HMC Renews Accreditation as National Breast-cancer Center
HOLYOKE — The Holyoke Medical Center Oncology Department has announced that it has once again been granted a three-year/full accreditation
Read MoreHOLYOKE — The Holyoke Medical Center Oncology Department has announced that it has once again been granted a three-year/full accreditation
Read MoreWALTHAM — Seven years into healthcare reform, despite longer wait times for appointments with physicians, Massachusetts residents remain as satisfied
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — As summer winds down, many parents are focused on getting their children ready for the first day of
Read MoreHOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has recently implemented the video-interpreting services of the Language Access Network (LAN). The new partnership
Read MoreWARE — Even though millions of people have diabetes, many people feel very much alone when they receive their diagnosis.
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center has received the Defect-free Care Award from the Stroke Collaborative Reaching for Excellence (SCORE), a
Read MoreWARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital (BMLH) will partner with Quality EMS Educators Inc. to offer a Basic Emergency Medical
Read MoreIt’s like the end of a horror movie, when viewers think the villain is dead – only to see him
Read MoreTen years after then-U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Richard Carmona addressed Congress in July 2003 on the obesity epidemic and declared
Read MoreHow much do you know about mosquito-borne illnesses? The main rule when it comes to breeding grounds for mosquitoes is
Read MoreMargo Rockwell says she recently came across a journal she kept while winding her way through the eighth grade. She
Read MoreCesarina Thompson says the recently created program in Public Health at American International College in Springfield represents a coordinated response
Read MoreHealthcare reform presents new challenges and opportunities for the nursing profession, in both academic and practice settings. The Institute of
Read MoreGame playing is a common sight these days, not only among young people, but across all generations, as the popularity
Read MoreWhen Cooley Dickinson Hospital made its affiliation with Massachusetts General Hospital official last month, respective presidents Craig Melin and Dr.
Read MoreThere was a time when companies could reach their full potential without an effective website, but those days are long
Read MoreEvery year at this time, I think about the popular tongue-in-cheek Staples ad that ran for years on television, where
Read MoreDivorce, parenting time issues, and full-blown custody battles are not easy. In fact, they are stressful, to say the least.
Read MoreAccording to the “2013 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures” report released earlier this year by the Alzhemer’s Assoc., one in
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Nancy Shendell-Falik, an experienced healthcare and nurse leader with over 15 years of success improving the quality of
Read MoreHuman Resources Unlimited, a Springfield-area nonprofit corporation that helps more than 1,300 people per year with physical and mental disabilities,
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Read MoreWe’ve been hearing about electronic health record (EHR) stimulus payments and meaningful use since they were introduced as far back
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center has been named a “top hospital” — the third-best hospital in Massachusetts — in the
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital announced that is has been named one of a select group of hospitals—the top 10{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5}
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — The Mercy Internal Medicine Service (MIMS), one of the first hospitalist programs in the country to provide an
Read MorePITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) recently announced an initiative to improve the health and wellness of the Berkshire community
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — For the fourth consecutive year, Mercy Medical Center has been recognized as a Top100 Community Value hospital by
Read MorePITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) was presented with a 2013 LearningElite award from Chief Learning Officer magazine. Berkshire Health
Read MoreWESTFIELD — The Arbors Assisted Living at Westfield recently presented Noble Hospital’s Comprehensive Breast Care Program with $4,000 to support
Read MoreWARE — While it is a good idea to take preventive measures against ticks year-round, be extra vigilant now and
Read MoreHOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has recently implemented the video-interpreting services of the Language Access Network (LAN). The new partnership
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Matthew Pitoniak, chair of the board of trustees of Cooley Dickinson Hospital, announced on July 29 that, after
Read MoreAMHERST — In the cover story for the journal Genetics this month, neurobiologist Dan Chase and colleagues at UMass Amherst
Read MoreSpiros Hatiras likened it to being homesick. That’s how he chose to describe his mindset during what would become the
Read MoreEd Leyden called it “science — not science fiction.” That was his way of describing a product not yet on
Read MoreThe bombings at the Boston Marathon in April were a stark reminder that disasters and emergencies can occur with little
Read More“I can’t believe we are planning your graduation … time has just flown by!” These are words that resonate with
Read MoreDr. Richard Freniere and Dr. Rock Jean-Guillaume have spent their careers in emergency medicine. So they know a little something
Read MoreLast November, Massachusetts became the 18th state to adopt a medical-marijuana law after voters approved a ballot referendum. The law
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