Author: HCN Staff

SPRINGFIELD – Life Laboratories has been awarded accreditation by the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation of the College of American Pathologists.

Four years ago this March, the prestigious Institute of Medicine issued a landmark report titled Unequal Treatment, Confronting Racial and

PALMER – Wing Memorial Hospital’s diabetes self-management program has been awarded continued recognition from the American Diabetes Assoc. (ADA). Wing

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center has been awarded a $20,000 grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation to improve

ATHOL – Athol Memorial Hospital received an official notification letter, dated Jan. 9, 2006 from the Centers for Medicare &

HOLYOKE — Family members of residents at the Mont Marie Health Care Center are very satisfied with the care their

SOUTH DEERFIELD— A groundbreaking ceremony was held Jan. 12, to mark the beginning of construction of a veterinary emergency referral

For many Massachusetts hospitals, the path toward financial stability is becoming slightly clearer. A report released in December by the

Approximately 42 million Medicare beneficiaries will be offered coverage for prescription costs through the new Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and

With cold and flu season upon us, some interesting challenges for employers and employees alike arise. ‘Presenteeism,’ a newly coined

  Institution Total Enrollment Health Care Degrees / Programs Offered American International College 1000 State Street, Springfield, MA 01109 (413)

There is a new employee health benefit coming to a town near you, called the Health Savings Account (HSA). Virtually

The spirit of Broadway and laughter was in the air during Jewish Geriatric Services’ (JGS) 94th Annual Donor Event, which

EAST LONGMEADOW – Long-Term Care Insurance Sales Strategies magazine has awarded Jeff Reilly, LUTCF, of East Longmeadow the 2005 National

Gov. Romney recently announced to the state what most people already knew, or at least suspected: that he won’t be

Massachusetts stands at a crucial point in the push for health care reform. Gov. Romney and the state Legislature are

NORTHAMPTON — Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) Associates of Springfield announced that John P. Gavin, MD, will practice in its new

WORCESTER — William C. Jones, executive vice president of Berkshire Healthcare Systems in Pittsfield, has been elected chairman of the

NORTHAMPTON — The Bay State’s oldest continuously published newspaper and one of the oldest in the country, the Daily Hampshire

SPRINGFIELD – Baystate Medical Center is the only hospital in Western Mass. certified to offer all pregnant women a First

SPRINGFIELD — Morrison Mahoney LLP announced that Attorneys John G. Bagley and Dennis R. Anti have been voted Massachusetts Super

NORTHAMPTON — In late October, Cooley Dickinson Hospital-affiliated neurologist George Howard, MD in collaboration with Cooley’s Cardiology Department employees formed