Author: HCN Staff

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s Clinical Notes, a hospital-based women’s a cappella chorus, will perform a free summer concert,

CHICAGO — To provide guidance on best practices for reimagining traditional relationships between physicians and hospital executives, the American Medical

WARE — The Baystate Regional Cancer Program at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital and the American Cancer Society will present “Look

PITTSFIELD — Hillcrest Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center will offer an informational session titled “Reading Labels and Meal Planning” on

WORCESTER — Summertime drinking begins well before the official start to summer, with graduations and Memorial Day celebrations, and moves

BOSTON — Of the 50 state organizations that comprise the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Massachusetts chapter, NAMI Mass,

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — As part of the recent White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship, the Joint Commission announced a

GREENFIELD — Dennis Chalke, senior vice president of Community Hospitals for Baystate Health, announced that Steven Bradley, president of Baystate

LEE — Representatives of Porchlight VNA/Home Care and Kindred Laurel Lake recently announced the recipient and nominees of the second

SPRINGFIELD — They may be just babies, but kittens as young as four months and puppies as young as five

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Electronic health records (EHRs) introduce new kinds of risks into an already-complex healthcare environment, according to an

SPRINGFIELD — Other than your personal safety, there are health safety issues to worry about when using social-media apps to

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital will offer a free screening of the documentary States of Grace, followed by discussion, on

SPRINGFIELD — As a leading labor and employment law firm serving the Greater Springfield area, Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C.

SPRINGFIELD — The rising cost of dental insurance, or lack of coverage, can cause families to skip going to the

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. News & World Report has rated Baystate Medical Center as part of an elite group of 34

WORCESTER — The New England Institute of Addiction & Prevention Studies (NEIAS) Summer School will be held June 8-11 at

BETHESDA, Md. — The American Medical Informatics Assoc. (AMIA) recently released the results of a task-force report on electronic health

BOSTON — On May 26, Madelyn Breen, an oncology registered nurse at Cooley Dickinson Hospital, was among the honorees at

WARE — Area women and men are invited to join Baystate Health’s Spirit of Women and Senior Class programs for

SPRINGFIELD — On May 19, the Western New England University College of Pharmacy held its fifth annual Continuing Pharmacy Education

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center will present a free community-health seminar called “Mercy Weight Loss Solutions” on Tuesday, June 16

SPRINGFIELD — 
Dr. Stephen Hume and Bianca Walker from the Massachusetts/New Hampshire Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Assoc. will address the

WARE — Did you know that close to 60 million Americans have high blood pressure, but only about half of

SOUTHBRIDGE — Harrington HealthCare System will celebrate National CPR Awareness Week June 1-7 by emphasizing the importance of hands-only CPR.

SPRINGFIELD — Kirk Smith has resigned from his position as CEO of the YMCA of Greater Springfield, and will continue

HOLYOKE — In recognition of National Cancer Survivor’s Day, Holyoke Medical Center will sponsor a luncheon for cancer survivors with

LONGMEADOW — Jewish Geriatric Services Inc. (JGS) held its annual meeting last week, providing membership the opportunity to elect officers

WARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital will sponsor a Babysitters Academy in August to ready area youth for fall and

WALTHAM — Arguing that “there is no more important public-health issue today than the opioid epidemic,” Dr. Dennis Dimitri, president

HOLYOKE — Providence Ministries and the Sisters of Providence are proud to announce the grand opening of McCleary Manor at

NORTHAMPTON — For the fifth consecutive year, Cooley Dickinson Hospital has received the Get with the Guidelines – Heart Failure

NORTHAMPTON — American Benefits Group (ABG) of Northampton has been recognized as the 2015 Customer Service Champion by Alegeus Technologies,

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In New England, 133,000 people are abusing or dependent on prescription drugs or heroin, while 70{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of

NORTHAMPTON — What is the link between your gut health and chronic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes, and autoimmune disorders?

SPRINGFIELD — Time is just about up to nominate an individual for the first annual Continued Excellence Award, presented by

SPRINGFIELD — Shriners Hospital for Children will welcome the Old Post Road Orchestra for a free Summertime pops performance on

BOSTON — The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation released a report by Manatt Health Solutions that outlines options

AMHERST — Walden Behavioral Care, a leading clinic for treating eating disorders, will host an open house at its new