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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.
‘A blunt force axe’: Mass. Democrats warn of harm to hospitals, health care under Trump budget proposal
The Republican budget bill that passed the House last week would cause health care chaos and a massive transfer of wealth to the rich, Massachusetts’ leading Democrats argued Tuesday as the party mobilized a nationwide bid to derail the legislation. The budget bill, which now awaits a vote in the...
MA Hospitals At 'Immediate Risk' For Closure, New Analysis Says
Massachusetts rural hospitals are among 300 nationwide that are at "immediate risk of closure," a new report says. The report comes as Medicaid changes are contemplated in the House Republican budget bill unveiled earlier this week.
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.
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...
CHAI embarks on post-deployment monitoring for AI as FDA oversight lags
In the absence of a federal framework to monitor the impact of artificial intelligence in the clinic, the Coalition for Health AI (CHAI) is stepping in on post-deployment oversight.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lacks the capability to assess how models are performing in the real world after...
Four concrete ways Massachusetts can lower health care costs
Massachusetts’ skyrocketing health care costs are an urgent problem for every resident. Every one of us will need medical care. And every one of us will pay for medical care, through doctors’ bills, health insurance, or taxes that fund Medicare and Medicaid.
The stress test facing Massachusetts health care
We all want sustainable and convenient access to primary care, timely emergency care, and reasonably priced health insurance. To get there, a legislative push that rivals Chapter 224 is needed to reframe our health care system into one that prioritizes patients and those caring for them.
Now is the time for providers, payers, and legislators to come together to develop solutions that reduce administrative burdens for providers, increase investments in primary care, and strengthen safety net institutions.
Dr. Eric Dickson | MD, MHCM, FACEP, President and CEO
Trump targets transgender care: What does it mean for Worcester families, providers?
It would be an understatement to say Danielle Killay is concerned about an executive order from the White House that targets the transgender community.
When ICE comes to the hospital: AG Campbell reassures health care facilities of their rights to provide care
Amid broader concerns about immigration enforcement in previously protected areas such as hospitals, Attorney General Andrea Campbell has issued new guidance to health care providers in Massachusetts, reassuring them of patient rights to privacy and immigrants’ ability to access care.
Public Announcement Concerning a Proposed Health Care Project Milford Regional
Notice of Intent - January 18, 2024
UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc. (“Applicant”), located at One Biotech Park, 365 Plantation Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, 01605, intends to file a Notice of Determination of Need Application with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health with respect to a...