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Shields Health and UMMH improving access to MRIs with artificial intelligence
Shields Health at UMass Memorial is celebrating their Center of Imaging Innovation with three new AI-powered MRI machines which they said are improving access in the region.
Nurse Delivers Hundreds of Homegrown Dahlias to Patients at a Mass. Hospital on ‘Dahlia Day’
A Massachusetts medical professional brings joy to hospital patients with assistance from her own personal garden and her larger local community.
During a meeting with Governor Healey and Congresswoman Trahan, UMass Memorial provided update on new Groton ER
In February 2027, the new UMass Memorial Medical Center at Nashoba Valley in Groton is scheduled to open to re-establish emergency room care in this part of Massachusetts.
UMass Memorial Health Hosts International Overdose Awareness Day Ceremony
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...
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.
40 Under Forty 2026: Brendan Monahan
Brendan Monahan traded journalism for health care, where he is helping reshape UMass Memorial Medical Center’s Marlborough Campus.
The Experimental Fertility Treatment Dividing IVF Physicians
In 2025, David Keefe, M.D., chief of reproductive endocrinology and infertility at UMass Memorial Health, and his former postdoctoral fellow, Lin Liu, Ph.D., published one of the first randomized clinical trials to examine rapamycin for age-related infertility in humans.
I say, ‘I don’t want you hurt, we don’t know enough about this, and you’re asking me [if] it’s okay if you do an experiment on yourself and your offspring?’ I strongly discourage my patients from doing this,” he says. My message is that a little skepticism goes a long way.
David Keefe, M.D. | Chief of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
88 health systems named to Epic’s 2026 Honor Roll, Gold Stars
UMass Memorial Health recognized among Epic's 87 U.S. health systems in its 2026 Honor Roll, Gold Stars and MyChart Honor Roll programs.
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...
Child e-bike injuries have skyrocketed across Mass., ER doctors warn
Dr. Errol Mortimer, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, estimated "close to a tenfold increase” in ER visits for children hurt by e-bikes over last year.