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Laying the groundwork: DEI executives need institutional support in become true change agents
Updated: September 4, 2023Diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts need proper institutional support before change agents can ultimately achieve success.
Updated: September 4, 2023
DPH rejects UMass Memorial plan, delays closure of Leominster maternity ward
September 1, 2023The Massachusetts Department of Public Health on Friday rejected UMass Memorial Health’s proposed plan on how to provide essential maternity service in North Central Massachusetts following its planned closure of the Leominster maternity ward.
September 1, 2023
AdCare Hospital brings on new COO
August 31, 2023AdCare Hospital in Worcester has named Andrea Dayotas its new chief operating officer.
August 31, 2023
Urgent care provider adds second Worcester location following pre-pandemic false start, plans 15 more statewide
August 31, 2023American Family Care, an urgent care and accessible primary care provider, opened its second Worcester location in August at 926 West Boylston St., a long-vacant retail location once home to a Blockbuster Video store.
August 31, 2023
UMass Chan helps lead national effort to make ALS data more accessible to researchers
August 30, 2023Researchers from UMass Chan Medical School, the NIH, and Emory University School of Medicine, have developed a database for information related to ALS.
August 30, 2023-
Leominster mayor says hospital failed miserably in maternal care closure plan
August 30, 2023UMass Memorial Medical Center "failed miserably" in its plan to maintain access to maternal care after the proposed closure of a Leominster birthing center, the city's mayor contended Tuesday in a plea for state regulators to take a more forceful
August 30, 2023 
Natick weight loss company adds AI coach to its suite of offerings
August 29, 2023Natick-based Allurion Technologies will add a generative AI technology to its clinical offerings in the form of an artificial intelligence-powered health coach.
August 29, 2023
Insurer announces it will cover Narcan amid record overdose numbers
August 29, 2023Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts announced Tuesday that it will cover the overdose reversal medication Narcan.
August 29, 2023
Marlborough employee-owned company to lay off 68 Holliston employees
August 28, 2023Web Industries, a Marlborough-based manufacturer serving a variety of industries including medical, aerospace, and personal & home care, will lay off 68 people at its Holliston facility, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Act report
August 28, 2023
Insulet insulin pump launched in Germany as company revenue booms
August 28, 2023Acton medical device firm Insulet Corp. has launched its flagship product, the Omnipod tubeless insulin device, in Germany a year after it received Food and Drug Administration approval for the device in the U.S.
August 28, 2023
UMass Memorial reinstates caregiver mask mandate amid COVID surge
August 25, 2023UMass Memorial Health is once again requiring all caregivers at its healthcare settings to wear masks during patient encounters.
August 25, 2023
Founder of New England Center for Children to retire as CEO
August 24, 2023Vincent Strully Jr., founder of The New England Center for Children and CEO of the autism education organization for 48 years, has retired from the position and will step into an advisor role.
August 24, 2023
MassHealth cleared 61,000 from rolls in July
August 24, 2023A third of a way into a sweeping effort to reassess MassHealth eligibility for roughly 2.4 million Bay Staters, the anticipated wave of disenrollment is beginning to appear.
August 24, 2023
WPI researcher awarded $564K to advance research on cell antennae
August 24, 2023A Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher and assistant professor in the Department of Biology and Biotechnology, Inna Nechipurenko has received two grants totaling $564,000 to advance her study into how cellular structures called cilia affect
August 24, 2023
Report breaks down health care use by race
August 24, 2023Black patients had disproportionately higher acute care utilization compared to patients of other racial and ethnic groups, and Hispanic patients visited emergency departments at a disproportionately higher rate compared to White patients, according
August 24, 2023
Nominations for WBJ Champions of Health Care awards due Friday
August 23, 2023Worcester Business Journal is accepting nominations for the inaugural Champions of Health Care awards. The newly launched awards program seeks to honor healthcare professionals on all levels who are leaders in the industry and in the region.
August 23, 2023
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