Author: HCN Staff

LONGMEADOW — Dr. Kirsten Kerber, a pediatric optometrist at Boston’s Dimock Community Health Center, will visit Bay Path University to discuss

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center announced it will offer the Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) course beginning Monday, Jan.

HOLYOKE — Emergency Medical Technician training classes for the spring 2019 semester begin Thursday, Jan. 31 at Holyoke Community College.

CHICOPEE — Chicopee Gardens for Nursing and Rehabilitation recently announced the launch of a new physician-led pulmonary program to treat

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) will host a comedy show on Friday, Jan. 18 at 8 p.m. in the Esther B.

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College (HCC) will hold extended service hours to accommodate new and continuing students before the spring

LUDLOW — HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Western Massachusetts has unveiled its new name and brand as part of its management

SPRINGFIELD — As a result of the recent influx of influenza and influenza-like illness in surrounding communities, Mercy Medical Center

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest, HCN’s sister publication, is currently accepting nominations for the 40 Under Forty class of 2019. The deadline

BELCHERTOWN, NORTHAMPTON — People seeing a new primary-care provider in 2019 now have more options through Cooley Dickinson, which has

LEEDS — Linda Manor Assisted Living will host a presentation on shingles prevention on Thursday, Jan. 31 at 2 p.m.

HOLYOKE — #MeToo has galvanized a national reckoning about sexual harassment — but girls have been downplayed in the dialogue.

LENOX — Kimball Farms Life Care will host an opening reception for artworks by local pediatrician Dr. Michael Fabrizio and

DALLAS — Sixty percent of Medicare Advantage beneficiaries say their plan does not offer any incentives to take actions (such as

CHICOPEE — Elms College will host a workshop to help salespeople and business leaders maximize their effectiveness with customers on

NORTH ADAMS — Berkshire Family & Individual Resources Inc. (BFAIR) announced an organizational restructuring and internal promotions. Rich Weisenflue, previously

AMHERST — In a recent study exploring the feasibility of introducing gun-safety discussions and interventions into routine healthcare settings, investigators

SPRINGFIELD — The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts (CFWM) recently awarded $665,200 to 45 area nonprofits through its capital grant

SPRINGFIELD — Hanger Clinic, TEAM Rehab and Wellness Center, Louis & Clark Medical Equipment & Supply, and KCI will present

NORTHAMPTON — With many Massachusetts employment laws going into effect this year, now is a good time for employers to

EASTHAMPTON — The Western Mass. chapter of Business Among Moms (BAM) will host its February event on Tuesday, Feb. 12

SPRINGFIELD — The world-renowned prosthetist portrayed by Morgan Freeman in the Dolphin Tale feature films will educate amputees in Springfield

LEEDS — VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System is launching a medical provider recruitment campaign across the state targeting doctors,

HATFIELD — The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts announced the addition of two new members, Bill Grinnell and Beth Young,

WARE — Some people know from childhood exactly what they want to be when they grow up, but for many

EASTHAMPTON — The Western Massachusetts chapter of Business Among Moms will host its January event on Tuesday, Jan. 8 from

SPRINGFIELD — Seven individuals and one team will be inducted into the Western Massachusetts Baseball Hall of Fame’s class of

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital announced 2019 dates for its advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) course for healthcare professionals who

HOLYOKE — In Puerto Rico, before Hurricane Maria forced thousands to flee the devastated island, Maria Crespo Santos had been

EASTHAMPTON — Smith Brothers Insurance sponsored 25 children in need this holiday season and raised $5,000 for the 2018 Holiday

SPRINGFIELD — Mayor Domenic J. Sarno announced today that the City of Springfield filed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors,

PITTSFIELD — This winter, Connecting With Community will twice host Meghan Lemay, regional manager of The Alzheimer’s Association in Western

HADLEY — The Hampshire Mall will be hosting the American Red Cross on December 31 for a blood drive. A

SPRINGFIELD — Richard Venne, CEO of Viability, announced the appointment of Joseph Wendover as chief Human Resources and Diversity officer.

PITTSFIELD — Of the few long-term-care and senior-living providers in Massachusetts recognized this year by National Research Corp. for exceptional

HOLYOKE — Loomis House Continuing Care Retirement Community, now known as Day Brook Village Senior Living, has earned a five-year term

SPRINGFIELD — Are you ready for the next snowfall? Snow has already arrived this season, bringing with it a host of

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital is offering a course designed for anyone who works in food service and wants to

GREENFIELD — Gentle Yoga for Cancer, a complimentary program sponsored by Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s Oncology department, will begin an