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Marlborough Campus Emergency Room Gets $50K Boost for Renovation and Expansion
A hospital campus in Marlborough has received another donation for its updated emergency room. UMass Memorial Health received a $50,000 gift from Avidia Bank Charitable Foundation to support the expansion and renovation of the Emergency Department at UMass Memorial Medical Center's Marlborough Campus, located at 157 Union St.
Multidisciplinary Care and Recent Advances in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Welcome back to another Neurology Live Peer Exchange series.
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.
Mounting costs: As rising health costs hit Hispanic communities hardest, Central Mass. leaders are addressing inequities through cultural competency
Healthcare expenditures throughout Massachusetts soared to $78.1 billion in 2023, averaging $11,153 per resident. The year’s total represented an 8.6% per-capita increase from 2022, according to a report released in March by the Center for Health Information and Analysis.
Running the Boston Marathon for the UMass ALS Cellucci Fund
The 129th Boston Marathon won’t be John Kelly’s first rodeo.
“This will be my second Boston," Kelly said. "I ran Boston last year as well for the ALS fund. I've run probably, I don’t know, 20 plus marathons.”
Husband’s gift, wife’s miracle: the kidney that saved 2 lives
When Erin Murphy thinks about how her husband helped her receive a kidney transplant much sooner than expected, she has only one way to describe it.
“It’s a miracle,” she said.
Murphy, 51, was 40 when she began to feel tired and she found out that she had polycystic kidney disease, which causes cysts...
UMass Memorial Health Names Tim Foley as Vice President of Government Relations
Worcester, MA – UMass Memorial Health (UMMH), the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central Massachusetts, today announced that Tim Foley will be joining the system as Vice President of Government Relations starting April 28. Foley has served as Executive Vice President and Massachusetts...
Pipeline Dreams Expo showcases health equity research by local high school students
More than two dozen high school students exploring careers in medicine, research and public health presented their research at UMass Chan Medical School on Wednesday, April 9, during an event marking their successful completion of the 2025 Pipeline Dreams program.
“I am interested in medicine because...
We explored disparities in reproductive health care, access and treatment, and analyzed previous research to highlight the systemic barriers affecting maternal and child health, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions to improve health care.
Olive White | Sophomore, Worcester’s South High Community School
In unanimous vote, Worcester health board pushes vaccinations, dismissing RFK Jr. stance
The Board of Health wants the public to know about the importance of getting vaccinated against infectious diseases.
In a 5-0 vote Monday, the board directed the city Public Health Department to develop a plan to inform residents about vaccines and wants the plan presented during the board's next...
UMass Memorial to buy Groton property for new Nashoba Valley emergency facility
After UMass Memorial Health previously announced it would open an emergency department in the Nashoba Valley region in the wake of Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s closure, the Worcester-based system is taking next steps to acquire a Groton site to open a satellite emergency facility.
UMass Memorial Health couple preparing for the 129th Boston Marathon
Lauren Murphy is preparing to run the Boston Marathon and she’s got her husband Brian Rettger by her side.
“This is my third marathon in six months," Murphy said. "But Brian is actually the one who got me into running during COVID.”
UMass Memorial Health To Open Emergency Department in Wake of Nashoba Closing. Here’s Where
UMass Memorial Health confirmed it will build an emergency department in Groton to help fill the health care void left after last summer's closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
Mass. physician assistants want more autonomy in providing health care. Why it matters
Facing a statewide health care workforce shortage, advocates for physician assistants spoke last week at the State House to support legislation that eliminates restrictive supervision requirements, as they aim to expand care access in underserved areas.
Care delivery changes reshaping hospital landscape
The splintering of Steward Health Care last year resulted in the transfer of six hospital campuses, the closure of two others, and a reshaping of the state's health care world. That might be just the start of a rethinking of the role hospitals can play in Massachusetts, Health and Human Services...
I grew up working in hospitals. I love hospitals. I hate to see them close. The sad fact is, across our country, there are 1,300 critical access hospitals -- there's one in Massachusetts, in Athol -- and a third of those hospitals were projected to close.
Kate Walsh | Health and Human Services Secretary
Updated HIPAA rules aim to bolster healthcare security
To bolster security for healthcare workers and patients, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proposed updates to HIPAA regulations. The proposed adjustments come amid rising worries about the growing frequency and sophistication of cyberattacks that have compromised sensitive...