Greater Worcester

The Blackstone River Valley Heritage Center at Worcester has officially reopened after closing in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The $21-million dollar center originally opened in 2018.

A third of a way into a sweeping effort to reassess MassHealth eligibility for roughly 2.4 million Bay Staters, the anticipated wave of disenrollment is beginning to appear.

The fast-food sandwich chain Subway has been sold to a private equity chain.

A Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher and assistant professor in the Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Inna Nechipurenko has received two grants totaling $564,000 to advance her study into how cellular structures called cilia affect the development of neurodevelopmental disorders.

Greater Worcester Community Foundation has received a $4-million donation from the estate of the late matriarch of Worcester dessert manufacturer Table Talk Pies.

Federal officials announced Wednesday that they have ordered Dollar Tree and Family Dollar to address store safety concerns, such as blocked exits, access to fire extinguishers, and improper material storage, at thousands of its stores nationwide, including in Massachusetts.

Black patients had disproportionately higher acute care utilization compared to patients of other racial and ethnic groups, and Hispanic patients visited emergency departments at a disproportionately higher rate compared to White patients, according to a new state report on inequities in health care.

Worcester Business Journal is accepting nominations for the inaugural Champions of Health Care awards. The newly launched awards program seeks to honor healthcare professionals on all levels who are leaders in the industry and in the region.

The Community Healthlink substance abuse programs that have been closed since April will need eight to 12 more months to reopen, according to a letter from the Worcester Commissioner of Health and Human Services Dr. Matilde Castiel to City Manager Eric Batista.

In order to preserve access to care for patients as it intends to move forward in closing its maternity ward in Leominster, UMass Memorial Health in Worcester has released its plan, relying on other health centers, public transit, and ambulances.