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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 Memorial Completes Groton ER Foundation, Will See Patients in March 2027
As construction workers screwed in the last foundational beam of what will become UMass Memorial Health’s satellite emergency department in Groton, the healthcare system announced the facility is set to accept its first patient come March 2027.
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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UMass Memorial's new roof garden swaps the buzz of medical equipment for the buzz of bees
It's been three weeks since the ribbon was cut officially unveiling a rooftop garden at the North Pavilion at UMass Memorial Medical Center and it's already become a regular lunch spot for Katherine Poirier, a patient care assistant, and Elaine Lam and Selaijha Powers, both unit secretaries.
The rooftop garden ties in with the theme we were trying to accomplish with the North Pavilion — creating an environment that promotes healing and wellness.
Justin Precourt | President, UMass Memorial Medical Center
‘We want this to be able to continue’: Successful home hospital programs could be victims of D.C. gridlock
Paula Ward’s phone rang at 2:08 a.m., waking her up on the couch in her apartment in South Boston. It was her nurse. Ward’s oxygen levels had dropped, the nurse said, explaining the early morning call. She asked Ward to clamp a small device to the end of her finger to check her oxygen saturation, or percentage of oxygen in her blood.
UMass Memorial’s New Emergency Facility in Nashoba Valley Moves One Step Closer to Reality
Federal, state and local officials gathered in Groton Monday, Sept. 22, to celebrate the first steps toward bringing health care back to the residents of the Nashoba Valley, by unveiling renderings of UMass Memorial Health’s planned satellite emergency room.
A robot programmed to act like a 7-year-old girl works to combat fear and loneliness in hospitals
Days after Meagan Brazil-Sheehan’s 6-year-old son was diagnosed with leukemia, they were walking down the halls of UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center when they ran into Robin the Robot.
Mass. paramedicine program targets emergency care gap for adults with developmental disabilities
A 24/7 community paramedicine program launching this fall will provide in-home evaluation and treatment for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Worcester County.
The NICU saved their baby boy's life. Here's how a Holden couple are giving back
It was in the quiet of the NICU, listening to the whir and beep of the machines that kept one of their twin boys alive and watching his small form struggle, where Megan and Bryan McDavitt found a community of support.
It’s so meaningful, as a physician, to see these families in their recovery phase, the children growing and moving on, and moving through their trauma
Dr. Wendy Timpson | Clinical Chief of UMass Memorial Medical Center’s Division of Neonatology
52 health systems urge 5-year hospital-at-home extension
Fifty-two health systems are calling on Congress to enact a five-year extension of CMS’ hospital-at-home reimbursement waiver. The program, which allows CMS to pay for acute hospital care at home, expires Sept. 30 without congressional action.
One year since the Nashoba Valley Medical Center closure
A ‘For Sale’ sign remains outside the former site of Nashoba Valley Medical Center; now one year since the hospital closed. State Senator Jamie Eldridge said there’s still hope to improve health care for the area.
1 year since Carney and Nashoba closures, gaps in service are clear
It’s been a year since a financial crisis brought the nation’s largest private for-profit hospital system, Steward Healthcare, to an abrupt end.
New AMA Guidance on AI Adoption and Governance Is Essential for CMOs. Here's Why.
The American Medical Association (AMA) has released guidance for health systems and hospitals on artificial intelligence governance and adoption.
The AI governance committee will help us implement AI tools in the safest way.
Eric Alper, MD | Senior Vice President, Chief Quality Officer and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer
Does your kid need an eye exam?
One expert warns that kids who have trouble seeing may not realize because they have a vision issue, because that’s all they know.
'I could hear normally again:' Cochlear implant at Umass Memorial Medical Center helps woman after hearing loss
Leanne Lacroix went to bed and woke up with severe ringing in her ear just over a year ago. The challenges it brought to everyday life were scary. Lacroix was referred to said Dr. Divya Chari, the director of UMass Memorial Health's Cochlear Implant program.
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