The UMass Memorial Health Care system will be investing over $168,000 in renovations to its four hospitals after securing a tax-exempt bond through MassDevelopment.
Worcester's city manager has issued a second letter of non-opposition for a medical marijuana site, opening the door for Prime Wellness Centers, Inc. to locate in the northern part of the city.
Springfield grocery operator Big Y Foods, Inc. has acquired the independent Park Avenue Pharmacy in Worcester, with all the store's prescription records being transferred to the nearby Big Y store.
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation recently completed a health insurance survey. In it they found that only half the population was secure in knowing they would be able to keep health insurance in the future. Below is the percentage breakdown.
Very Confident
59 percent
Somewhat confident
24.3 percent
Not too confident
9.2 percent
Not confident at all
4.7 percent
Not reported
1.9 percent
People on the Move
Amos Adelowo has joined the department of obstetrics and gynecology at Reliant Medical Group in Worcester. A graduate of Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Adelowo will see patients at Reliant's Worcester Medical Center site at Saint Vincent Hospital.
