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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.
Forging Guns Into Tools of Growth
Blacksmith John Hayden fires up the forge, stokes the coals, and heats the rifle barrel of a disabled Remington Sportsman 58 shotgun until it glows the color of “Orange Crush.” Then he carefully transfers it to an anvil, puffs his cheeks out and smashes it with a hammer.
UMass Memorial To Restart Hospital-at-Home Admissions as Shutdown Ends
UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., will begin accepting admissions to its hospital-at-home program Feb. 4 after pausing new admissions during a partial government shutdown, the health system confirmed to Becker’s.
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UMass Memorial To Restart Hospital-at-Home Admissions as Shutdown Ends
UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., will begin accepting admissions to its hospital-at-home program Feb. 4 after pausing new admissions during a partial government shutdown, the health system confirmed to Becker’s.
Congress has done it’s job, now it’s time for us to do ours!"
Constantinos Michaelidis, MD | Medical Director of UMass Memorial Health’s Hospital at Home program
Massachusetts Home Hospital Programs Face Another Shutdown
Massachusetts health care systems are yet again preparing to pause their home hospital programs as the federal government barrels toward another shutdown.
Health Insurers Face New Restrictions as Healey Moves to End Prior Authorizations, Long Hated by Many
Massachusetts health insurers will face new restrictions around the much-maligned practice of prior authorizations, eliminating the red tape around how patients access some drugs and services, Governor Maura Healey said Wednesday.
Home hospital programs stop accepting patients ahead of looming government shutdown
Major hospital systems in Massachusetts have stopped accepting patients to their home hospital programs as the expiration of a Medicare provision allowing the care approaches — along with a potential government shutdown.
‘We want this to be able to continue’: Successful home hospital programs could be victims of D.C. gridlock
Paula Ward’s phone rang at 2:08 a.m., waking her up on the couch in her apartment in South Boston. It was her nurse. Ward’s oxygen levels had dropped, the nurse said, explaining the early morning call. She asked Ward to clamp a small device to the end of her finger to check her oxygen saturation, or percentage of oxygen in her blood.
At UMass Memorial visit, Healey urges lawmakers to back $400M for medical research
Gov. Maura T. Healey made a stop in Worcester to push state lawmakers to support legislation to pump $400 million into medical research.
We need to address the cost of health care. Things can’t be done the way we're doing them today. We need funds for research to cut the cost of care.
Dr. Eric Dickson | President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health
52 health systems urge 5-year hospital-at-home extension
Fifty-two health systems are calling on Congress to enact a five-year extension of CMS’ hospital-at-home reimbursement waiver. The program, which allows CMS to pay for acute hospital care at home, expires Sept. 30 without congressional action.
Can Mass. turn the health care crisis around?
The Bay State is already struggling with a primary care provider crisis, and the head of the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central Massachusetts sees an increasingly grim road ahead if current trends persist.
Congress should reauthorize Hospital-at-Home
Over the past five years, hospitals struggling with overcrowding have experimented with an innovative idea: providing hospital-level care at home. Results, so far, are promising. With the authority for those services soon set to expire, Congress should act to let them continue.
Opinion/Guest column: For UMass Memorial Health, Trump bill One Big Headache
The “One Big Beautiful Bill” recently signed into law has dealt a devastating blow to health care as we know it, especially here in Massachusetts, a state that has been dedicated to insuring as many people as possible and reducing racial health disparities.
I pledge my commitment to stand strong and work with our amazing “army of problem-solvers” to ensure we can conquer this new era together — potentially our biggest challenge yet — ensuring we are financially healthy enough to be here for decades to come.
Dr. Eric Dickson | President and CEO, UMass Memorial Health
Proposed health equity legislation aims to decrease disparities across Massachusetts
A sweeping omnibus bill at the State House would target widespread health reform across the state, looking to change how the public and private entities across the state approach health care access, insurance and workforce.
Every 36 minutes: Amid rising rates of abuse, Central Mass. healthcare providers are pushing state legislation to make hospitals safer for workers
Steve Walsh, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, delivered a grim message during an April legislative session: every 36 minutes a Massachusetts hospital worker faces either an act of violence or threat.
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