Twenty-five local nonprofits have split $440,000 in funding from the Southbridge-based United Way of South Central Massachusetts aimed at supporting services addressing needs throughout the region, including food insecurity, homelessness, and mental health.Â
Heywood Healthcare, the parent company Heywood Hospital in Gardner and Athol Hospital, will have a confirmation hearing on its plan to exit bankruptcy on Monday.
MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham is in one of the most tenuous financial standings of all Central Massachusetts hospitals, according to a new report from the Center for Health Information & Analysis analyzing the financial stability of hospitals in the state.Â