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Health Care

  • Salmon Affiliate Buys Northborough Property

    August 6, 2012

    A real estate company affiliated with the owners of Salmon Health and Retirement has bought the property that houses the company’s

    August 6, 2012
  • Salmon Health Acquires Milford Hospice

    August 2, 2012

    Milford Regional Medical Center has sold its hospice and home health operations to Salmon Health and Retirement, a major regional player in senior housing and health care, the two organizations announced.

    August 2, 2012
  • Milford Hospital To Benefit From MassDev. Money

    July 31, 2012

    Milford Regional Medical Center will buy a variety of medical equipment – including a surgical robot system – after securing a

    July 31, 2012
  • UMass Medical Wins Prison Contract

    Rick Saia July 18, 2012

    The University of Massachusetts Medical School has won a federal contract to manage medical services for nearly 5,000 inmates at a correctional facility

    Rick Saia July 18, 2012
  • MHA Criticizes MassHealth Changes In State Budget

    July 9, 2012

    The Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) has voiced its displeasure with the budget that Gov. Deval Patrick signed on Sunday, which counts on $700 million in health care cost savings to achieve a balance.

    July 9, 2012
  • Patrick Signs $32.5B State Budget, Vetoes $32.1M In Spending

    State House News Service July 9, 2012

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    State House News Service July 9, 2012
  • Leominster's HealthAlliance Tops Consumer Reports Ranking

    July 6, 2012

    Two Central Massachusetts hospitals made the top 10 of 51 in the state in a safety ranking recently issued by Consumer Reports, the first such ranking by the magazine.

    July 6, 2012
  • Georgetown: Health Care Jobs Will Be Fastest Growing In Most States

    June 29, 2012

    Health care will add jobs faster than any other industry in 46 states, according to a study from Georgetown University, which also found that the Northeast will be particularly robust.

    June 29, 2012
  • UMass Announces Sale Of Home Health Care Business To VNA

    June 28, 2012

    UMass Memorial Medical Center has agreed to sell its home-based health care services arm to VNA Care Network & Hospice, the center and VNA announced.

    June 28, 2012
  • Modernizing Milford Medical

    Taryn Plumb June 20, 2012

    With the prickly issue that health care has become – from rising costs to primary care shortages to the question of whether it should even be a political issue – there is positive news coming out of the industry in MetroWest.

    Taryn Plumb June 20, 2012
  • AG: Hospitals Provided $622M In Community Aid

    June 15, 2012

    Hospitals in Massachusetts provided more than $622 million in community benefits, such as free or discounted health care, between July 2010 and June 201

    June 15, 2012
  • eClinicalWorks Secures Ohio Contract

    June 11, 2012

    Westborough-based eClinicalWorks, an ambulatory clinical systems company, announced that it has been chosen by Ohio Orthopedic Center of Excellence to

    June 11, 2012
  • Health Data Network Could Follow Central Mass. Project

    June 10, 2012

    When a hospital sends a patient to a nursing home or rehab hospital, or vice versa, staff on the receiving end often find themselves calling the sender for patient records that never made the trip.

    June 10, 2012
  • Central Mass. Hospitals Make the Grade In National Survey

    June 7, 2012

    The majority of hospitals in Central Massachusetts received a top grade for safety in a survey released yesterday by The Leapfrog Group.

    June 7, 2012
  • House Approves Health Care Cost Containment Bill By Landslide

    State House News Service June 6, 2012

    The Legislature moved a step closer to a dramatic overhaul of the state’s health care system on Tuesday when the House approved a bill aimed at reining in health care costs by altering the system to reward quality over quantity of care.

    State House News Service June 6, 2012
  • Senate Passes Health Care Cost Control Bill

    State House News Service May 18, 2012

    In a step that lawmakers said would put Massachusetts on the leading edge of health care cost control, the Senate on Thursday night passed a bill estimated to trim $150 billion over 15 years from medical care costs by setting a growth target and e

    State House News Service May 18, 2012

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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.