Author: HCN Staff

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s Oncology Department will present a free eight-week yoga class, “Gentle Yoga for Cancer Survivors,”

HOLYOKE — Each year, the Human Service Forum trustees sift through nominations, submitted by member agencies, to choose its annual

CHICAGO — Concerned by the alarming growth of electronic cigarette use among the nation’s youth, the American Medical Assoc. (AMA)

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Landmark at Monastery Heights Senior Living Community will host “From Our Kitchen to Yours — Open House

SPRINGFIELD — The Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America Inc. announced that its 2018 Fall Leadership Conference will take

WASHINGTON, D.C. — To mark World Asthma Day 2016 on May 3, the National Institutes of Health reaffirmed its commitment

LONGMEADOW — Shauna Ziemba, business manager for McKenna Orthodontics, was recently appointed to the board of directors of New England

SPRINGFIELD — Seven-year-old Morgan “Momo” Morris has been named the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Champion for 2016-17. She will spend

SPRINGFIELD — The Salvation Army of Greater Springfield, which has been delivering services and hope to the less fortunate in

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center (BFMC) will offer a monthly stroke support group starting Tuesday, May 17 from 10

PITTSFIELD — HospiceCare in the Berkshires has been recognized as a Hospice Honors recipient, one of only five in Massachusetts.

CHICOPEE — The Arbors at Chicopee hosted a Spring Sip and Shop event in honor of Mother’s Day on April

SPRINGFIELD — David Garvey, owner of Snap Fitness in Holyoke, has opened a second Snap Fitness gym at 5 Allen

GREENFIELD — Linda Jablonski, assistant nurse manager of the Birthplace at Baystate Franklin Medical Center, was recognized by MotherWoman with

CHICAGO — As part of its ongoing effort to support physicians navigating new value-based care models, the American Medical Assoc.

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College School of Social Work Professor and Director of Field Education William Fisher is the lead author

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — The Joint Commission is implementing new behavioral healthcare standards, effective July 1, 2016, to better address

SPRINGFIELD — Time is running out to nominate someone for the Continued Excellence Award, as BusinessWest magazine will accept nominations

HOLYOKE — On Friday, April 29, Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) employees will present a check for $1,000 to Womanshelter Compañeras,

NORTHAMPTON — The Garden: A Center for Grieving Children and Teens will host two workshops in May and a fund-raiser

LEEDS — Linda Manor Extended Care Facility will host a presentation on Parkinson’s disease on Tuesday, June 7 from 1

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital was one of 798 hospitals — and among only 36 in Massachusetts — that ranked

SPRINGFIELD — Western New England University (WNEU) students will host their second annual Out of the Darkness Walk for suicide

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Among the commercially insured, wide variations in prices have some states paying more than double what other

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) has again earned an ‘A’ rating from the Leapfrog Group, ranking it among the

PITTSFIELD — Dr. Hafez Alsmaan, a pulmonary and critical-care specialist at Berkshire Medical Center (BMC), has been recognized with the

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) was again granted a three-year full accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program for