UMass Memorial Health

A COVID-19 testing site at the Mercantile Center in Worcester is closed on Tuesday due severely low temperatures, UMass Memorial Health announced on Monday.

UMass Memorial Health President and CEO Dr. Eric Dickson is pleading with his team leaders to voluntarily redeploy administrative staff to support the system’s coronavirus testing sites at the Mercantile Center in Worcester and the New England Sports Center in Marlborough.

Union nurses who have been on strike since March 8 voted on Monday night to ratify a new contract with Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester, ending an historic 301-day strike initially hinging on staffing ratios.

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.