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Worcester, Mass.-based UMass Memorial Medical Center is grappling with staffing strain caused by a monthslong nurses' strike, a COVID-19 surge fueled by the delta variant and a labor shortage.

WORCESTER (CBS) – UMass Memorial Medical Center is looking to tackle taking care of a new influx of COVID-19 patients by recruiting staff members, but hospital officials say it is no easy task – and that may mean longer wait times for patients.

UMass Memorial Health has announced it will give caregivers an appreciation bonus this month for their dedication working through the COVID-19 pandemic.

WORCESTER, Mass. - Just three weeks into the school year, Worcester Public Schools reports 97 positive COVID-19 cases in students and 49 in staff since the first day of school. 

"We didn't expect this," said Rob Pezzella, safety director of Worcester Public Schools. 

Officials at UMass Memorial Medical Center say a lower vaccination rate in central Massachusetts has contributed to a shortage of hospital beds.

With the portability and ubiquity of screens, researchers are interested in the various ways that they may impact our health.

Massachusetts reported 1,726 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday as well as 18 new deaths.

WORCESTER, Mass. - UMass Memorial Health president and CEO says we're now in a third surge of the virus.

It comes as they now know the immunity provided by the vaccine starts to decrease within a year.

This episode features Neil Gilchrist, Chief Pharmacy Officer of UMass Memorial Health. Here, he discusses workforce development, the continued shift to value and outcomes based services, and more.

Over the 10-year period between 2005 and 2014, about 11,000 endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) procedures were performed in children in the United States, according to a new study that assessed national and regional trends in age-specific volumes and outcomes after ERCP in the

If you want to negotiate a permanent work-from-home situation, your tactics should be similar to salary negotiations, says Pooja Saraff, Ph.D., a psychology specialist at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

Like so much west of Boston, the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester can sometimes be overlooked, despite a history of accomplishment and even a Nobel laureate.