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Nurses push safety after Harrington stabbing

A nurse was stabbed by a patient while working at at Harrington Hospital in Southbridge earlier this month, the latest in a string of attacks of healthcare workers while on the job.

State approves UMass psychiatric bed reductions

UMass Memorial Health Care will convert roughly half of its psychiatric beds for medical/surgical use after it received approval from the state public health council on Wednesday for a $30-million renovation plan.

After Harrington stabbing, nurses call for greater protections

After a nurse was attacked on Wednesday while on the job at at Harrington Hospital in Southbridge, the state nursing association called for more aggressive safety measures to protect workers at hospitals statewide.

Harrington names new VP of nursing

Harrington HealthCare System has hired Jessica Calcidise as its next vice president of nursing and ancillary operations.
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Harrington Physician Services gets new COO

Harrington HealthCare System in Southbridge has appointed Michal Frejka as vice president and chief operating officer of Harrington Physician Services.

Harrington to close 85-year-old Southbridge birthing center

Harrington HealthCare System plans to close its Family Birthing Center in Southbridge for financial reasons, but expectant mothers will still be able get pre- and post-natal care in its service area.

UMass Memorial, Harrington to join behavioral health forces

Responding to concerns from the state about access to inpatient psychiatric care in Central Massachusetts, UMass Memorial Health Care announced a formal partnership with Harrington HealthCare in Southbridge.

DPH demands response before UMass Memorial bed closures

The Massachusetts Department of Public Health said UMass Memorial Health Care should reconsider its plans to close the beds June 1.
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UMass Memorial says it can meet psychiatric needs without 13 beds

UMass Memorial Health Care says it will be able to meet the region's behavioral health needs, with the help of area hospitals, if it is allowed to close 13 psychiatric beds at its University Campus.

South County banks to merge fully, rebrand

SpencerBANK and Southbridge Savings Bank have taken the merger of their holding companies one step further. Last month, the banks announced they would merge as one institution and rebrand as Cornerstone Bank.
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