2026 Massachusetts Healthcare Summit

Coming together to strengthen rural and community health across the Commonwealth

Join us for our fourth annual healthcare summit! Register today >

No cost to attendBreakfast and lunch will be provided by award-winning UMass DiningOpen to allHealthcare Career Fair immediately follows from 1 p.m to 3 p.m.

Join leaders from healthcare, higher education, government, public health, community health centers, long‑term care, and assisted living to address one of the Commonwealth’s most pressing challenges: strengthening the workforce that serves rural and medically underserved communities.

This year’s summit will highlight strategies, partnerships, and practical solutions for building a resilient, community‑based health workforce:

The growing need for community health workers and community‑based health professionalsWorkforce shortages at community health centersRecruitment and retention challenges in rural health settingsStaffing needs in assisted living, skilled nursing, and long‑term care facilitiesStrategies to strengthen care delivery in medically underserved and rural communitiesUniversity, provider, public health, and state collaborations to develop sustainable workforce solutions

Thank you to our lead legislative sponsors!

Jo Comerford, Mass. State Senator for Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester counties. Chairperson, Joint Committee on Higher Education.

Mindy Domb, Mass. State Representative, Third Hampshire District. Chair, Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery.

Western Mass legislative delegation

State Senators

Sen. Jo ComerfordSen. Adam GomezSen. Jake OliveiraSen. John VelisSen. Paul Mark

State Representatives

Representative Shirley ArriagaRepresentative Brian AsheRepresentative John Barrett IIIRepresentative Leigh DavisRepresentative Mindy DombRepresentative Patricia DuffyRepresentative Tricia Farley-BouvierRepresentative Michael J. FinnRepresentative Homar GomezRepresentative Carlos GonzalezRepresentative Angelo PuppoloRepresentative Lindsay SabadosaRepresentative Aaron SaundersRepresentative Todd SmolaRepresentative Susannah WhippsRepresentative Kelly Pease