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UMass Memorial creates digital hospital to centralize care and provide patient assistance throughout Central Mass.
In response to the rise of telehealth post-COVID, Central Massachusetts’ largest healthcare system has established a new Digital Hub, looking to centralize remote medicine and streamline operations at all its campuses throughout Central Massachusetts to better treat its patients.

'It's a start:' UMass Memorial Health planning ER for Nashoba Valley following hospital closure last year
A new emergency department looks to fill the void left by the closing of Nashoba Valley Medical Center. The announcement coming from UMass Memorial Health, who says their goal is to help the surrounding communities who haven't had a hospital in months.

UMass Memorial Health's Harrington Hospital celebrates completion of new ICU
A new eight-room, state-of-the-art ICU occupies what was once unused space at UMass Memorial Health's Harrington Hospital. Just walking through the new unit, hospital leadership could feel the weight lifting off the shoulders of their nurses.

Amid capacity crisis, UMass Memorial adds new inpatient hospital beds
The health system said the new facility will help alleviate the capacity crunch in its hospitals' emergency departments.

New medical pavilion at UMass Memorial arrives amid lingering health care obstacles
UMass Memorial Health, the largest health care provider in Central Massachusetts, is not immune from the challenges plaguing the hospital industry.
Christopher J. Ito, MD, MEd: A Leading Force in Otolaryngology at UMass Memorial Medical Center University Campus
Dr. Ito serves as the Residency Program Director and Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, shaping the future of otolaryngology for the next generation of medical professionals.
Massachusetts rehab hospital taps chief nursing officer
Announces Samatha Gauvin’s appointment to chief nursing officer at Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital, a collaborative initiative between UMass Memorial Health and Encompass Health.
UMMH integrates AEYE Health’s diagnostic tool into EMR system for eye care
Nonprofit healthcare system UMass Memorial Health (UMMH) has integrated AEYE Health's AI-based AEYE-DS autonomous diagnostic screening solution for diabetic eye care into its electronic medical records (EMR) system.
135,000 ideas and counting: How UMass Memorial Health drives change
Features Dr. Eric Dickson, President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health, on his collaborative, people centered leadership philosophy and the Innovation Station at UMass Memorial Health.
UMass Memorial Health Integrates AEYE Health's AEYE-DS Autonomous AI Screening for Diabetic Eye Care into EMR System
AEYE Health, the leader in artificial intelligence-based diagnostics for retinal imaging, and UMass Memorial Health (UMMH), the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central Massachusetts, today announced the integration of AEYE Health's AEYE-DS, an AI-based autonomous diagnostic screening
US Fellowship Program Launched to Accelerate Early Detection of Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
Lists UMass Memorial Health – Harrington as a health system selected to participate in a new care initiative aimed at increasing early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.