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2023 Power 50: Dr. Eric Dickson
As the leader of more than 17,000 caregivers at the largest healthcare provider and largest employer in Central Massachusetts, Dr.
In states predicted to be hardest hit by Medicaid disenrollments, hospitals step in to help patients find coverage
With Massachusetts being an expansion state, UMass Memorial Health has always made significant efforts toward Medicaid enrollment, said Dr. Dickson. Now those efforts will intensify during the redetermination process.
Meet Robin, UMass Memorial’s new pediatric robot
Robin is a robot that lives in the pediatric unit at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester. The hospital brought in Robin back in October as a way to provide moral support to pediatric patients — especially those in isolation.
Worcester hospitals preparing for end of COVID-19 emergency protocols
In Worcester, Saint Vincent Hospital is in the process of revising their masking policy to align with the May 11 lifting of the emergency orders. UMass Memorial Health is also anticipating they'll become mask optional once the orders end. UMass Memorial President and CEO Dr.
The lasting lessons, impact of COVID-19 pandemic
UMass Memorial Health president and CEO Dr. Eric Dickson said COVID-19 was and still is unchartered territory. People weren't sure what to do, or what was coming ahead. "In emergency medicine, we train in disaster medicine," he said.
Abortion providers say despite legal limbo, 'nothing's changing immediately' in Massachusetts
Dr. Tara Kumaraswami, an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at UMass Memorial Health, says she’s grateful for Healey’s executive order.
Teen loses 200 pounds, says UMass Memorial program 'saved my life'
Eighteen-year-old Joshua Lillie is on a weight loss journey that's exceeding his expectations. "I couldn't walk 100 feet without being out of breath. Now I can go miles and be fine," Lillie said.
What to know about spring allergy season
A factor that has become increasingly important to consider when evaluating allergy season is the impact of global warming.
COVID-19 survivor: Worcester woman on verge of death lives to tell her story
Over the next several days, Fitzpatrick’s health declined.
New liver transplant rules yield winners, losers as wasted organs reach record high
Babak Movahedi, chief of transplants at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Massachusetts, said he sees both sides of the argument. He said access to care unquestionably leads to unfairness in who gets saved. “I just don’t see how changing the allocation system would fix that, though,” he said.
Will this be the year that medical aid in dying becomes law in Massachusetts?
“The Massachusetts bill is very similar to the bill in California and other states,” said Dr.
Maura Healey appoints new secretary of health and human services
In her role as secretary, Walsh will also sit on the state’s Health Policy Commission, and will have to navigate her ties to the hospital industry while the commission pursues price caps for the highest-priced providers — an effort to constrain health care spending g
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Dozens of high school girls gathered to shadow experienced UMass Memorial OB-GYNs in the operating room and learn from their experiences in a roundtable discussion.
Learn more about this collaboration with @UMassChan and @girls_inc https://t.co/aA4ayRHOd0— UMass Memorial Health (@umassmemorial) July 23, 2024