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Health Care

  • Pharmacy business expanding in Marlborough

    September 9, 2014

    New Jersey-based Partners Pharmacy is expanding its operations in Marlborough after signing a 10-year lease on Cedar Hill Street, according to both the company and the broker, Greater Boston Commercial Properties of Marlborough. Marc Altholz,

    September 9, 2014
  • HealthAlliance nurses to CEO: Don't cut staff, services

    Emily Micucci September 8, 2014

    (UPDATED) Nurses at HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster will deliver a petition to CEO Deborah Weymouth today, asking her to rescind plans to reduce staffing and reorganize patient care services, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association (

    Emily Micucci September 8, 2014
  • Patrick: State close to health care deal with feds

    State House News Service September 3, 2014

    State and federal officials are close to an agreement on a high-dollar health care deal, but payments to a select group of hospitals that treat higher volumes of uninsured and publicly funded patients remain an area of disagreement.

    State House News Service September 3, 2014
  • Boston Scientific completes purchase of Bayer AG unit

    September 2, 2014

    Boston Scientific has completed its purchase of the interventional business of Bayer AG, opening up the Marlborough-based company's treatment solutions for vascular conditions.

    September 2, 2014
  • Masonic Health Systems names new CEO

    August 28, 2014

    Masonic Health Systems of Charlton has named Tameryn Campbell its president and CEO after the resignation of David Turner, who had held the position for 15 years, the company said.

    August 28, 2014
  • eClinicalWorks selected by N.J. practices

    August 26, 2014

    The eClincialWorks' electronic health records solution software has been selected by Northern New Jersey's Carepoint Health System to be used in 45 medical practices, the Westborough health care technology firm said today.

    August 26, 2014
  • Harrington, Heywood join forces to share risks

    Emily Micucci August 20, 2014

    Southbridge-based Harrington HealthCare and Heywood Healthcare in Gardner have formed a new company that will allow the systems to pool and manage their patients' care, giving them an advantage in negotiating risk-based contracts with insurers.

    Emily Micucci August 20, 2014
  • Worcester agency wins Heath Connector grant

    August 15, 2014

    The Massachusetts Health Connector Wednesday announced 15 organizations across the commonwealth, including one in Worcester, will receive grants totaling close to $1.5 million and serve as “navigators”: community-based experts that will help

    August 15, 2014
  • Reliant sells EasyCare pharmacy operations to CVS

    Rick Saia August 15, 2014

    Reliant Medical Group of Worcester is closing its 11 EasyCare pharmacies within its Central Massachusetts facilities next week after selling the pharmacy operations to CVS, the organizations announced.

    Rick Saia August 15, 2014
  • State agency signs off on Wing Hospital sale

    Rick Saia August 15, 2014

    A state agency has checked off on UMass Memorial Health Care's sale of Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer to Baystate Health of Springfield, clearing the way for the transaction.

    Rick Saia August 15, 2014
  • Reliant, Southboro Medical pursue merger, break with Atrius Health

    Rick Saia August 12, 2014

    Reliant Medical Group of Worcester and Southboro Medical Group are looking to merge, potentially creating an organization of more than 300 physicians that would serve about 300,000 patients throughout Central Massachusetts, the organizations

    Rick Saia August 12, 2014
  • Urgent care chain expands with Marlborough clinic

    John Larrabee August 11, 2014

    By the end of this year people in Marlborough who are nowhere near a hospital emergency room will have another option to get fractured bones set or have wounds sutured. They'll be at the Doctors Express Urgent Care clinic on Rte. 20, where

    John Larrabee August 11, 2014
  • Urgent care group to open 2nd Central Mass. site

    August 5, 2014

    AFC Doctors Express, a nationwide urgent care franchise, plans to open its second Central Massachusetts location in Marlborough.

    August 5, 2014
  • UMass Memorial nurses protest cuts

    July 31, 2014

    Registered nurses across the UMass Memorial Health Care system delivered a letter Thursday to CEO Eric Dickson objecting to staffing and service cuts.

    July 31, 2014
  • Nashoba Valley nurses join union

    Rick Saia July 28, 2014

    More than 120 registered nurses at Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer have voted overwhelmingly to join the state's largest nurses' union, the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), the union said. The 123 RNs at the hospital, owned by Steward

    Rick Saia July 28, 2014
  • Worcester nonprofits win Tufts Health Plan grants

    July 24, 2014

    The Tufts Health Plan Foundation has announced more than $1.6 million in new funding to 43 Massachusetts and Rhode Island-based organizations, including two from Worcester, as part of its first cycle of funding for 2014.

    July 24, 2014

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Massachusetts whistleblower laws predominantly safeguard public employees from retaliation when they report violations, abuse, or risks to public health and safety. However, private employees have far more restrictions in regards to their state-provided whistleblower protections, but there are still ways they file retaliation complaints, including federally through the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Act.

In January, the state agency Cannabis Control Commission suspended a whistleblower featured in a WBJ investigation. Without providing reasoning, the CCC put Business Operations Manager Meghan Dube on paid administrative leave. Dube subsequently resigned from her role.

In May, Carla LeBlanc, a nurse at Saint Vincent Hospital was fired for her appearance on a local podcast in which she spoke out about long-documented concerns regarding working conditions and interpersonal dynamics at the Worcester facility. She then filed a lawsuit against the hospital and its operator under the Massachusetts Healthcare Whistleblower Protection Act, which offers protections to private healthcare workers.