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New UMass Memorial Health acute-care facility looks to address bed shortage in Massachusetts
We're getting a closer look at UMass Memorial Health's new North Pavilion Building.
Running the Boston Marathon for the UMass ALS Cellucci Fund
The 129th Boston Marathon won’t be John Kelly’s first rodeo.
Husband’s gift, wife’s miracle: the kidney that saved 2 lives
When Erin Murphy thinks about how her husband helped her receive a kidney transplant much sooner than expected, she has only one way to descri
Living a LifeFlight dream: UMass Memorial paramedic gets airborne to help save lives
When Jorge Yarzebski was a young boy, he dreamed of flying in a helicopter.
Worcester patient reunites with caregivers who saved his life
A Worcester man reunited Monday with the caregivers at UMass Memorial Medical Center who saved his life.
Meet the robot making a difference for local pediatric patients
Artificial intelligence may be considered an unfamiliar or impersonal presence in daily life, but UMass Memorial Health is using the power of AI to put a friendly face in its pediatric care unit.
Robin the Robot, programmed for smiles at UMass Memorial Medical Center
It's approximately 4 feet tall, has expressive eyes and a childlike voice that will melt your heart.
Its name is Robin, and it's the newest caregiver in pediatrics at UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus.
Health officials urge people to get a flu shot this season
As the weather gets colder, health officials are advising everyone to get a flu shot.
What Is Weight Bias, And How Does It Affect Medical Care?
Weight bias in medical care settings, which involves health care professionals stigmatizing and judging patients with the disease of obesity, is widespread. Obesity as a disease state leads to dangerous consequences for more than 40% of U.S. adults and 20% of U.S.
UMass Memorial Health Rolls Out the Kraft Community Care in Reach Mobile Unit, Donated by the Robert K. Kraft Family, to Enhance Lifesaving Addiction and Medical Services
Worcester, Mass – UMass Memorial Medical Center has a new mobile vehicle on the road to support addiction services in the Worcester homeless community.
Reproductive Health Commitment
To: All UMass Memorial Health Caregivers
From: Eric Dickson, MD, President and CEO, UMass Memorial Health
Tiffany Moore Simas, MD, MPH, MEd, Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Date: June 27, 2022
Q&A: Community Healthlink seeks behavioral health overhaul
In late May, CHL was chosen by the City of Worcester to develop a new model for 911 calls, where CHL crisis teams accompany police officers to certain emergency calls, such as welfare or safety checks.
Community Healthlink C.A.R.E.S Club comes to Worcester East Middle
There is widespread concern about what the pandemic is doing to the mental health of adolescents. In Worcester, a new school-based program aims to address the issue. UMass Memorial Health’s Community Healthlink C.A.R.E.S. Club (Create. Achieve. Respect. Elevate.
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.