Author: HCN Staff

As the days get shorter, many people find themselves feeling sad. You might feel blue around the winter holidays, or

HOLYOKE — Brian Couchon, a nurse at Holyoke Medical Center, has been named Nurse of the Year by the March

SPRINGFIELD – Dr. Richard C. Friedberg, chair of the Department of Pathology at Baystate Medical Center, was sworn in as

LEEDS — Of the approximately 16,000 skilled nursing centers in the U.S., fewer than 1{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} have been awarded the Gold

NORTHAMPTON — Hampshire Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, also known as Hamp Ortho and HOSM, joined Cooley Dickinson Practice Associates (CDPA)

WARE — Facing a major illness or stressful life change can be a daunting prospect. Although support and self-help groups

NORTHAMPTON — A study published in the August 2013 issue of the American Journal of Infection Control demonstrates that the

SPRINGFIELD — Noble Hospital is preparing for the 49th Noble Ball, co-chaired by the Sarat Family. The Mardi Gras-themed event

Since the days of the Greek physician Hippocrates more than 2,000 years ago, the physician-patient relationship has been regarded as

It’s getting late, yet there are still things you need and want to do. Far too often, we see sleep

In addition to its physical expansion, the Sr. Caritas Cancer Center is expanding the scope of its treatment options. One

When it comes to the flu, the message this year is the same as last year — parents should get

GREENFIELD — Becky George has joined the staff at Baystate Franklin Medical Center as manager of Volunteer Services. A graduate

AMHERST — Laurette Patten, nurse practitioner, recently joined internal-medicine providers Dr. Denise Spence and Seth Kupferschmid at Amherst Medical Associates.

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Trevor Bayliss, a board-certified physician and specialist in hematology oncology,

SPRINGFIELD — AmeriCare, an Epic Health Services company, has expanded into Western Mass. and has hired Jill Chaban as client

A special-needs trust, or what is sometimes referred to as a supplemental-needs trust, is a document that is established to

A class of proteins that controls visual-system development in the young brain also appears to affect vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease

As technology advances, your practice may need to update equipment or software to stay current with the latest developments. If

WALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS) has released its annual study of the state’s physician workforce, showing an eighth

WARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital will sponsor a Babysitters Academy to prepare area youth for fall and winter babysitting

WESTFIELD — Noble Hospital welcomes the Urology Group of Western New England to its campus. The group’s new office is

GREENFIELD — Spirit of Women at Baystate Franklin Medical Center will sponsor a free program, “Getting to Know You: Dinner

WALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society has released a new publication for physicians and their practice managers, “MMS Guide to

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Medical Association (AMA) has announced a new toolkit to help physicians navigate the sweeping new

WARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital (BMLH) has released a request for proposals (RFP) for community health initiatives from area

PALMER — Wing Memorial Hospital’s Environmental Services staff recently achieved its goal of being ranked in the 90th percentile in