Wing Receives Grant to Combat Domestic Violence
PALMER — Wing Memorial Hospital & Medical Centers recently received grant funding from the Community Foundation of Western Mass. to establish
Read MorePALMER — Wing Memorial Hospital & Medical Centers recently received grant funding from the Community Foundation of Western Mass. to establish
Read MoreNEWTOWN SQUARE, Pa. – Catholic Health East (CHE), one of the nation’s leading Catholic health care systems, announced the recent
Read MoreHOLYOKE – From keeping patients’ families informed of diagnoses and procedures all the way through ensuring that patients get the best
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — During the often emotional three-day 5th Annual 94.7 WMAS Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon on March 2-4, listeners pledged some
Read MoreThe health care information highway is forever getting wider and longer. With a few clicks of a mouse, patients can
Read MorePregnant women who wish to know if they are at an elevated risk for delivering a child with certain chromosomal
Read MoreCatherine D’Agostino is a licensed physical therapist specializing in women’s health, specifically physical therapy during pregnancy and to alleviate incontinence.
Read MoreChild and Family Service of the Pioneer Valley Inc. began a staggering 130 years ago. That’s a fact that most
Read MoreWestern Mass. Hospital had a patient not too long ago that several staff members remember clearly. Determined to fulfill a
Read MoreDoctors get paid based on the level of service performed, if they contract on a fee-for-service basis, which most practices
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON – Heavy menstrual bleeding is not the kind of thing that women sufferers often talk about freely, and so many
Read MoreGREENFIELD — Franklin Medical Center’s Surgical Services Department recently implemented a new pre-operative process that will help improve patient safety and
Read MorePALMER – Wing Memorial Hospital & Medical Centers has announced its plan to be a smoke free facility effective June 1.
Read MoreGreater Pioneer Valley Heart BAll 2006 Honoring Hearts of Gold Survivors, physicians, and supporters alike convened at the annual Greater
Read MoreDr. Stuart Rose knows a lot about some very strange things. He knows the risk-level of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the
Read MoreSome of Trish Hannon’s earliest memories are of times spent in a hospital. An orthopedic birth defect provided her with
Read MoreAMHERST — UMass Amherst scientists have received $260,000 from the American Heart Assoc. to investigate a compound with promising anti-obesity
Read MorePITTSFIELD – Further enhancing its cardiology services, Berkshire Medical Center announces the appointment of Kyle Ann Cooper, M.D., accepting new
Read MoreBURLINGTON — The Mass. Hospital Assoc. and Boston Works are attacking head-on the widely publicized nursing shortage by establishing scholarship
Read MoreWe fully understand the Bush administration’s desire to reduce the deficit. We also understand that reducing Medicaid expenditures is certainly
Read MoreWith Governor Romney’s proposal to spend $200 million on health care for the currently uninsured, we can expect some heated
Read MoreGREENFIELD – Debra Marquis, RN, BSN, CMCN, an advanced practice specialist in case management, has joined the team at Franklin
Read MorePITTSFIELD – Berkshire Medical Center announced the appointment of J. Mark Peterman, M.D., an interventional cardiologist, as the director of
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON – At Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, healing is about the mind and spirit, as well as the body.
Read MoreNORTHAMPTON— An open wound is not a pretty sight. For hospitalized patients, open wounds can lead to infection, amputation and
Read MoreSOUTH HADLEY – Wingate Healthcare announced today the grand opening of the Pavilion Suites at their Wingate at South Hadley
Read MoreIn the summer of 2004, Laurie Normandeau went to great lengths (Tanzania in eastern Africa) to help combat breast cancer
Read MoreSPRINGFIELD — Students and staff in the Springfield Technical Community College School of Health recently presented a completely unscripted emergency
Read MoreAMHERST — A $50,000 gift from the Highland Street Foundation, based in Framingham, is helping to fund the first class
Read MoreWARE – Mary Lane Hospital, a 31-bed community hospital in Ware, and member of Baystate Health, has changed its name
Read MoreWith time constraints facing nearly everyone, finding time to prepare and eat healthy meals and to exercise becomes increasingly difficult.
Read MorePeter Samberg says one attorney working in downtown Springfield makes frequent visits to his personal training and fitness studio —
Read MoreThe media blitz about the American obesity crisis is putting new attention on the nation’s dietary problems, but it isn’t
Read MoreHyman Darling says some people are calling it the ‘Nursing Home Bankruptcy Act.’ That’s just one of the many, often colorful,
Read MoreJust when you thought it was safe to put HIPAA aside, another deadline looms just around the corner. The privacy
Read MoreSeeing Red… The annual Go Red for Women breakfast was held at the Springfield Sheraton on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Blood
Read MoreDisability insurance coverage is written in many different ways and is often misunderstood by most doctors. They often don’t understand
Read MoreSeeing Red… The annual Go Red for Women breakfast was held at the Springfield Sheraton on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Blood
Read MoreThe American Heart Assoc. is seeing red. On the street, within businesses and schools, and even radiating from the facades
Read MoreBill Lyons says he and his brothers had hired a marketing firm to come up with a name for their
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