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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.
95 academic medical center CEOs to know | 2025
Justin Precourt, RN, DNP, President at UMass Memorial Medical Center, named among academic medical center CEOs at the helm of some of the most
40 Under Forty 2025: Kait Urlaub
During a turbulent labor market, Kait Urlaub's leadership proved essential to workforce stabilization and growth at UMass Memorial Health, the largest Central Mass. healthcare system with 20,000+ employees.
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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.
BSAS commissioner tours Community Healthlink recovery programs
The leader of the Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services toured recovery programs in Worcester Tuesday, as part of national recovery month. In-patient recovery programs at Community Healthlink support individuals struggling with addiction.
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.
The skills boosting physicians’ value in the next 5 years
As new technologies like AI and machine learning change the way that medicine is practiced across healthcare settings, clinical leaders are paying close attention to the skills that will be valued and needed over the next five years.
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.
TJR indications expand, making it a young man’s game
Published data has shown advances in implant materials, technology and surgical techniques have allowed TJR implants to become more durable and reproducible in younger patients.
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
How Does Endometriosis Affect Your Sex Life?
Sex is meant to be pleasurable—but for many women with endometriosis, it’s quite the opposite. Research has shown that more than 70% of people with endometriosis report experiencing pain with sex.
Milford Regional Medical Center Devoted $2.6M To Community Programs In One Year
UMass Memorial Health – Milford Regional Medical Center announced that it contributed more than $2.6 million to programs in fiscal year 2024.
At UMass Memorial visit, Healey urges lawmakers to back $400M for medical research
Gov. Maura T. Healey made a stop in Worcester to push state lawmakers to support legislation to pump $400 million into medical research.
We need to address the cost of health care. Things can’t be done the way we're doing them today. We need funds for research to cut the cost of care.
Dr. Eric Dickson | President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health
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