UMass Memorial Medical Center

It’s been more than two years since COVID-19 first wreaked havoc across the globe. Despite this, the pandemic rages on across Central Massachusetts for a third summer.

Heywood Healthcare, one of the last independent community healthcare systems in Central Massachusetts, has agreed in principle to join the UMass Memorial Health system, seeking to become part of the network with facilities in Worcester, Marlborough, Leominster, Clinton and Southbridge.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association, a national health organization, has added a care center at UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester to its network, along with 12 other centers across the country, according to a Thursday press release from MDA.

Cornerstone Bank, GFA Federal Credit Union, LLB Architects, and Mirick O'Connell were among the companies who all announced new hires and promotions.

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On Tuesday, UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester instituted new visitor policies in response to rising COVID case numbers and the Omicron variant.

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.

People are on the move at UMass Memorial Medical Group, Bryley Systems, Shrewsbury Federal Credit Union and more.

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.

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