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The Bay State is already struggling with a primary care provider crisis, and the head of the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central Massachusetts sees an increasingly grim road ahead if current trends persist. 

The Cummings Foundation Inc., a trust founded by Winchester couple Bill and Joyce Cummings, recently awarded more than $2.5 million in grants to 11 MetroWest-based nonprofits, according to a community announcement.

Marlborough, MA - Marlborough Hospital is honored to announce it has received a three-year, $225,000 grant from Cummings Foundation.

When an under or uninsured Massachusetts resident requires certain medical treatments, such as many in radiology, psychiatry, or rehabilitation, the cost of their care often falls to the state’s Health Safety Net.

The Republican budget bill that passed the House last week would cause health care chaos and a massive transfer of wealth to the rich, Massachusetts’ leading Democrats argued Tuesday as the party mobilized a nationwide bid to derail the legislation.

The 129th Boston Marathon won’t be John Kelly’s first rodeo.

“This will be my second Boston," Kelly said. "I ran Boston last year as well for the ALS fund. I've run probably, I don’t know, 20 plus marathons.”

United Way of North Central Massachusetts (UWNCM) also recently distributed $40,000 to four agencies as part of the second phase of its Determination of Need initiative, funded by a grant from UMass Memorial Clinton Hospital.

The UMass Memorial gift, in partnership with University of Massachusetts Foundation, establishes new endowed chairs which support efforts to impact more patients across the region.