Author: HCN Staff

EAST LONGMEADOW — Facial Cosmetic & Maxillofacial Surgery, P.C. announced the hiring of surgeon Justin Clemow. Clemow earned his bachelor’s

NORTHAMPTON — Losing a parent to cancer at any age is traumatic. For Becky Puchalski, the loss has shaped her

WARE — It’s back to school, which means students from elementary through high school will be carrying backpacks weighed down

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Noble Hospital is preparing for the 51st Anniversary Noble Ball co-chaired by the Queenin family: Kevin, Barbara,

WARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital will partner Quality EMS Educators Inc. to offer a basic emergency medical technical (EMT)

NORTHAMPTON — Clinical & Support Options Inc. will offer mental-health first-aid training to the community at no cost on Oct.

NORTH BRANFORD, Conn. — Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) brain tumors have no cure, and the median lifespan for patients after diagnosis

BOSTON — The state’s 62 hospitals reported their combined earnings of $1.2 billion last year, while more hospitals shared in

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College Department of Physical Education and Health Education (PEHE) faculty members and students will host a physical-education

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Community College’s (BCC) Office of Community Education & Workforce Development, in collaboration with Greylock Insurance Agency, will

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center will open a satellite location for physical-therapy and rehabilitation services at Healthtrax Fitness & Wellness,

WEST SPRINGFIELD — On Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 1 p.m., the Baystate Health Foundation’s Rays of Hope will deliver $20,000

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in America, affecting one in five adults and more than

DALTON — Two senior-care providers in Berkshire County, Sugar Hill Senior Living Community and Porchlight VNA/Home Care, have teamed up

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield College Department of Exercise Science and Sport Studies will host sport psychology expert Costas Karageorghis on

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center announced that William Sullivan of West Springfield has joined the hospital as director of Materials

HOLYOKE — The American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program is in critical need of volunteers from Hampden County to

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has appointed Michael Ipekdjian R.N., BSN as the hospital’s director of Transitional Care/Case Management. With

SPRINGFIELD — CHD, the region’s largest social service organization, has been awarded a three-year Accreditation from CARF (the Commission on

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College Assistant Professor of Research and Statistics Elizabeth Mullin has been awarded a one-year grant by the

SPRINGFIELD – Exploring unconscious bias will be the topic for discussion at the 2015 Diversity & Inclusion Interactive Workshop, sponsored

WARE — As the summer draws to a close and the new school year looms ahead, student athletes at all

WORCESTER — VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System will stage the 2015 Mental Health Summit on August 26, from 8:45

GREENFIELD — The Brain Injury Assoc. of Massachusetts sponsors a Brain Injury Support Group on the fourth Wednesday of each

PITTSFIELD — In a move that will help to ensure continued and expanded access to primary care and osteopathic health

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

EASTHAMPTON — Marge Pietras, founder of All About You, LLC, has appointed Mary-Anne DiBlasio chief operating officer of the eight-year-old

SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Maura Brennan, program director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at Baystate Health, has been awarded a three-year,

SPRINGFIELD — The Center for Human Development (CHD) announced it has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation

HOLYOKE — The Dowd Insurance Agencies, a leading insurance provider serving New England for more than 115 years, launched a

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Cameron Hines was born 25 weeks and three days premature. She had a grade-four and grade-three IVH

LEE — Ashlee Salvador recently joined Porchlight VNA/Home Care as the new associate director of Human Resources. She has more

LONGMEADOW — Aesthetic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, P.C., a plastic-surgery and non-invasive practice serving Western Mass. and Northern Conn., announced

WARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital is among a select group of hospitals and transplant centers nationwide recognized by the

WORCESTER ― Fallon Health reported a net loss of $2.5 million on revenue of $321 million on a GAAP basis