UMass Memorial Health Care | |
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Geography | |
Location | Central Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States |
Organization | |
Care system | Public |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Hospital type | Teaching |
Affiliated university | University of Massachusetts Medical School |
Services | |
Emergency department | Level I trauma center |
Helipad | Yes |
Beds | 781 |
History | |
Founded | Memorial Hospital - 1871, UMass Medical Center - 1974; Merged 1998 |
Links | |
Website | UMass Memorial Health Care |
Lists | Hospitals in Massachusetts |
UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC) is the clinical partner of the University of Massachusetts Medical School and the largest health care system in Central and Western Massachusetts. UMMHC is a not-for-profit health care network providing all levels of primary to quartary health care.
Memorial Hospital was founded in 1871 as the Washburn Dispensary. Worcester industrialist Ichabod Washburn endowed the hospital through a bequest in memory of his wife and daughters. Memorial Hospital moved to its current location in 1888 and later merged with Hahnemann Hospital (founded in 1896) and Holden Hospital to become the Medical Center of Central Massachusetts.
The University of Massachusetts Medical Center (University Hospital) opened in 1974 as the principal teaching hospital of the University of Massachusetts Medical School. UMass Memorial Healthcare was formed in 1998 through the merger of Memorial Hospital with the clinical system of the University of Massachusetts UMass Medical Center has operated LifeFlight, New England’s first hospital-based air ambulance, for over 30 years.
UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC) is a not-for-profit healthcare network located in Worcester, Massachusetts that is affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Medical School. UMMHC consists of UMass Memorial Medical Center, a Level 1 Trauma Center and the major teaching hospital of UMass Medical School, as well as three community hospitals and a number of ambulatory clinics throughout Central Massachusetts.
The organization has over 1,200 active medical staff and 2,200 registered nurses who are active in over 22 communities. They also offer emergency services such as LifeFlight, long-term care facilities, home health and rehabilitation and behavioral health services. They also offer a variety of informational patient seminars and classes on health related topics throughout the year.
UMass Memorial Medical Center:
The UMass Memorial Medical Center includes three campuses: University Campus, Memorial Campus, and Hahnemann Campus, all located in Worcester, MA. They offer care in over 41 different service areas. The Emergency Care at UMass Memorial Medical Center is the only center in the region that is verified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level 1 Trauma Center. They also offer LifeFlight air ambulance for emergency response.