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6.2.25 |  Worcester Business Journal |  In the Media,  Legislation

Every 36 minutes: Amid rising rates of abuse, Central Mass. healthcare providers are pushing state legislation to make hospitals safer for workers

Steve Walsh, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, delivered a grim message during an April legislative session: every 36 minutes a Massachusetts hospital worker faces either an act of violence or threat.
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5.27.25 |  Boston Globe |  Funding/Grants,  Human Interest,  In the Community,  In the Media,  Legislation

‘A blunt force axe’: Mass. Democrats warn of harm to hospitals, health care under Trump budget proposal

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 budget bill, which now awaits a vote in the...

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5.19.25 |  Worcester Business Journal |  Awards/Recognition,  In the Community,  In the Media

2025 Power 100: Dr. Eric Dickson

When Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer was about to close in the summer of 2024, Dickson said he was looking into every opportunity possible to support the region left without its most central hospital. Just nine months after the hospital’s closure, UMass Memorial announced it would open up a...

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5.12.25 |  Becker's Hospital Review |  Human Interest,  In the Media,  Patient Care

377 top hospitals for patient experience: Healthgrades

Healthgrades honored 377 hospitals across 44 states for patient experience. Healthgrades released its 2025 Outstanding Patient Experience Award, which recognizes hospitals that provide top-quality care while ensuring a positive healthcare experience for patients. The company analyzed data from 3,059...

Our work with Vicarious Surgical will allow us to explore the potential of this technology with an ultimate goal of improving patient care.

Dr. John Kelly | Chief of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery at UMass Memorial Medical Center
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5.7.25 |  WCVB Channel 5 |  In the Community,  Patient Care

UMass Memorial Health unveils plans for new satellite emergency facility in Groton, MA

UMass Memorial Health is moving ahead with plans to build a new satellite emergency facility to fill the void left by the closure of Steward Health Care's Nashoba Valley Medical Center.

At a meeting in Groton, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night, officials from UMass said the state's Department of Public Health approved the proposal for the facility, which will be located in the town.
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5.7.25 |  Boston 25 News |  Human Interest,  In the Media

Keep it or toss it? Date label confusion causing people to waste ‘perfectly good food,’ expert says

Buying groceries takes a big bite -- a really big bite -- out of a family’s budget today. What’s worse is that Americans throw away more than a third of the food they buy, according to the federal government. Much of that can be attributed to confusion with food date labels that indicate when to...

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4.29.25 |  AI,  Innovations,  Patient Care,  Press Release

UMass Memorial Health Scales KATE AI Platform Emergency Departments Systemwide to Enhance Patient Safety and Nurse Decision Support

Worcester, MA - UMass Memorial Health (UMMH), the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central Massachusetts, is proud to announce the expansion of KATE AI across an additional five hospital emergency departments, for what is now a total of seven, to enhance patient safety, optimize...

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