Author: HCN Staff

HOLYOKE — Long-time Holyoke resident Barbara Bernard is among the first to contribute to the Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) capital

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) recently released its first quarterly opioid report of 2017, which shows

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) announced the hiring of Christopher Scott as the dean of the School of

LEE — Gail Beaudoin has been promoted to the Director of Marketing and Development at Porchlight VNA/Home Care. As an

BELCHERTOWN — A groundbreaking ceremony will take place at the site of Christopher Heights of Belchertown, a new assisted-living residence,

PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital, public officials, community leaders, and donors held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Emergency Department

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Health Care is co-sponsoring a Mental Health Policy Breakfast with the National Alliance on Mental Illness

GREAT BARRINGTON — Community Health Programs has named Thomas Walbridge its new chief financial officer. He will oversee the health

SPRINGFIELD — Healthcare Heroes, an exciting recognition program involving the Western Mass. healthcare sector, was launched this spring by HCN

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) announced the appointment of Dr. Mahlon Bradley, an experienced orthopaedic surgeon and specialist in

LEEDS — Linda Manor Assisted Living and Linda Manor Extended Care in Leeds invite the community to a backyard barbeque

SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Jessica Wozniak, clinical research and development manager of Baystate Health’s Family Advocacy Center, recently received a multi-year,

By Jane Roulier In schools, on the streets, in relationships, and online, girls in communities across the country are experiencing

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — Food preferences are established during infancy and toddlerhood, and factors such as exposure to breast

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Health Care, the United Way of Hampshire County, and the Jandon Center for Community Engagement at

SPRINGFIELD — Rhonda Kallman, breast cancer survivor and founder of Boston Beer Co., brewer of Samuel Adams, will be the

NORTHAMPTON — Linda Manor Extended Care Facility will host a career fair for a variety of positions on Thursday, May

SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Mark Gapen, psychologist and director of the Doctoral Intern Program at Community Services Institute, was awarded the

SPRINGFIELD — As part of the ongoing BusinessWest and HCN Lecture Series, Comcast Business will host an informative program titled

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration recently announced that Massachusetts has received a federal grant totaling nearly $12 million to bolster

CHICOPEE — For typical youth in their high-school years, summer vacation provides a break from academic and social pressures. But

LEEDS — Linda Manor Extended Care Facility will host a spaghetti supper to benefit the American Cancer Society Relay for

WALTHAM — With the opioid epidemic continuing to grow as a public-health epidemic, physicians of the Mass. Medical Society have

NORTH ADAMS — Berkshire Family & Individual Resources (BFAIR) announced its second annual Walk for Independence on Saturday, June 24.

PITTSFIELD — HospiceCare in the Berkshires will host a grief support group at the Dalton Senior Center on Wednesday, May

WALTHAM — Dr. Henry Dorkin was elected 2017-18 president of the Mass. Medical Society (MMS) at its recent annual meeting

WILBRAHAM — Orchard Valley at Wilbraham will host an informational presentation conducted by the Alzheimer’s Assoc. about communication strategies for

PITTSFIELD — Dr. Dennis Owens, a long-time member of the Emergency Department team at Berkshire Medical Center, was recently recognized

SPRINGFIELD — There’s still time to nominate someone for the Continued Excellence Award, as BusinessWest will accept nominations through Friday, May 12. The

SPRINGFIELD — As part of the ongoing BusinessWest and HCN Lecture Series, Comcast Business will host an informative program titled

WEST SPRINGFIELD — The CHD Cancer House of Hope will host the latest installment of an educational lecture series in

CHICOPEE — Willimansett Center East was recently awarded a five-star rating from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The

NORTHAMPTON — Achieve TMS East, a new deep TMS treatment center for depression, will host an informational open house today,

SPRINGFIELD — The Saturday, May 6 performance of the play Wit at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) will be staged

WESTFIELD — Salons throughout the U.S. will be participating in HAIRraising, a fund-raising event benefiting Boston Children’s Hospital’s Heart Center.

SPRINGFIELD — Jessica Collins, executive director of Partners for a Healthier Community, has been appointed to Gov. Charlie Baker’s Special

PITTSFIELD — Community members, legislators, and service providers will stand in solidarity with autism awareness at an event on Friday,

WEST SPRINGFIELD — West Central Family and Counseling (WCFC) announced the launch of a new interdisciplinary, cancer-informed therapy program. An

CHICOPEE — A new master of business administration track at Elms College aims to help shape the future of healthcare.

PITTSFIELD — The Leapfrog Group, the nation’s leading nonprofit watchdog on hospital quality and safety, has announced new Leapfrog Hospital