Author: HCN Staff

HOLYOKE — River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC), a member of Valley Health Systems and affiliate to Holyoke Medical Center, announced

PITTSFIELD — Hillcrest Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center will offer an informational session on advance directives and healthcare proxies on

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

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

NORTHAMPTON — Physician Dr. Jeffrey Zesiger welcomes Leslie Kelly to Cooley Dickinson Medical Group Palliative Care. Kelly, a certified nurse

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

SOUTHBRIDGE — Pamela Zouranjian Connor has been named director of the Cancer Center at Harrington HealthCare System. Harrington provides comprehensive

WESTFIELD — The trustees of Baystate Health and Noble Hospital announced that Noble and its affiliated entities are now part

WEST SPRINGFIELD — As Americans celebrate the Fourth of July outdoors this weekend, local physicians are warning that, just like

GREENFIELD — With liquid laundry packets gaining in popularity — now used by 20{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of U.S. households — parents need

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — New research published in the American Journal of Public Health has confirmed the International Bottled Water Assoc.

GREENFIELD — The Brain Injury Assoc. of Massachusetts (BIA-MA) sponsors a brain-injury support group on the last Wednesday of each

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

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

CHICOPEE — This time of year, we celebrate our country during Fourth of July festivities with skies lit up with

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) has been recognized by the Paul Coverdell National Acute Stroke Registry for defect-free care

WARE — The Quaboag Hills Community Coalition’s Substance Use Task Force is marking its one-year anniversary with a free educational

BOSTON — The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation is releasing a new report, “Leveraging the Social Determinants of

AGAWAM — The United Way of Pioneer Valley held its 93rd annual meeting and celebration on June 17 to elect

PALMER — The Audiology and Hearing Improvement Center of Baystate Wing Hospital and Medical Centers recently hosted its ninth annual

SOUTHBRIDGE — Pamela Zouranjian Connor has been named Director of the Cancer Center at Harrington HealthCare System. Harrington, based in

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate Finance Committee approved three bills last week — all backed by the American Hospital Assoc.

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center has been awarded an ‘A’ grade for patient safety by the Leapfrog Group, and is

MONSON — Monson Savings Bank will host a complimentary workshop titled “Estate Planning for Rental Property Owners,” on Wednesday, July

GREENFIELD — Charlene Manor Extended Care Facility, in partnership with Caring Transitions of the Pioneer Valley, will host a week-long

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court spared a key part of the Affordable Care Act in a 6-3 decision in

SPRINGFIELD — The New England Patriots Alumni Club and the New England Patriots Charitable Foundation will host the annual ‘Football

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) has once again been awarded accreditation from the accreditation committee of the College of

BOSTON — The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation has released a new report, “Monitoring Access to Care in

SPRINGFIELD — On Wednesday, July 2, Springfield Mayor Dominic Sarno and area legislators and community leaders will welcome the community

RANDOLPH — Porchlight CEO Holly Chaffee has been named vice president of the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts Inc., a

GREENFIELD — Dr. Savitri Rambissoon recently joined Baystate Medical Practices – Greenfield Surgery. A magna cum laude graduate of American

CHICAGO — The upcoming Supreme Court ruling on King v. Burwell may result in more than half of Americans looking