Author: HCN Staff

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital announced that is has been named one of a select group of hospitals—the top 10{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5}

SPRINGFIELD — The Mercy Internal Medicine Service (MIMS), one of the first hospitalist programs in the country to provide an

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) recently announced an initiative to improve the health and wellness of the Berkshire community

SPRINGFIELD — For the fourth consecutive year, Mercy Medical Center has been recognized as a Top100 Community Value hospital by

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) was presented with a 2013 LearningElite award from Chief Learning Officer magazine. Berkshire Health

WARE — While it is a good idea to take preventive measures against ticks year-round, be extra vigilant now and

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has recently implemented the video-interpreting services of the Language Access Network (LAN). The new partnership

NORTHAMPTON — Matthew Pitoniak, chair of the board of trustees of Cooley Dickinson Hospital, announced on July 29 that, after

AMHERST — In the cover story for the journal Genetics this month, neurobiologist Dan Chase and colleagues at UMass Amherst

The bombings at the Boston Marathon in April were a stark reminder that disasters and emergencies can occur with little

“I can’t believe we are planning your graduation … time has just flown by!” These are words that resonate with

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center has achieved Joint Commission Disease Specific Certification for Hip & Knee Replacement, following an intensive

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Children’s Hospital has been ranked in pediatric diabetes and endocrinology in U.S. News & World Report’s 2013-14

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital has received the Get With the Guidelines (GWTG) Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award from

WESTFIELD — Construction has begun on a new clinic for the Urology Group of Western New England, to be located

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center’s Family Life Center for Maternity has opened two Baby Cafés, the first such offerings in

BOSTON — Policies on gun violence and principles of physician employment led the list of resolutions adopted as policies by

WARE — Peer pressure can be a daunting challenge for anyone. “Everybody, no matter what age, is faced with pressure

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

WESTFIELD — Noble Hospital has donated two automated external defibrillators (AEDs) to St. Mary’s School in Westfield. The donation is

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