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A Place to De-stress Westfield’s Genesis Center Helps Guests Create New Beginnings
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Joint Replacement Booming Nationwide
Regular exercise, a good diet, and maintaining a proper weight are key steps medical experts consistently recommend for good health….
Patient-Centered Medical Home: More Than a Buzzword
Accountable-care organization. Integrated delivery system. Alternative quality contract. Global budget. All of these are buzzwords that have been floating through….
Exchange of Ideas Holyoke Medical Center Innovates with Shared Patient Information
It’s an increasingly connected world out there, Carl Cameron says, and healthcare providers can no longer deny it. As director….
Setting the PACE Mercy Life Aims to Keep Seniors in Their Homes
Senior citizens with health needs have plenty of options, running the gamut from home care to assisted living to nursing-home….
A Holistic Take on Senior Living Monastery Heights Caters to the Mind, Body, and Spirit
A peaceful oasis sits high on a hill in West Springfield, surrounded by 18 acres of grounds that are punctuated….
A Social Connection Adult Day Health Spa Offers Elders, Caregivers a Healthy Option
When Shelley Parker and her husband, Jonathan Gottsche, took Parker’s elderly father into their home in Northampton last summer, it….
Assisted Living or In-home Care? This Can Often Be a Difficult Decision for Your Loved One
At some point, many people reach a time in their lives where they need help with day-to-day living. Elders often….
Chronic Concerns What to Know About Living with Multiple Health Problems
More than half of all adults 65 and older have three or more chronic (ongoing) medical problems, such as heart….
Keeping Kids Safe This Summer Follow These Tips to Avoid Some Common Dangers
There is nothing more important we can do as parents and caregivers than to protect the safety and health of….
The True Meaning of Obamacare Implementation of Affordable Care Act Brings Benefits and Costs
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, passed by Congress in 2010, contains numerous provisions which have and will become….
AMA Unveils First Phase of Improving Health Outcomes Initiative
WASHINGTON — To bolster ongoing efforts to address the leading causes of suffering and death across the nation and to….
MMA Alliance, TSI Collaborate on New Child-safety Brochure
WALTHAM — Declaring that “home safety is not an accident,” the Mass. Medical Society (MMS) Alliance and the Safety Institute….
Report Puts AIC Nursing Program Tops in Region with Exam Results
SPRINGFIELD — The latest results of the 2012 Performance Summary for Massachusetts nursing-education programs rank American International College tops in….
Baystate Franklin Medical Center Earns ‘A’ in Patient Safety
GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center was recognized with an ‘A’ Hospital Safety Score by the Leapfrog Group, an independent….
Kimball Farms Awarded Prestigious Accreditation
LENOX — Kimball Farms recently earned the prestigious five-year CARF–CCAC accreditation, an unusual accomplishment for a first-time applicant. The accreditation….