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A Massachusetts medical professional brings joy to hospital patients with assistance from her own personal garden and her larger local community.

Dr. Stephen Krinzman, an allergist at UMass Memorial Health, discusses how climate change has intensified fall allergy symptoms by delaying the first frost and extending the pollen season. 

UMass Memorial LifeFlight participated in Townsend’s National Night Out event, where community members had the opportunity to explore the medical helicopter as part of a nationwide initiative aimed at strengthening relationships between law enforcement and local communities.

In February 2027, the new UMass Memorial Medical Center at Nashoba Valley in Groton is scheduled to open to re-establish emergency room care in this part of Massachusetts.

Dr. Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, executive director of the Collaborative in Health Equity at UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Health, was honored at the 2026 Worcester Black Excellence Awards.

Penelope Iannelli, senior vice president and chief transformation officer at UMass Memorial Health, named as one of 34 hospital and health system chief transformation officers to know.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 30, 2026              
Contact: Kristy Lee
Kristy.lee@umassmemorial.org

WORCESTER, Mass. — UMass Memorial Health today announced the appointment of Jeff Biesczat as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Biesczat joined the organization in early September and will succeed Sergio...

Dr. Crista Johnson-Agbakwu, a physician, professor and health equity leader at UMass Chan Medical School and UMass Memorial Health, to be one of three honorees at the second annual Black Excellence Awards in Worcester, recognized for her advocacy for women's health equity.

Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health is taking a structural approach to patient experience by launching several operational and technology-driven initiatives to create more connected, responsive and accessible care.

Maureen Canellas, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer, Emergency Physician and Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at UMass Memorial Health, acknowledged among Becker’s Hospital Review's list of rising healthcare leaders.

Health systems are partnering with third-party vendors or building their own logistics operations to solve on of the trickier parts of hospital-at-home programs - getting supplies to the patient.

UMass Memorial Health's Anchor Mission was the source of a $650,000 low-interest loan for Main South CDC's commercial condominium project in Worcester.