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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.
Hospital Campus In Marlborough Gets $125K To Support ER Expansion
How Safety Net Hospitals Can Scale AI
UMass Memorial Health Celebrates Topping Off Ceremony for the UMass Memorial Medical Center at Nashoba Valley
Key milestone marks an important step in bringing timely, high‑quality emergency care back to the region
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 11, 2026
Contact: Kristy Lee
617‑388‑5555
kristy.lee@umassmemorial.org
Project Overview: Topping Off Ceremony Marks Construction Milestone
GROTON, MA – February 11, 2026...
James Barnard, MD, Joins UMass Memorial Health as Chief of Cardiac Surgery
Worcester, MA – UMass Memorial Health is pleased to announce the appointment of James Barnard, BSc, MD, FRCS (CTh), as Chief of Cardiac Surgery in the Department of Surgery at UMass Memorial Medical Center.
Dr. Barnard joins UMass Memorial from Manchester University Foundation NHS Trust, Wythenshawe...
UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital Awarded ‘Excellent Health Outcomes for All’ Certification from The Joint Commission
Certification demonstrates HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital’s continued commitment to exceptional and compassionate patient care.
Clinton, MA – UMass Memorial Health — HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital (HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital) is proud to announce that it has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold...
HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital takes its role as a trusted community hospital very seriously, and we are especially focused on ensuring patients have the resources, services, and support they need to be well and thrive
Charles Cavagnaro | President of HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital
UMass Memorial Health – Marlborough Hospital Awarded $225,000 Cummings Foundation Grant for New Palliative Care Program
Marlborough, MA - Marlborough Hospital is honored to announce it has received a three-year, $225,000 grant from Cummings Foundation. This funding will support the launch of the hospital’s new Palliative Care Program, aimed at enhancing quality of life for patients with serious illness by addressing...
UMass Memorial Health Scales KATE AI Platform Emergency Departments Systemwide to Enhance Patient Safety and Nurse Decision Support
Worcester, MA - UMass Memorial Health (UMMH), the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central Massachusetts, is proud to announce the expansion of KATE AI across an additional five hospital emergency departments, for what is now a total of seven, to enhance patient safety, optimize...
UMass Memorial Health Names Tim Foley as Vice President of Government Relations
Worcester, MA – UMass Memorial Health (UMMH), the largest not-for-profit health care system in Central Massachusetts, today announced that Tim Foley will be joining the system as Vice President of Government Relations starting April 28. Foley has served as Executive Vice President and Massachusetts...
Coastal Medical Expands Partnership with UMass Memorial Health Through Milford Regional Medical Center Agreement
Coastal Medical Transportation Systems (CMTS), a privately owned and operated ambulance and medical transportation company dedicated to providing the highest quality of care with compassion, dignity, and respect for customers and their patients, today announced their new partnership with UMass...
UMass Memorial Health – Harrington Hospital to Participate in Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative US Fellowship Program
Southbridge, MA - UMass Memorial Health – Harrington Hospital is proud to announce that it has been selected as one of 10 U.S. healthcare systems to participate in the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative Healthcare System Preparedness U.S. Fellowship program. Through this program, UMass Memorial Health...
UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center and Fresh Start Surgical Gifts Announce New Partnership to Expand Pediatric Craniofacial Care
Worcester, MA — UMass Memorial Health’s Craniofacial Clinic at Children’s Medical Center is proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Fresh Start Surgical Gifts. This first-of-its-kind collaboration will significantly enhance access to critical craniofacial care for pediatric patients...
The Schwartz Center Names Recipients of the 2024 National Compassionate Caregivers of the Year Award
Three NCCY Award Recipients to be honored at the 29th Annual Kenneth B. Schwartz Compassionate Healthcare Dinner
BOSTON (October 22, 2024)—The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, a national nonprofit dedicated to putting compassion at the heart of healthcare, has selected three...
Milford Regional and UMass Memorial Health Formalize Their Corporate Affiliation
Effective October 1, affiliation strengthens Milford Regional’s community-focused mission
Worcester, Mass. (October 1, 2024) - UMass Memorial Health (UMMH) announced today that Milford Regional Medical Center, inclusive of Milford Regional Physician Group, and its employees are now formally part of...
UMass Memorial Health Makes $5M Gift to Support Five New Endowed Chairs
The UMass Memorial gift, in partnership with University of Massachusetts Foundation, establishes new endowed chairs which support efforts to impact more patients across the region.
WORCESTER, Mass., September 26, 2024 – UMass Memorial Health (UMMH) today announced that five new UMMH endowed chairs...