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In a surprise announcement that caught many off guard, including some city councilors, the oncology department at MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham is staying open – at least for now. The announcement was made at a hearing from the state’s Department of Public Health on Wednesday at Framingham City Hall. The CEO of the medical center, which is owned by…

The CEO of MetroWest Medical Center says negotiations are underway with Tufts Medical Center to continue radiation oncology and oncology infusion services at its Framingham location.

Four days after reaching a tentative agreement with Tenet HealthCare on a new contract, about 700 nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester have set a contract ratification vote date, which could end their long strike. On Friday night, the Massachusetts Nurses Association announced that U.S. Labor Secretary Martin Walsh had mediated an all-day session at the IBEW Local 103…

After being on strike for more than nine months, nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital are set to return to work after a deal was reached at a meeting moderated by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh.

Administrators at Worcester’s Saint Vincent Hospital are moving to end a monthslong nursing strike, saying Friday they are preparing to unilaterally implement their most recent offer this weekend. But the Massachusetts Nurses Association fired back that the hospital’s declaration of an impasse was illegal, and that it had filed a new charge of unfair labor practices with the federal...

In one of the longest strikes in Massachusetts history at 115 days, nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester offered a counter proposal for hospital officials late Tuesday night.

In one of the longest strikes in Massachusetts history at 115 days, nurses at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester offered a counter proposal for hospital officials late Tuesday night. The counter proposal was delivered to federal mediators around 11 p.m. Tuesday in response to an offer from Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare earlier this week. The Massachusetts Nurse’s Association was unsatisfied with…

It’s been 112 days of walking the picket line outside Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, but striking nurses are still not satisfied with the latest proposal from hospital officials.

It’s been 112 days of walking the picket line outside Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, but striking nurses are still not satisfied with the latest proposal from hospital officials. Those nurses are mulling over a new proposal from Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare, which they claim isn’t a serious proposal. “While the nurses had hoped this would be a good faith...

It’s been 100 days of walking the picket line outside Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, a milestone striking nurses and their families never thought was possible. “Never thought we’d be out for 100 days,” said Marsha Holm, a same-day surgery nurse for 28 years. “It’s a sad day to mark. It’s pretty somber,” said Marlena Pellegrino, a medical/surgical nurse...

Nearly 100 days into a nursing strike, elected leaders joined the picket line Saturday to show their support fir the staffers of St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester. U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Representative Jim McGovern and others attended the solidarity rally in Worcester. It has been three months since nurses walked off the job, demanding higher staffing levels.  “We...

Senator Warren and Congressman McGovern were just some of the political leaders that joined a rally in Worcester today in support of the St. Vincent nurses.

Two U.S. representatives from Massachusetts joined a group of nurses rallying outside Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester on Saturday, where a strike has now been going for 10 consecutive weeks. Reps. Lori Trahan and James P. McGovern helped host a “Rally Against Replacement” days after Tenet Healthcare, the Dallas-based owner of Saint Vincent Hospital, said it would begin hiring 50…

Hundreds of nurses remain on strikes after negotiations resumed Monday.

Nurses at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester are back at the negotiating table.

Nurses and managers at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, returned to the negotiating table Monday. Out on the picket line, nurses were wondering if the new talks would lead to a settlement. “We’re trying to stay positive,” said nurse Melissa Eagles. Both sides were negotiating on Monday — along with a federal mediator — for the first time since…