Year: 2007

  The Nursing Class of 2007 Hundreds of Nursing students recently graduated from the area’s colleges with their bachelor’s and

For many people with diabetes, the thought of vision loss, among the many potentially devastating complications of the disease, is

Oak Grove Associates, P.C., a practice group of five physicians, had a long-standing practice of stripping all the cash out

WARE — Pam Wallace, RN, BSN, has been the manager for Surgical Services at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital for more

NORTHAMPTON — Pets and their owners alike enjoyed a little exercise recently at the 14th annual run/walk and health fair

SPRINGFIELD — Apex Healthcare Services, a Springfield-based home health care agency, has launched its new Web site, www.apexcares.com. The site

HOLYOKE, FLORENCE — To help expand access to “culturally competent health care,” the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA)

WALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS), the statewide professional association of physicians, has announced the start of the third

GREENFIELD — With the recent certification of Joy Pelc, RN, OCN, 100{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of the nurses in Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s

SPRINGFIELD — Consolidated Health Plans (CHP), a third-party administrator, is adding three new insurance products that will create 30 additional

HOLYOKE — Mental health counselors and certified nursing assistants at Providence Behavioral Health Hospital, represented by the United Auto Workers

WALTHAM — In a letter to state legislators from the organization’s president, the Mass. Medical Society (MMS) is urging representatives

Sometimes it takes awhile for common sense to become common practice. Behavioral health care has always been a complex science,

Info, Please The 10th annual Community Health Fair at Springfield Technical Community College featured dozens of senior Nursing students presenting

If you’re the parent of a disabled child, you’re probably concerned with the uncertainty of your child’s financial future and

On April 12, 2006, then-Gov. Mitt Romney signed into law the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Plan. This legislation is intended

GREENFIELD — A shuttle service for people with medical appointments at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield is now running on

WALTHAM — According to the Mass. Medical Society (MMS), a continuously deteriorating practice environment in the Commonwealth is causing physician

Last April, Massachusetts enacted an ambitious, complex law to expand affordable health insurance to most of the state’s half-million uninsured.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — The new Mercy Wellness Center at Healthtrax Fitness and Wellness in West Springfield officially opened with a

Tessier Recertified by Pharmacotherapy Board GREENFIELD — Edward Tessier, PharmD, MPH, a clinical pharmacist at Baystate Franklin Medical Center, has

SPRINGFIELD — Orthotics & Prosthetics Laboratories Inc. is one of the first prosthetic and orthotic facilities in Massachusetts, and the

SPRINGFIELD — The Diabetes Self-Management Program at Mercy Medical Center’s Diabetes and Endocrine Center has again achieved Education Recognition status

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center has joined an elite group of hospitals nationwide to be named three times as one