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Family Members Across Three Generations Share Same Birthday, March 16, and Same Birth Time of 3:16 pm After Latest Addition
How Smart Hospitals Push Forward From Pilot to Practice
Hospital Campus in Marlborough Gets $100K for Emergency Department Renovation, Expansion
UMass Memorial Completes Groton ER Foundation, Will See Patients in March 2027
UMass Memorial Health Celebrates Topping Off Ceremony for the UMass Memorial Medical Center at Nashoba Valley
Key milestone marks an important step in bringing timely, high‑quality emergency care back to the region
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 11, 2026
Contact: Kristy Lee
617‑388‑5555
kristy.lee@umassmemorial.org
Project Overview: Topping Off Ceremony Marks Construction Milestone
GROTON, MA – February 11, 2026
UMass Memorial To Restart Hospital-at-Home Admissions as Shutdown Ends
Congress has done its job, now it’s time for us to do ours!"
Constantinos Michaelidis, MD | Medical Director of UMass Memorial Health’s Hospital at Home program
Dr. Peter Smulowitz Discusses the Flu with MyFM
Kids, Parents, Grandparents; everyone is getting sick. What do we know (about this year's flu)? Listen to the interview to learn more.
The vaccine is still very effective against reducing severe disease, hospitalization and death...get your vaccine, and it's not too late for that.
Dr. Peter Smulowitz | Emergency Medicine, UMass Memorial Medical Group
Milford Regional Physician Group Joins UMass Memorial Health
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, a Point32Health Company, Honors 34 Physician Groups in Its 24th Annual Physician Group Honor Roll
‘Everybody’s Got the Flu.’ Cases Are Spiking Quickly in Children, Doctors Say.
This year, it started a little more abruptly, and the number of cases we saw became much higher at a much faster rate than we’re usually seeing.
Dr. Jeanne McCoy | Chair of Pediatrics, UMass Memorial Health – Milford Regional Medical Center
Massachusetts Has a Problem With Primary Care Access. A New Proposal Suggests a Bold Solution.
Overall this is a step forward, although it’s hard to imagine we could actually double spending in primary care without driving the overall costs of healthcare up.
Dr. Eric Dickson | President and CEO of UMass Memorial Health
WBJ Names the 2025 Champions of Health Care
Shields and UMMH Advancing Access to Innovative Healthcare
New healthcare technology will soon be available to residents in Central Massachusetts as Shields Health strengthens its partnership with UMass Memorial Health with the addition of a first-of-its-kind PET/CT (Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography) scanner.
It can identify little spots of spread much earlier than the traditional MRI, CT scan or bone scan would do, so it just helps so much of the management.
Dr. Mitchell Sokoloff | Chair, Department of Urology
Local cardiologist speaks on heart health following the passing of former Vice President Dick Cheney
UMass Memorial Health Milford Regional Earns 'A' Grade For Patient Safety
UMass Memorial Health Milford Regional Medical Center in Milford earned an "A" grade for its ability to protect its patients from often preventable harm.
This accolade underscores Milford Regional caregivers’ collective diligence in prioritizing patient safety in our care delivery.
Peter B. Smulowitz, MD, MPH | Chief Medical Officer, UMass Memorial Health - Milford Regional