Holyoke Names Department Chiefs
HOLYOKE – Holyoke Hospital has announced the appointment of two new chiefs of medical departments: Dr. Tedd Ackerman of Amherst
Read MoreHOLYOKE – Holyoke Hospital has announced the appointment of two new chiefs of medical departments: Dr. Tedd Ackerman of Amherst
Read MorePITTSFIELD – Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) recently bestowed awards on seven employees, recognizing their dedication to excellence in the provision
Read MoreSOUTH HADLEY – Holyoke Hospital’s $4 million ‘Yours For Life’ Campaign is getting a boost from South Hadley residents. Led
Read MoreA long-term trend is getting worse. For years, the anecdotal evidence has been abundant that physicians are fleeing Massachusetts. There
Read MoreSince joining the Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), I have watched this organization come before lawmakers in an attempt to pass
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD – The grand opening of Max’s Tavern at the Basketball Hall of Fame in June was a culinary delight
Read MoreHOLYOKE – Jay K. Ober, RN, of Springfield has been named manager of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Holyoke
Read MoreHOLYOKE – Holyoke Hospital has announced the appointment of Elaine Alonso Cote and Deborah Buckley to its Board of Directors.
Read MoreBOSTON – A survey for the first half of FY 2003 (Oct. 2002 to March 2003) conducted by the Mass.
Read MoreBURLINGTON, Mass. – Thomas Porter, president and CEO of Taunton’s Morton Hospital, was elected chairman of the Mass. Hospital Association
Read MoreCanyon Ranch in the Berkshires recently started serving a different brand of tea. The problem with the previous brand was
Read MoreWhile hanging his artwork in a hospital for the first time, Jeffrey Coleman knew he was on to something. “Usually
Read MoreThe name sounds reassuring — everyone knows that anything toxic is bad for you. Plus, these diets encourage you to
Read MoreWood chips. That’s what the latest print and television ads for Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH) are all about. The hospital,
Read MoreWhen tight budgets for hospitals and other health care facilities collide with the need for strong marketing and name recognition,
Read MoreSeveral pieces of legislation currently winding their way through Congress — on subjects ranging from medical liability reform to Medicare
Read MoreAll people, regardless of age, deserve to be treated with dignity, respect, and in a fashion that keeps them safe
Read MoreLUDLOW — HealthSouth Rehabilita-tion Hospital has implemented a Community Re-Entry Day Program for people with brain injury, stroke, and other
Read MoreWhen asked whether it’s more difficult to recruit employees to Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield than to a facility in,
Read MoreFrank Claudio says he likes to build things. He had many opportunities to do so as a design engineer for
Read MoreAllergy sufferers just can’t win. Spring is supposed to be the high-pollen season, and it’s hard not to miss
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center was named as a “distinguished performer” in the Premier Award for Quality program, a national
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — In the midst of a merger that brought 80 staff members and more than 300 clients to its
Read MoreEAST LONGMEADOW — Insurance representative Jeffrey Reilly was recently honored by GE Financial Advisors as one of the company’s top
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — Elvira A. Loncto, BSN, MSN, nurse manager of the inpatient acute psychiatric unit at the Northampton VA Medical
Read MoreChalk one up for the pharmacies. After a year in which pharmacy chains threatened to leave the Medicaid program
Read MoreThe looming crisis in nursing workforce is not news. For the past three years there has been a steady litany
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College recently staged a pinning ceremony for the nursing class of 2003 and its 41
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center’s hospitalist program, also known as the Mercy Inpatient Medicine Service (MIMS), will mark its 10th
Read MorePITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) recently announced the appointment of Renu Agarwal, M.D., F.C.C.P., a specialist in Pulmonary and
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — The annual Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Telethon, staged May 31 and June 1, received a record $610,058 in
Read MoreDr. Runjan Seth says there are many reasons why some people simply don’t go the dentist. The cost of
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON — The first three Cooley Dickinson Hospital nurses who were enrolled in the University of Massachusetts/Cooley Dickinson Hospital clinical
Read MoreHealth care professionals have been busy this spring sending a message to Beacon Hill that any budget cuts are going
Read MoreArlene Kelly says the “HIPAA panic” is pretty much over. Now, it’s time for the “HIPAA fall-out.” HIPAA, as most
Read MoreDr. Robert Geehr said he long ago recognized the need for outpatient radiology services in the Berkshires area. “It was
Read MoreDoctors say they want to meet patients where they are. Dr. Peter Elsea understands that concept in a more dramatic
Read MoreAs a specialist in women’s imaging, Dr. Lisa Loring gets to treat patients who want to get better — and
Read MoreTo Dr. Kirby Juengst, staying open to new ideas is more than a catchphrase. It’s how he got into medicine
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