August, 9, 2024
Gardner, MA - [August 9, 2024] - The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services ( CMS) released the annual Hospital Quality Star Ratings, which evaluates 46 hospital quality measures, divided into five categories: safety of care, mortality, patient experience, readmission rates, and timely and…
July, 11, 2024
Gardner, MA - [June 27, 2024] - On Thursday, June 27th, Heywood Healthcare held the dedication of the Ronald LaDeau Plant Operations Center, in honor and recognition of Ronald "Ronnie" LaDeau's 54 years of outstanding service and distinguished commitment. Before joining Heywood Hospital, Ronnie…
May, 29, 2024
Heywood Healthcare Files Chapter 11 Exit Plan
April, 29, 2024
When Rozanna Penney was promoted to co-CEO of Heywood in June, the healthcare system was experiencing extreme financial hardship, halting construction on a $29-million surgical pavilion that same month after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October. Heywood’s former CEO, Winfield Brown, had…
April, 24, 2024
[GARDNER, MA – April 8, 2024] – After nearly four decades of dedicated service to Heywood Healthcare, Gardner native, Tina Griffin, recounts a lifetime of experiences, accomplishments, and pride in caring for her community. Tina’s path to healthcare wasn't conventional, as she started her…
April, 5, 2024
Gardner, MA - [April 5, 2024] - Heywood Healthcare and community stakeholders convened today to commemorate achievements and reaffirm its commitment to the community. The event was attended by legislators Senator Jo Comerford, Senator Peter Durrant, and Susan Templeton representing Senator John…
March, 1, 2024
Gardner, MA, February 29, 2024 - A Winchendon couple celebrated this Leap Year by welcoming a healthy and happy baby girl to the world, at Heywood Hospital’s Lachance Maternity Center. Jazmine was born to Bee and Mai at 7:50 am, on Thursday, February 29th, she weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and…
January, 30, 2024
Rozanna Penney, MBA, CRNA, MSNA, CEO of Heywood Healthcare, was voted onto the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) on January 25. MHA serves as the united voice for the commonwealth’s hospitals and health systems. “This is a time of change for…
January, 2, 2024
Gardner, MA, January 2, 2024 — Heywood Hospital received approval from the Department of Mental Health to reopen 6 (six) beds of the proposed 12 (twelve) bed adult unit on January 11, 2024. Additional beds will be added at a future date. Admissions will proceed according to approved staffing and…