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6 HEALTH • Spring 2016 with Hepatitis C, according to research. Leominster hospital makes honor roll LEOMINSTER — The UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster was named to the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Hospital Honor Roll, the only Central Massachusetts hospital to make the list. HealthAlliance was one of 55 hospitals in four states on the 2015 honor roll from Harvard Pilgrim, joining the ranks of Beth Israel Deaconess hospitals and Tufts Medical Center. The list, which is in its ninth year, recognizes adult, acute care hospitals whose performance was among the top 25 percent of those measured nationally, using Hospital Compare and Leapfrog patient safety measures. Boston firm acquires Worcester adult care center WORCESTER — Civitas Solutions of Boston has acquired Worcester's Renaissance Adult Day Care center in a three-center deal as the firm looks to grow in Central Massachusetts. The deal that closed on Feb. 1 also included two other Adult Day Health (ADH) centers in Brighton — the Dacha and Winter Gardens — in addition to the loca- tion at 1040 Southbridge St. in Worcester. The three sites provide person-centered day services to elders, including medication man- agement and nutritional and nursing support, according to Civitas Saint Vincent names new board members WORCESTER — New board mem- bers with strong Worcester connec- tions have been added to the Saint Vincent Hospital Board of Trustees. Jane E. June, dean of Healthcare at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, and Mary Tanona, the associate general counsel for the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences, joined the board of the Worcester hospital { Health Care Briefs } Continued from Page 5 Holden Hearing Aid Center, Inc. 695 Main Street, Holden MA 01520 Phone: (508) 829-5566 www.HoldenHearingAid.com Let our Center help you HEAR better! Matthew Moreno, Au.D. Doctor of Audiology Swim Plugs We offer comprehensive hearing care services including complete hearing evaluations, hearing loss rehabilitation, education and counseling. Amplified Phones Hearing Aids Batteries & Accessories Assisted Listening Devices Hearing Evaluations Wax Removal Hearing Protection Musician's Ear Plugs MWMC inks deal with Boston hospital FRAMINGHAM — MetroWest Medical Center has signed a clinical-affiliation agreement with Boston powerhouse hospital Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, that will strengthen the clinical services at MetroWest hospitals. The two organizations will work together to enhance services, including primary care, oncology, surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology, according to a release from MWMC, and will also link the two systems' medical records. The agreement will improve access for MWMC to specialists at one of the nation's leading aca- demic medical centers, according to Barbara Doyle, CEO of MWMC.