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The state’s largest employer is changing its name

The state’s largest employer is changing its name

Partners HealthCare to become Mass General Brigham

By Bruce Mohl Health Care 0 Comments Nov 27, 2019

PARTNERS HEALTHCARE, the state’s dominant health care provider and the largest employer in Massachusetts, is changing its name to Mass General Brigham. The new name shifts the focus of the health care system away from an all-encompassing, corporate title that was created 25 years ago and zeroes in on the company’s two world-renowned hospitals –(...)

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