UMass Memorial Health

The coronavirus pandemic is a turning point in history, impacting society for generations to come.

The rule in question pertains to how health insurers and healthcare providers who aren’t under contract with the insurer must manage disputes over payments for services resulting in surprise medical bills.

UMass Memorial-Harrington will not allow visitors in the emergency departments of its Webster and Southbridge campuses, the hospital announced Friday afternoon, citing an increase in COVID-19 cases.

UMass Memorial Health terminated approximately 200 unvaccinated employees on Wednesday, comprising roughly 1.5% of its 15,000-person workforce, said to Dr. Andrew Karson, the healthcare provider’s chief medical officer.

In October, two Central Massachusetts companies reported cyber attacks, which broke the record for the largest-ever hacks on healthcare organizations recorded in the state.

Central Massachusetts vascular surgeons are pioneering new devices, procedures, and service models to prevent the future healthcare system from being overwhelmed.

UMass Memorial Health -- Harrington Behavioral Health Department announced Friday it has opened a new Adult Psychiatric Unit at its Webster campus on Thompson Road.

UMass Memorial Health in Worcester has notified patients of a privacy incident last year potentially compromising personal data, in a notice distributed to those impacted by the data breach.

UMass Memorial Medical Center's chief of endovascular and vascular surgery, Andres Schanzer, MD., was appointed president of the New England Society for Vascular Surgery, according to a Wednesday press release from the Worcester hospital.

UMass Memorial Health announced Wednesday its plans to donate $1 million to the City of Worcester to establish of the Worcester Health Equity Fund.