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Health Care

  • Emerson Hospital To Make Upgrades With $2.5M Lease

    Emily Micucci March 18, 2013

    Concord-based Emerson Hospital will benefit from a $2.5 million lease issued by MassDevelopment on its behalf, for the purpose of investing in new equipment , MassDevelopment announced Monday.

    Emily Micucci March 18, 2013
  • State Wants Heads Up On Health Care Affiliations

    Colleen Quinn Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 18, 2013

    Hospitals or health insurance providers that plan to merge, acquire or affiliate with another health care system must notify the state's new Health Policy Commission (HPC) of their plans, under interim regulations the commission adopted last week.

    Colleen Quinn Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 18, 2013
  • Cancer Care Grows In Central Mass.

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 14, 2013

    Fifteen years ago, anyone in Fitchburg or Southbridge, or most other Central Massachusetts communities who was diagnosed with cancer would have had two basic choices about their treatment: Worcester or Boston.

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 14, 2013
  • Fallon Total Care Signs First Lease

    Emily Micucci March 14, 2013

    Fallon Total Care, the demonstration health services program being launched by Fallon Community Health Plan (FCHP) and Magellan Health Services this spring, has leased a 23,500 square-foot space at 100 North Pkwy. in Worcester.

    Emily Micucci March 14, 2013
  • The House Call Is Back

    March 4, 2013

    As registered nurse Janet Mapes wrapped the lower half of Paul Cleary's left leg in gauze, she started chatting with her patient about the cars he owns, one of which he'll be driving in an upcoming St. Patrick's Day parade.

    March 4, 2013
  • North Central Hospitals Buck The Trend Of Joining Larger Systems

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 4, 2013

    In 2009, Athol Memorial Hospital announced it was working on an affiliation deal with Vanguard Heath Systems.

    Livia Gershon Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 4, 2013
  • Regulators Now Driving Mass. Health Reform

    Matthew Fisher Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 4, 2013

    Massachusetts Health Care Reform 2.0, also called Chapter 224, was signed into law last August. But actual implementation and compliance with the law is unclear and uncertain.

    Matthew Fisher Special To The Worcester Business Journal March 4, 2013
  • Deal Gives Fallon Members More Access To Partners Care

    February 28, 2013

    Partners HealthCare and Fallon Community Health Plan (FCHP) announced an agreement that will give FCHP members full access to Partners HealthCare hospitals and their physicians.

    February 28, 2013
  • Robot-Aided Surgery Comes To Milford Regional

    February 15, 2013

    Robotic-assisted surgery has come to Milford Regional Medical Center now that the hospital has introduced a system that can perform minimally invasive options for complex procedures, the medical center said.

    February 15, 2013
  • Gardner's Precision Optics' Losses Widen

    February 15, 2013

    Gardner-based Precision Optics Corp. increased its sales in the second quarter by 1 percent, but its losses nearly doubled due to several settlements with investors, it reported this week.

    February 15, 2013
  • Marijuana Advocates Converge In Worcester Today

    February 13, 2013

    The state's Department of Public Health (DPH) will hold the first of three listening sessions on medical marijuana regulation today at the Worcester Public Library.

    February 13, 2013
  • eClinicalWorks Investing $25M To Enhance Patient Tools

    February 6, 2013

    Westborough-based eClinicalWorks, a health care IT company that designs electronic ambulatory clinical systems, said it has launched a $25 million effort to improve patients' engagement with their doctors.

    February 6, 2013
  • UMass Memorial Names New CEO

    February 6, 2013

    UMass Memorial Health Care has named UMass insider Dr. Eric W. Dickson as its new president and CEO.<br> The 46-year-old Dickson will succeed John O'Brien, who has been at the helm of Central Massachusetts' largest employer for the past

    February 6, 2013
  • EClinical Widens Work With Holyoke Hospital

    January 29, 2013

    Westborough-based electronic health records and practice management firm eClinicalWorks announced it has expanded its role with Holyoke Medical Center and will help the hospital achieve its goals as an accountable care organization (ACO).

    January 29, 2013
  • Sleep Clinic Closes All Locations

    January 28, 2013

    A chain of for-profit sleep clinics has closed all its locations, including two in Worcester and Framingham, after 15 years in business.

    January 28, 2013
  • Reliant Names New CEO

    Rick Saia January 25, 2013

    Dr. Armin Ernst, an executive with Steward Health Care, will become president and CEO of Reliant Medical Group, succeeding the retiring Jack Dutzar, the Worcester-based medical provider announced today.

    Rick Saia January 25, 2013

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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.