Author: HCN Staff

A fracture can be more than a just a broken bone. It may be a warning sign that you have

Anderson Recertified in Pediatric Nutrition SPRINGFIELD — Nancy Anderson, a clinical dietitian in Food and Nutrition Services at Baystate Children’s

Beads at the Ball The 2013 Noble Ball was staged recently at the MassMutual Center in Springfield, with the $253,000

WALTHAM — Resolutions on electronic cigarettes, the use of antibiotics in farm animals, physician participation in accountable-care organizations, and physician

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center again achieved high marks for patient safety from the Leapfrog Group, an independent national group

NORTHAMPTON — If you had the resources, what would you do to make your community a healthier place to live,

WESTFIELD — Noble Hospital and the Noble Health Network have announced the opening of the new Noble Express Care facility

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has unveiled the HMC Patient Portal, currently available to all patients. This secure, interactive web

PITTSFIELD — The nation’s leading accrediting organization for hospitals has named Berkshire Medical Center and Fairview Hospital as Top Performers

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

Affecting millions of Americans, hepatitis is a disease of the liver, one of the largest organs in the human body,

It’s been one year since Massachusetts voters approved a ballot question legalizing the use of medical marijuana, adding the Commonwealth

What’s the difference between mental health and mental illness? Sometimes the answer is clear, but often the distinction between mental

The Alzheimer’s Assoc. has created a list of warning signs for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Every individual may experience

Friedberg to Chair Pathology Organization SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Richard Friedberg, chair of the Department of Pathology at Baystate Medical Center,

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center (BFMC) was honored with an ‘A’ grade in the fall 2013 update to the

BOSTON — The Health Policy Commission (HPC) recently announced the availability of $10 million in funding for certain Massachusetts community

SPRINGFIELD — Leanne Sedlak, owner of SkinCatering Spa, has opened a second location in downtown Springfield’s Tower Square, located at

PALMER — Leaders from Wing Memorial Hospital & Medical Centers, based in Palmer, recently announced that the organization is taking

NORTHAMPTON — Awards and new members made headlines at two Cooley Dickinson annual meetings held in October. More than 150

PALMER — Wing Memorial Hospital and Medical Centers was honored with an ‘A’ grade in the fall 2013 update to

LEEDS, GREENFIELD — Of the few long-term-care organizations recognized this year by National Research Corp. for exceptional satisfaction scores, Linda

BOSTON — The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation has awarded $1.3 million in grants to 26 community organizations across

Patients know it can be crowded, sometimes resulting in long waits. Physicians might say it operates with “organized chaos.” However

The shortage of primary-care physicians, besides creating longer wait times for both new and existing patients, is also changing how