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11.27.24 |  The Boston Globe |  Human Interest,  In the Community,  In the Media,  Patient Care

Shrewsbury woman grateful after harrowing medical issues

Lyon’s story is a harrowing one, starting with a car crash last August and leading to a heart attack, a series of surgeries, and months of recovery that may stretch into years. But it’s one where she’s had support every step of the way, from her family to the staff at UMass Memorial Medical Center...

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8.9.24 |  Spectrum News 1 |  In the Community,  In the Media,  Patient Care

UMass Memorial sports medicine doctors, trainers team up to prepare for in-game emergencies

Spearheaded by Dr. Lee Mancini, the head of sports medicine at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, doctors from the sports medicine department along with trainers from local colleges and high school's met at the Buffone Rink in Worcester to practice scenarios where a hockey player has a spinal...

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7.24.24 |  Worcester Business Journal  |  AI,  In the Media,  Innovations,  Patient Care

Since becoming first in nation to implement new emergency room AI program, UMass Memorial has seen accuracy improve

As the use of artificial intelligence is becoming more prevalent in health care, UMass Memorial Medical Center’s emergency room in Worcester last year quietly became the first level-one trauma center in the United States to implement KATE AI.

Now, after nearly 18 months, UMass Memorial has seen a...

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7.23.24 |  Worcester Business Journal  |  Human Interest,  In the Media,  Patient Care
7.19.24 |  Good Morning America |  Human Interest,  In the Media,  Patient Care

'It was just fate': Surgeon mom saves umpire's life at son's baseball game

Dr. Jennifer LaFemina, a surgical oncologist at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, Massachusetts, was watching her son play in a local baseball tournament on July 11, when she saw the home plate umpire get hit in the throat by a wild pitch.

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