UMass Memorial Health

CEO Eric Dickson said while UMass is grateful for the few million dollars in donations it garners each year, they don’t even compare to hospitals in Boston, who tend to generate tens of millions of dollars in philanthropy every year.

Central Massachusetts is projected to have among the biggest shortfalls in the number of available beds in the country, virtually no matter how hard the coronavirus pandemic hits.

Last August, UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester sold a pharmacy management joint venture to free up money for equipment and facility upgrades. In the meantime, it planned to invest some of the $208 million it took home from the deal. Fortuitously, though, the hospital network's investment committee hadn't met in between that time and the coronavirus pandemic.

Spencer manufacturer FLEXcon donated emergency supplies to UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester on Wednesday, joining ranks with other Central Massachusetts businesses who are stepping up to support local hospitals dealing with the COVID-19 crisis.

Reliant Medical Group, Leominster Credut Union, bankHometown, UMass Memorial Medical Group, Vision Advertising, and St. Mary's Credit Union have all added or promoted employees.

Hospitals in Central Massachusetts and nursing homes statewide are taking extra precautions with visitors in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

The number of confirmed or presumptive coronavirus cases in Massachusetts has soared to 41, the state Department of Public Health said Monday, including the first in Worcester County.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has chosen UMass Memorial Medical Center as a Blue Distinction Center for numerous specialties in their Blue Distinction Specialty Care program.

UMass Memorial Health Care has named a new chief philanthropy officer to lead its new fundraising division.

A large undeveloped parcel of land has gone on the market in Marlborough, a rare opportunity in an already heavily developed city. News Editor Grant Welker joins co-hosts Brad Kane & Hank Stolz on The Weekly Business Report to discuss the economic development potential for both the city and the real estate market.