HEALTH • Summer 2018 3
This issue
F E AT U R E S
14
The new
primary care
The Region's Quarterly Health Care Magazine
16
Get fit at work
Break up the work day and fit exercise into a busy schedule
\\ BY SUSAN SHALHOUB
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4 Letter From The Editor
5 Health Care Briefs
An overview of the latest health
care business news
7 Hospital Profile
8 Pictures of Health
A photographic look at the region's
health care happenings
1 0 - 1 2 The Lists
• Physician workforce
• Fitness clubs in Central Mass.
D E PA RT M E N T S
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20
For the underserved,
more are turning to
community health
centers.
\\ BY LIVIA GERSHON
1 3 Local Innovation
22 Column:
Consumer advice
23 Column: Benefits
administration
24 The Pulse
Statistical snapshot of the
health care sector
25 Newsworthy
People, providers and practices
26 Profile
Q&A with Stephanie Pratico,
AdCare Hospital clinical
supervisor
UMass Memorial Health Care at 20
Merger forever changed Worcester-based care network
\\ BY GRANT WELKER
Catching healthcare IT wave
Marlborough's Versatile launches health IT arm
\\ BY GRANT WELKER
C O V E R P H O T O / E D D C O T E