Author: HCN Staff

Employee handbooks communicate employers’ expectations to employees. While such manuals are not required, they are recommended. Having formal, written procedures

During the summer, it is important for everyone, especially older adults and people with chronic medical conditions, to be aware

Hot steamy days, afternoon thundershowers, barbecues fired up for dinner … summer is here in a big way. Just as

Sawhney Joins BMLH Gastroenterology Staff WARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital welcomes Dr. Harbir Sawhney to its medical staff. A gastroenterologist,

Over the course of a year, I field a number of questions from medical practices on various topics relating to

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. News & World Report has again ranked Baystate Medical Center among the nation’s top hospitals. In the 2014-15 U.S. News rankings, Baystate

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center’s Mini-Medical School, which begins its fall session on Sept. 18, is now accepting registrations for the

SPRINGFIELD — The Telly Awards has named the Melanoma Foundation of New England (MFNE) a two-time Bronze winner in the 35th

PITTSFIELD — MassDevelopment has issued $9 million in tax-exempt and taxable bonds on behalf of Hillcrest Educational Centers Inc., a Pittsfield-based

WARE — It doesn’t take much for mosquitos to breed, said Dr. Richard Gerstein, chair of Emergency Medicine at Baystate Mary

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

LONGMEADOW — The Leavitt Family Jewish Home at Jewish Lifecare has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for accreditation

WATERTOWN — A new website, healthcarecompassma.org, aims to help patients in Massachusetts find the best primary care for themselves and their families.

GREENFIELD — Registration is now open for Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s seventh annual Wheeling for Healing bike ride benefit on Aug.

SPRINGFIELD — The first Caring for the Caregiver Conference will be held on Sept. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

As warm weather approaches, the warnings go out, serving as reminders about mosquito- and tick-borne illnesses. West Nile infection, eastern

Whether practices have gone through the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) rigorous process or have unofficially structured themselves as

Whether you’re settling into your 60s or heading into your ninth decade, you should be extra careful when taking prescription

Baystate Health Appoints Leaders of Community Hospitals SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health announced three leadership appointments for its regional community hospitals. Effective July

As a business owner, you are probably solicited quite frequently to sponsor charitable golf tournaments.  This time of the year, it

SPRINGFIELD — For the second consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Baystate Children’s Hospital among the top

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH) has received the Mission: Lifeline Bronze Referring Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality-improvement

CHICAGO — The American Medical Assoc. (AMA) believes that the appropriate use of telemedicine to deliver care to patients could

LONGMEADOW — In preparation for its next century of elder care in Western Mass., Jewish Geriatric Services Inc. (JGS) has

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) has received the Get with the Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award

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

CHICAGO — The American Medical Assoc. (AMA) voted recently to support innovative education models to protect access to care and

CHICAGO — Concerned by the rise in use of electronic cigarettes among minors, the American Medical Assoc. (AMA) recently called

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

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center’s Breast Program has been granted a full, three-year accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program