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How Safety Net Hospitals Can Scale AI
Eric Alper, SVP and chief quality officer at UMass Memorial Health, says the hospital has deployed 40 AI models despite limited resources, prioritizing use cases that improve care delivery, efficiency and financial sustainability.
UMass Memorial Health Moves Longtime Primary Care Practice to Shrewsbury
A Worcester-based hospital system marked the move of a longtime primary care practice.
UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center Lands on Newsweek’s National Hospital List
Only four Massachusetts hospitals earned a place in Newsweek’s 2026 ranking of America’s Best Children’s Hospitals.
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7.24.26 |
Telegram & Gazette |
Human Interest,
In the Community,
In the Media
Oxford’s Horgan, an Oncology Nurse, Honors Late Father With Golf Event
In honor of his father, [Ryan] Horgan and his family will run the Fairway to Care golf tournament on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Blissful Meadows Golf Club in Uxbridge to benefit the UMass Memorial Cancer Center.
I think my experience with my dad has made me a better provider and a better nurse practitioner and to have a degree of empathy that another provider might not have.
Ryan Horgan | Bone Marrow Transplant Nurse Practitioner | UMass Medical Center
7.23.26 |
Prevention |
Human Interest,
In the Media
Doctors Explain Everything to Know About Arthritis of the Hand
Experts explain everything to know about arthritis of the hand, including risk factors, symptoms, home remedies, and when it’s time to see a doctor.
7.17.26 |
Patch |
Human Interest,
In the Community,
In the Media
UMass Memorial Health Moves Longtime Primary Care Practice to Shrewsbury
A Worcester-based hospital system marked the move of a longtime primary care practice.
7.13.26 |
Worcester Guardian |
Human Interest,
In the Media,
Legislation
Worcester Board of Health Approves Updated Tobacco Regulations
The Worcester Board of Health voted Monday night to approve a series of updates to the city’s tobacco regulations, adopting revisions officials said are intended to address youth tobacco use while creating clearer and more consistent requirements for tobacco retailers.
Status quo is going to lead to increased rates of smoking, vaping, and impacts those disadvantaged populations and vulnerable populations even more.
Ted Kremer, MD | Pediatric Pulmonology, UMass Memorial Medical Center
6.30.26 |
Telegram and Gazette |
In the Media,
Patient Care
UMass Memorial sounds alarm amid surge in serious e-bike crashes
UMass Memorial Medical Center is seeing three to five e-bike injuries weekly compared to roughly one every week during the same period last year.
6.11.26 |
Telegram & Gazette |
Human Interest,
In the Media
Local EMT Squads Ready for World Cup Watch Parties in Worcester
Worcester is also getting World Cup fever, hosting four watch parties on the Common. Keeping the fans who show up to take in the action safe will be a primary focus. Worcester EMS out of UMass Memorial Health will have two ambulances on site should fans require medical attention. Coastal Medical Transportation Systems will pitch in with two ambulances.
6.8.26 |
Boston 25 News |
Human Interest,
In the Media
More patients now use GLP-1 medications after bariatric surgery to lose more weight
Losing weight is never easy. Now, some patients are relying on a one-two punch to drop those unwanted pounds.
Losing 60-70% of your excess body weight is really an excellent target and will do wonders for improving metabolic health, but sometimes leaves people at a weight they’re uncomfortable with.
Richard Perugini, MD | Director of Bariatric Surgery, UMass Memorial Medical Center
6.1.26 |
MassLive |
Human Interest,
In the Community,
In the Media
How Old, Vacant Lots Will Now Help Worcester Small Business Owners Thrive
The celebration will feature officials from The Main South Community Development Corporation, MassDevelopment, Bay State Bank, the City of Worcester and UMass Memorial Health, according to the press release.
6.1.26 |
WBUR |
Patient Care
The Scope of Long COVID Is Bigger Than We Think, Mass. Researchers Say
Dr. Sandeep Jubbal, an infectious disease specialist at UMass Memorial Health, said he still treats new patients seeking care for long COVID, and some whose symptoms have lingered for years.
Not having a diagnostic test is a big limitation. Most of the diagnosis is symptom-based.
Sandeep Jubbal, MD | Infectious Diseases | UMass Memorial Health
5.31.26 |
Franklin Observer + Medway Monitor |
Human Interest,
In the Community,
In the Media
People, Power and Politics: Worcester Commercial Condos
Other project funding came from the city, federal COVID relief dollars, and a low-interest loan from UMass Memorial Health's Anchor Mission.
5.30.26 |
People Magazine |
Human Interest,
In the Media
Sisters Deliver ‘Twin Cousins’ on Same Day at Same Hospital: ‘Everyone Was Shocked’
Dalina Hanna and her older sister, Jouliana Fazah, both delivered babies on Saturday, May 23, at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Massachusetts, according to a media release from the hospital.
5.27.26 |
GBH |
Human Interest,
In the Media
Under 50 and Living With Colorectal Cancer, Two Mass. Patients Strive To Help Others
In July 2022, Tracy O’Rourke of Worcester was diagnosed with rectal cancer after a routine colonoscopy screen, despite having no symptoms or family history. She was 47.
There’s been a lot of attention to the increased incidence of colorectal cancer in patients under age 50 — People are diagnosed in their 40s, in their 30s, and then even in their 20s.
Justin Maykel, MD | Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery, UMass Memorial Medical Center
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