Author: HCN Staff

Healthcare is changing rapidly due to reforms in the system, the aging population, and the growing number of patients with

Summer weather can pose special health risks to older adults and people with chronic medical conditions. It is critically important

River Valley Names Ansel Executive Director HOLYOKE — River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC), a member of Valley Health Systems and affiliate to

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dr. Andrew Gurman, M.D., president-elect of the American Medical Assoc. (AMA), recently addressed efforts at the federal level

WASHINGTON — In a letter sent recently to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Sen. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Brain Tumor Society (NBTS), the largest nonprofit dedicated to the brain-tumor community in the U.S.,

PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital has received the Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award for implementing

GREENFIELD — Registration is now open for the eighth annual Wheeling for Healing bike ride on Sunday, Aug. 16, which supports

SPRINGFIELD — The city of Springfield and Falvey Linen Supply Inc. have announced a plan for the Rhode Island company to

PALMER — Hearing loss is one of the most common conditions affecting older adults. According to the National Institute on Deafness and

NORTHAMPTON — Attorneys Julie Kling and Mark NeJame, partners at NeJame & Kling Law Offices of Florence and Northampton, were recently

NORTHAMPTON — Each year, Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH) makes nursing scholarships available thanks to the generosity of donors who wish to

HADLEY — The Greater Northampton, Amherst Area, and Greater Easthampton chambers of commerce will host an informational session on the earned-sick-time

GREENFIELD — The “Keeping Care Local” campaign for Baystate Franklin Medical Center, now underway to raise community support for the hospital’s

BOSTON — The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation is set to present the grant guidelines for the next phase

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Spending on healthcare for children (birth to age 18) covered by employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) grew an annual average of

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) has received three national and state awards for excellence in stroke care, including the American

CHICOPEE — Elms College has received a new grant of more than $500,000 to improve health equity in Western Mass. by

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With fewer than three months remaining until the nation switches from ICD-9 to ICD-10 coding for medical

CHICAGO — Despite challenges posed by a changing healthcare landscape, a new study by the American Medical Assoc. (AMA) on physician-practice

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

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center announced that Balise Motor Sales has made a $500,000 gift to Transforming Cancer Care – The

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College Associate Professor of Communications Jody Santos’ documentary titled No One Left Behind, a film that chronicles the work

SPRINGFIELD — For those who have been diagnosed with sleep apnea, taking care of their CPAP machine is an important part