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Health Care

  • Worcester drug treatment center expands into Rhode Island

    June 5, 2014

    Worcester-based drug and alcohol treatment center operator AdCare has agreed to purchase SSTAR of North Kingstown, R.I., for an undisclosed amount. This would be AdCare's second location in Rhode Island.

    June 5, 2014
  • UMMHC decreases Fairlawn ownership stake

    June 3, 2014

    UMass Memorial Health Care has reduced its ownership stake in Worcester's Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital from 50 percent to 20 percent, according to an announcement yesterday.

    June 3, 2014
  • Hospital sees savings in energy-efficiency upgrade

    May 30, 2014

    Gardner-based Heywood Hospital said earlier this week that it will save more than $29,000 a year by upgrading to energy-efficient equipment.

    May 30, 2014
  • Westborough man to lead senior wellness firm

    May 27, 2014

    A Westborough man will lead an Arizona-based senior wellness center company that recently expanded into Central Massachusetts.

    May 27, 2014
  • CEO: Emerson 'thrilled' that door is open on Partners merger

    Emily Micucci May 27, 2014

    Though a merger with Boston-based Partners HealthCare is not imminent, Emerson Hospital CEO Christine Schuster said hospital officials are “thrilled” Partners has the option to acquire Emerson under a deal between the Boston-based health care system

    Emily Micucci May 27, 2014
  • Urgent care clinics gain momentum

    May 26, 2014

    When given the option, healthy adults in their 20s or 30s often ditch the familiarity of an ongoing physician relationship for the convenience of walk-in service.

    May 26, 2014
  • State report underscores critical work ahead for hospitals

    May 26, 2014

    You don't have to work in the health care industry to know that working in a hospital is not easy today.

    May 26, 2014
  • Reliant acquires Worcester medical practice

    May 22, 2014

    Worcester-based Reliant Medical Group, an affiliate of Atrius Health, announced yesterday that it has acquired Chadwick Medical Associates of Worcester.

    May 22, 2014
  • Report: Most MetroWest hospitals turned smaller profits in 2013

    Emily Micucci May 20, 2014

    Most MetroWest-area hospitals were profitable in fiscal 2013, but profits faltered considerably at most hospitals, year over year, according to a report issued last week by the Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA). CHIA

    Emily Micucci May 20, 2014
  • Two from UMass Med Center to lead Mass. Medical Society

    May 16, 2014

    Two physicians from the University of Massachusetts Medical Center (UMMC) have been selected to lead the Massachusetts Medical Society for the 2014-2015 year.

    May 16, 2014
  • UMass Med School wins $8M prison contract

    May 15, 2014

    The Federal Bureau of Prisons has awarded the The University of Massachusetts Medical School (UMMS) has secured an $8 million contract to manage comprehensive medical services to nearly 1,000 inmates at a federal prison in Ray Brook, N.Y.

    May 15, 2014
  • Briefing: Fixing the health connector

    May 11, 2014

    Massachusetts was ahead of the game last fall when the open enrollment period for public and private health insurance plans began.

    May 11, 2014
  • Mass. docs: Don't forget patient needs in fight against addiction

    State House News Service May 7, 2014

    Increased access to “treatment on demand” for addicts, automatic enrollment of all prescribers and pharmacies in the state's prescription monitoring program, and greater access to antidotes to treat opiate addiction are among the ideas backed by

    State House News Service May 7, 2014
  • State to try new health insurance site vendor

    Matt Murphy State House News Service May 6, 2014

    Massachusetts has scrapped its hopes for a totally customized state-based health exchange under the Affordable Care Act, and will instead purchase an “off the shelf” solution that can be installed by the fall with the possibility of joining the

    Matt Murphy State House News Service May 6, 2014
  • Conn. hospital exec to lead HealthAlliance

    May 6, 2014

    HealthAlliance Hospital has tapped a longtime hospital leader with experience in integrating community hospitals into larger medical centers as its next president and CEO.

    May 6, 2014
  • UMass Memorial partners with IT firm on end-of-life care integration

    Emily Micucci April 23, 2014

    Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health Care is partnering with a Minneapolis IT company to integrate patients' end-of-life directives into its electronic medical records system, a measure that's expected to reduce costs.

    Emily Micucci April 23, 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.