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The Selection of Dr. David McManus as Chancellor Charts a New Path for UMass Chan and UMass Memorial Health
‘Avenue of Hope’: New Treatment Being Tested in Worcester Shows Promise for Postpartum Depression
For some women, postpartum depression can cast a long shadow over what they thought would be the happiest time of their life. “I should be happy, why am I not happy?”, said Shalea Niles of Dorchester as she described how she felt after the birth of her third child. “It...
Here’s How To Fix Primary Care for the Highest-Need Patients
Massachusetts health care, often praised for its excellence, is experiencing systemic strain. Our primary care infrastructure is falling woefully short, with many people unable to access a provider.
'It's a start:' UMass Memorial Health planning ER for Nashoba Valley following hospital closure last year
A new emergency department looks to fill the void left by the closing of Nashoba Valley Medical Center. The announcement coming from UMass Memorial Health, who says their goal is to help the surrounding communities who haven't had a hospital in months.
Public Announcement Concerning a Proposed Health Care Project
UMass Memorial Health Care Inc. ("Applicant") located at One Biotech Park, 365 Plantation Street, Worcester, Massachusetts 01605, intends to file a Notice of Determination of Need with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for the Transfer of Ownership of Marlborough Hospital, located at 157...
Amid capacity crisis, UMass Memorial adds new inpatient hospital beds
The health system said the new facility will help alleviate the capacity crunch in its hospitals' emergency departments.
New medical pavilion at UMass Memorial arrives amid lingering health care obstacles
UMass Memorial Health, the largest health care provider in Central Massachusetts, is not immune from the challenges plaguing the hospital industry.
A case in point is the 77 patients “boarding” in the hospital’s emergency department, meaning there aren’t enough inpatient beds to send them to.
New program brings postpartum health care to mothers' homes
In her Westborough home, baby Darcy is all smiles, snuggled into her mother’s lap. Home is where both mom and baby Darcy have found healing, thanks to a new Hospital-at-Home program offered by UMass Memorial Medical Center.
Cuteness alert: Meet UMass Memorial Medical Center’s first baby of 2025
Little baby Ezra waited but a minute to enter this world in 2025. This New Year’s baby arrived at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, making the little star UMass Memorial Medical Center’s first baby of 2025.
Organ transplant recipients savor ultimate gift of life at Leominster event
Every breath her daughter takes, every morning smile that lights her face reaffirms the faith Jimena Guerra, a divorced Leominster mother of three, has in the Almighty.
Saving a stranger: UMass Memorial highlights importance of organ donors
In the spirit of the holidays, UMass Memorial Health is sharing the story of two local strangers connected by an act of goodwill for a woman living with kidney failure.
Massachusetts rehab hospital taps chief nursing officer
Announces Samatha Gauvin’s appointment to chief nursing officer at Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital, a collaborative initiative between UMass Memorial Health and Encompass Health.
Christopher J. Ito, MD, MEd: A Leading Force in Otolaryngology at UMass Memorial Medical Center University Campus
Dr. Ito serves as the Residency Program Director and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, shaping the future of otolaryngology for the next generation of medical professionals.
Why UMass Memorial Health is expanding care at home
Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health already has one of the largest hospital-at-home programs in the country. Now the health system is expanding into other home-care domains.
UMMH integrates AEYE Health’s diagnostic tool into EMR system for eye care
Nonprofit healthcare system UMass Memorial Health (UMMH) has integrated AEYE Health's AI-based AEYE-DS autonomous diagnostic screening solution for diabetic eye care into its electronic medical records (EMR) system.