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A Generational Blessing: Grandmother, Mother, and Newborn Baby Boy Share Same Birthday
For years, March 16 was a special day between a mother and daughter in the Peters-O’Brien family. Mary Jo Peters, 59, who was born on that March day in 1967, was surprised in 1994 when she gave birth to her daughter Caitlyn O’Brien, 32, on the same day.
How Smart Hospitals Push Forward From Pilot to Practice
An Apple iPad device stationed outside of a hospital room glows yellow, indicating that the patient inside is a fall risk. Before the clinician enters, she touches the screen to view other updates and confirm that she doesn’t need to first check in at the nurse’s station.
UMass Named Among Nation's Best Hospitals in Annual Newsweek List
UMass Memorial Medical Center has been named one of the top hospitals in the country, ranking 61st nationwide in the newly released World’s Best Hospitals 2026 list from Newsweek and data firm Statista.
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Concerns for some as early heat wave approaches
John Broach, MD, Director of Emergency Disaster Medicine at UMass Memorial Medical Center comments on heat wave safety and precaution.
Two new Worcester healthcare buildings totaling $475M aim to improve quality of and access to health care
Worcester is seeing two of its major players in the healthcare sector establishing new buildings aimed at addressing long-standing industry concerns.
Cherise Hamblin: A voice for Black maternal health equity
Interview with Cherise Hamblin, medical director of the new doula program at UMass Memorial Medical Center, on Black maternal health and the significance of Black Maternal Health Week.
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