New Members
On March 20, 2025, UMass Memorial Health submitted an application for a Satellite Emergency
Facility (SEF) to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH). The SEF is being
requested to address the need for emergency services in the Nashoba Region following the closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center last year. A copy of the application is enclosed.
UMass Memorial Health, through UMass Memorial HealthAlliance-Clinton Hospital, is
requesting approval to build a new SEF to be located at 490 Main Street in Groton, Massachusetts.
Pending approval by DPH, the plan is to have the proposed SEF constructed and operational by the end of 2026. The SEF will provide the region with access to emergency physicians and
clinicians 24 hours per day, seven days per week. In addition to qualified emergency staff, the SEF will offer on-site radiology, imaging, and laboratory services. The SEF will have ambulance bays to accept patients brought to the SEF by ambulance. UMMH will also contract with Coastal Ambulance to ensure transport vehicles will be available to transport patients from the Nashoba SEF either via BLS or ALS transport services, as appropriate to the patient’s acuity. In addition, the SEF will have a helicopter pad which will allow direct access for UMMH’s Lifeflight, and the Boston MedFlight programs.
Through this application, UMass Memorial Health seeks to provide high-quality emergency
services in a region currently lacking adequate access. In turn, the SEF will alleviate current
capacity constraints facing the region’s emergency departments in the wake of Nashoba’s closure.
Currently, the closest emergency departments from the proposed SEF are UMass Memorial
HealthAlliance – Clinton Hospital, Leominister Campus (17.7 miles/~30 minutes non-peak
driving time), Emerson Hospital (19.8 miles/~32 minutes non-peak driving time), and Lawrence
General Hospital (31 miles/~39 minutes non-peak driving time).
Please feel free to reach out to Tricia Pistone, Senior Director of External Affairs at UMass
Memorial HealthAlliance – Clinton Hospital, with any questions you have regarding this notice.
She may be reached at 978-466-4094 or ppistone@healthalliance.com. UMass Memorial Health will also host a public meeting and will provide you with details once scheduled.
We look forward to working with you in the coming months and years to ensure the safety of our community
