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Worcester Business Journal, Diversity and Inclusion Special Edition | September 4, 2023, wbjournal.com

The Japanese word “Gemba” means “the real place.” At UMass Memorial Health, we go to the Gemba – the place where the actual work happens – to gain knowledge and apply innovative ideas to become the best place to give care and the best place to get care.

A year ago, we used the Gemba to engage in a conversation with our Ghanaian employees (or caregivers, as all employees are known). During listening sessions at our Medical Center, our Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (ODEIB)...

Effective October 1, affiliation strengthens Milford Regional’s community-focused mission

Worcester, Mass. (October 1, 2024) - UMass Memorial Health (UMMH) announced today that Milford Regional Medical Center, inclusive of Milford Regional Physician Group, and its employees are now formally part of the UMMH system. Milford Regional Medical Center’s name is now officially UMass Memorial Health – Milford Regional Medical Center.

“We welcome Milford Regional caregivers to the UMass Memorial Health family and look forward to supporting Milford Regional as it advances its commitment to providing...

UMass Memorial Health has launched a digital hub to centralize digital medicine capabilities and improve patient care across inpatient, outpatient, and home settings.

UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance-Clinton (HA-C) Hospital recently earned accreditation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons. This prestigious accreditation recognizes the high-quality, coordinated care offered by HA-C to cancer patients throughout Central Massachusetts.  

UMass Memorial Medical Center and UMass Memorial Health – Harrington Hospital are also accredited by the CoC for their commitment to improving survival and quality of life for cancer patients.  

Established in 1922, the CoC is a consortium of professional organizations...

Worcester, MA — UMass Memorial Health’s Craniofacial Clinic at Children’s Medical Center is proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership with Fresh Start Surgical Gifts. This first-of-its-kind collaboration will significantly enhance access to critical craniofacial care for pediatric patients, with a special focus on underserved communities.

The partnership will support the Fresh Start Surgical Gifts Patient Care Program, which aims to provide essential craniofacial dental and orthodontic care to children and adolescents under the age of 21 who face financial or logistical barriers to...

Leominster, Mass – UMass Memorial Health - HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital (HA-C) is proud to award nearly $50,000 in grants of up to $10,000 from Determination of Needs (DoN) funding to five local non-profit organizations working to improve health outcomes for communities in the region.

The grants will support initiatives that address components of the hospital’s 2021-2024 Community Health Needs Assessment, including:

• Healthy food and nutrition
• Behavioral health and substance abuse
• Housing, neighborhood, and built environment
• Social and community context
• Health care access and quality
• Econom...

Southbridge, MA - UMass Memorial Health – Harrington Hospital is proud to announce that it has been selected as one of 10 U.S. healthcare systems to participate in the Davos Alzheimer’s Collaborative Healthcare System Preparedness U.S. Fellowship program. Through this program, UMass Memorial Health – Harrington Hospital will play a critical role in refining an early detection digital blueprint that provides scalable, evidence-based training and technical assistance for sites to implement early detection workflow in primary care.

The project is designed to support health systems in implementing...

Bigger rooms with increased capacities for equipment and procedures are just some of Harrington Hospital's new ICU accommodations.

Features David Filar, a Worcester resident who ran 154 miles to raise money for UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center’s Child Life program.