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Two Boston hospitals tied for the ranking of best hospital in Massachusetts by U.S. News & World Report this year.

UMass Memorial Medical Center recognized lives lost to addiction with a special ceremony in recognition of Overdose Awareness Day. The lawn of the campus green was covered with purple flags as a sign of solidarity.

Cannabis gummies have grown in popularity in recent years, as more people turn to them to relieve pain, inflammation, anxiety and sleep issues, among other uses. There is also a growing concern, however, about the THC-containing gummies getting into children’s hands — and mouths.

On Wednesday, UMass Memorial Health will hold a ceremony in honor of overdose awareness. Members of the public, health leaders and the Faust family, who lost their son to an accidental overdose, will join together at the event.

On a quiet stretch of lawn outside UMass Memorial Medical Center, hundreds of purple flags ripple in the late summer wind. Each stands as a symbol of a life lost — and of a community still grappling with the weight of the opioid crisis.

During a turbulent labor market, Kait Urlaub's leadership proved essential to workforce stabilization and growth at UMass Memorial Health, the largest Central Mass. healthcare system with 20,000+ employees.

Epic named 64 health systems to its Honor Roll for 2025. The EHR vendor provides financial incentives to Honor Roll members for meeting certain benchmarks, such as ease of use, patient experience and staying up to date.

More than 300 hospitals and health systems were among the organizations recognized on Forbes’ 2025 list of America’s Best-In-State Employers. The list was developed in partnership with market research firm Statista, which surveyed more than 160,000 employees working at organizations with at least 500 U.S.-based workers

Since becoming president and CEO of Joplin, Mo.-based Freeman Health System in April, Matthew Fry has held front-line listening sessions he described as invaluable. A recurring theme quickly emerged: The organization needed clear direction.

Health care organizations are facing a major new disruption: the recently passed reconciliation bill, H.R. 1. Its potential impact, such as deep Medicaid cuts, stricter eligibility requirements, rising administrative complexity, and shrinking coverage, promises to reshape the health care landscape, especially for providers filling a safety net role in their communities.