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United Way of North Central Massachusetts (UWNCM) also recently distributed $40,000 to four agencies as part of the second phase of its Determination of Need initiative, funded by a grant from UMass Memorial Clinton Hospital.

UWNCM also recently distributed $40,000 to four agencies as part of the second phase of its Determination of Need initiative, funded by a grant from UMass Memorial Clinton Hospital.

UMass Memorial Health surgical oncologist and Little League mom Dr. Jennifer LaFemina is being credited with saving an umpire’s life after he was hit in the neck by a foul ball. 

Dr. Jennifer LaFemina, a surgical oncologist at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, Massachusetts, was watching her son play in a local baseball tournament on July 11, when she saw the home plate umpire get hit in the throat by a wild pitch.

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.

Volunteer dermatologists from UMass Memorial Medical Center will be screening firefighters from 9 am to 1 pm at the Hahnemann Campus, located at 281 Lincoln Street in Worcester on November 16.