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Six of 10 Central Mass. hospitals were profitable in fiscal 2024

Athol Hospital has risen to the top as the most profitable in Central Massachusetts, according to data released Thursday.

UMass Memorial breaks ground of satellite Nashoba Valley ER, expects to open in 2026

Worcester-based healthcare system has begun construction on the Groton facility.

The Health Foundation grants $250K to support Nashoba Valley following hospital closure

As the Nashoba Valley Region continues to grapple with the loss of a hospital, a local group received a three-year, $250,000 grant to bolster health equity in Ayer, the Healey administration announced Wednesday.
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Nashoba Valley leaders report persistent emergency response struggles six months after hospital closure

Local leaders, first responders and medical providers offered long-awaited recommendations Wednesday for restoring some health care services and alleviating ongoing transportation and emergency response concerns in the Nashoba Valley, where a Steward Health Care hospital closed last summer.

UMass Memorial sought to buy shuttered Nashoba Valley Medical Center for new ER, but the hospital’s property owner declined

UMass Memorial Health’s first choice to open a standalone emergency room to partially replace the shuttered Nashoba Valley Medical Center was to purchase the closed facility.

UMass Memorial Health to open ER in Nashoba Valley region

The largest nonprofit health care system in Central Massachusetts said Wednesday that it thinks it can help the communities around the closed Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer.

As Central Mass. hospitals struggled, audit claims state watchdog agency failed to sufficiently monitor deteriorating situations

The state auditor found a key industry watchdog was not properly holding the hospitals to account, which are claims the watchdog agency disputes.
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Residents express concern over loss of emergency department following Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s closure

Canvassers with the nonprofit Health Care For All have fanned out across communities affected by the closures of Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer and managed to speak with thousands of people, Executive Director Amy Rosenthal said.

🔒The Devens evolution: A three-decade transformation of the shuttered Army base is bearing fruit. What’s next for the budding innovation hub?

The U.S. military base known as Fort Devens closed in 1996, jettisoning more than 7,000 local military and civilian jobs.
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