Author: HCN Staff

SPRINGFIELD — To further its commitment to the prevention and treatment of disease, Mercy Medical Center will become a smoke-free

Current medical journals and the popular press carry numerous articles about the relationships between the drug manufacturing industry and physicians.

The trustees of the nation’s Medicare trust funds have just released their 2007 annual report, and once again the news

Sutton Honored as Oncology Social Worker of the Year GREENFIELD — Vicki Sutton, MSW, LCSW, Oncology social worker at Baystate

FLORENCE — Visiting the dentist consistently shows up on lists of people’s top fears, along with fear of heights, flying,

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health recently received a 2007 Environmental Leadership Award from Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E), a not-for-profit

HOLYOKE — The Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) program at Holyoke Medical Center has been awarded a three-year accreditation as a

SPRINGFIELD — When the final step was taken on a rainy May morning at Forest Park in Springfield, walkers participating

SPRINGFIELD — Maple Surgery Center, located at 298 Carew St. in Springfield, has changed its name to Baystate Orthopedic Surgery

WESTERN MASS. — The Mass. Medical Society and Alliance Charitable Foundation have awarded grants to two agencies in Western Mass.

AMHERST — Residents living east of the Connecticut River now have access to a new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system

SPRINGFIELD — The Domestic Violence Project at Baystate Children’s Hospital’s Family Advocacy Center is looking for volunteers to provide crisis

SPRINGFIELD — The Valley Medical Group Laboratory (VMGL) was recently honored by Medical Laboratory Observer as one of the nation’s

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s Cancer Care Program and its Center for Complementary Therapies have been awarded a grant from

A frequently asked question by patients undergoing cancer treatment is, “can acupuncture help me?” The issue then becomes: is there

  The Nursing Class of 2007 Hundreds of Nursing students recently graduated from the area’s colleges with their bachelor’s and

For many people with diabetes, the thought of vision loss, among the many potentially devastating complications of the disease, is

Oak Grove Associates, P.C., a practice group of five physicians, had a long-standing practice of stripping all the cash out

WARE — Pam Wallace, RN, BSN, has been the manager for Surgical Services at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital for more

NORTHAMPTON — Pets and their owners alike enjoyed a little exercise recently at the 14th annual run/walk and health fair

SPRINGFIELD — Apex Healthcare Services, a Springfield-based home health care agency, has launched its new Web site, www.apexcares.com. The site

HOLYOKE, FLORENCE — To help expand access to “culturally competent health care,” the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA)

WALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS), the statewide professional association of physicians, has announced the start of the third

GREENFIELD — With the recent certification of Joy Pelc, RN, OCN, 100{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of the nurses in Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s

SPRINGFIELD — Consolidated Health Plans (CHP), a third-party administrator, is adding three new insurance products that will create 30 additional

HOLYOKE — Mental health counselors and certified nursing assistants at Providence Behavioral Health Hospital, represented by the United Auto Workers

WALTHAM — In a letter to state legislators from the organization’s president, the Mass. Medical Society (MMS) is urging representatives