Author: HCN Staff

Osteoporosis is a major cause of disability in older women. A bone-weakening disorder, osteoporosis often results in fractures in the

O’Connor Joins CDH Cancer Care Program NORTHAMPTON — Janet O’Connor has joined the Cooley Dicksinon Hospital Cancer Care program as

What child doesn’t want to stay up longer when they hear those four dreaded words: “it’s time for bed?” And

The cost and availability of healthcare has been one of the drivers keeping people working until they qualify for Medicare

HOLYOKE — The Holyoke Hospital Auxiliary invites the public to an evening that combines many of Holyoke’s treasured landmarks with

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) has been named a Silver LearningElite organization for 2014 by Chief Learning Officer magazine.

GREAT BARRINGTON — Fairview Hospital has achieved the Healthgrades 2014 Outstanding Patient Experience Award. Fairview was identified as providing outstanding

NORTHAMPTON — Fazzi Healthcare Solutions, a Northampton-based healthcare research and consulting firm, has announced the findings of its “2013-14 State

WALTHAM — A study recently released by the American Medical Assoc. (AMA) shows that the economic impact of physicians to

CHICOPEE — With its Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program set to launch this fall, Elms College is only the

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has once again received the Get with the Guidelines Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

SPRINGFIELD — River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC) has announced a restructuring of office locations in order to better serve the

Twelve years ago, the Institute of Medicine, the independent health arm of the National Academy of Sciences, issued a groundbreaking

If you are a primary-care provider and are not familiar with the term ‘patient-centered medical home,’ or PCMH, now is

Sarcopenia, a loss of muscle mass often associated with weakness, is a commonly recognized cause of disability in older people.

Cassano Joins BHS as Director of Occupational, Environmental Medicine PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems has announced the appointment of Dr. Victoria Cassano

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Health Center recently rolled out a new website, with the goal of being more user-friendly with more

SPRINGFIELD — Five Greater Springfield nursing homes received five-star ratings in a recently published report by U.S. News & World

BOSTON — The Massachusetts healthcare reform law of 2006 set in motion a number of important changes to the healthcare

SPRINGFIELD — The need for medical and community interpreters is rapidly increasing, and so is the demand for trained professionals

NORTHAMPTON — To address findings from a recent health assessment, Cooley Dickinson Hospital will host its first annual Mental Health

WARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital will sponsor a Babysitters Academy on May 18 to prepare area young people for

WORCESTER — Fallon Health, a not-for-profit healthcare-services organization, recently celebrated a historic milestone in the growth of community-based care for

GREENFIELD — The Oncology Department at Baystate Franklin Medical Center and dermatologist Dr. Joel Gordon, will co-sponsor a free skin-cancer

On July 3, 1981, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued what may be the most stunning report

Last August, I called attention to a survey of nearly 3,500 physicians that found that 60{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of physicians would not