Author: HCN Staff

SPRINGFIELD — As part of the mission to give caregivers the tools they need to keep their families together and

CHICOPEE — Daishany Torres was named 2018 Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee, and

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest is looking for nominees for its fourth Continued Excellence Award, and will accept nominations through Monday, May 14.

SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Emad Helmy Eskander has been appointed medical director at CHD, with responsibility for overseeing the organization’s psychiatric/prescribing

SPRINGFIELD — The Family Advocacy Center at Baystate Children’s Hospital will holds its annual homicide victims remembrance event, “Standing Together

WARE — The Baystate Health Blood Donor Mobile will host a blood drive on Wednesday, May 23 from 11 a.m.

GREENFIELD — Baystate Medical Practices announced the addition of Dr. Jeffrey Hayer to Valley Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine. Board-certified

LENOX — Kimball Farms Life Care will host author Michael Schulman on Thursday, June 7 at 2 p.m. Schulman is

AMHERST — On Tuesday, May 8 at 1:30 p.m., UMass Amherst will welcome officials from Nikon Corp. to unveil a

SPRINGFIELD — Consolidated Health Plans (CHP) has hired insurance and financial-services executive James Ocampo, who will lead development, sales growth,

SPRINGFIELD — Nearly 3.6 million registered nurses in the U.S. constitute the nation’s largest healthcare profession. But those numbers are

PITTSFIELD — HospiceCare in The Berkshires has been named a 2018 Hospice Honors recipient by HEALTHCAREfirst, a provider of web-based

AGAWAM — CHD and the Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast (EANE) will co-present a forum designed for human-resources professionals and

PITTSFIELD — The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C-based organization aiming to improve healthcare quality and safety for consumers and purchasers, announced the

WARE — Country Bank announced that it recently donated $15,000 to the Ware River Valley Domestic Violence Task Force to

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest is looking for nominees for its fourth Continued Excellence Award, and will accept nominations through Monday, May 14.

WORCESTER — Dr. Mohammad Alhabbal has been named medical director at AdCare Hospital. “We’re very excited to have Dr. Alhabbal

NORTH ADAMS — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. James Parkinson, a longtime provider of orthopaedic services, to

PALMER — Six area students have received an increase in their college fund, courtesy of the Baystate Wing Hospital Auxiliary.

SPRINGFIELD — The second installment of the BusinessWest lecture series Future Tense, titled “What Got You Here Might Not Get

AMHERST — Jeanne Hardy, associate professor of Chemistry, whose research focuses on a key protein linked to neurological disorders such

WILLIAMSTOWN — Williamstown Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center will host a free fall-prevention screening on Wednesday, May 9 from 4

SPRINGFIELD — Do you know a Healthcare Hero? Then you’re invited to nominate that individual or organization to be recognized as

GREENFIELD — When you ask Mohawk Trail Regional High School student Noah Cunningham what career he wants to pursue after

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College recently welcomed Moira Maguire as its new dean of Social Sciences. Maguire most recently served

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest is looking for nominees for its fourth Continued Excellence Award, and will accept nominations through Monday, May 14.

AGAWAM — CHD and the Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast (EANE) will co-present a forum designed for human-resources professionals and

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) will offer a 10-week course this summer for students who want to start

HOLYOKE — River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC) will be the recipient of a fundraiser at Holyoke Hummus Co. on Tuesday,

NORTHAMPTON — Nurses interested in exploring career opportunities with Cooley Dickinson Health Care are invited to attend an RN job

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center announced that two interim leaders have accepted permanent positions at the community hospital. Ron

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) has once again earned an ‘A’ from the Leapfrog Group for its efforts in

WESTFIELD — Westfield Technical Academy students, along with United Way of Pioneer Valley’s (UWPV) Youth Generate program, have organized a

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Zaighum Rana, a board-certified and fellowship-trained endocrinologist, to the medical

WESTFIELD — Puffer’s Salon & Day Spa is celebrating Earth Month with a raffle to benefit the Clean Water Fund.