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Brian Gibbs. Vice President and Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer at UMass Memorial Health (Worcester, Mass.). Mr. Gibbs started his role at UMass Memorial Health in December 2020. He has previous experience in similar initiatives for academic institutions including Oregon Health and Science University, University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Harvard School of Public Health.

The Worcester Railers are supporting local caregivers in honor of National Nurses Month. Team members handed out 500 flowers Tuesday to nurses at three UMass Memorial Health campuses in Worcester. They also included a voucher for game tickets for next season and a free car wash from ScrubaDub.

“Don’t know,” was Wessolossky’s answer when asked about the seriousness of Mpox risk in Worcester. As more people head outdoors and mix during the warm spring and summer months the risk increases, said Wessolossky, an infectious disease doctor at UMass Memorial Health. To date, a total of six patients in the UMass Memorial Health system contracted Mpox, she said. The city of Worcester reports a total of 15 cases and no deaths.

The Worcester Railers Hockey Club in partnership with Fletcher Tilton recognized more than 500 nurses from UMass Memorial Health on Tues., May 23rd in celebration of National Nurses Month. Members of the team’s front office, alongside team Mascot TRAX and team Mini Aussie-Doodle, Kelly Pup visited Worcester locations including, Hahnemann, UMass Memorial, and UMass University campuses

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. 

A Worcester man is getting some much-needed rest following a charitable climb to raise money for teens fighting addiction. Andy Petit climbed Mount Washington this week to raise money for Community HealthLink’s Motivating Youth Recovery, where he works. It’s the only adolescent detox and stabilization program in the state.

Led by Christopher C. Hemond, MD, neurologist, UMass Memorial Health, the study featured 23 females with relapsing-remitting MS who were offered 8 weeks of MBSR free of charge. After a 12-week observation period, treatment with MBSR was associated with robust (d >.08) improvements across a range of unadjusted PROs, including stress, anxiety, depression, fatigue, loneliness, well-being, and interoceptive awareness (all P .01).

That mission was also at the forefront of a conference held Wednesday at Great Wolf Lodge, which brought together regional stakeholders. NCMAC is currently funded by UMass Memorial Health Alliance-Clinton Hospital and Executive Director Chelsey Patriss said their goals and aspirations for this program are indeed attainable.

Community Healthlink has appointed two leaders for its new crisis co-response team that will dispatch teams alongside police to mental health-related emergency calls. Dale Kline will serve as senior director of crisis co-response and Kevin McCarthy will serve as consulting lead clinician.