Our communities are at the heart of all we do. That’s why we extend our care and services beyond hospital walls to connect directly with people in our local neighborhoods.

What Are Community Benefits?

As a not-for-profit hospital system, UMass Memorial Health provides community benefits to improve health in your communities and increase access to health care.

Community benefits are programs and services that respond to identified community needs and address gaps among disadvantaged and vulnerable populations. Working in collaboration with community organizations, social agencies and public health partners, our UMass Memorial Health hospitals use combined resources and funds to plan and implement programs that meet these community needs. 

Our Community Benefits Mission

UMass Memorial Health is committed to improving the health status of all those it serves and to addressing the health problems of the poor and other medically underserved populations. In addition, nonmedical conditions that negatively impact the health and wellness of our community are addressed.

Our mission is based on the World Health Organization’s definition of health: a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease.

Please read our FY23 Community Benefits report to learn more about our work.

Community Benefits Programs at UMass Memorial Hospitals

The hospitals of UMass Memorial Health are dedicated to improving the health of people in each of its local communities. Through our Community Benefits Programs, the residents of Central Massachusetts have access to programs such as mobile medical and dental care, senior services, youth programs and more.

Learn more about the community benefits initiatives at our hospitals:

• UMass Memorial Medical Center
• Harrington Hospital
• HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital
• Marlborough Hospital
• Milford Regional Medical Center