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Grandmother Mary Jo Peters, 59, stands with mother Caitlyn O'Brien, 32, as she holds Shawn O'Brien, was born on March 16, 2026 at 3:16 pm.

A Generational Blessing: Grandmother, Mother, and Newborn Baby Boy Share Same Birthday

For years, March 16 was a special day between a mother and daughter in the Peters-O’Brien family. Mary Jo Peters, 59, who was born on that March day in 1967, was surprised in 1994 when she gave birth to her daughter Caitlyn O’Brien, 32, on the same day.

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Our Approach to Breast Care in Central Massachusetts and Beyond

At UMass Memorial, you have access to comprehensive breast care at every stage of life, from routine mammograms to breast cancer care and advanced surgeries. Our team provides compassionate, expert care for a wide range of breast health needs. We keep you informed every step of the way, so you feel confident about your care.

Accolades

We are nationally accredited for excellence, recognized by several organizations for providing high-quality, personalized and effective breast care:

Commission on Cancer (CoC): Our hospitals are all...

Your Breast Cancer Nurse Navigator | UMass Memorial Health

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Our Approach to Breast Cancer Care in Central Massachusetts and Beyond

From diagnosis through survivorship, we’re here to streamline your care and stand beside you every step of the way. Your breast cancer nurse navigator offers expert coordination, compassionate support and personalized guidance. They are here to answer your questions and guide you through all aspects of treatment.

What Does a Breast Cancer Nurse Navigator Do?

Your nurse navigator:

Coordinates your care: They help schedule your imaging, lab work and appointments with specialists, so you don’t have to juggle logistics on your own...

Robotic-Assisted TKA Yielded Improved Rates of Patient Satisfaction vs Conventional TKA

Results presented here showed patients who underwent robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty experienced improved...

Building Trust and Improving Lives through Community Partnerships

I have the distinct privilege of serving as chair of the American Hospital Association’s Foster G. McGaw Prize Committee, which awards a prize each year to one hospital in the nation that best demonstrates the ability to get outside its walls and authentically engage with its community to promote health.

Dr. Eric Alper, Senior Vice President, System Chief Quality Officer and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer and Erica Smith, Erica Smith, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer and Associate Vice President of Clinical Informatics stand together in the office space of UMass Memorial Health.

How Smart Hospitals Push Forward From Pilot to Practice

An Apple iPad device stationed outside of a hospital room glows yellow, indicating that the patient inside is a fall risk. Before the clinician enters, she touches the screen to view other updates and confirm that she doesn’t need to first check in at the nurse’s station.

140 Hospital and Health System CHROs and Chief People Officers To Know | 2026

Chief human resources officers and chief people officers are instrumental in shaping the workforce strategies that power hospitals and health systems. With responsibilities spanning recruitment, retention, compensation, benefits and professional development, these leaders ensure their organizations attract, support and retain top talent.

A variety of caffeine pouches available on a store shelf.

Caffeine Pouches Spark Concerns in Some Central Massachusetts Schools

There’s concern in Central Massachusetts about a product and its health impacts: pouches that are small enough to fit between the gum and lip for a quick shot of caffeine.

Richard Paradise personally thanks the people involved in saving his life last year.

Training for Life: CPR Skills Save Man's Life Along Sturbridge Trail

Richard Paradise was one of three volunteers who had been replacing the railings of a bridge along a Sturbridge hiking trail on a June morning in 2025 when he sat down and leaned against his truck to take a brief rest. That was when his heart stopped beating.

Illustration of the pancreas' location in relation to the abdomen and other organs, bones, and blood flow.

UMass Memorial Introduces Minimally Invasive EUS-RFA Therapy to Extend Life of Pancreatic Cancer Patients

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest forms of cancer, with a five-year survival rate of just 13%. Most patients receive a diagnosis at an advanced stage, leaving limited treatment options and a challenging prognosis.