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Health Care

  • Hospitals 'tip-toe' into nicotine-free workforces with new hiring policies

    Emily Micucci December 2, 2015

    Clearly, tobacco use and good health are mutually exclusive. But how far should health care providers go to get that point across?

    Emily Micucci December 2, 2015
  • Central Mass. employers tackle mental health stigma

    Livia Gershon, Special To Central Massachusetts Health December 2, 2015

    Employers and organizations throughout Central Massachusetts are tackling mental health stigmas and providing workplace support to allow people to live a fulfilling life.

    Livia Gershon, Special To Central Massachusetts Health December 2, 2015
  • Central Massachusetts HEALTH is here!

    December 2, 2015

    Be sure to read our latest issue of Central Massachusetts HEALTH.

    December 2, 2015
  • Heywood launches next phase of CHART grant with $2.9M

    December 2, 2015

    Gardner-based Heywood Healthcare and the state Health Policy Commission this week announced the second phase of Heywood’s grant-funded program to increase behavioral health resources in the community.

    December 2, 2015
  • Fallon reports reduced readmissions under senior care program

    Emily Micucci December 2, 2015

    Worcester-based insurer Fallon Health has released data that indicates the effectiveness of a senior care program designed to keep seniors in their homes.

    Emily Micucci December 2, 2015
  • Nashoba nurses ratify first union contract

    Emily Micucci December 2, 2015

    After staging a picket in August amid stalled contract negotiations with Steward Health Care System, registered nurses at Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer have ratified a contract with Steward — their first since they voted to unionize with the

    Emily Micucci December 2, 2015
  • Reliant Medical Group appoints new CEO

    Sam Bonacci November 30, 2015

    The Reliant Medical Group has named Dr. Tarek Elsawy as the organization's new president and CEO, the medical group announced Monday.

    Sam Bonacci November 30, 2015
  • Natick company brings secure texting to hospitals

    Sam Bonacci November 30, 2015

    Interbit Data, of Natick, has created a program that it says will allow for speedier interactions through secure texting while still protecting patient information.

    Sam Bonacci November 30, 2015
  • HealthAlliance Hospital undertakes new behavioral initiative

    Sam Bonacci November 25, 2015

    HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster will implement a new program designed to improve behavioral health care while reducing preventable used of emergency department care in North Central Massachusetts.

    Sam Bonacci November 25, 2015
  • Study calls for improved public transit; touts benefits of reduced driving

    State House News Service November 23, 2015

    Calling for an improved public transportation system that would enable Massachusetts residents cut back on driving, a report out Monday says a 1 percent decrease in the growth rate of driving miles would improve overall quality of life and result in

    State House News Service November 23, 2015
  • Worcester needs fiber to expand business options

    Timothy P. Murray November 23, 2015

    The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce works to recruit, retain and incubate businesses in the region. We must understand the region's assets and market for business looking to move or expand.

    Timothy P. Murray November 23, 2015
  • Central Mass firms set sights on international markets

    Livia Gershon November 23, 2015

    Westborough-based eClinicalWorks is a company near the top of its field. It's one of the top vendors of electronic health records systems for U.S. doctors' offices and a big player in the development of mobile tools that let patients track their

    Livia Gershon November 23, 2015
  • Using the community investment tax credit

    Mullen Sawyer November 23, 2015

    You are used to getting a federal charitable deduction, how about adding a 50-percent tax refund on top of that?

    Mullen Sawyer November 23, 2015
  • Framingham pushing for $34-million downtown MassBay campus

    Emily Micucci November 23, 2015

    Local stakeholders are in the process of re-pitching a $34-million downtown Framingham satellite campus of Massachusetts Bay Community College to the Baker Administration after a host of community college capital projects across the state have been

    Emily Micucci November 23, 2015
  • C-sections can double birthing costs

    Mark Simonelli November 23, 2015

    An important new study by the Leapfrog Group shows that more than 60 percent of the reporting hospitals have excessive rates of Cesareans, or C-sections. According to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for

    Mark Simonelli November 23, 2015
  • Mevion to install three systems at LA hospital

    Emily Micucci November 19, 2015

    Mevion Medical Systems of Littleton, which makes proton therapy systems for use in radiation therapy for cancer patients, will build a three-room proton therapy system at Beverly Hospital in Montebello, Calif., which is just outside of Los Angeles

    Emily Micucci November 19, 2015

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