Mass. Hospitals Adopt Groundbreaking Education Initiative for Trustees
The Mass. Hospital Association’s board of trustees has unanimously endorsed a new, innovative education curriculum aimed at providing hospital trustees
Read MoreThe Mass. Hospital Association’s board of trustees has unanimously endorsed a new, innovative education curriculum aimed at providing hospital trustees
Read MoreWALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS) welcomed the release of the “Patient Charter for Physician Performance Measurement, Reporting and
Read MoreHOLYOKE — The Care Center will celebrate its students and staff at its annual dinner at the Log Cabin Tuesday,
Read MoreArlene Kelly wouldn’t say how big the check was — just that it was big enough to allow her and
Read MoreWhen actor Michael J. Fox contracted Parkinson’s disease at age 30, the diagnosis — revealed publicly years later — brought
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center has added the da Vinci Surgical System, a minimally invasive approach that utilizes a state-of-the-art
Read MoreIn 1971, President Nixon launched the so-called ‘War on Cancer,’ with the optimistic goal of defeating the disease in eight
Read MoreMassachusetts health care leaders acknowledge that we’ve made great strides in patient safety but that much remains to be done.
Read MoreShe calls it the “the medicalization of dying.”That’s the phrase that Dr. Lindsay Rockwell, a medical oncologist and hematologist and
Read MoreHahn Joins Cardiology Services at Berkshire Health Systems PITTSFIELD — Dr. Peter Hahn has joined Cardiology Services at Berkshire Health
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Recent federal support of $1.6 million has pushed the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute (PVLSI) — a Springfield-based
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Now in its third decade of fundraising to benefit young patients and their families throughout Western Mass., the
Read MoreGREAT BARRINGTON — Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) Berkshire in Great Barrington is one of 10 agencies, and the only one
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center has long expressed support of a national movement to improve the quality of care at
Read MoreHOLYOKE — The Mont Marie Health Care Center has again passed its annual state inspection. The center has been found
Read MoreJim Allard says that clowns never address themselves by their real names when they’re in uniform, or, as they say
Read MoreAs the benefits — both financial and ecological — of ‘green’ thinking sweep the business world, health care has taken
Read MoreIn 1991, when I convinced Beth Israel Medical Center in New York City to create the position of ‘waste manager’
Read MoreIt’s not long after bedtime, and your child is lunging around his crib or throwing the covers off his bed.
Read MoreThroughout the last decade or so, great strides have been made in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease (PD). New dopamine
Read MoreSit down and read some bad news. No, don’t sit like that — you might be part of the problem.According
Read MoreIf children are clay, Mindi Fried wants to be the sculptor — before something else does the molding.“You want to
Read MoreHappy WorkersTom Grape, Chairman and CEO of Benchmark Assisted Living, recently visited the Atrium at Cardinal Drive in Agawam to
Read MoreOwning your own medical office space can be a financially rewarding experience. However, there are risks in ownership that should
Read MoreSusan Schneider describes them as “people who like to solve mysteries, people who want to look at clues and come
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Seven emergency nurses at Cooley Dickinson Hospital recently became certified as emergency room nurses by passing an exam
Read MoreAsked what age groups are the biggest users of ‘crystal meth,’ James Leyden thought for a moment.“I’d say a lot
Read MoreAbout 112,000 people are diagnosed with colon cancer each year, in addition to 41,000 new cases of rectal cancer. Together,
Read MoreWARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware has introduced a new surgical practice that improves patient quality and patient
Read MoreIn a November 2005 letter to the Legislature, more than 20 state business associations declared support for measures that would
Read MoreEach year, as the Legislature sets the state budget, members are confronted with making tough and balanced choices while remaining
Read MoreDr. Leonard Wagner recalled a patient who needed both knees replaced, and had been taken care of by her youngest
Read MoreBaystate Franklin Names Szpila Emergency Manager GREENFIELD — Annette Szpila, RN, MSN, who had been serving as the interim Emergency
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Western Mass-achusetts PET-CT Imaging, at Mercy Medical Center, has been accredited by the American College of Radiology (ACR).
Read MoreImagine that as you are reading this article, someone interrupts you every few sentences. It probably would limit your ability
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center’s Intensive Care Unit has been recognized for a fourth straight year for its nursing excellence
Read MoreWARE — John O’Neill, ladies field hockey coach at Quaboag Regional Middle High School in Warren, in partnership with Baystate
Read MoreA woman named Jane arrived at the Pilates Center of Western Mass. with multiple sclerosis — and a willingness to
Read MoreGina Barry calls them “$50 wills.” The dollar amount actually varies, she explained, but the basic point she’s making gets
Read MoreIt is likely that your home is the single largest asset you own. As a means of attempting to protect
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