Author: HCN Staff

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital physician Raymond F. Conway last month became the first person in the city’s recent history

Dyspnea, or subjective shortness of breath, is usually a sign for asthmatics that they are experiencing an asthma attack. In

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital President Craig Melin says a series of computer and medical equipment upgrades to be funded

GREAT BARRINGTON — Fairview Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, a component of Berkshire Health Systems, has opened an adult day

EASTHAMPTON — Donna M. Bys of Chicopee has been named administrator of TLC Staff Builders, the third-largest national home care

BOSTON — A study published in the March issue of the American Journal of Public Health reveals that one out

NORTHAMPTON — The VNA/Hospice Alliance (VNA/H) announced that it has added specialists in quality improvement, finance, and marketing to its

LONGMEADOW — Spectrum Home Health Care, a Jewish Geriatric Service (JGS) home care company, received a “full compliance” and deficiency-free

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health Sys-tem will offer a program, Trends in Pulmonary Practice, on March 28 from 8 a.m. to

The golf swing imparts a tremendous amount of stress to the lumbar spine. This is related to the torque that

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health System’s Department of Continuing Education will offer the following educational programs for area health care providers

SPRINGFIELD — Two longtime board members of Baystate Health System have been named chairman and vice chairman of the Baystate

There was a time when hospitals could fill positions almost solely through classified advertisements in local newspapers. Those days, however,

When Patricia Flink looks to the future of nursing, she worries. And she’s not alone. In Massachusetts and nationwide, health

Most physician and dental practices utilize the cash-basis method of accounting for reporting income and expenses (also referred to as

SPRINGFIELD — The Sisters of Providence Health System (SPHS) announced that a number of organizations and departments within the system

BOSTON — Mass. Hospital Assoc. (MHA) officials have asked the state Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) to make changes to

BOSTON — The Mass. Hospital Association’s (MHA) Board of Trustees met earlier this month and reaffirmed the group’s goals for

Sometimes, the headlines can seem a little contradictory. At the same time that we’re reading that hospitals and other health

Make no mistake about it — no one enjoys having to stay in a hospital. To most people, the very

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health System (BHS) has again been named one of the Top 100 integrated health care networks (IHNs)

WARE — Mary Lane Hospital and the Community Outreach Department will present the hospital’s seventh annual health fair on Saturday,

LONGMEADOW — Through the use of innovative technology, patients of Spectrum Home Health Care, will soon be able to have

LONGMEADOW — Jewish Geriatric Services (JGS) recently honored several employees at a recognition luncheon at the Julian J. Leavitt Jewish

To most of today’s workforce, health insurance is important — so important, in fact, that many people make decisions between

Owning your own medical office space can be a financially rewarding experience. However, there are risks of ownership that should

Hospitals are normally recognized for their work in healing the body. But that’s only part of the story at Franklin

BY JOSEPH BEDNAR By all indicators, this should be the beginning of a hearing aid boom. Technology and cosmetics have

BY GEORGE O’BRIEN Paul Friedmann, M.D., says graduates of Baystate Health System’s upcoming “Mini Medical School” certainly won’t walk away