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Pediatricians walk a delicate line with parents in measles vaccination debate
One mom told her pediatrician she was skipping a checkup for her 4-month-old because she was afraid the baby would catch measles from the doctor’s office before he could be vaccinated — even though there were no cases reported in the area. Another parent said he was refusing to inoculate his 1-year...
The stress test facing Massachusetts health care
We all want sustainable and convenient access to primary care, timely emergency care, and reasonably priced health insurance. To get there, a legislative push that rivals Chapter 224 is needed to reframe our health care system into one that prioritizes patients and those caring for them.
Now is the time for providers, payers, and legislators to come together to develop solutions that reduce administrative burdens for providers, increase investments in primary care, and strengthen safety net institutions.
Dr. Eric Dickson | MD, MHCM, FACEP, President and CEO
UMass Memorial Health CEO Is Addressing 'Psychology of Change' with AI to Solve the Workforce Problem
Dr. Eric Dickson shares with HealthLeaders the importance of getting clinicians on board with AI for alleviating hospital capacity constraints.
If I could fix one thing right now today for our healthcare system, it would be getting patients out of the hospital that don't need to be there.
Dr. Eric Dickson, President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health
World's Best Hospitals 2025
Few decisions carry more weight than selecting a hospital for yourself or a loved one. This choice is often made while feeling unwell or after a stressful diagnosis—making it all the more difficult. That's why ready information about where world-class medical care is available can make all the...
Unexpected Ways AI Is Changing Health Care—Beyond Notes and Diagnosis
AI can transcribe clinical notes, draft MyChart messages, interpret X-rays and...well, what else can it do?
New, advanced heart procedure at UMass Memorial Medical Center helping people with heart rhythm issues
A Worcester woman is saying thank you this Valentine's Day after she says a new advanced treatment at a local hospital saved her heart.
Trump targets transgender care: What does it mean for Worcester families, providers?
It would be an understatement to say Danielle Killay is concerned about an executive order from the White House that targets the transgender community.
When ICE comes to the hospital: AG Campbell reassures health care facilities of their rights to provide care
Amid broader concerns about immigration enforcement in previously protected areas such as hospitals, Attorney General Andrea Campbell has issued new guidance to health care providers in Massachusetts, reassuring them of patient rights to privacy and immigrants’ ability to access care.
How UMass Memorial's digital hub is redefining patient care
UMass Memorial Health has launched a digital hub to centralize digital medicine capabilities and improve patient care across inpatient, outpatient, and home settings.
When we think about a digital hub, it's a setting that locates clinical caregivers and digital medicine capabilities to provide better care for patients, whether they're in the inpatient setting, the ambulatory setting, or at home
Eric Alper, MD, Senior Vice President, Chief Quality Officer and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer
‘A brighter future': Cochlear implant helps baby experience world in sound
Technology has created a simple moment between parents and their baby that wasn’t possible for this western Massachusetts family a month ago.
Mass. doctors worry about vaccine hesitancy as skeptic RFK Jr. faces Senate
Massachusetts has some of the highest childhood vaccination rates in the country, but across the state doctors and public health experts said they're concerned about growing vaccine skepticism and the potential for disease outbreaks.
"Measles is always like the canary in the coal mine," Hermos said, "because measles is so incredibly contagious."
Christina Hermos, pediatric infectious disease specialist at the Children's Medical Center at UMass Memorial Medical Center
'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.