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Worcester Names Dr. Jennifer Bradford As New City Medical Director
A physician whose work has focused on addiction medicine, homelessness and expanding access to care is Worcester’s next medical director, city officials announced Friday.
Discussing Hantavirus Concerns
While we’re not far removed from a pandemic that deeply impacted life in Massachusetts, UMass Memorial Health Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Sandeep Jubbal said this virus does not spread like COVID-19.
Kudos for Milford Regional...
For the 16th consecutive time, UMass Memorial Health – Milford Regional Medical Center received a grade “A” from the Leapfrog Group. The Spring 2026 top mark recognizes Milford Regional’s accomplishment in protecting patients from preventable harm and error while in the hospital.
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She Hated Her Fifth-Grade Teacher. Decades Later, an Unexpected Reunion Unfolded at the Edge of Life and Death.
This is the story of an earnest English teacher and the precocious 10-year-old who hated him. It’s about how that girl grew up to pull off several lifetimes’ worth of death-defying feats. And how, a few weeks ago, she performed the most spectacular one of all.
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Hospital at Home Shows Positive Results for Medicaid Patients: 8 Notes
Medicaid recipients who received hospital-at-home care in Massachusetts had strong outcomes, a new study found.
Here are eight things to know from the May study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society:
This study shows that hospital at home can deliver the same level of safety and quality, while allowing patients to heal where they’re most comfortable.
Constantinos Michaelidis | Medical Director, Hospital at Home Program
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The Chamber Corner: Worcester’s Businesses Can Power the Next Workforce
This summer, Worcester faces a challenge and an opportunity. Due to funding cuts in the Massachusetts YouthWorks program, hundreds of young people who are trained, motivated, and ready to work will not be placed in summer jobs.
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Worcester Names Dr. Jennifer Bradford As New City Medical Director
A physician whose work has focused on addiction medicine, homelessness and expanding access to care is Worcester’s next medical director, city officials announced Friday.
Dr. Bradford has dedicated her career to improving access to care and advancing the health and wellbeing of some of our community’s most vulnerable populations.
Dr. Andrew Karson | Chief Physician Executive
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Discussing Hantavirus Concerns
While we’re not far removed from a pandemic that deeply impacted life in Massachusetts, UMass Memorial Health Infectious Disease Specialist Dr. Sandeep Jubbal said this virus does not spread like COVID-19.
I think the public health authorities overall worldwide has done an excellent job, including the CDC, the W.H.O. They've been tracing the contacts and monitoring exposed travelers.
Dr. Sandeep Jubbal | Infectious Disease Specialist, UMass Memorial Health
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53 Years After Saving Newborn’s Life, Nurse Cherishes Bond With Family
It was a once in a lifetime event for the maternity nurse who resuscitated a tiny infant, born prematurely at 25 weeks in the early hours of a September morning in 1972.
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Milford Student Earns Top Vocational Student Award
Dolan has also gained extensive real-world health care experience through Blackstone Valley Tech’s cooperative education program with UMass Memorial Medical Center in Marlborough. In addition, he participates in an emergency medicine internship at Milford Regional Medical Center, a nonprofit teaching hospital within the UMass Memorial Health system.
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The Doctor Is In — or Is It AI?
Massachusetts hospitals are increasingly using artificial intelligence to support medical diagnoses, particularly in radiology, where AI tools can enhance imaging, improve accuracy, and even reduce patients’ radiation exposure. Experts say the technology shows promise in reducing diagnostic errors — still a significant issue in healthcare — but it’s not without concerns.
AI isn't a choice anymore. It's coming. We can't shut it off and so our job as humans is to figure out how to leverage it for the benefit of our patients — in my particular situation — or society as a whole.
Erik Dickson, MD | President and CEO UMass Memorial Health
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Worcester Business Journal
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The Selection of Dr. David McManus as Chancellor Charts a New Path for UMass Chan and UMass Memorial Health
As an employee of both UMass Chan Medical School and the UMass Memorial Health, Dr. David McManus has had a front-row seat to the simmering tension between Worcester’s two largest employers.
I look forward to working with Chancellor McManus to strengthen the ties that bind our institutions to achieve even greater feats for academic medicine and the future of clinical care.
Dr. Eric Dickson | President and CEO, UMass Memorial Health
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‘Avenue of Hope’: New Treatment Being Tested in Worcester Shows Promise for Postpartum Depression
For some women, postpartum depression can cast a long shadow over what they thought would be the happiest time of their life. “I should be happy, why am I not happy?”, said Shalea Niles of Dorchester as she described how she felt after the birth of her third child. “It kind of put me in a space...
Baby blues usually happen in those first two weeks following a delivery. If they extend beyond two weeks, then we get more concerned about postpartum depression.
Dr. Tiffany Moore Simas | Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Mass. Health Officials: Passenger on Boston-Bound JetBlue Flight Had Measles, Prompts Health Alert
BOSTON — A traveler who passed through Boston Logan International Airport last week has measles, the Boston Public Health Commission and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said.
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Great Leaders in Healthcare 2026
Great healthcare leaders are proactive changemakers, always looking ahead and striving for better. The executives recognized here represent the best of the best in healthcare leadership. They are bold, courageous and deeply committed to their causes.
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