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At UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, the largest health system in Central Massachusetts, a new program will provide Black women who are giving birth access to culturally tailored and equitable support from a doula.

Medical experts are stressing that members of the public should be up to date on their vaccines as Massachusetts, including the Worcester area, sees a significant spike in two respiratory illnesses. 

One is pertussis, also called whooping cough, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reports a fivefold increase statewide in the number of confirmed cases, with 754 so far this year, compared to 115 in the same period last year.

Benjamin Hamar, MD, Director of the Maternity Center at UMass Memorial and a member of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division, discuss the new hospital-at-home program for postpartum patients.

In an effort to boost access to craniofacial care for children, Worcester healthcare provider UMass Memorial Health has teamed up with Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, a California-based medical nonprofit.

Renovation taking place at UMass Memorial Health – Milford Regional Medical Center just got a massive boost in funding as the Milford Regional Healthcare Foundation has raised $1.3 million for the project through its annual Mélange Gala and Live Auction, setting a record for the event’s 20-year history.

Michelle Krzcuik is a labor and delivery nurse and the head of the Maternity Center's Patient and Family Advisory Council.

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A new program at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester is offering women a unique chance to receive the postpartum care they would normally receive at the hospital right in their own homes.

Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health already has one of the largest hospital-at-home programs in the country. Now the health system is expanding into other home-care domains.