Author: HCN Staff

WARE — Construction crews have begun working on the expansion of the Baystate Regional Cancer Program at Baystate Mary Lane.

EASTHAMPTON — River Valley Counseling Center opened a new office location in Liberty Commons at 2 Mechanic St, Easthampton. The

PALMER — The board of directors of Baystate Wing Hospital Corp. recently welcomed two new members: Derek Gariepy, certified public

SPRINGFIELD — Rocky’s Ace Hardware, a family-owned business with neighborhood-based stores in six states, is again hosting a Rocky’s Love

SPRINGFIELD — The annual Springfield College Fit Fest will take place Monday, Feb. 26 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

AMHERST — Stavros Center for Independent Living is offering new wheelchair-accessible scales at its Amherst and Springfield offices. People with

SPRINGFIELD — Plans are underway for Mercy Medical Center’s second annual Caritas Gala on Saturday, April 21, at the MassMutual

WESTFIELD — The College of Graduate and Continuing Education at Westfield State University will offer a phlebotomy technician program on

AGAWAM — The West of the River Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Bumpy’s Natural and Organic Foods to the Agawam

AMHERST — A new agreement to extend a two-year-long strategic collaboration that yielded a promising new modality for the treatment

SPRINGFIELD — As the Melha Shriners prepare to move from its current location, the Melha Shrine Center at 133 Longhill

HOLYOKE — The Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) Weight Management Program is currently screening patients to participate in a clinical study

LEEDS — Linda Manor Assisted Living will host a Veterans Administration benefits seminar on Friday, March 2, at 11:30 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest magazine, HCN’s sister publication, will accept nominations for the 40 Under Forty Class of 2018 through the

SPRINGFIELD — The Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley’s community service committee continued its tradition of making hand-tied fleece blankets for

HOLYOKE — Dr. Neil Kudler, former chief medical information officer for Baystate Health, has joined Holyoke-based healthcare consultancy VertitechIT as

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson invites the public to attend one — or all four — of its upcoming lectures timed

AMHERST — Diagnostic errors are very common in medicine and often come from failures of “clinical reasoning,” some of which

SPRINGFIELD — Taylor Street Dental announce the addition of Dr. Stefan Filip to its dental practice. He began treating patients

SPRINGFIELD — In order to protect patients from the influx of flu virus currently circulating in the region, Baystate Health

MONSON — For the eighth year in a row, Monson Savings Bank asked the community to help plan the bank’s

SPRINGFIELD — O & P Labs announced the grand opening of its Prosthetic Center at 3500 Main St. in Springfield.

NORTHAMPTON — Given more cases of flu and the severity of this year’s flu strain, Cooley Dickinson Hospital announced a

GREENFIELD — Hospice of Franklin County will host a career fair for nursing and other positions on Saturday, Feb. 3

SPRINGFIELD — Shriners Hospitals for Children – Springfield celebrated the grand opening of its new EOS Low Dose Imaging System

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College will welcome health experts from Baystate Medical Center, the New England Center for Functional Medicine, and

ENFIELD, Conn. — For the third consecutive year, Home Helpers Home Care in Enfield, covering North Central Conn. and Western

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center will host its free Heart & Vascular Health Lecture Series during the month of February,

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson has been awarded the Baby-Friendly designation by Baby-Friendly USA, a certification program for hospitals. Baby-Friendly USA

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Children’s Hospital’s successful MIGHTY Program for pediatric weight management, held since 2007 in conjunction with the Springfield

SPRINGFIELD — A film 12 years in the making features an Amherst family dealing with autism. Ethan at 21 is the

LENOX — Kimball Farms Life Care in Lenox will host Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Linda Greenhouse on Sunday, Feb. 11 at

GLASTONBURY, Conn. — CMIC, a member-owned medical professional liability insurance provider, concluded 2017 with a variety of positive developments. CMIC

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center will host a free Learn with a Doc Program, “Heart Health: Valvular Heart Disease,” on

PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital announced that Dr. Othman Mohammad has joined its medical staff and will serve as a

SPRINGFIELD — It might be a little too early to mark your calendars for the next Healthcare Heroes gala —

SPRINGFIELD — One of the most comprehensive genetic/DNA tests available will be offered to the public at Tower Square’s Health

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health President and CEO Mark Keroack announced the appointments of Jean Ahn and Dr. Doug Salvador as

WESTFIELD — Armbrook Village announced that it was selected as a winner of the Excellence in Action Customer Award by

SPRINGFIELD — Autism Connections, the autism center serving Western Mass., is hosting its ninth annual Stepping Out for Autism gala