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WooSox Foundation to Honor Jodie Gerulaitis of Country Bank, Julie McDonald of Juniper Outreach, Larry Rhein of UMass Memorial, and Mike Novia of the Junior WooSox
UMass Memorial Health Milford Regional Earns 'A' Grade For Patient Safety
UMass Memorial Health Milford Regional Medical Center in Milford earned an "A" grade for its ability to protect its patients from often preven
Across the pond: English doctor to be UMass Memorial Medical Center’s new chief of cardiac surgery
UMass Memorial Health unveils plans for new satellite emergency facility in Groton, MA
At a meeting in Groton, Massachusetts, on Tuesday night, officials from UMass said the state's Department of Public Health approved the proposal for the facility, which will be located in the town.
New UMass Memorial Health acute-care facility looks to address bed shortage in Massachusetts
We're getting a closer look at UMass Memorial Health's new North Pavilion Building. The facility, which is on the property of the former Beaumont Rehabilitation Center, looks to address ongoing bed shortage problems throughout the region.
Mounting costs: As rising health costs hit Hispanic communities hardest, Central Mass. leaders are addressing inequities through cultural competency
Healthcare expenditures throughout Massachusetts soared to $78.1 billion in 2023, averaging $11,153 per resident. The year’s total represented an 8.6% per-capita increase from 2022, according to a report released in March by the Center for Health Information and Analysis.
Running the Boston Marathon for the UMass ALS Cellucci Fund
The 129th Boston Marathon won’t be John Kelly’s first rodeo.
“This will be my second Boston," Kelly said. "I ran Boston last year as well for the ALS fund. I've run probably, I don’t know, 20 plus marathons.”
Husband’s gift, wife’s miracle: the kidney that saved 2 lives
When Erin Murphy thinks about how her husband helped her receive a kidney transplant much sooner than expected, she has only one way to describe it.
“It’s a miracle,” she said.
Pipeline Dreams Expo showcases health equity research by local high school students
More than two dozen high school students exploring careers in medicine, research and public health presented their research at UMass Chan Medical School on Wednesday, April 9, during an event marking their successful completion of the 2025 Pipeline Dreams program.
We explored disparities in reproductive health care, access and treatment, and analyzed previous research to highlight the systemic barriers affecting maternal and child health, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions to improve health care.
Olive White | Sophomore, Worcester’s South High Community School
UMass Memorial Health to open emergency department in wake of Nashoba closing. Here's where
UMass Memorial Health confirmed it will build an emergency department in Groton to help fill the health care void left after last summer's closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center.
UMass Memorial to buy Groton property for new Nashoba Valley emergency facility
After UMass Memorial Health previously announced it would open an emergency department in the Nashoba Valley region in the wake of Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s closure, the Worcester-based system is taking next steps to acquire a Groton site to open a satellite emergency facility.
Mass. physician assistants want more autonomy in providing health care. Why it matters
Facing a statewide health care workforce shortage, advocates for physician assistants spoke last week at the State House to support legislation that eliminates restrictive supervision requirements, as they aim to expand care access in underserved areas.
Care delivery changes reshaping hospital landscape
The splintering of Steward Health Care last year resulted in the transfer of six hospital campuses, the closure of two others, and a reshaping of the state's health care world.
I grew up working in hospitals. I love hospitals. I hate to see them close. The sad fact is, across our country, there are 1,300 critical access hospitals -- there's one in Massachusetts, in Athol -- and a third of those hospitals were projected to close.
Kate Walsh | Health and Human Services Secretary
UMass Memorial chooses site in Groton for planned emergency care facility
UMass Memorial Health has chosen a site for the emergency care facility it says it will build to replace the emergency department at Nashoba Valley Medical Center, shuttered when the hospital closed last August.