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Mass. Medical Society calls for statewide indoor mask mandate amid surging COVID-19 cases
The Massachusetts Medical Society is pushing for a statewide mask mandate for indoor public spaces, with COVID-19 cases rising and straining hospitals, as several cities and towns have already reinstituted mandates in their communities.
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Massachusetts hospitals are once again crowded with COVID-19 patients
A growing surge of COVID-19 patients is stressing already packed hospitals and causing more cancellations of elective procedures.
"We have a severe bed shortage crisis," said UMass Memorial Health President Eric Dickson. "The patients are backing up into the emergency department that need to be admitted into the hospital."
UMass Memorial Medical Center
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UMass Memorial Health holds 20th annual 'Goods for Guns' buyback
WORCESTER, Mass. — Police departments across central Massachusetts handed out gift cards in exchange for guns on Saturday as part of UMass Memorial Health's annual "Goods for Guns" buyback program.
Participants received gift cards ranging in value from $25 to $75, depending on the type of guns they handed in.
Marlborough Hospital
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UMass Memorial – Marlborough Hospital awarded by Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce
REGION – The Corridor 9/495 Regional Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of its year-end awards earlier this month, recognizing businesses and individual contributors to the area business community.
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20th Annual Goods for Guns buyback event is happening Saturday
WORCESTER, Mass. - Students and artists are making garden tools and sculptures from destroyed guns.
“It's their way of showing that these weapons can be transformed into something beautiful," John Hayden, founder of Guns 2 Gardens Massachusetts, said.
UMass Memorial Medical Center
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'We're not...coming after the Second Amendment': Gun buyback Saturday offers gift cards for weapons
Worcester and eight other police departments will be conducting a gun buyback program Saturday as part of a collaborative initiative to try to reduce the number of firearms in the community.
People can drop off firearms, unloaded and wrapped up or in a bag, and collect a gift card for groceries without having to provide identification or weapon information.
UMass Memorial Medical Center
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UMass Memorial president says hospitals need to hang on during new COVID-19 surge
WORCESTER, Mass. - It’s hard to believe that the most vaccinated state in the country, Massachusetts, is seeing a third surge of COVID-19.
UMass Memorial president and CEO, Dr. Eric Dickson, says it's frustrating to see another surge of the virus, especially with more than 72% of Massachusetts residents being fully vaccinated.
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Holden Woman Recovering After Knee Surgery Delayed Twice Due To Pandemic, Staffing Shortages
HOLDEN (CBS) – Karen Raphaelson walks very carefully around her active dogs these days, just off knee replacement surgery that she had to wait a year for. “It’s been pretty bad, I’d fall a lot, my knee would give out,” said Raphaelson.
UMass Memorial Medical Center
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'No end in sight': Massachusetts hospital flooded with patients amidst COVID surge
Despite having one of the nation's highest vaccination rates, Massachusetts is in the midst of a full coronavirus resurgence. The state's daily case average is now at its highest point in nearly a year, and in the last month alone, new hospital admissions have more than doubled.