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Daughter Who Donated Kidney to Mom Tells Their Story at Ceremony in Worcester
A mother and daughter from Hudson who faced kidney failure and donation shared their inspiring story at a ceremony earlier this week.
Multidisciplinary Care and Recent Advances in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Welcome back to another Neurology Live Peer Exchange series.
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.
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.
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.
135,000 ideas and counting: How UMass Memorial Health drives change
Features Dr. Eric Dickson, President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health, on his collaborative, people centered leadership philosophy and the Innovation Station at UMass Memorial Health.
UMass Memorial Health Integrates AEYE Health's AEYE-DS Autonomous AI Screening for Diabetic Eye Care into EMR System
AEYE Health, the leader in artificial intelligence-based diagnostics for retinal imaging, and UMass Memorial Health (UMMH), the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central Massachusetts, today announced the integration of AEYE Health's AEYE-DS, an AI-based autonomous diagnostic screening...
Champions of Health Care: Precourt tackles systematic healthcare challenges
Champions of Health Care: 'There's not many people like Erik'
“There's not many people like Erik,” said Justin Precourt, president of UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. “He works day and night, tirelessly, to help meet the needs of the underserved and the Worcester community.”