Springfield

The Springfield School Board says it wants the district to develop a new policy that would direct teachers on how to introduce controversial issues in the…

Springfield Hospital will likely cut ties with nine health clinics throughout the region as part of its bankruptcy plan.The clinics in Springfield,…

The federal government wants to appoint a patient care ombudsman to make sure healthcare services at Springfield Hospital and at the hospital’s 13 clinics…

Springfield Hospital is likely to declare bankruptcy in the next month or so, interim CEO Mike Halstead said Wednesday.The hospital has scheduled a series…

More than half the rural counties in the United States no longer have hospitals where women can give birth, according to a 2017 study by the University of…

The town of Springfield has struggled with declining jobs and population loss since long before news broke that one of its largest employers, the local…

The Springfield Hospital board of trustees voted Tuesday to close the hospital's child-birthing unit, as it tries to shave $6.5 million off this year’s…

Springfield Hospital needs to trim about $6.5 million from the current year budget, and the administration announced recently that the childbirth center…

The Springfield School District will offer medical, dental and mental health services under an agreement recently reached with the nearby Springfield…

A lengthy investigation by Reuters News identified thousands of U.S. communities with lead levels more than twice those found in Flint, Michigan, during…