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UMass Memorial Health – Harrington Opens New Urgent Care Express in Southbridge
SOUTHBRIDGE, MA, March, 2 2023 – UMass Memorial Health – Harrington (UMHH) has opened a new Urgent Care Express at Harrington clinic at 164 South Street in Southbridge. The clinic is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (closed on weekends).
How one state helps kids in crisis stay safe, out of the ER
DeAnna Pedro, a liaison between pediatrics and psychiatry at UMass Memorial Medical Center, reviewed Haley’s report and considered recommending time in a psychiatric unit. “She was doing a lot of high-risk things,” Pedro said.
Locals make preparations ahead of extreme cold later this week
UMass Memorial Health's Deputy Chief of EMS Michael Hunter said whatever you wear, make sure it’s loose fitting. After 30-plus years of experience, Hunter said EMTs see cases of hypothermia and frost bite frequently. "Anyone that's outside needs to cover their skin," said Hunter.
'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.
FEMA awards over $2.3 million to UMass Memorial Health Care for COVID-19 staffing costs
BOSTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $2.3 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse UMass Memorial Health Care, Inc.
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.
‘We don’t see the end’: In daily juggling act, overstretched hospitals try to maintain services
Filled with people suffering from respiratory infections and chronic illnesses, Massachusetts hospitals are as strained now as they’ve been at any time during the pandemic.