Gardner MA Heywood Hospital to Remain Independent for now
In May, Heywood Hospital announced that it had signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore affiliation options with Umass Memorial Health. Umass announced on January 5, 2023 that the merger has been called off.
Heywood has had its share of challenges in 2022, receiving a hospital safety grade of B in Fall 2022, down from an A in 2021 and patient satisfaction issues with a google review average of 2.4. We did find one notable positive review: “My family received excellent care at Heywood Hospital. The check in was easy and quick. My Mom saw three different Dr’s during her ER visit and all of them were superb…” The hospital is in the process of expanding services in 2023 with the construction of a new Surgical Pavilion underway.
View grade at HospitalSafetyGrade.org click here. View Heywood’s Leapfrog ratings, click here.