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Key ContributionThe East Longmeadow High School Key Club recently presented a $4,000 contribution to the American Red Cross Pioneer Valley

Hospitals encourage patients to complete a health care proxy upon arrival and tend to direct patients to complete one upon

Hartnell Joins CDH Radiology Department NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital welcomes Dr. George Hartnell to the hospital’s medical staff. Hartnell,

The Medicare program imposes certain billing provisions applicable to purchased diagnostic tests. The original purpose of these provisions was to

SPRINGFIELD — The John Adams Innovation Institute announced a $150,000 grant to Baystate Medical Center and the Chamberlain Group to

WARE — A $40,000 gift from Country Bank for Savings in Ware has enabled Baystate Mary Lane Hospital to purchase

SPRINGFIELD — The board of directors of the Pioneer Valley Chapter of the American Red Cross has unanimously approved a

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s 122nd annual meeting of its board of trustees on Oct. 14 was marked by awards,

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center is looking for a few good ideas to improve the overall health and safety of

LONGMEADOW — Jewish Geriatric Services (JGS) has been named the recipient of the 2008 Pathways to Greatness Award, given annually

NORTHAMPTON — The American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer has awarded Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s Cancer Care Program a three-year

PALMER — The Audiology and Hearing Improvement Center at Wing Memorial Hospital & Medical Centers has announced that applications are

PALMER — For the second year in a row, the Quaboag Valley VNA (QVVNA) of Wing Memorial Hospital has been

FLORENCE — Tapestry Health has received a one-year planning grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation to

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Children’s Hospital will stage its 9th annual Pediatric Diabetes Health Fair on Nov. 5, from 6-8 p.m.

In the wake of the Oct. 1 federal Appeals Court ruling that U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Tauro lacked jurisdiction

Recently a Boston hospital was cited for “hours violations” by the Accreditation Committee for Graduate Medical Education (one of 227

Baystate Names Toner VP for Development SPRINGFIELD — Susan Toner has joined Baystate Health as vice president for Development and

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Health Care Corp. plans to join the New England Alliance for Health (NEAH), a health care

According to a report released by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), Health New England (HNE) achieved the highest

PITTSFIELD, NORTH ADAMS — The two primary providers of health care services in Berkshire County, Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) and

SPRINGFIELD — A national survey and study has identified Baystate Health as one of the most wireless health providers in

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital is the first facility in the region to offer laser therapy for treating benign prostate

WALTHAM, Mass. — The Mass. Medical Society recently released its 2008 Physician Workforce Study, and reported that 12 physician specialties

BOSTON — In a first-of-its kind survey conducted by the Mass. Hospital Association (MHA), Massachusetts hospital executives shared their perspectives

BOSTON — ProMutual Group recently announced that its continuing medical education (CME) activities Web site is now accessible to health

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s Cardiac Pulmonary Rehabilitation Department has applied for and earned certification from the American Assoc. of

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he American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) and Partnership for Prevention have joined forces to change the way Americans approach

When an Ohio TV station recently reported that a woman’s partial bridge and dental crown, manufactured in China and exported