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'I Didn't Think This Would Happen to Me:' Uxbridge 19-Year-Old Shares Story of Her Rare Heart Attack
A 19-year-old Uxbridge woman is raising awareness in honor of American Heart Month. Living with a heart condition her whole life, Adelaide Greenwald was just 18 when one morning, things just didn't feel right.
UMass Memorial Completes Groton ER Foundation, Will See Patients in March 2027
As construction workers screwed in the last foundational beam of what will become UMass Memorial Health’s satellite emergency department in Groton, the healthcare system announced the facility is set to accept its first patient come March 2027.
UMass Named Among Nation's Best Hospitals in Annual Newsweek List
UMass Memorial Medical Center has been named one of the top hospitals in the country, ranking 61st nationwide in the newly released World’s Best Hospitals 2026 list from Newsweek and data firm Statista.
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UMass Memorial Introduces Minimally Invasive EUS-RFA Therapy to Extend Life of Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest forms of cancer, with a five-year survival rate of just 13%. Most patients receive a diagnosis at an advanced stage, leaving limited treatment options and a challenging prognosis.
Training for Life: CPR Skills Save Man's Life Along Sturbridge Trail
Richard Paradise was one of three volunteers who had been replacing the railings of a bridge along a Sturbridge hiking trail on a June morning in 2025 when he sat down and leaned against his truck to take a brief rest. That was when his heart stopped beating.
252 Hospital and Health System Chief Medical Officers to Know | 2026
Becker’s Healthcare is proud to recognize exceptional chief medical officers serving hospitals and health systems nationwide. These physician executives are instrumental in elevating patient safety, upholding rigorous quality standards, strengthening collaboration between executive leadership and medical staff, and guiding risk management efforts.
UMass Named Among Nation's Best Hospitals in Annual Newsweek List
UMass Memorial Medical Center has been named one of the top hospitals in the country, ranking 61st nationwide in the newly released World’s Best Hospitals 2026 list from Newsweek and data firm Statista.
'I Didn't Think This Would Happen to Me:' Uxbridge 19-Year-Old Shares Story of Her Rare Heart Attack
A 19-year-old Uxbridge woman is raising awareness in honor of American Heart Month. Living with a heart condition her whole life, Adelaide Greenwald was just 18 when one morning, things just didn't feel right.
UMass Memorial Completes Groton ER Foundation, Will See Patients in March 2027
As construction workers screwed in the last foundational beam of what will become UMass Memorial Health’s satellite emergency department in Groton, the healthcare system announced the facility is set to accept its first patient come March 2027.
UMass Memorial Health Celebrates Topping Off Ceremony for the UMass Memorial Medical Center at Nashoba Valley
Key milestone marks an important step in bringing timely, high‑quality emergency care back to the region
Dr. Peter Smulowitz Discusses the Flu with MyFM
Kids, Parents, Grandparents; everyone is getting sick. What do we know (about this year's flu)? Listen to the interview to learn more.
The vaccine is still very effective against reducing severe disease, hospitalization and death...get your vaccine, and it's not too late for that.
Dr. Peter Smulowitz | Emergency Medicine, UMass Memorial Medical Group
Milford Regional Physician Group Joins UMass Memorial Health
Fifteen months after Milford Regional Medical Center became a member of the Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health, Milford Regional Physician Group is following in the facility’s footsteps as it has officially joined the UMass Memorial Medical Group, the second-largest physician group in Central Massachusetts.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a Point32Health Company, Honors 34 Physician Groups in Its 24th Annual Physician Group Honor Roll
A total of 34 physician groups in the Harvard Pilgrim commercial provider network have been named to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care's 24th annual Physician Group Honor Roll. The Harvard Pilgrim Honor Roll highlights physician groups that have achieved exceptional results in their approach to disease prevention and the treatment of acute and chronic illness for both adult and pediatric patients.
‘Everybody’s Got the Flu.’ Cases Are Spiking Quickly in Children, Doctors Say.
Flu activity in Massachusetts has officially reached high levels, and doctors at pediatric emergency departments are seeing a sharp increase in children coming in sick with influenza.
This year, it started a little more abruptly, and the number of cases we saw became much higher at a much faster rate than we’re usually seeing.
Dr. Jeanne McCoy | Chair of Pediatrics, UMass Memorial Health – Milford Regional Medical Center
Massachusetts Has a Problem With Primary Care Access. A New Proposal Suggests a Bold Solution.
A state task force focused on Massachusetts’ primary care access problems has a bold proposition — demand providers and insurers double what they spend on primary care.
Overall this is a step forward, although it’s hard to imagine we could actually double spending in primary care without driving the overall costs of healthcare up.
Dr. Eric Dickson | President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health
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