Author: HCN Staff

The causes of America’s growing weight problem are many and well-documented. Solutions are equally numerous — although people don’t always

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It began when he started touching Laura, an OR nurse, on the shoulder and back.  The harassment quickly escalated. While

BOSTON — With rapidly rising health care costs placing tremendous strain on employers and consumers, and with the state considering

SPRINGFIELD — Women seeking permanent birth control now have a new, non-invasive option that was recently approved by the U.S.

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), a national sponsor of the recent ‘Cover the Uninsured Week,’ is committed to getting

When Holyoke Hospital joined 200 hospitals and other health care agencies throughout North America in the Improvement Action Network (IMPACT),

PITTSFIELD — George T. Smith has been named recipient of the 2003 C. Bernard and Irene Shea Community Service Award,

SPRINGFIELD — Through its academic program in biotechnology, Springfield Technical Community College has joined the BEACON Alliance (Biomedical Engineering Alliance

GREENFIELD — Linda A. West, M.S./M.B.A., R.N., has joined Franklin Medical Center as nurse manager of Women and Children’s Services.

Dr. Stanley Swierzewski says the use of microwave technology in the treatment of enlarged prostates isn’t exactly new. But recent

HOLYOKE — More than halfway toward its $4 million goal, Holyoke Hospital’s Yours For Life campaign is garnering strong support

Health care analysts say Massachusetts is lagging behind other states in its efforts to trim Medicaid costs.   “It would

Charles A. Welch, M.D., president of the Mass. Medical Society, says doctors across the Commonwealth need to make a “loud,

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Ob/Gyn Group recently opened its West Springfield office at 50 Union St., adding to current offices in

PITTSFIELD — Rebecca L. Johnson, medical director of Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) and Fairview Hospital laboratories, has been appointed to

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) recently received the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines Coronary Artery Disease Performance

When you start from the bottom, you can’t go down much further. Not without grave consequences, anyway.   That’s the

GREENFIELD — Gastroenterologist Charles V. Casale, M.D., recently joined the medical staff of Franklin Medical Center as consultant and director

NORTHAMPTON – An occupational therapist and member of Cooley Dickinson’s inpatient behavioral health treatment team has designed a multi-sensory room

SPRINGFIELD — The Center for Human Development (CHD) announced the appointment of Peter A. Vangsness to the position of vice

NORTHAMPTON – Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s Blood Bank, a division of the Laboratory Services Department, was granted accreditation by the American

NORTHAMPTON – Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s Laboratory has been awarded accreditation from the Commission on Laboratory Accreditation at the College of

When officials from 75 hospitals descended upon the State House on March 13 with concerns about Gov. Mitt Romney’s proposed

Despite a decade of progress, high business costs in key areas continue to hold back the Massachusetts economy, and more

LONGMEADOW — Jewish Geriatric Services recently honored the hard work and longevity of employees with its President’s Award, Welcome to

SPRINGFIELD — Louis & Clark opened a full-service professional pharmacy in February on the first floor of the medical office

Two decades ago, Fresenius Medical Care operated one dialysis center in the Pioneer Valley, at a location in East Springfield.

WESTFIELD — At the recent annual neeting of the Noble Hospital trustees, the following new trustees were elected to three-year

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