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Dogs have been immanently woven throughout the life of Dr. Eric Dickson, president and CEO of UMass Memorial Health in Worcester.

Sergio Melgar, executive vice president and CFO of UMass Memorial Health, made the Becker's Hospital Review list of CFOs leading the financial strategy and operations for hospitals and health systems across the nation.

Dr. Jeffrey Hopkins, Medical Director of Emergency Services at Milford Regional Medical Center, talks about preventing heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and the rise in Emergency Department visits during heat waves.

We're expected to hit triple digits today in Massachusetts for the first time in nearly three years. With the humidity, the National Weather Service says the heat index will make it feel like 105 to 110 degrees in most parts of the state.

An extreme heat warning is in effect through Tuesday evening as temperatures soar across New England.

Extreme heat in Massachusetts means a trip to the spray park for a lot of Worcester families.

Becker’s has compiled a list of the hospitals patients would recommend in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data from CMS.

Kevin Vigeant of Thompson was just 34 years old when he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure this past March. “Normal activities, I would be short of breath, I would get tired, and I thought I was putting on weight and getting a little out of shape,” recalled Vigeant, who is now 35.

With plans to purchase a $53.5 million proton beam, UMass Memorial Health would become only the second hospital in New England to offer proton cancer therapy. 
 

When an under or uninsured Massachusetts resident requires certain medical treatments, such as many in radiology, psychiatry, or rehabilitation, the cost of their care often falls to the state’s Health Safety Net.