Teaching Affiliates and Clinical Partners
In addition to its education, research and public-service missions, the hospital and clinical components of UMMS are part of UMass Memorial Health Care (UMMHC). UMass Memorial is a $1.2 billion health-care system consisting of acute-care hospitals, ambulatory clinics and a network of primary care physicians and specialists throughout central Massachusetts. With approximately 13,000 employees (including 1,500 physicians), UMMHC is the largest health-care provider in central and western Massachusetts. Its flagship hospital (UMass Memorial Medical Center) straddles two campuses along Route 9 in Worcester, Massachusetts and is designated by the American College of Surgeons as a Level I Trauma Center.
UMMHC also maintains four community hospitals:
- Clinton Hospital in Clinton
- HealthAlliance Hospital in Fitchburg and Leominster
- Marlborough Hospital in Marlborough
- Wing Memorial Hospital in Palmer
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