Author: HCN Staff

SPRINGFIELD — Interested in learning more about Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) health science degree? STCC will hold a webinar

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center received the American Heart Assoc./American Stroke Assoc. Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus

SPRINGFIELD — The Rotary Club of Springfield elected its new president, Robert (Bert) Carter, president and CEO at Willie Ross

CHICOPEE — The School of Nursing at Elms College announced that a member of its faculty was selected for induction

EAST BROOKFIELD — The Petco Foundation has awarded a $14,000 grant to Second Chance Animal Services to assist with medical

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus has been detected in

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest magazine is currently accepting nominations for its second annual Women of Impact, a recognition program launched in 2018 to honor

AMHERST — Ashish Kulkarni, assistant professor of Chemical Engineering at UMass Amherst, has been awarded a four-year, $792,000 grant from

SPRINGFIELD — The Live Well Springfield coalition will kick off its “Guess What I Did?” Role Model Campaign on Thursday,

PIONEER VALLEY — Berkshire Healthcare Systems, which has multiple affiliates in the Pioneer Valley, has earned both 2019 Employee and

SPRINGFIELD — Orthotics & Prosthetics Labs Inc. will sponsor the travel of two of its patients, Tony Frogameni and Mike

SPRINGFIELD — Dakin Humane Society is accepting nominations from the public for its Dakin Humane Awards through Monday, July 29.

CHICOPEE — To prepare professionals in a variety of fields to manage culturally complex healthcare issues, Elms College has established

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center’s Mini-Medical School, beginning its fall session on Sept. 26, will give area residents an inside

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced last week that West Nile virus (WNV) has been detected

SPRINGFIELD — Nominations for the third annual class of Healthcare Heroes are due today, July 12 by 5 p.m. Individuals

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center is only hospital in Western Mass. to offer patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib) not caused

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Mary Chiecko, who joined AdCare in September 2016 as the Community Services representative for Western Mass., has

WESTFIELD — Baystate Noble Hospital received the Modified Rankin Scale Greater Than or Equal to 85% Award from the Paul Coverdell

LENOX — Fitch Ratings has upgraded the revenue bond rating for Berkshire Retirement Community, d/b/a Kimball Farms Continuing Life Care

SPRINGFIELD — Nominations for the third annual class of Healthcare Heroes are due this Friday, July 12. Individuals and organizations

NORTHAMPTON — Rockridge Retirement Community at 37 Coles Meadow Road, Northampton, will host a two-part series on Alzheimer’s and dementia.

NORTH ADAMS — Berkshire Family and Individual Resources Inc. (BFAIR) purchased the bottle and can redemption center at 1000 Massachusetts

GREENFIELD — Stress affects more than just mental health; an estimated 75% to 90% of all doctor visits are for stress-related

WESTFIELD — River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC), a multi-faceted mental-health agency, will hold its fourth annual golf tournament fundraiser on

SPRINGFIELD — Guests of the Friends of the Homeless shelter on Worthington Street in Springfield will have their artwork displayed

SPRINGFIELD — Bulkley Richardson announced the launch of CyberSafe, a series of cybersecurity events and written alerts to provide critical

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) has again received several Get with the Guidelines awards for implementing specific quality-improvement measures