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Healey again knocks Steward as ‘house of cards’
The governor alleged the health care system’s team has "not been forthcoming, truthful or responsive" about the apparent financial distress the hospitals are facing. -
Healey says ‘time has come’ for Steward to transfer its hospitals
Healey's letter and its razor-sharp tone represent a new forcefulness in the administration's response to Steward since the system's fiscal problems burst into public view last month. -
Community nonprofits are already casualties of Steward Health financial crisis
St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center has quietly backed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars in support for Allston and Brighton community groups -
On Roxbury Walgreens’ last day, local community leaders consider legal action
The closure follows other shutdowns in Mattapan, Hyde Park and a separate Roxbury location. The trend is raising concerns that Boston's communities of color are losing important access to health care. -
Elected leaders, communities on edge as Steward is mum on hospital closures
The largest private, physician-led health care network in the country is floundering in Massachusetts, reportedly considering the sale of four facilities. Elected officials say that Steward Health Care has to provide answers, and soon. -
Mary Lou Retton's health insurance explanation sparks some mental gymnastics
The gold-medal gymnast, who is recovering from a lengthy hospital stay, shouldn't have been denied coverage for preexisting conditions under current laws. -
Gardner hospital reopens mental health unit after years-long struggle to hire clinicians
Like many facilities across the state, Heywood Hospital struggled to hire and retain doctors during a mental health crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic. This month, it will open six new beds. -
Masking returns at many Massachusetts hospitals — and not just because of COVID
COVID is on the rise but so are other respiratory viruses, causing hospitals and other health facilities to bring back masks. -
BU researchers hope to unlock the secret to centenarians
The New England Centenarian Study hopes to unlock the "fountain of aging well." -
Prominent Boston fertility doctor impregnated patient with his own sperm, lawsuit claims
Dr. Merle Berger, who founded Boston IVF, allegedly told a patient he would use an anonymous donor in 1980 but then used his own sperm without telling her.
