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UMass Memorial Opens Healing Garden in Worcester
The Tsotsis Family Healing Garden at UMass Memorial Medical Center's North Pavilion is open, funded by a $1 million donation from Dot and Mike Tsotsis. It's expected to serve more than 20,000 patients, families and staff annually.
40 Under Forty 2026: Dr. Gregory Leslie
Dr. Gregory Leslie is expanding how UMass Memorial Medical Center delivers inpatient care while leading one of its largest physician groups.
100 great hospitals in America | 2026
UMass Memorial Medical Center listed among Becker's Hospital Review's "100 great hospitals in America" list for 2026, highlighting "excellence to every encounter, for every patient, in every specialty, at every level of care, wielding an uncompromising commitment to safety and a culture of nonstop growth."
Worcester EMS Launches First Ambulance Blood Transfusion Program In Central MA
UMass Memorial Health, which operates the Worcester and Shrewsbury 911 EMS system, is the only ambulance service in Central Massachusetts equipped to carry and administer blood for transfusions during transport.
The Oncology Nurse Who Got Me Through 2 Years of Cancer Treatment
Paul Stachelek has been a patient for more than 2½ years at the Simonds-Sinon Regional Cancer Center at UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital in Fitchburg.
UMass Memorial Opens Healing Garden in Worcester
The Tsotsis Family Healing Garden at UMass Memorial Medical Center's North Pavilion is open, funded by a $1 million donation from Dot and Mike Tsotsis. It's expected to serve more than 20,000 patients, families and staff annually.
UMass Memorial Colorectal Surgeons Recognized for National Leadership and Expertise
5 revenue cycle AI wins, according to health system leaders
UMass Memorial Health used AI to widen the net on clinical documentation review beyond what its staff could cover manually. The health system’s approach centered on “use of artificial intelligence to identify missed clinical documentation,” said Angela Confoey, senior vice president of revenue cycle...
‘BFFs’ and budgets: Inside health systems’ Epic relationships
For four health systems, managing Epic means something closer to an ongoing relationship than a software contract — regular executive meetings, direct developer access, and, at times, weekend-long emergency support.
Overall, Epic is outstanding at listening to their customers and prioritizing patient safety concerns. At times it can be a challenge to prioritize our enhancement requests due to the high volume of requests they receive from customers across the globe.
Eric Alper, MD | Senior Vice President and Chief Quality Officer, UMass Memorial Health
Masters Academy International & UMass Memorial Health Announce Sports Medicine Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 24, 2026
Media Contact:
Joe Zarbano
Regan Communications on behalf of Masters Academy International
jzarbano@regancomm.com
Kristy Lee
UMass Memorial Health Media Relations Manager
Kristy.lee@umassmemorial.org
STOW, Mass. — Masters Academy International (MAI) and UMass Memorial...
Milford Regional to Offer Senior Mental Health Seminars
What happens to a rural community after its hospital closes?
Avoiding the ED cuts urgent CT turnaround time by half
A direct-to-radiology program at UMass Memorial Health called DREAM cuts the time from patient arrival to CT imaging results from 305 minutes to 156 minutes by routing urgent primary care patients directly to CT scans instead of the emergency department.
UMass Memorial Receives $250K For 24 New Patient Rooms
Bank of America awarded funding to UMass Memorial Health to expand the North Pavilion at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester.
‘Totally Unacceptable.’ A State Report Could Help Ease Hospital Crowding. It’s a Year Overdue.
This is harming patients in terms of their health, hurting emergency department patients, hurting the finances of the hospital
Dr. Eric Dickson | President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health