJ names the professionals in Central Massachusetts who most effectively wield their power to have an outsized influence on the economy and community.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Kurt Isaacson
Updated: April 29, 2024Kurt Isaacson and Spectrum Health Systems stand at the forefront of treating the rising problem of addiction.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Mary Craig Ritter
Updated: April 29, 2024Today, Ritter plans products and pricing fitting with Fallon’s ever-increasing focus on serving vulnerable populations. Fallon has 200,000+ members, making it a small but important link in the Mass. health plan market.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Amie Shei
Updated: April 29, 2024Amie Shei’s career centers the health of the Central Massachusetts population, especially amongst those in disenfranchised communities.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Girish Navani
Updated: April 29, 2024Not only an innovator, Navani is something of a gatekeeper as eClinicalWorks and most other large technology companies move to incorporate artificial intelligence into their products, advocating for a measured approach making AI a tool, not an
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Debra Maddox
Updated: April 29, 2024Central Massachusetts born and educated, Debra Maddox has a firm hand on the pulse of the people she and her team serve at the Multicultural Wellness Center, founded in 2005.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Jessica Sassi
Updated: April 29, 2024Now, the next generation of the organization falls to Vincent Strully’s hand-picked successor: Jessica Sassi, who took over the top leadership role in 2023.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Lou Brady
Updated: April 29, 2024After the coronavirus pandemic threw an already strained healthcare system into chaos, Lou Brady appears to have pulled FHCW out of a deep dive and turned around a once-tenuous financial position.
Updated: April 29, 2024
2024 Power 100: Dominique Muldoon
Updated: April 29, 2024Muldoon paid one of the highest prices in standing up for what she believed in: She lost her job.
Updated: April 29, 2024
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