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Layoffs loom at Cooley Dickinson as parent Mass General Brigham seeks to close large budget gap
02-11-2025 11:07 AM

By ALEXANDER MACDOUGALL

NORTHAMPTON — Mass General Brigham announced large-scale layoffs across its entire hospital system on Monday, a move that is likely to affect Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton.

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Auditor says Center for Health Information and Analysis failed to monitor hospital finances
01-08-2025 11:12 AM

By MAX BOWEN

An audit of the Center for Health Information and Analysis [CHIA] has shown that the state agency did not adequately monitor the financial conditions of acute care hospitals and health systems, according to the office of State Auditor Diana...


Baystate Franklin launches in-patient addiction consult service with $7M grant
12-29-2024 11:02 AM

By CHRIS LARABEE

GREENFIELD — With the support of a five-year, $7 million grant, three of Baystate Health’s hospitals are launching a substance use disorder treatment program, which will be based at Baystate Franklin Medical Center.The $7 million grant, awarded by the...


Report shows stable hospital readmissions rate in Massachusetts
12-23-2024 9:40 AM

By ALISON KUZNITZ

BOSTON — The percentage of Bay Staters readmitted to hospitals shortly after initial visits has stabilized in recent years, though the rate in 2023 was higher among western Massachusetts residents and older Black and Hispanic patients, according to a...


Many Mass. hospitals report negative operating margins
10-07-2024 5:00 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

While the problems at Steward Health Care absorbed the spotlight over the past nine months, many other hospitals across Massachusetts continued to struggle financially in what an industry group called a “deeply troubling” trend.New financial data...


Heywood Healthcare emerges from Chapter 11, will remain an independent organization
10-03-2024 3:18 PM

By GREG VINE

ATHOL – Heywood Healthcare held a stakeholder meeting Thursday to discuss its future now that it has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as a standalone entity, meaning it will remain as an independent health care organization.In...


Three injured in pedestrian collision in Athol
08-29-2024 5:07 PM

ATHOL – Three people, one of them a young child, have been hospitalized following a collision at the intersection of Main and Crescent streets, according to fire officials.Athol Deputy Fire Chief Jeffrey Parker said that the vehicle was traveling...


Heywood, Athol hospitals earn high marks from federal agency
08-13-2024 2:02 PM

Staff Report

GARDNER – Heywood Healthcare recently received high ratings for its Gardner and Athol hospitals through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).The federal agency recently released the annual Hospital Quality Star Ratings, which evaluates...


Senate charts course to soothe ‘struggling’ health sector
07-16-2024 12:20 PM

By CHRIS LISINSKI

Senate Democrats will vote Thursday on a voluminous health care oversight reform bill inspired by the crisis at Steward Health Care as well as broader industry trends inflicting pressure on hospitals, providers and patients.Nearly two months after the...


Heywood Healthcare files Chapter 11 exit plan
05-29-2024 2:21 PM

By MAX BOWEN

GARDNER – Heywood Healthcare, which operates hospitals in Gardner and Athol, has filed papers to exit Chapter 11 after entering it last October.In a statement issued on May 29, the healthcare company said the filing allowed it to “address numerous...


Heywood Healthcare cites progress made since bankruptcy filing
04-08-2024 5:00 PM

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last October, Heywood Healthcare has announced it has made progress in restoring and improving services.The health care company has pointed to a costly electronic medical record transition,...


Lions Clubs hosts blood drive, others planned in March, May
02-09-2024 5:00 PM

Staff Report

PETERSHAM — The Petersham Lions Club, in partnership with the Grafton MA Lions Club, sponsored the recent Massachusetts General Hospital Blood Drive, and more are planned in the near future.In response to a nationwide shortage and a constant need for...


Heywood Hospital’s mental health unit reopens after two-year closure
01-09-2024 3:59 PM

GARDNER— Heywood Hospital has received approval from the Department of Mental Health to reopen its inpatient adult mental health unit, effective Jan. 11, according to an announcement from the hospital.The hospital was approved for six of a proposed...


Heyood Hospital’s first baby of 2024
01-04-2024 3:16 PM

By MAX BOWEN

ATHOL — Katelyn and Tim Nault of Athol started off the new year by welcoming their daughter Eva Lynn into the world.According to information provided by Heywood Hospital of Gardner, Eva Lynn was born at 7:47 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 2, at the hospital’s...


Police search Athol, Gardner hospitals following bomb threat
01-04-2024 12:25 PM

By Max Bowen

ATHOL—A bomb threat e-mailed to Athol Hospital on Thursday morning has been determined to not be a credible threat, according to Athol Police.Police from Athol and Gardner responded to a report of the threat on Thursday at 8:08 a.m., police said in a...


Heywood Hospital files for bankruptcy protection
10-02-2023 4:56 PM

By MAX BOWEN

GARDNER — Heywood Healthcare, which for months has been navigating changes to leadership and services, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to a press release issued Monday morning.A costly and lengthy electronic medical record...


Rehab company parts ways with Heywood Hospital
09-22-2023 9:59 AM

By MAX BOWEN

GARDNER — Quartulli & Associates has suspended all therapeutic services to Heywood Hospital, following a 90-day notice of contract termination.According to an announcement posted to Heywood Hospital’s social media pages, on the evening of Sunday,...


Markey legislation would funnel $1B to help hospitals deal with climate crisis, work already underway at local level
08-28-2023 4:24 PM

By MADDIE FABIAN

In making a pitch for a new comprehensive health program for the country nearly 78 years ago, President Harry S. Truman said this to Congress: “With the help of Federal funds, it should be possible to meet deficiencies in hospital and health...


Security measures in place at Heywood Hospital following stabbing
06-16-2023 12:52 PM

By Max Bowen

ATHOL—Following a reported stabbing in the emergency room of Heywood Hospital in Gardner, a number of new security measures are in place for the emergency department. These measures are in place at Heywood Hospital and will be at Athol Hospital within...


CEO leaves Heywood Hospital
06-07-2023 5:25 PM

By MAX BOWEN

Heywood Hospital has announced a change in leadership, which includes the president and CEO leaving and a new, “untraditional” leadership structure.According to an announcement sent on June 6, President and CEO Win Brown has left Heywood Healthcare...


Hospitals interested in safety surveillance pilot, center chief says
05-17-2023 4:13 PM

By Sam Doran

BOSTON — A proposed pilot program for Massachusetts hospitals could be “game-changing” in identifying medical error cases and the causes behind them, the Betsy Lehman Center’s executive director said Monday, and several hospitals have expressed...

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