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Attending Physicians: physician in charge of your care. Your physician or the physician covering for he/she will check in on you periodically during your hospital stay.
Residents: physicians in training who work under the direction of your physician. They round each day early in the morning (before 6:30 am) to change dressings, review lab results and plan your treatments for the day. They will also check in on you later in the day.
One of our team members will contact you within 24 hours (Monday to Friday).
We are also available via telephone at 508-334-2023 during regular business hours (Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 5 pm).
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Massachusetts is facing a growing epidemic of opioid addiction and overdose deaths.
Increased oversight by the government ensures that health care organizations follow many national, state and local laws. At the Medical Center, our Quality and Regulatory team has the knowledge and tools to help keep our hospital current with these requirements. We work directly with caregivers and other hospital staff to correct and prevent patient care and safety issues, as well as improve our patients’ experience with us.
At UMass Memorial, we are continuously examining our performance and monitoring how well we're doing compared to the highest standards of the health care industry. We are always striving to provide the very best patient experience and improving health care. This means that we take note of where we are, and how to be even better. For example, some of our current projects include,
Healthcare for All is a consumer advocacy group dedicated to increasing transparency in healthcare, particularly as it related to costs and quality.
On the website, you will find a Report Card on consumer costs for health care that provides transparency and comparison of the top three health insurers in Massachusetts
This report card was developed by Health Care For All (HCFA) to assess the effectiveness of the online cost estimation tools of the three largest health insurers in Massachusetts.
Our Medical Center is committed to providing the best care possible to patients in Central Massachusetts and beyond. We continually evaluate our performance, look for areas of improvement and listen to the valuable feedback we receive from our patients. While we are proud of our accomplishments to date, our promise to our patients is that we will always strive to be better.
Our entire UMass Memorial Health team makes patient safety a priority. As our patient, we invite you to play a part in making your care safe, too.
Here is how you can be an active, involved and informed member of your health care team.
UMass Memorial Medical Center is continually prepared for surveys in compliance with the highest levels of quality care and patient safety standards as set by The Joint Commission, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), the Massachusetts Department of Health and many other regulatory, licensing and accrediting agencies.
The Medical Center has received numerous specialty accreditations, licenses and certifications from agencies including,