Author: HCN Staff

Summer Learning Area high school students are getting exciting hands-on experience as part of a program that invites them to

We are all aware that the recession has been slow to end and continues to impact the economics of medical

NORTHAMPTON and AMHERST — Jeanne Ryan, executive director of the VNA & Hospice of Cooley Dickinson, has announced a new

WARE — One piece of fire station equipment used daily is the rack where firefighters store their gear between shifts.

SOUTHWICK — The 18th annual Red Cross Golf Tournament was staged June 23 at the Ranch Golf Club, raising more

ATHOL — CHD Outpatient Behavioral Health Services has opened a satellite office for the convenience of Athol-area residents at 375

The numbers are startling. Nearly 18 million people in the U.S. abuse alcohol or are alcohol dependent, while excessive alcohol

On March 31, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its long-awaited and highly anticipated proposed rulemaking for

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Introducing the Area’s Nursing Graduates Hundreds of nursing students recently graduated from the area’s colleges with their bachelor’s and associate’s

Good nutrition is critical to senior health — yet many older adults are at risk of inadequate nutrition. You should

In January 2009, the Massachusetts Legislature enacted the new Uniform Probate Code (MUPC). Although certain provisions of the MUPC pertaining

Raghunathan Joins BMLH Medical Staff WARE — Dr. Uma Raghunathan, a board-certified neurologist and member of Baystate Neurology specializing in

Tools for Training Holyoke Health Care Center recently presented a $1,818.30 grant to the American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter.

As parents we have a responsibility to set good examples for our children, and that includes at the dinner table.

Will You Be Able to Retire? Yes, but Only If You’ve Effectively Planned Out a Strategy Make no mistake, your

WARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital was recently awarded a three-year accreditation in computed tomography (CT) by the American College

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center has received the Get with the Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award

NORTHAMPTON — The loss of their daughter, Charlotte, to a stillborn death prompted parents Carol McMurrich and Greg Reynolds to

NORTHAMPTON — As the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR), Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s Computed

WARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital will partner with Quality EMS Educators Inc. to offer a Basic Emergency Medical Technical

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center has been named among the “100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare” by Becker’s Hospital

NORTHAMPTON — In America’s hospitals, approximately one in 20 patients will contract a hospital-acquired infection (HAI). At Cooley Dickinson Hospital

GREENFIELD — Rays of Hope, a Walk Toward the Cure of Breast Cancer, invites individuals who knit, crochet, or weave

SPRINGFIELD — The Newman’s Own Foundation has awarded Center for Human Development (CHD) Disability Resources a $15,000 grant that will

One day before Boston Mayor Tom Menino announced his executive order prohibiting the sale, advertisement, and promotion of sugary drinks

Pediatricians have an important role in the chronic management of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). According to guidance from the American