Author: HCN Staff

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center has been awarded designation as a Primary Stroke Service provider by the Massachusetts Department of

Ted Kennedy, Hillary Clinton and other government, single-payer health care system fans need to read the Fraser Institute’s recently published

SPRINGFIELD — Sisters of Providence Health System programs have received $170,000 in grants from the Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation

Last month we reviewed the importance of performing a risk assessment as the first step toward achieving compliance with the

AMHERST – Four professors at UMass, Amherst, who have formed an aging interest group, will soon begin conducting new research

Legislation that would have created a pilot program for the establishment of minimum nurse-staffing levels in the state’s hospitals never

NEW YORK, N.Y. — U.S. corporations are doing more to promote wellness among employees, according to American Management Association’s (AMA)

BOSTON — The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA) Foundation recently released a new report by the Urban Institute

SPRINGFIELD — On Jan. 3, Mercy Medical Center will open a highly specialized facility for treating patients with chronic non-healing

CANTON — The Massachusetts Nurses Association (MNA), in conjunction with the Coalition to Protect Massachusetts Patients, announced that it has

Americans purchased about $95 billion in goods and services over the Internet in 2003. This dynamism added significantly to entrepreneurship

Marilyn Webb, director of the Extended Care Center for Excellence and career ladder training coordinator for Loomis Communities, doesn’t put

An elderly woman chats congenially at lunchtime with a nurse from her hospital bed as she recovers from minor surgery.

Effective April 21, 2005, all “covered entities” — meaning most health care providers — must be in compliance with the

Planning for your disabled child’s financial future will protect his or her financial security and eliminate the emotional strain placed

The controversy surrounding hormone replacement therapy (HRT) continues unabated, according to the recent release of new studies by HRT researchers.

A new battle has begun for Berkshire Radiological Associates, P.C. (BRA) of Pittsfield.   The private facility, which provides radiological

HOLYOKE — At the 118th annual meeting of the Cooley Dickinson Board of Trustees, staged late last month, R.F. Conway,

GREENFIELD – David Farrick, an experienced hospital and physician practice administrator, has joined the leadership team at Franklin Medical Center

HOLYOKE — After three years of planning, WestMass Elder Care was notified late last month of federal support for its

SPRINGFIELD – The National SAFE KIDS Campaign recently recognized Baystate Medical Center Children’s Hospital with its Outstanding Lead Organization award,