Author: HCN Staff

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center has been named to the 2008 Hospital Honor Roll by Harvard Pilgrim Health, in an

Brown Joins JGS Family Medical Care LONGMEADOW — Dr. Carolyn J. Brown, has joined the JGS Family Medical Care practice

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center’s Daly 6-2 Surgical Intermediate Care Unit has joined the ranks of the top health care

AMHERST and NORTHAMPTON — Area residents now have access to digital mammography exams at the Amherst Community Health Center and

E-prescribing is IT software and peripheral equipment used to monitor, evaluate, and issue patient drug prescriptions by health care providers.

WARE — The Baystate Mary Lane Hospital Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Continuing Education Program has released its schedule of classes

When the time comes for long-term care, most elders prefer to stay in their present location, even if staying there

Open for Business Ribbon-cutting ceremonies were staged recently at Agawam Crossing, a new medical and office building on Route 75.

WALTHAM — A first-of-its-kind survey of physicians by the Mass. Medical Society on the practice of ‘defensive medicine’ — tests,

SPRINGFIELD — American International College’s undergraduate Nursing program has received recognition from a national accrediting board. The Commission on Collegiate

NORTHAMPTON — As of the end of December, it has been 14 months since a Cooley Dickinson Hospital ICU patient

LENOX — For professionals ranging from physicians to lab technicians, a sophisticated tool integral to their professions just got better,

SPRINGFIELD — The American College of Surgeons (ACS) has re-verified Baystate Medical Center as a Level 1 Trauma Center, recognizing

NORTHAMPTON — Prior to a new Mass. Department of Public Health (DPH) ambulance-diversion policy that took affect on Jan. 1,

NORTHAMPTON — As part of an effort to educate the public about the importance of long-term care planning and insurance,

SPRINGFIELD — The American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter’s 2009 Hometown Heroes Breakfast will take place on Wednesday, March 18

SPRINGFIELD — The American Red Cross Pioneer Valley Chapter’s 2009 Hometown Heroes Breakfast will take place on Wednesday, March 18

The results of a first-of-its kind survey of Massachusetts physicians about the practice of ‘defensive medicine’ — tests, imaging, hospitalizations,

Transitions are exciting times, buzzing with possibility and new ideas. Task forces, academics, and bloggers seek attention and support for

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