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Robotic-Assisted TKA Yielded Improved Rates of Patient Satisfaction vs Conventional TKA

Results presented here showed patients who underwent robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty experienced improved...

Dr. Eric Alper, Senior Vice President, System Chief Quality Officer and Chief Clinical Informatics Officer and Erica Smith, Erica Smith, Chief Nursing Informatics Officer and Associate Vice President of Clinical Informatics stand together in the office space of UMass Memorial Health.

How Smart Hospitals Push Forward From Pilot to Practice

An Apple iPad device stationed outside of a hospital room glows yellow, indicating that the patient inside is a fall risk. Before the clinician enters, she touches the screen to view other updates and confirm that she doesn’t need to first check in at the nurse’s station.

Illustration of the pancreas' location in relation to the abdomen and other organs, bones, and blood flow.

UMass Memorial Introduces Minimally Invasive EUS-RFA Therapy to Extend Life of Pancreatic Cancer Patients

Pancreatic cancer remains one of the deadliest forms of cancer, with a five-year survival rate of just 13%. Most patients receive a diagnosis at an advanced stage, leaving limited treatment options and a challenging prognosis.

Brook AI: Remote Patient Monitoring Cuts Readmissions and Boosts Hypertension Control – CEO Interview (2026)

The landscape of healthcare delivery is undergoing a significant shift, with remote patient monitoring (RPM) emerging as...

Five New GI Devices to Know in 2026

As gastroenterology shifts further toward advanced outpatient care, a new wave of devices is expanding what can be treated endoscopically, and how efficiently practices can operate.

The Albert Sherman Center on UMass Memorial Health's University Campus, at dusk with lights on.

UMass Named Among Nation's Best Hospitals in Annual Newsweek List

UMass Memorial Medical Center has been named one of the top hospitals in the country, ranking 61st nationwide in the newly released World’s Best Hospitals 2026 list from Newsweek and data firm Statista.

Adelaide Greenwald was 18 at the time of her heart surgery at UMass Memorial Medical Center.

'I Didn't Think This Would Happen to Me:' Uxbridge 19-Year-Old Shares Story of Her Rare Heart Attack

A 19-year-old Uxbridge woman is raising awareness in honor of American Heart Month. Living with a heart condition her whole life, Adelaide Greenwald was just 18 when one morning, things just didn't feel right.

A medical mannequin and IV fluids are set up in the training room for paramedics learning to start antibiotics on-site.

Franklin Fire Now Trained for Life-Saving Sepsis Treatment

Sepsis is a serious and fast-moving medical condition that can lead to death if not treated quickly. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 1.7 million adults in the U.S. develop sepsis each year, and over 350,000 of them die during hospitalization or shortly after leaving the hospital.

Constantinos I. Michaelidis, MD - medical director of UMass Memorial Health’s Hospital at Home program

UMass Memorial To Restart Hospital-at-Home Admissions as Shutdown Ends

UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Mass., will begin accepting admissions to its hospital-at-home program Feb. 4 after pausing new admissions during a partial government shutdown, the health system confirmed to Becker’s.

Charlie Carey, a mobile integrated healthcare paramedic with the Mass General Brigham Home Hospital program, checked supplies in the back of his vehicle after a home visit in South Boston in September.

Massachusetts Home Hospital Programs Face Another Shutdown

Massachusetts health care systems are yet again preparing to pause their home hospital programs as the federal government barrels toward another shutdown.