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American Heart Association announces 2025 Heart of Gold Award recipients in Central Massachusetts
The American Heart Association is proud to announce the 2025 recipients of the Heart of Gold Awards, which will be presented at the Central Massachusetts Heart and Stroke Ball on Saturday, March 1, at Mechanics Hall in Worcester.
World's Best Hospitals 2025
Few decisions carry more weight than selecting a hospital for yourself or a loved one. This choice is often made while feeling unwell or after a stressful diagnosis—making it all the more difficult.
Unexpected Ways AI Is Changing Health Care—Beyond Notes and Diagnosis
AI can transcribe clinical notes, draft MyChart messages, interpret X-rays and...well, what else can it do?

Our All-New ‘Top Doctors’ List Is Here
Finding the right doctor—one who combines exceptional skill with genuine care—can seem like an insurmountable task. How do you choose from Greater Boston’s legion of world-class professionals?
UMass Memorial Medical Center is a top five Mass. hospital
UMass Memorial is still the only Central Massachusetts hospital to break into the top 10 in the state, according to the U.S. News ranking released Tuesday.
America's Best Maternity Hospitals 2024
To help expectant parents find the right facility amid diminishing options, Newsweek has partnered with data and business intelligence portal Statista for the third annual ranking of America's Best Maternity Hospitals.
HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital Earns National Cancer Accreditation
UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance-Clinton (HA-C) Hospital recently earned accreditation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American
Votes are in! We're best in Central MA
Our caregivers are extra special … you could say “the best!” And, the votes cast by you and readers across the region to determine the "Best of Central Mass" puts us up on top.
34 hospital and health system innovation programs to know | 2023
Becker's is excited to honor 34 hospitals and health systems with innovation programs…
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