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| Becker's Hospital Review | Awards/Recognition,  In the Media,  Patient Care

339 hospitals with the lowest CLABSI rates

A total of 339 hospitals in the US have a central line associated bloodstream infection rate of zero, as based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. The Healthcare-Associated Infections dataset, updated April 30, includes performance data for five types of infections collected through the CDC’s National Healthcare Safety Network.
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| BusinessWire | In the Media,  Innovations

Vicarious Surgical Announces New Collaboration with UMass Memorial Medical Center

Vicarious Surgical Inc (NYSE: RBOT, RBOT WS), a next-generation robotics technology company seeking to improve lives by transforming robotic surgery, today announced that it has signed an agreement with UMass Memorial Medical Center intended to support adoption and utilization of its robotic system...

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| Becker's Hospital Review | Human Interest,  In the Media,  Patient Care

377 top hospitals for patient experience: Healthgrades

Healthgrades honored 377 hospitals across 44 states for patient experience. Healthgrades released its 2025 Outstanding Patient Experience Award, which recognizes hospitals that provide top-quality care while ensuring a positive healthcare experience for patients. The company analyzed data from 3,059...

Our work with Vicarious Surgical will allow us to explore the potential of this technology with an ultimate goal of improving patient care.

Dr. John Kelly | Chief of General and Minimally Invasive Surgery at UMass Memorial Medical Center
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| Telegram & Gazette | Human Interest

'I feel like it made our bond more special': Meg Dumais, daughter Addie Lacaire continue inspirational drive in Bedrock women's golf league

Mother’s Day is an emotional time for Meg Dumais. The day after Mother’s Day 14 years ago, she found out that her daughter, Addie Lacaire, a little more than 10 months old at the time, had brain cancer.

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| Community Advocate | In the Community,  In the Media,  Patient Care

Marlborough Hospital set for state-of-the-art expansion

Marlborough Hospital is getting ready to introduce state-of-the-art equipment. During the City Council meeting on April 14, Brian Falk, the attorney representing Marlborough Hospital and UMass Memorial Realty Inc., presented details of a special permit to allow a proposed 8,000-square-foot expansion...

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| WCVB Channel 5 | In the Community,  Patient Care

UMass Memorial Health unveils plans for new satellite emergency facility in Groton, MA

UMass Memorial Health is moving ahead with plans to build a new satellite emergency facility to fill the void left by the closure of Steward Health Care's Nashoba Valley Medical Center.

At a meeting in Groton, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night, officials from UMass said the state's Department of Public Health approved the proposal for the facility, which will be located in the town.
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| Becker's Hospital Review | Innovations

52 hospitals and health systems with great innovation programs | 2024

Becker’s is delighted to recognize 52 hospitals and health systems with great innovation programs. These hospitals and health systems utilize progressive, visionary innovation programs to revolutionize their care provision. Innovation programs often incorporate intensive research, cutting-edge...

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| Boston 25 News | Human Interest,  In the Media

Keep it or toss it? Date label confusion causing people to waste ‘perfectly good food,’ expert says

Buying groceries takes a big bite -- a really big bite -- out of a family’s budget today. What’s worse is that Americans throw away more than a third of the food they buy, according to the federal government. Much of that can be attributed to confusion with food date labels that indicate when to...

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