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Dr. Robert Finberg, who helped lead COVID vaccine research at UMass Medical School in Worcester, dies unexpectedly
Dr. Robert Finberg, known as one of the nation’s foremost virologists and who played a vital role in researching the COVID vaccine in Worcester, died unexpectedly on Monday, UMass Medical School announced.
UMass Memorial, Medical School remember opioid overdose victims with 2,100 purple flags
WORCESTER, Mass. - Governor Charlie Baker issued a proclamation declaring August 31 Overdose Awareness Day in Massachusetts.
UMass Memorial Health holds ribbon cutting for Hospital at Home program
UMass Memorial Health is celebrating their new program, Hospital at Home. It helps patients receive high-quality, hospital-level care in the comfort of their own home.
UMass Hospital Purchases New Building to Add Acute Care Beds
UMass Memorial Hospital announced on Monday, August 23, that it purchased a property on Plantation Street where it will add acute care medical-surgical beds.
The building, at 378 Plantation Street, is the former home of the Beaumont Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center.
UMass Memorial Health to provide booster vaccines
Worcester healthcare provider UMass Memorial Health announced a plan on Wednesday to provide booster doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to all individuals eight months after they received their second vaccine.
3rd Dose of COVID Vaccine? What We Know About Booster Shots So Far
Now that U.S. health officials have recommended COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all Americans, regardless of age, what does it mean for you?
UMass Medical Center reopens COVID-19 command center as cases rise
UMass Memorial Medical Center has reopened its COVID-19 command center, establishing a structure to manage a recent increase in cases and plan for the possibility of even more.
Mobile Vaccine Clinics Race To Reach Unvaccinated, As Delta Variant Continues To Spread
Head out to a nightclub in Lawrence this month and you could be getting more than your typical shot of Fireball.
UMass Memorial launches at-home hospital service
UMass Memorial Health on Tuesday accepted its first patient into the new telehealth program, Hospital at Home, which allows patients to stay at home while receiving hospital-level services.
UMass Memorial to make vaccines mandatory for staff
UMass Memorial Health in Worcester announced plans Wednesday to mandate COVID-19 vaccination for all staff, according to a memo sent to caregivers from President and CEO Eric Dickson.
Newborn helps dad with maternity ward proposal at UMass Memorial Health
A little helper played a big role in a recent happy moment inside the maternity ward at University of Massachusetts Memorial Health.
UMass Memorial creating all-COVID unit, as delta variant drives rise in cases
UMass Memorial Health told staff on Wednesday it is converting the West 1 unit at the UMass Memorial Medical Center - Memorial Campus in Worcester to an all-COVID unit, after the number of admitted patients quadrupled over the course of a week, according to a staff memo circulated on Wednesday.
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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