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President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health, discusses the administrative burden that is contributing to the difficulties of getting a doctor’s appointment.  

UMass Memorial Health has become the first health care system to roll out the 24/7 video and audio translating app designed to help accessibility for patients who speak limited English, are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, called LanguageLine Solutions.

UMass Memorial Health is working with Google Cloud to use the tech giant’s data and artificial intelligence capabilities to better connect patients with difficult-to-access drugs for conditions like diabetes and heart disease, Healthcare Dive has learned.

A free screening in Worcester helped community members get checked for skin cancer.

Doctors from UMass Memorial's dermatology and ophthalmology departments provided the screenings, while also giving visitors eye exams. Students from UMass Chan Medical School helped coordinate the event.

UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester is the best hospital in Massachusetts when it comes to serving low-income patients and those from varying racial backgrounds, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report.

On a Saturday afternoon at the Worcester Public Library’s main branch, the center of attention was a rubber prop meant to mimic a wounded human limb.

About a dozen people, women and men of all ages, watched as Stop The Bleed instructor Dominick Dunbar wrapped a tourniquet around the prop, demonstrating how to tighten the strap and explaining where to place one in the event of a real injury.

While consumers make a dash for doorbuster deals this Black Friday, David Filar will be running to raise funds for UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center’s Child Life program.Filar, who has lived in Worcester for the last nine years, is embarking on a four-day, 154-mile run across Massachusetts in an effort to raise $15,000 to purchase safe, developmental toys for young hospital patients during the holiday season.

Eighteen Central Massachusetts nonprofits have been granted a combined $1.4 million from Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health in partnership with Shields Health in Quincy.

Worcester-based behavioral healthcare provider Community Healthlink has received a $208,000 grant from the City of Worcester for its Shower Program, which is part of CHL’s Homeless Outreach and Advocacy Project.