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Steward CEO denies involvement in Nashoba Valley Medical Center closure in scramble to explain Olympics vacation
August 9, 2024Steward Health Care CEO Ralph de la Torre was on vacation two weeks ago when his company revealed that it planned to close two hospitals in Massachusetts, but he didn't have a hand in the decision or any say in the timing of the announcement, a
August 9, 2024
Boston City Council calls for public health emergency over impending Carney Hospital closure
August 8, 2024With frustrations mounting over the closure of Carney Hospital at the end of August, the Boston City Council adopted a resolution Wednesday calling for a public health emergency and applying new pressure on the state to protect patient care.
August 8, 2024
Healey: The fate of Nashoba Valley's parent company's other Mass. hospitals in the hands of the lenders
August 8, 2024"Things are moving quickly I think right now in the bankruptcy court," Healey told reporters at the State House. "I'm cautiously optimistic but it's right now in the hands of the lenders."
August 8, 2024-
DPH to hold accelerated hearing on planned closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center
August 7, 2024State public health officials have scheduled public hearings on Steward Health Care's plans to close Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer later this month.
August 7, 2024 
Sutton physical therapy center expands with loan from WBDC and Webster Five
August 7, 2024Sutton-based Concierge Physical Therapy will open a new, larger facility down the road from its previous location, after securing a U.S. Small Business Administration loan from the Worcester Business Development Corporation and Auburn-based bank
August 7, 2024-
Judge approves $30M Medicaid advance to Steward hospitals following planned closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center
August 7, 2024A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Tuesday approved the agreement that Massachusetts state government made to provide $30 million in advance Medicaid payments to keep a handful of Steward Health Care hospitals here open through August as the company
August 7, 2024 
QCC receives national excellence award for respiratory care program
August 6, 2024Quinsigamond Community College was honored with the President’s Award for Excellence in Credentialing Success for the second year in a row for the Worcester school’s respiratory care program.
August 6, 2024
Central Mass. Agency on Aging rebrands to mark 50th anniversary, launching mobile health service
August 2, 2024Central Massachusetts Agency on Aging in Worcester looks to celebrate its 50th anniversary serving older adults in the region.
August 2, 2024
Open Sky, EcoTarium among Central Mass. nonprofits granted slice of $5M to safeguard against hate crimes and terrorist attacks
August 2, 2024Nine Worcester County nonprofits including healthcare organizations, schools, and places of worship received nearly half a million in state grants to finance security updates needed to protect them from potential hate crimes and terror attacks.
August 2, 2024
Waters Corp. scales back presence in China after sales slump
August 1, 2024Milford-based Waters Corp. saw declining sales across markets in the second quarter of 2024, as the company disclosed it has scaled back its employee headcount, primarily in China.
August 1, 2024
End of legislative session sees health care, jobs, and energy bills unresolved
August 1, 2024The collapse of negotiations across a spectrum of topics leaves several priorities in limbo, on life support or effectively dead as most rank-and-file legislators shift their attention to summer vacations.
August 1, 2024
Mass. House speaker pauses hospital oversight and prescription drug bills as tensions rise
August 1, 2024As frustrations between the House and Senate Democrats mounted Wednesday night into Thursday morning, House Speaker Ronald Mariano decided to take his hospital oversight bill and a prescription drug bill that the Senate has prioritized off the neg
August 1, 2024-
Nurses protest outside Gov. Healey's office to halt Nashoba Valley Medical Center closure
July 31, 2024More than 100 nurses from Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center flooded the hallway outside Gov. Maura Healey's office Wednesday morning, demanding that the state intervene and prevent bankrupt Steward Health Care from closing two
July 31, 2024 
Creditors challenge $30M in state aid for Steward hospitals
July 31, 2024A group of companies that are owed money from bankrupt Steward Health Care want a judge to mandate changes to the agreement that Massachusetts state government has to provide $30 million to support Steward hospitals "as they are transitioned to new
July 31, 2024-
Healey: 'Nothing I can do' to stop Nashoba Valley Medical Center closure
July 30, 2024Gov. Maura Healey said Monday that she lacks the authority to keep two Steward Health Care hospitals open, after the bankrupt company signaled Friday its intent to flout state regulations by prematurely shuttering Carney Hospital in Dorchester and
July 30, 2024 
UMass Chan professor receives $2.6M for research targeting radiation resistant breast cancer
July 29, 2024A researcher at UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester has been awarded $2.6 million from the National Institutes of Health to develop a therapeutic treatment to address radiation resistance in triple-negative breast cancer.
July 29, 2024
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