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A robot programmed to act like a 7-year-old girl works to combat fear and loneliness in hospitals
95 academic medical center CEOs to know | 2025
Justin Precourt, RN, DNP, President at UMass Memorial Medical Center, named among academic medical center CEOs at the helm of some of the most
40 Under Forty 2025: Kait Urlaub
Health experts urge COVID-19, flu shots ahead of holiday season
Worcester, Mass. - As holiday season approaches, health experts are once again warning of an expected rise in flu, COVID-19 and RSV cases. Dr.
UMass Memorial turns to apprenticeships in effort to boost workforce
WORCESTER, Mass. - This week is Massachusetts Apprenticeship Week, and UMass Memorial Health announced plans to launch its first registered apprenticeship program.
UMass Memorial Health – Harrington Open Free “Bridge Fridge” Community Closets and Food Pantries
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA, November 7, 2023 – An idea conceived a year ago to help combat food and clothing insecurities in South Central Massachusetts has come to fruition.
I came in worried and left enlightened. The knee replacement is working great. This was the best thing I ever did, and I have you to thank for getting me this way.
Colleen G | UMass Memorial Health Knee Replacement Patient
UMass Memorial Health – Harrington Open Free “Bridge Fridge” Community Closets and Food Pantries
Two locations are just outside the main entrances of the Southbridge & Webster hospitals for easy, discreet access
Shortage of new drug to fight RSV: What are the consequences in Worcester?
At UMass Memorial Health, there is enough supply of the 50 milligram dose to last for the next three to four weeks, said Dr. Wendy Timpson, clinical chief of the hospital’s neonatology division.
CDC projects moderate COVID-19 wave this winter
One thing clinicians DO know is that the currently circulating COVID-19 variants are highly transmissible. “Meaning it takes less viral particles to get sick,” said Robert Klugman, MD, a professor of medicine and head of employee health at UMass Memorial Health.
Learning from Employees to Recruit a Workforce Reflecting Our Communities
Worcester Business Journal, Diversity and Inclusion Special Edition | September 4, 2023, wbjournal.com
UMass Memorial Requesting Proposals from Local Non-profits for Improving the Health System and Individual Health Outcomes
- More than $4.8 million available for mental health services, healthcare and public systems navigation and housing
- Funding to range from $150,000 to $250,000 per year for 3-year projects and up to $150,000 for 1-year projects
- A virtual information sess