Several Central Massachusetts and MetroWest hospitals received high safety ratings in semiannual scores from the Leapfrog Group, an independent hospital watchdog nonprofit.
Unintentional opioid-related overdose deaths in Central Massachusetts doubled between 2012 and 2015, according to preliminary data from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
Brockton-based South Bay Mental Health, which has a facility in Worcester, has rebranded itself at a time when the company's internal structure and processes have changed.
Registered nurses working at the MetroWest Medical Center and Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick have reached a tentative two-year deal, the Massachusetts Nurses Association announced Friday.