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UMass digital hub provides peek into future of remote patient management
When the University of Massachusetts Memorial Health in Worcester opened its digital hub last fall, it provided a glimpse of what the future o
Hospital at Home program assists new mothers, patients in need
Imagine recovering from a medical condition in the comfort of your own bed—no noisy beeping, no buzzing machines, no hospital roommates, and n
'It's the gift of life,' Woman receives liver transplant 15 years after donating her kidney
WORCESTER -- Stephanie Boyd is a true living example of when you do good things for others it will come back in unexpected ways. The New Hampshire woman was diagnosed with liver disease and recently received a liver transplant at UMass Memorial Medical Center.
COVID-19, Flu Shots Ending At Worcester Site
WORCESTER, MA — A COVID-19 and flu shot site at the Mercantile Center will no longer offer the vaccines starting this week, according to the Worcester Division of Public Health.
Bivalent booster cuts risk of XBB.1.5 symptomatic infection by about half
A new CDC study has found that the Covid-19 bivalent booster reduces the risk of symptomatic infection from the most common subvariant circulating in the U.S. right now by about half.
Maura Healey appoints new secretary of health and human services
In her role as secretary, Walsh will also sit on the state’s Health Policy Commission, and will have to navigate her ties to the hospital industry while the commission pursues price caps for the highest-priced providers — an effort to constrain health care spending g
UMass Memorial Health awarded $1.2 million for COVID-19 response
UMass Memorial Health Care is the beneficiary of over $1.2 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
He collapsed from cardiac arrest. The next four minutes would determine if he would live.
“Every minute [without CPR] that goes by, survival drops 10 percent,” said Dr. Joseph Sabato Jr., an associate professor at University of Massachusetts Medical School, retired emergency physician, and medical director of 911 telecommunications for UMass Medical Center.
Best hospitals, health systems to work for by state
Forbes released its "America's Best Employers by State" list Aug. 24, and 262 hospitals and health systems made the cut.
Fair pay, safe working conditions, inclusive culture, remote work benefits and diversity initiatives were among Forbes' criteria.
Residents anonymously give up 191 weapons in countywide program offering amnesty and gift cards in return
Worcester area residents lined up Saturday to surrender a total of 191 weapons in exchange for gift cards at an annual gun buyback program that took place at locations across the county...
Local health, transportation sectors optimistic in face of Great Resignation
UMass Memorial Health reported Nov. 28 a 40-nurse shortage in its emergency department, representing a 25% vacancy rate. That was in addition to a 100-nurse shortage on acute care floors with a 10% vacancy rate.
Hospitals are adding more beds, while overall seeing fewer patients
UMass Memorial Medical Center was near a breaking point.
On many weekdays in the past year, the Worcester hospital’s occupancy rate hit 100 percent or more. Admitted patients sat in the emergency department for an average of 17 hours waiting for a bed.
Four Massachusetts hospitals named best for maternity care by U.S. News and World Report
Four Massachusetts hospitals have been named as "high performing" maternity care hospitals by the U.S. News and World Report.
UMass Memorial Health proves RPM virtual sitting is as effective as in-person care
UMass Memorial Health is the largest health system in Central Massachusetts and the clinical partner of UMass Chan Medical School. UMass Memorial is the only adult Level I Trauma Center and Level III Neonatal ICU in Central Massachusetts.