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UMass Memorial Medical Center and UMass Medical School Annual Winter Ball Raises Record Amount
December 4, 2017
UMass Memorial Health Care Reaches HIMSS Analytics Stage 6
November 29, 2017
WORCESTER, Mass. – HIMSS Analytics announced UMass Memorial Health Care (UMass Memorial) has achieved Stage 6 recognition. UMass Memorial is the largest healthcare system in Central Massachusetts and has the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center.
UMass Memorial Medical Center Honored with Gold Quality Achievement Award for AFib Care
July 11, 2017
WORCESTER, Mass. – UMass Memorial Medical Center is the proud recipient of the 2017 American Heart Association’s Get with The Guidelines - Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Gold Quality Achievement Award. It’s one of only two hospitals in Massachusetts to have earned this designation for its atrial fibrillation program.
Volunteers Donated 92,000 Hours in 2016; Are Honored at Luncheon Hosted by UMass Memorial Medical Center
April 26, 2017
UMass Memorial Medical Center honored many of its volunteers on April 26 in observance of National Volunteer Week during a special luncheon held at the Beechwood Hotel, Worcester. Long-time volunteers were recognized for their years and hours of service.
During this last year, 801 volunteers donated 92,000 hours, a significant savings to the Medical Center if employees were to assume volunteers’ duties.
UMass Memorial - HealthAlliance Hospital Receives First Place Accountable Care Compass Award from Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association
March 13, 2017
UMass Memorial Medical Center Selected as One of Nation’s Top 50 Cardiovascular Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics
February 22, 2017
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Massachusetts Department of Public Health Approves HealthAlliance DoNs
February 9, 2017
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Lisa Colombo, DNP, RN, Appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer at UMass Memorial Medical Center
February 8, 2017
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508-334-4252
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WORCESTER, Mass. – UMass Memorial Medical Center Care has announced that Lisa Colombo, DNP, MHA, RN, has accepted the position of senior vice president for Patient Care Services and chief nursing officer at UMass Memorial Medical Center, effective January 19. Colombo was previously president of UMass Memorial Medical Center – Clinton Hospital.
UMass Memorial Medical Center Seeks to Join Dana-Farber Cancer Care Collaborative
January 9, 2017
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January 9, 2017
Tony Berry, UMass Memorial Medical Center
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Ellen Berlin, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
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UMass Memorial - HealthAlliance Hospital Foundation Announces G.A.L.A. Award Recipients
September 9, 2016
Wachusett Music & the Simonds-Hurd Complementary Care Center Invite You to “An Evening for Mind, Body & Spirits”
September 6, 2016
Leominster Fraternal Order of the Eagles Donates $5,000 to the UMass Memorial – HealthAlliance Hospital Simonds – Sinon Regional Cancer Center
August 26, 2016
UMass Memorial - Marlborough Hospital Introduces New Technology to Detect Prostate Cancer
July 25, 2016
Mohs Micrographic Surgery Clinic Now Open
July 22, 2016
Leominster, MA – Recently, Colleen and Wayne Elliot were our first patients to receive Mohs Micrographic Surgery (an advanced surgical treatment for treating common forms of skin cancer) during the grand opening of the clinic on July 6, 2016 at our Leominster Campus. Colleen said: "It was so nice to have the convenience of having a procedure closer to home.
UMass Memorial Health Care Wins National Award for Pediatric Asthma Program
June 16, 2016
-Initiative helped to reduce emergency department visits and school absenteeism-
WORCESTER, Mass. – UMass Memorial Health Care has been recognized by a national hospital association for its work to reduce school absenteeism, hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) use among children with poorly controlled asthma.
Nicole Gagne Named President of UMass Memorial – Community Healthlink
June 13, 2016
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Children’s Classic Go Carts Donated to UMass Memorial - HealthAlliance Hospital Operating Room
June 10, 2016
Leominster, MA – Recently, the employees of the UMass Memorial - HealthAlliance Hospital Operating Room recognized a need to help minimize the anxiety that their pediatric patients experience during the “pre-operation” phase. Surgery for patients at any age can cause great angst and chi
Governor Baker Signs Legislation Designating the MA Hospital School as the Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children
June 10, 2016
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UMass Memorial Medical Center Earns Blue Distinction® Center+ Designation for Quality in Joint Replacement Surgery
May 10, 2016
WORCESTER, Mass. – Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has selected UMass Memorial Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center+ (plus) for Knee and Hip Replacement, the highest designation in the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated healthcare facilities shown to deliver improved patient safety and better health outcomes, based on objective measures that were developed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies with input from the medical community.
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