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WORCESTER, Mass. - This week is Massachusetts Apprenticeship Week, and UMass Memorial Health announced plans to launch its first registered apprenticeship program.

November 17 - The findings of the report will be used to guide community health work over the next three years. They will be used to update strategies of the 2021-2026 Greater Worcester Community Health Improvement Plan and serve as the basis for Worcester healthcare provider UMass Memorial Health’s Determination of Needs funding opportunities for nonprofits. Worcester insurer Fallon Health will use the report to inform its community benefits funding program. 

In Worcester, wastewater COVID-19 is double the national average, and emergency department visits recently tripled at UMass Memorial Health.

Leaders at UMass Memorial Medical Center are hoping that more mask-wearing cuts down on the number of employees catching infections and calling out sick.

President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health, discusses the administrative burden that is contributing to the difficulties of getting a doctor’s appointment.  

UMass Memorial Health has become the first health care system to roll out the 24/7 video and audio translating app designed to help accessibility for patients who speak limited English, are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, called LanguageLine Solutions.

A free screening in Worcester helped community members get checked for skin cancer.

Doctors from UMass Memorial's dermatology and ophthalmology departments provided the screenings, while also giving visitors eye exams. Students from UMass Chan Medical School helped coordinate the event.

UMass Memorial Health is working with Google Cloud to use the tech giant’s data and artificial intelligence capabilities to better connect patients with difficult-to-access drugs for conditions like diabetes and heart disease, Healthcare Dive has learned.

UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester is the best hospital in Massachusetts when it comes to serving low-income patients and those from varying racial backgrounds, according to a new ranking by U.S. News & World Report.