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Here’s How To Fix Primary Care for the Highest-Need Patients

Massachusetts health care, often praised for its excellence, is experiencing systemic strain. Our primary care...

A $250M Cost: Insurers Say Prior Authorizations Reduce Unnecessary Care. Hospital Leaders Say New Reforms Could Ease the Administrative Burden.

Prior authorizations cost UMass Memorial Health up to $250 million annually, said President and CEO Dr. Eric Dickson...

A recent patient helps to cut the ribbon at the Children's Medical Center outer space-themed surgery wing.

UMass Memorial’s Space-Themed Surgery Unit Helps Kids Feel at Ease

The UMass Memorial Medical Center – Children's Medical Center unveiled its renovated space-themed pediatric surgery unit...

UMass Memorial Health Expands Epic EHR to Milford Regional

Milford (Mass.) Regional went live with UMass Memorial Health’s Epic EHR system April 1.

Okami Medical Enrolls First Patient in Vascular Occlusion Registry

Okami Medical announced that it enrolled the first patient in the ALPHA Registry evaluating its LOBO vascular occlusion...

UMass Memorial Health Receives $100,000 Gift from Main Street Group Foundation to Support Emergency Department Renovation and Expansion at Marlborough Campus

UMass Memorial Health today announced it received a $100,000 gift from Main Street Group Foundation, the charitable arm of Main Street Bank. This generous funding will support the expansion and renovation of the emergency department at UMass Memorial Medical Center – Marlborough Campus.

UMass Memorial Health-Milford Regional and Whitin Community Center to Host Free “Mental Health Essentials for Coaches” Webinar

During May’s Mental Health Awareness Month, UMass Memorial Health – Milford Regional Medical Center’s Community Benefits Committee and the Whitin Community Center are teaming up to offer “Mental Health Essentials for Coaches,” a free webinar to help youth sports coaches support their athletes’ mental health

Robotic-Assisted TKA Yielded Improved Rates of Patient Satisfaction vs Conventional TKA

Results presented here showed patients who underwent robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty experienced improved...

Dr. Eric Alper, Senior Vice President, System Chief Quality Officer and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer and Erica Smith, Erica Smith, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer and Associate Vice President of Clinical Informatics stand together in the office space of UMass Memorial Health.

How Smart Hospitals Push Forward From Pilot to Practice

An Apple iPad device stationed outside of a hospital room glows yellow, indicating that the patient inside is a fall risk. Before the clinician enters, she touches the screen to view other updates and confirm that she doesn’t need to first check in at the nurse’s station.

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UMass Memorial Introduces Minimally Invasive EUS-RFA Therapy to Extend Life of Pancreatic Cancer Patients

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest forms of cancer, with a five-year survival rate of just 13%. Most patients receive a diagnosis at an advanced stage, leaving limited treatment options and a challenging prognosis.