Author: HCN Staff

WARE — Area women are invited to join Baystate Health’s Spirit of Women Program for a Mammography and Spa Night

LONGMEADOW — This week, Jewish Geriatric Services (JGS) broke ground for the Sosin Center for Rehabilitation, a new short-stay rehab

WESTFIELD — The 31st annual Noble Hospital 5k Run & Walk for a Noble Cause was held on Saturday, May

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Per-capita healthcare spending for children with diabetes covered by employer-sponsored insurance (ESI) grew faster than for any

PITTSFIELD — Hillcrest Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center will offer an informational session on effective communication with physicians on Wednesday,

GREENFIELD — May is National Melanoma and Skin Cancer Detection and Awareness Month. To help raise awareness, the Oncology Department

SPRINGFIELD — Western New England University will host the 33rd Regional Social Work Conference on Wednesday, May 27 from 8:45

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will revisit how it pays for the hospice-care benefit

LEE — Amie Miarecki has been hired as Marketing and Development manager for Porchlight VNA/Home Care. Miarecki will focus on

HADLEY — During the month of March, Country Nissan donated $10 for every Altima or Versa Note test driven, and

SPRINGFIELD — Women’s Health Associates, a specialized women’s healthcare practice providing obstetrical and gynecological care in Springfield and Westfield, is

CHICAGO — When it comes to the fight against hospital-acquired infections, the Windy City appears to be squarely on the

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) will host the annual presentation of “Critical Issues in Psychology: The Psychology of Racism,”

BOSTON — Resolutions on the reproductive risks of medical marijuana use, maintenance of certification for physicians, the dangers of liquid

SPRINGFIELD — The Realtor Assoc. of Pioneer Valley’s community service committee gathered materials to help make blankets for the inpatients

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The ideal hospital website will eventually provide price transparency and cater to the financial and immediate clinical

HOLYOKE — Spiros Hatiras, president and CEO of Holyoke Medical Center and Valley Health Systems Inc., named Roger Dulude Jr.

NORTHAMPTON — Orthopedic and sports-medicine physician Dr. Jonathan Fallon will present “Weight Off Your Shoulders: Protecting and Healing the Body’s

SPRINGFIELD — Students from Springfield Technical Community College (STCC), Bay Path University, and Western New England University (WNEU) worked together

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College Associate Professor of Physical Education Thaddeus France recently joined golfing legend Arnold Palmer as one of

GREENFIELD — Hospice of Franklin County and Baystate Franklin Medical Center will co-sponsor Hospice Foundation of America’s 22nd annual “Living

NORTHAMPTON — Michael Hutton-Woodland has been named director of ServiceNet’s REACH program. Last year, REACH provided services to 500 children,

PITTSFIELD — Hillcrest Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Pittsfield invites the community to celebrate National Nursing Home Week at

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Leapfrog Group’s latest hospital safety scores now allow users to see how facilities scored over time,

SPRINGFIELD — Cancer epidemiologist and exercise physiologist Melinda Irwin will present her lecture titled “Cancer Prevention and Control with Exercise:

SPRINGFIELD — In the spirit of youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, the YMCA of Greater Springfield will welcome

SPRINGFIELD — Big Y is partnering with the American Red Cross to raise donations for those affected by Saturday’s devastating