Baystate Earns National Environmental Award
SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health recently received a 2007 Environmental Leadership Award from Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E), a not-for-profit
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health recently received a 2007 Environmental Leadership Award from Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E), a not-for-profit
Read MoreHOLYOKE — The Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) program at Holyoke Medical Center has been awarded a three-year accreditation as a
Read MoreLONGMEADOW — Eleven students from the Sandi Kupperman Learning Center at Temple Beth El in Springfield recently participated in the
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — When the final step was taken on a rainy May morning at Forest Park in Springfield, walkers participating
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Maple Surgery Center, located at 298 Carew St. in Springfield, has changed its name to Baystate Orthopedic Surgery
Read MoreHOLYOKE — The American Heart Association (AHA) and the Mass. Department of Public Health recently named the City of Holyoke
Read MoreWESTERN MASS. — The Mass. Medical Society and Alliance Charitable Foundation have awarded grants to two agencies in Western Mass.
Read MoreAMHERST — Residents living east of the Connecticut River now have access to a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — The Domestic Violence Project at Baystate Children’s Hospital’s Family Advocacy Center is looking for volunteers to provide crisis
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — The Valley Medical Group Laboratory (VMGL) was recently honored by Medical Laboratory Observer as one of the nation’s
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s Cancer Care Program and its Center for Complementary Therapies have been awarded a grant from
Read MoreProgress has been slow in coming, but the words are nonetheless proving prophetic. Almost a decade ago, Marcia Angell, former
Read MoreA frequently asked question by patients undergoing cancer treatment is, “can acupuncture help me?” The issue then becomes: is there
Read MoreThere was a time when the only medical technology we used to keep ourselves healthy was a thermometer. Those days
Read MoreIn the early days of photography, a person had to sit still in front of a camera for a long
Read MoreMuch has been made of people living longer than ever, and wanting to stay healthy in their later years. That
Read MoreThe Nursing Class of 2007 Hundreds of Nursing students recently graduated from the area’s colleges with their bachelor’s and
Read MoreFor many people with diabetes, the thought of vision loss, among the many potentially devastating complications of the disease, is
Read MoreOak Grove Associates, P.C., a practice group of five physicians, had a long-standing practice of stripping all the cash out
Read MoreSticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me. It’s a refrain repeated by generations of
Read MoreBob Swanson has come a long way in his recovery from a stroke. His voice still bears the telltale slurring,
Read MoreWARE — Pam Wallace, RN, BSN, has been the manager for Surgical Services at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital for more
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Pets and their owners alike enjoyed a little exercise recently at the 14th annual run/walk and health fair
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Apex Healthcare Services, a Springfield-based home health care agency, has launched its new Web site, www.apexcares.com. The site
Read MoreMuch like consumer products, physicians are now being ranked, graded, and rated on a host of criteria, part of the
Read MoreHOLYOKE, FLORENCE — To help expand access to “culturally competent health care,” the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA)
Read MoreWALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS), the statewide professional association of physicians, has announced the start of the third
Read MoreGREENFIELD — With the recent certification of Joy Pelc, RN, OCN, 100{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of the nurses in Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Consolidated Health Plans (CHP), a third-party administrator, is adding three new insurance products that will create 30 additional
Read MoreHOLYOKE — Mental health counselors and certified nursing assistants at Providence Behavioral Health Hospital, represented by the United Auto Workers
Read MoreWALTHAM — In a letter to state legislators from the organization’s president, the Mass. Medical Society (MMS) is urging representatives
Read MoreThe deck was stacked against Kevin Breveleri from the start of his life. A few days of carelessness almost ended
Read MoreUsually the hospital visit follows the stroke, not the other way around. But when Paul Grunthart woke up one morning
Read MoreJerome Irving admits he had some risk factors for a stroke. But in his 40s, he wasn’t nearly old enough
Read MoreSometimes it takes awhile for common sense to become common practice. Behavioral health care has always been a complex science,
Read MoreAndre Waters, a former defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles, took his own life last fall with a shotgun blast.
Read MoreIt’s an unlikely question: can going to a hospital be fun? “One family told us, ‘if this was a hotel,
Read MoreThe numbers have been reported countless times since a 1999 Institute of Medicine report claimed that at least 44,000 deaths
Read MoreInfo, Please The 10th annual Community Health Fair at Springfield Technical Community College featured dozens of senior Nursing students presenting
Read MoreIf you’re the parent of a disabled child, you’re probably concerned with the uncertainty of your child’s financial future and
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