Author: HCN Staff

SPRINGFIELD — The Sisters of Providence Heath System has opened Mercy Care-Forest Park at 473 Sumner Ave. in Springfield. Located

According to a study published recently in the Journal of Nursing Administra-tion, mandatory nurse staffing ratios for Massachusetts hospitals may

HOLYOKE — Officials of the Mercy Senior Care Network have announced continued accreditation at Mt. Saint Vincent Nursing Home in

NORTHAMPTON — Arthur King had undiagnosed rheumatic fever as a child and required open-heart surgery 18 years ago at the

Tufts Health Plan, which has seen enrollment shrink in the past few years, recently announced that it will lay off

WILBRAHAM — Community residents, business representatives, and local dignitaries applauded recently as Joseph DellaPuca, general manager of the Gardens of

GREENFIELD — Franklin Medical Center’s main laboratory and the arterial blood gas laboratory in the hospital’s Cardiopulmonary Department have both

EAST LONGMEADOW — Smokers who have tried and failed to kick the habit may want to consider the new smoking

When 4-year-old Connor was enrolled in a three-month sensory training program to deal with his developmental delays, his father was

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate MRI & Imaging has added to its services the first and only “true” open-bore MRI to the

Joanne Schlunk recalled a man who was told he had two weeks to live. His volunteer hospice aide asked him

To err is human, and to correct is divine. If you have an existing estate plan and haven’t revisited it

If most doctors are only in it for the money, then Massachusetts could be in some serious trouble. Take, for

The School of Nursing at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has been awarded a three-year, $1 million grant from the

Westfield Mayor Richard Sullivan addresses a crowd that endured steady rain to participate in the Alzheimer’s Association’s Memory Walk at

Tax planning for doctors who are owners of their medical or dental practice takes place at two levels, i.e. the

• In the Colleges chart, Springfield College should be listed with 3,585 students, and the Web site is www.springfieldcollege.edu. In

In Western Mass. — a highly competitive market for health insurers — officials of Fallon Community Health Plan say they

People say nothing is happening in Washington on health care. They say the only thing that has happened is that

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickin-son Hospital is one of only two hospitals in Massachusetts to achieve mentor status in three of

GREENFIELD — Amanda Van Slyke of Springfield has been appointed manager of Environmental Services at Franklin Medical Center. In this

WESTFIELD — The Community Foundation of Western Mass. recently awarded the Carson Center for Human Services $112,800 over three years

AMHERST — University Health Services (UHS) at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst offers four-star care in a number of areas that