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Welcoming newborns with compassion: Inside UMass Memorial's Maternity Center
Michelle Krzcuik is a labor and delivery nurse and the head of the Maternity Center's Patient and Family Advisory Council.
Worcester area seeing increase in walking pneumonia and whooping cough. What to know
Medical experts are stressing that members of the public should be up to date on their vaccines as Massachusetts, including the Worcester area, sees a significant spike in two respiratory illnesses.
One is pertussis, also called whooping cough, and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health...
New programs offer doulas to help non-white moms during childbirth
At UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, the largest health system in Central Massachusetts, a new program will provide Black women who are giving birth access to culturally tailored and equitable support from a doula.
100+ hospitals and health systems with great oncology programs | 2024
Includes UMass Memorial Health Cancer Center in a list of 100 hospital and health systems with great oncology programs.
UMass Memorial Pilots Postpartum Hospital-at-Home Program
Benjamin Hamar, MD, Director of the Maternity Center at UMass Memorial and a member of the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Division, discuss the new hospital-at-home program for postpartum patients.
Firefighters eligible for skin screenings
Volunteer dermatologists from UMass Memorial Medical Center will be screening firefighters from 9 am to 1 pm at the Hahnemann Campus, located at 281 Lincoln Street in Worcester on November 16.
UMass Memorial partnership to deliver pediatric care for cleft palates, other craniofacial anomalies
In an effort to boost access to craniofacial care for children, Worcester healthcare provider UMass Memorial Health has teamed up with Fresh Start Surgical Gifts, a California-based medical nonprofit.
UMass Memorial Health names new president of Worcester’s largest hospital, appoints two to C-suite
Justin Precourt, interim president of Worcester’s UMass Memorial Medical Center, has officially shed his provisional title, assuming his role as president of the largest hospital in Central Massachusetts.
COVID infections on the rise: Here's what you need to know to protect yourself
There's no doubt the number of COVID-19 infections are on the rise this summer. If it’s not an official surge, it’s a steep upward curve, and the numbers prove it.
Massachusetts experienced a 33% spike in confirmed and probable COVID cases in the past month, according to the state Department of...
UMass Memorial sports medicine doctors, trainers team up to prepare for in-game emergencies
Spearheaded by Dr. Lee Mancini, the head of sports medicine at UMass Memorial Health in Worcester, doctors from the sports medicine department along with trainers from local colleges and high school's met at the Buffone Rink in Worcester to practice scenarios where a hockey player has a spinal...
Wellinks Integrates Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program at UMass Memorial Health for Massachusetts Residents Living with COPD
Learnings from ongoing Healthy at Home Study at UMass Chan Medical School pave the way for expansion of innovative COPD care at home.
Medical Center Earns Newsweek’s 2024 Best Maternity Hospital Recognition
UMass Memorial Medical Center has been named one of America's Best Maternity Hospitals by Newsweek, earning the top five-ribbon rating for the third year in a row. The list names the top 404 leading hospitals for maternity care in the U.S. divided into two performance categories: five-ribbon...