Remote Patient Monitoring

Remote Patient Monitoring in Central Massachusetts and Beyond

If you are living with a chronic condition, like hypertension or type 2 diabetes, remote patient monitoring and other digital home treatments offer extra support between doctor visits. These services enable us to spot small changes early, so we can intervene to help keep your care on track.

Remote patient monitoring and other digital health services are part of our connected, systemwide approach to care. UMass Memorial Health is one of the few programs in the region offering this level of coordination. By staying one step ahead, our...

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Build a Culture of Continuous Improvement

The Center for Innovation and Transformational Change (CITC) at UMass Memorial Health partners with organizations across health care and other industries to drive scalable, sustainable improvement. Our proven systems and highly regarded team help you activate...

Accelerating Innovation

The Center for Innovation and Transformational Change (CITC) at UMass Memorial Health

Founded in 2013, CITC began as a grassroots effort to harness frontline insights supporting operational excellence. Its work has evolved into a robust system that empowers staff, aligns organizational goals and transforms how work gets done. Whether you’re refining an existing approach or starting from scratch, we help you unlock the potential that already exists within your organization.

Our team partners with health care systems and organizations across various industries to develop improvement systems that...

Leading through Disruption: How Health Care Leaders Can Respond in Challenging Times

Health care organizations are facing a major new disruption: the recently passed reconciliation bill, H.R. 1. Its potential impact, such as deep Medicaid cuts, stricter eligibility requirements, rising administrative complexity, and shrinking coverage, promises to reshape the health care landscape, especially for providers filling a safety net role in their communities.
Leading through Disruption: How Health Care Leaders Can Respond in Challenging Times

Helping Future Families Receive the Same Amazing Care

Erika Wilkinson, a longtime, dedicated supporter of Marlborough Hospital, passed away at the age of 96 after a life of service to others. She left a generous bequest to the hospital that had cared for her family since 1953.  

Erika’s daughter, Heidi, who passed away in 2006, was born on January 4, 1955, and was the first baby born at Marlborough Hospital that year. Heidi went on to spend many years there as a candy striper and a volunteer; she was beloved by hospital staff. Erika’s late husband, Bob, also received care at Marlborough Hospital for multiple health issues during his 91 years.

In a...

Multidisciplinary Care Gives International Patient Her Life Back—and a Potential Pathway for Future Patients

In March 2019, Emily Foster’s life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with a rare form of ovarian cancer.

Emily—who is a Global Brand Ambassador for her family’s company, Goslings Rum—was born and raised in Bermuda but splits her time between Bermuda, the United Kingdom, and Canada. She first underwent chemotherapy and surgery in the UK and then a smaller procedure in Canada. Emily’s health seemed to be under control for the time being.

Then the world shut down when the COVID-19 pandemic began.

“I started to experience intense gastrointestinal pain,” says Emily, “but it was difficult...

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