UMass Memorial Health

The chief of staff for U.S. Rep. James McGovern will become the top liaison to government for UMass Memorial Health Care, the Worcester-based health care system announced Monday.

Marlborough Hospital said it is now offering three-dimensional breast tomosynthesis for breast cancer screening at its Women's Imaging Center in Southborough.

Nurses at UMass Memorial Medical Center's University campus voted to ratify their three-year contract with hospital management on Friday, the nurses' union said, officially ending lengthy contract negotiations mired by a dispute over staffing levels.

Patrick Muldoon, president and CEO of Leominster-based HealthAlliance Hospitals Inc., was named chairman of the Massachusetts Hospital Association (MHA) Board of Trustees at MHA's annual meeting June 13.

UMass Memorial Medical Center and registered nurses at its University campus reached a tentative contract agreement late last night that averted a one-day walkout that had been called for today.

UMass Memorial Medical Center and nurses at its Memorial and Hahnemann campuses announced that they've reached a tentative, two-year agreement, avoiding a strike with that group after 18 months of negotiations. However, the same offer for nurses at the University campus has been pulled, the health care system said, opening the door for a scheduled one-day walkout by that union next Thursday.

Five health care organizations have received grants totaling $65,000 from the Massachusetts Medical Society's Alliance Charitable Foundation for health care and medical services they deliver.

Registered nurses who work at the three Worcester campuses of UMass Memorial Medical Center have overwhelmingly authorized a one-day strike to protest what they say are deteriorating patient conditions.

After less than a year and a half on the job, Marlborough Hospital President and CEO Karen Moore resigned last week, the hospital announced.

HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster, which is a member of Worcester-based UMass Memorial Health Care, scored the highest safety rating in the state in Consumer Reports' ranking released this month.