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UMass Memorial Opens Healing Garden in Worcester
The Tsotsis Family Healing Garden at UMass Memorial Medical Center's North Pavilion is open, funded by a $1 million donation from Dot and Mike Tsotsis. It's expected to serve more than 20,000 patients, families and staff annually.
40 Under Forty 2026: Dr. Gregory Leslie
Dr. Gregory Leslie is expanding how UMass Memorial Medical Center delivers inpatient care while leading one of its largest physician groups.
100 great hospitals in America | 2026
UMass Memorial Medical Center listed among Becker's Hospital Review's "100 great hospitals in America" list for 2026, highlighting "excellence to every encounter, for every patient, in every specialty, at every level of care, wielding an uncompromising commitment to safety and a culture of nonstop growth."
The Oncology Nurse Who Got Me Through 2 Years of Cancer Treatment
Paul Stachelek has been a patient for more than 2½ years at the Simonds-Sinon Regional Cancer Center at UMass Memorial Health – HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital in Fitchburg.
West Nile Virus risk high in areas of Massachusetts
UMass Memorial Health infectious disease expert Dr. Sandeep Jubbal explains West Nile virus risks, symptoms and simple prevention steps to help keep you and your family safe.
West Nile virus is not new to Massachusetts, but we are right now at the period of highest risk in the state and this activity usually starts, or peak season starts around this time and continues until early September.
Dr. Sandeep Jubbal | Physician in Infectious Diseases
UMass Memorial Opens Healing Garden in Worcester
The Tsotsis Family Healing Garden at UMass Memorial Medical Center's North Pavilion is open, funded by a $1 million donation from Dot and Mike Tsotsis. It's expected to serve more than 20,000 patients, families and staff annually.
UMass Memorial Colorectal Surgeons Recognized for National Leadership and Expertise
The Experimental Fertility Treatment Dividing IVF Physicians
In 2025, David Keefe, M.D., chief of reproductive endocrinology and infertility at UMass Memorial Health, and his former postdoctoral fellow, Lin Liu, Ph.D., published one of the first randomized clinical trials to examine rapamycin for age-related infertility in humans.
Masters Academy International & UMass Memorial Health Announce Sports Medicine Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 24, 2026
Media Contact:
Joe Zarbano
Regan Communications on behalf of Masters Academy International
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Kristy Lee
UMass Memorial Health Media Relations Manager
Kristy.lee@umassmemorial.org
STOW, Mass. — Masters Academy International (MAI) and UMass Memorial...
40 Under Forty 2026: Dr. Gregory Leslie
Dr. Gregory Leslie is expanding how UMass Memorial Medical Center delivers inpatient care while leading one of its largest physician groups.
40 Under Forty 2026: Brendan Monahan
Brendan Monahan traded journalism for health care, where he is helping reshape UMass Memorial Medical Center’s Marlborough Campus.
100 great hospitals in America | 2026
UMass Memorial Medical Center listed among Becker's Hospital Review's "100 great hospitals in America" list for 2026, highlighting "excellence to every encounter, for every patient, in every specialty, at every level of care, wielding an uncompromising commitment to safety and a culture of nonstop...
Child e-bike injuries have skyrocketed across Mass., ER doctors warn
Dr. Errol Mortimer, a pediatric orthopedic surgeon at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, estimated "close to a tenfold increase” in ER visits for children hurt by e-bikes over last year.
Milford Regional Healthcare Foundation to Host 37th Annual Golf Classic at Franklin Country Club
The Milford Regional Healthcare Foundation will host its 37th Annual Golf Classic on Monday, Aug. 17, at Franklin Country Club, raising money to support some of Milford Regional Medical Center’s highest-priority patient care needs.
Hospital Campus In Marlborough Gets Largest Donation In History For ER Expansion
UMass Memorial Medical Center’s Marlborough Campus has received the largest donation in its history for a major expansion of emergency and specialty care.