Mother Nature has exacted a price for those picture-perfect, late summer days in September. That ideal weather for outdoor, recreational pursuits has left our area with the onset of drought conditions, the product of below average rainfall over the past two months. That moved Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) Secretary Rebecca Tepper to declare a […]
Opinion
Editorial: Will hospitals’ dire financial state move lawmakers to act?
The financial collapse of Steward Health Care, which has dominated the headlines over the past several months, has overshadowed the operating struggles experienced by several other of the state’s medical facilities. That “deeply troubling trend” emerged from new financial data released by a state agency, which found that more than half of acute-care hospitals in […]
Editorial: Any legs to UMH’s urgent-care interest in Ayer hospital?
One hundred percent of nothing, or a certain percentage of something? The answer to that question could decide the eventual fate of Nashoba Valley Medical Center. According to a story earlier this week in the Telegram & Gazette – based on reporting by the Worcester Business Journal – UMass Memorial Health has explored the possibility […]
Editorial: Ten years later, Market Basket’s unique story endures
It almost seems impossible to contemplate now, but just 10 years ago, the survival of DeMoulas and Market Basket supermarkets laid in the balance. In 2014, on a sunny day in August, Arthur T. Demoulas, son of Telemachus “Mike” Demoulas, climbed onto a rustic stage outside the Market Basket headquarters in Tewksbury to announce his […]
Editorial: State owes Ayer, Carney hospitals honest explanation
See if this scenario sounds familiar? It certainly should for those who live in the Twin Cities. Nashoba Valley Medical Center and Carney Hospital, both set to close in less than two weeks, each provide an “essential service necessary for preserving access and health status” in their areas, public health regulators concluded this week. The […]
Editorial: Most vulnerable maternal-health bill’s beneficiaries
As we had hoped, something positive did result from the closing of Leominster Hospital’s maternity ward. UMass Memorial Health’s unwavering decision to close that vital birthing unit last September sent a clear signal to Beacon Hill that the state needs more leverage to bear in these situations. And that can only happen through the Legislature, […]
