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As the use of artificial intelligence is becoming more prevalent in health care, UMass Memorial Medical Center’s emergency room in Worcester last year quietly became the first level-one trauma center in the United States to implement KATE AI.

Now, after nearly 18 months, UMass Memorial has seen a significant increase in the accuracy of its initial assessment of the severity of patients’ conditions.

Announced in the summer of 2023, the new facility will offer adult and pediatric primary care, as well as obstetrics and gynecology, urgent care, and laboratory and radiology services. 

Opening of the new satellite location follows a January announcement Milford Regional has entered into a definitive agreement of corporate affiliation with UMass Memorial Health in Worcester. 

Details UMass Memorial Health’s new hospital at home program for postpartum patients, including quotes from Dr. Taki Michaelidis, the medical director of Hospital at Home. 

Interview with Cherise Hamblin, medical director of the new doula program at UMass Memorial Medical Center, on Black maternal health and the significance of Black Maternal Health Week. 

Dr. Michael Hirsh, Medical Director for the Department of Public Health and a Pediatric Surgeon at UMass Memorial Medical Center, and his plans to establish a long COVID clinic in Worcester. 

Details PediBERT, the pediatric behavioral emergency response team at UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center. 

At the end of Donate Life Month, UMass Memorial Health is honoring donors and their families for sharing the gift of life. 

The medical center held a flag raising Monday in collaboration with New England Donor Services. 

A nurse at UMass Memorial Medical Center is sharing their story on National Nurses Week and encouraging others to find a place in the rewarding profession.

Massachusetts is facing a mounting maternal morbidity crisis, the likes of which aren’t slowing down.

Rates of severe maternal morbidity in the state nearly doubled from 2011 to 2020, with Black birthing people among the most impacted by the unexpected negative outcomes of labor and delivery affecting short- and long-term health, according to a 2023 report from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.