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Health Care

  • Care Central VNA recognized by MCPHS as top physical therapy training center

    Alexander MacDougall May 18, 2022

    Care Central VNA & Hospice, a home healthcare service provider located in Gardner, was recognized by the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences as the school’s Clinical Site of Excellence for 2022. 

    Alexander MacDougall May 18, 2022
  • Fallon Health to expand PACE services

    Alexander MacDougall May 18, 2022

    Worcester insurer Fallon Health announced on Tuesday it was expanding the areas of availability for its Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, or PACE, which is now available to adults in over 270 zip codes 10 counties.

    Alexander MacDougall May 18, 2022
  • Fueled by Roe leak, Planned Parenthood workers in Worcester, Marlborough to unionize

    Alexander MacDougall May 18, 2022

    Workers at the Planned Parenthood facilities in Worcester and Marlborough, along with workers at two other sites across the state, announced Wednesday their intention to unionize and join 1199SEIU Healthcare Workers East, part of the Service

    Alexander MacDougall May 18, 2022
  • Looking back at PPP’s legacy in Central Mass.

    Alexander MacDougall Updated: May 16, 2022

    Overall, more than 20,000 PPP loans for a total of $1.8 billion were given out to businesses across Worcester County, with more than 4,800 and $450 million of those loans going to businesses within the city of Worcester, according to data from the

    Alexander MacDougall Updated: May 16, 2022
  • Q&A: Northborough clothing entrepreneur seeks to provide better sleep

    Brad Kane Updated: May 16, 2022

    For almost four years, Glenn Paradise has been building from scratch a clothing company specializing in sleepwear. His company’s masked hoodie is designed to help those who struggle with getting a good night’s rest, including professional athletes.

    Brad Kane Updated: May 16, 2022
  • Q&A: New Shrewsbury autism provider seeks to offer 360-degree care

    Alexander MacDougall Updated: May 16, 2022

    Jia Jia Ye is looking to redefine treatment for children on the autism spectrum.

    Alexander MacDougall Updated: May 16, 2022
  • Movers & Shakers for May 16, 2022

    Updated: May 16, 2022

    Among the organizations making recent hires and promotions are Fidelity Bank, Berkshire Bank, UMass Memorial Health, and AdCare Hospital.

    Updated: May 16, 2022
  • City of Worcester reinstates indoor mask advisory following COVID-19 spike

    Alexander MacDougall May 13, 2022

    Worcester city health officials issued an advisory on Friday strongly encouraging the use of masks indoors following a rise of COVID-19 cases in the region.

    Alexander MacDougall May 13, 2022
  • UMass Chan reinstates mask mandate less than three months after lifting it

    Katherine Hamilton May 12, 2022

    UMass Chan Medical School in Worcester reinstated its indoor mask mandate on Thursday morning, as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Worcester.

    Katherine Hamilton May 12, 2022
  • Fallon Health, WooSox partner to address hunger

    Alexander MacDougall May 12, 2022

    Worcester-based Fallon Health and the Worcester Red Sox are once again partnering up for the Strike Out Hunger campaign during the minor league team’s 2022 season, this time with new fan initiatives to help in the fight against food insecurity.

    Alexander MacDougall May 12, 2022
  • Framingham healthcare firm names new CEO

    Laura Finaldi May 11, 2022

    Definitive Healthcare Corp. is promoting one of its existing executives to the CEO role about a year after he joined the company.

    Laura Finaldi May 11, 2022
  • AdCare Hospital promotes two to director positions

    Alexander MacDougall May 11, 2022

    The new appointments are Andrea Dayotas, who will serve as executive director of inpatient services, and Heidi Souza, who takes on the role of clinical director of inpatient services, according to the announcement Tuesday from AdCare.

    Alexander MacDougall May 11, 2022
  • Marlborough biotech firm CEO steps down

    Katherine Hamilton May 10, 2022

    The president and CEO of Marlborough biotech company Phio Pharmaceuticals Corp., Gerrit Dispersyn, is stepping down from his role, the firm announced Thursday.

    Katherine Hamilton May 10, 2022
  • UMass Chan researchers move forward on Lyme disease prevention shot

    Katherine Hamilton May 9, 2022

    Researchers at UMass Chan Medical School’s vaccine branch MassBiologics have nearly completed the first phase clinical trials for a shot protecting against Lyme disease, the Worcester medical school announced Thursday.

    Katherine Hamilton May 9, 2022
  • Blue Cross of Mass. to expand mental health services

    Alexander MacDougall May 4, 2022

    The new specialists will be expanding on the company’s areas of mental health treatment, including new sub-specialty partnerships for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and substance use disorder (SUD). 

    Alexander MacDougall May 4, 2022
  • Three Central Mass. health centers included in $1M MassDevelopment program

    Alexander MacDougall May 4, 2022

    Three community health centers in Central Massachusetts have been selected among 22 centers across the state by MassDevelopment for its Community Health Center Grant Program. 

    Alexander MacDougall May 4, 2022

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