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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
From gloves to dye for CT scans, supply shortages continue to stress hospitals
“For a radiologist who has been reading scans and always had IV contrast, to ask them to read without it, they will miss things,” said Dr. Eric Dickson, CEO of UMass Memorial Health. “It’s a horrible shortage. And it has significantly impacted operations.
COVID ICU admissions hit their lowest levels during spring wave
UMass Memorial Health has also delivered approximately 8,000 courses of either Paxlovid or the monoclonal antibody therapy bebtelovimab since last July — almost 2,000 of which were delivered since April 10. It also hosts clinics for Evusheld for patients on Saturdays. Dr.
Politics and the City: Adding layer of mental health care for 911 calls
UMass Memorial Health – Community Healthlink is teaming up with the city’s Health and Human Services and public safety departments to design a program where mental health experts respond with officers to certain emergency calls.
Why this wave of COVID hospitalizations in Mass. is different
Dr. Eric Dickson, chief executive of UMass Memorial Health Care, said these factors make the timing of the latest COVID wave particularly tough.
UMass’ Community Healthlink to partner with Worcester on 911 crisis response
Community Healthlink, an organization within the UMass Memorial Health system that provides mental health services, has been chosen by the City of Worcester to assist a new crisis response model for 911 calls.
'It’s clear that we need to do something different around policy:' Central Mass. educators, police react to Texas mass shooting
Speaking on children’s mental health, Dr. Abita Raj, a child and adolescent psychologist with Community Healthlink, said it’s important to keep an open dialogue.
UMass MemUMass Memorial Health program gives new nurses hands-on experience
Giving new nurses the first-hand experiences they need is the goal of UMass Memorial Medical Center’s Graduate Residency Program.
Advocates unveil plans to bolster abortion access for influx of women seeking abortions from out-of-state
With abortion rights threatened by an imminent Supreme Court ruling, Massachusetts advocates on Friday unveiled a broad agenda to protect and expand reproductive services to accommodate patients from the Bay State and beyond.
Heywood Hospital in talks to join UMass Memorial Health
Heywood Hospital is looking to join the UMass Memorial Health system, a move that would bring the two-hospital organization into the growing Worcester-based health system.
Number of COVID-19 cases up in Central Mass., but hospitalizations are down
WORCESTER, Mass. - COVID-19 cases have been on the rise in Central Massachusetts.
How hospitals are breaking down data silos to improve patient care
That’s something Dr. Eric Alper, senior vice president, chief clinical informatics officer and chief quality officer at UMass Memorial Health, is keeping a close eye on.
Heywood Healthcare of Gardner could join UMass Memorial. How will it affect patients?
Heywood Healthcare and UMass Memorial Health have started the process of forming an affiliation that would bring Heywood under the UMass Memorial umbrella.