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Community Healthlink Leadership Transition of Tamara Lundi: A Message from Dr. Eric Dickson
May 2, 2023
As of May 5, Tamara Lundi is transitioning out of her role as President of Community Healthlink (CHL), which is the mental health and addiction recovery agency affiliated with UMass Memorial Health. Gordon Benson, Vice President for Adult Outpatient Services at CHL, will serve as Interim President while we conduct a search for a permanent person for this important system role.
UMass Memorial Health Awarded Play Grant by Children’s Hospital Association and The Toy Foundation
April 13, 2023
One of 19 children’s hospitals nationally selected for grant to the Healing Power of Play
Grant will extend reach of Child Life, create new Superheroes and support Slime Day
Community Healthlink President Tamara Lundi Named to Commonwealth 988 Commission
March 8, 2023
The commission will provide ongoing oversight and guidance in all matters regarding 988 service in the commonwealth.
[Worcester, MA, March 7, 2023] The Massachusetts Executive Office for Health and Human Services (EOHHS) has appointed UMass Memorial Health – Community Healthlink President Tamara Lundi to the commonwealth’s 988 Commission.
The commission will provide ongoing strategic oversight and guidance in all matters regarding 988 service in the commonwealth.
UMass Memorial Health Appoints First Female Board of Trustees Chair and First Female, Latina Vice Chair
March 2, 2023
Decision represents a new leadership era, strengthened by diverse perspectives and merit
UMass Memorial to Close COVID-19 Testing Site
February 28, 2023
Almost 119,000 COVID-19 tests performed at Stop the Spread site in Worcester
UMass Memorial Requesting Proposals from Local Non-profits for Community Health Services
January 17, 2023
- More than $2.5 million available for mental health services, food insecurity and housing
- Funding to range from $15,000 to $150,000
UMass Memorial Health Recognized by the American Medical Association’s 2022 Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition Program
November 22, 2022
Worcester, Mass – UMass Memorial Health, the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central Massachusetts, has been recognized by the American Medical Association’s 2022 Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition Program for its Clinician Experience Office (CXO). Awarded at the Bronze level, UMass Memorial Health is among the 28 organizations across the nation that have been recognized this year for prioritizing and investing in physician well-being.
UMass Memorial Health Recognized by the American Medical Association’s 2022 Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition Program
October 28, 2022
Worcester, Mass – UMass Memorial Health, the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central Massachusetts, has been recognized by the American Medical Association’s 2022 Joy in Medicine™ Health System Recognition Program for its Clinician Experience Office (CXO). Awarded at the Bronze level, UMass Memorial Health is among the 28 organizations across the nation that have been recognized this year for prioritizing and investing in physician well-being.
UMass Memorial Health Rolls Out the Kraft Community Care in Reach Mobile Unit, Donated by the Robert K. Kraft Family, to Enhance Lifesaving Addiction and Medical Services
September 26, 2022
Worcester, Mass – UMass Memorial Medical Center has a new mobile vehicle on the road to support addiction services in the Worcester homeless community. Made possible through the kindness of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and his family, the Kraft Community Care in Reach® mobile unit is equipped and staffed to bring substance use disorder (SUD) and other health care services to those who need them, where they need them.
UMass Memorial Health Rolls Out the Kraft Community Care in Reach Mobile Unit, Donated by the Robert K. Kraft Family, to Enhance Lifesaving Addiction and Medical Services
September 7, 2022
Worcester, Mass – UMass Memorial Medical Center has a new mobile vehicle on the road to support addiction services in the Worcester homeless community. Made possible through the kindness of New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and his family, the Kraft Community Care in Reach® mobile unit is equipped and staffed to bring substance use disorder (SUD) and other health care services to those who need them, where they need them.
Community Healthlink to Host Block Party Highlighting Mental Health and Addiction Recovery
August 31, 2022
The "National Recovery Month" event will feature family-friendly activities, education on addiction recovery,
and tips on improving mental health.
Reproductive Health Commitment
June 27, 2022
To: All UMass Memorial Health Caregivers
From: Eric Dickson, MD, President and CEO, UMass Memorial Health
Tiffany Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd, Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Date: June 27, 2022
Re: Reaffirming Our Commitment to Reproductive Health
Many of us are still in shock about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade on Friday of last week. We want to take this moment to repeat and reaffirm UMass Memorial Health’s commitment to reproductive health for all people regardless of their circumstances.
Community Healthlink Expands School-based Program to Help At-Risk Students at Worcester East Middle School
May 24, 2022
As the pandemic wreaks havoc with adolescent mental health, the CHL C.A.R.E.S. Club helps students with school attendance, their studies, and their relationships.
Community Healthlink Chosen by City of Worcester for New Crisis Response Model
May 24, 2022
In the new model, a CHL crisis clinical team will respond to certain emergency calls alongside police.
Worcester, MA (May 16, 2022) – UMass Memorial Health – Community Healthlink (CHL) has been selected by the City of Worcester Health and Human Services Division to be its partner for its new “Mental Health Community Crisis Response Model.” In the new model, a CHL crisis team will be dispatched alongside police to certain emergency calls.
Heywood Healthcare and UMass Memorial Health Enter Formal Discussions to Explore Potential Affiliation
May 3, 2022
Community Healthlink Receives Highest Level of Accreditation from Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
February 28, 2022
The three-year designation is the longest accreditation offered by CARF
[Worcester, MA, February 28, 2022] – UMass Memorial Health – Community Healthlink has received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). The three-year accreditation is the longest offered by CARF and signifies that CHL meets CARF standards for services and business practices.
This is CHL’s second consecutive three-year accreditation.
UMass Memorial Health Filing Zoning Petition to Expand Hospital Beds in Worcester
February 24, 2022
The petition helps to address hospital bed capacity challenges in central Massachusetts
Dr. Michael L. Gustafson Named to the Board of the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association
February 16, 2022
WORCESTER, MA – February 16, 2022 – UMass Memorial Medical Center President Michael L. Gustafson, MD, MBA, was voted onto the Board of Trustees of the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) at the annual meeting in January. MHA serves as the leading voice for the commonwealth’s hospitals and health systems.
UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital announces opening of Multi-Disciplinary Clinic at Leominster Campus
January 19, 2022
Leominster, MA– UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance Clinton Hospital today celebrated the opening of a new Multi-Disciplinary Clinic on the Leominster Campus. The Clinic is designed to bring specific specialties to the Northern Worcester County region and allow local patients the ease of access to the specialty care they need closer to home.
Exclusive Health Care Provider for the Worcester Red Sox.