Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Health has promoted two leaders at HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

As gastroenterology shifts further toward advanced outpatient care, a new wave of devices is expanding what can be treated endoscopically, and how efficiently practices can operate.

The blizzard has passed, but its impact could linger for days, especially in southeastern Massachusetts and Cape Cod. Tens of thousands of customers remain without power Tuesday after the storm dumped well over two feet of snow on some parts of the state and left damage in its wake.

Becker’s is delighted to spotlight 165 top places to work in healthcare, honoring hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies that are setting the standard for what it means to be an exceptional workplace in 2026.

UMass Memorial Medical Center has been named one of the top hospitals in the country, ranking 61st nationwide in the newly released World’s Best Hospitals 2026 list from Newsweek and data firm Statista.