Author: HCN Staff

Bachelor of Science in Nursing Irina S. Baranov Hassan M. Borhot Anthony R. Braden, Ann Marie Fitzgerald Award Sophia T.

GREENFIELD — Franklin Medical Center’s Inpatient Mental Health Unit recently received a Commissioner’s Award from the Mass. Dept. of Mental

LENOX – Noted film critic and television personality Gene Shalit will return as the honorary chairman of the 5th Annual

GREENFIELD – Helen C. James, MS, APRN, BC, OCN, of Chicopee, a hematology/oncology nurse practitioner, has joined the clinical staff

SPRINGFIELD — Avada Hearing Care Centers recently announced the addition of Maura Bresnahan O’Shea to its staff. She will be

Kathryn James, Ph.D, director of the Communication Sciences and Disorders department at Elms College, said she recently saw one of

It blends in so well with Longmeadow’s scenery, Spa on the Green is actually easy to miss.   History buffs

As adults enter the later stages of life, many will face significant health challenges that affect the quality of life

*Carolyn A. Ahearn Ruth Amador Maureen Atim *Susan D. Ayoub Maria L. Belyea Krista A. Bouchard Diane M. Brawn *Susannah

Associate of Science in Nursing **Donna August *Caroline Dupuis *Crystal Murray Magdalene Bagiira *Kristy Eppolito Christine Ndissi Zdenka Balatkova *Dennis

Hundreds of nursing students recently graduated from the area’s colleges with their bachelor’s and associate’s degrees in nursing, sending an

For James Watts, going to work everyday isn’t a chore.   The lead concierge at Baystate Medical Center, Watts said

SPRINGFIELD – A respected actor of stage, screen and television with ties to the Western Mass. area has lent his

SPRINGFIELD – Following a national search, the Board of Trustees of American International College has named Vincent M. Maniaci, Ed.D.,

HOLYOKE — The American Heart Association honored Carol A. Leary, President of Bay Path College, at the recent Pioneer Valley

SPRINGFIELD – State Sen. Stephen Buoniconti has been named chairman of the 2005 Children’s Miracle Network Telethon at Baystate Medical

NORTHAMPTON – Cooley Dickinson Hospital was recently recognized by Hospitals for a Healthy Environment, H2E, a national initiative to improve

NORTHAMPTON – More than 100 community members turned out at Cooley Dickinson Hospital on April 22 for a groundbreaking ceremony

When patients are admitted to a hospital, the two main questions they probably have are: “How long will I have

PALMER — Wing Memorial Hospital and Medical Center cancer patients, who receive quality care in an intimate community hospital setting,

Conceivably, the next patient to enter Mercy Medical Center’s Sr. Caritas Cancer Center for surgery to remove a brain tumor

“Today’s devices are all equally accurate,” said Wally Footit of Louis and Clark Medical, a medical supply store in Springfield.

Joanne Peterson calls the use of telehealth in managing patient care at home “a very Jetson kind of thing.”  

HOLYOKE — Debra Valliere, R.N. of West Springfield has been named director of nursing in the Transitional Care Center at