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Massachusetts hospital systems to require employee shots June 24, 2021 GMT BOSTON (AP) — Three major Massachusetts hospital systems said Thursday they will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, even those who do not have direct contact with patients. Leadership at Mass General Brigham, Beth Israel Lahey Health and Wellforce said requiring vaccinations for employees is critical to halt the spread of the coronavirus and save lives. “The evidence of COVID-19 vaccine safety a...

After the announcement that several Boston-area hospitals will require employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, Central Massachusetts hospitals had no one answer as to whether they would follow suit.

BOSTON (AP) — Three major Massachusetts hospital systems said Thursday they will require all employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19, even those who do not have direct contact with patients.

Working with a professor, a Worcester hospital, and Indian friends and colleagues, two students helped secure oxygen concentrators for India.

"We have achieved herd immunity with the vaccine,," said Dr. Eric Dickson, president of UMass Memorial Health.

Mass General Brigham said its planned expansion into the MetroWest area is part of a strategy to bring more affordable care “closer to home,” estimating costs at the new ambulatory facilities will be up to 25% cheaper than at its hospitals in Boston.  “This is part of an integrated care effort of Mass General Brigham, and a part of a larger strategy - a big part of it - is how do we bring care closer to home. It’s what patients want, and frankly, should have been done a long time ago,...

WORCESTER — Dr. Eric Dickson, CEO of UMass Memorial Health, warned area business leaders Wednesday that Mass General Brigham’s $2.4 billion proposed expansion could increase health care premiums and the cost of care by 20%. “When costs go up, your costs go up and costs of goods and services go up,” Dickson told business leaders at the Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce Presidents’ Council meeting on Wednesday.  He told business leaders to expect “a 20% increase in premiums beca...

Mass General Brigham’s plan for surgical centers in suburbs stirs controversy Competitors worry that the already dominant health care provider could become even more powerful By Priyanka Dayal McCluskey Globe Staff,Updated May 6, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend A rendering of the outpatient surgery center that Mass General Brigham is planning to build in Westborough.Mass General Brigham An ambitious plan by Mass General Brigham to expand into affluent suburbs miles from Boston has set...

UMass Memorial Health, the largest healthcare provider in Central Massachusetts, on Friday confirmed it is starting its own health insurance division. The insurance company -- called Central Mass Health LLC -- will be organized under the UMass Memorial Health Ventures umbrella, which is for all the non-hospital aspects of the UMass Memorial system. "The establishment of Central Mass Health is in keeping with our long-term strategy to become a more integrated healthcare delivery network," UMass...

As a Leominster resident sat down at the Spanish American center recently on Spruce Street to get immunized against COVID-19 as a part of a UMass Memorial Health clinic, Eric Dickson introduced himself as a doctor, going through a set of questions before poking a syringe into the man’s left arm. Not every health care system CEO may be out on the front lines administering vaccines. But for ...