Author: HCN Staff

BOSTON — State Sen. Jo Comerford was honored at the State House this week by the Providers’ Council, the state’s

SPRINGFIELD — On Tuesday, June 13 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Log Cabin in Holyoke, Rachel’s Table, a

HOLYOKE — The Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) Weight Management Program has begun offering a new solution to people struggling to

WESTFIELD — Baystate Noble Hospital is seeking members from the community to join its Patient and Family Advisory Council (PFAC).

LONGMEADOW — Willie Ross School for the Deaf (WRSD) announced it has been accredited by the Conference of Educational Administrators

PALMER — June 14 is World Blood Donor Day, a time when, around the world and in local communities, people

BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration announced that the Lauren Arms Ledwith Award for 2023 has been awarded to the Food

HOLYOKE — The 31st annual Western Mass Eldercare Conference, slated for Thursday, June 8 at the Kittredge Center at Holyoke

EAST BROOKFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services’ 11th annual charity golf tournament will be held at Cold Spring Country Club

SPRINGFIELD — Behavioral Health Network Inc. (BHN) will host a facilities vendor fair and networking event today, May 12, from

NORTHAMPTON — The community is invited to join Cooley Dickinson VNA & Hospice as it celebrates the 25th anniversary of

SPRINGFIELD — Orthotics & Prosthetics Laboratories Inc. (O&P Labs) of Springfield, Northampton, and Pittsfield announced that it has been acquired

NORTH ADAMS — BFAIR announced it has promoted Leanne Martin to assistant director of Day Habilitation. Martin began working for

HOLYOKE — MiraVista Behavioral Health Center continued its observances marking May as Mental Health Awareness Month with a flag raising

GREENFIELD — Meals on Wheels America announced that the Home Depot Foundation has committed $2.53 million to support expansion of

AGAWAM — The Atrium at Cardinal Drive, a Benchmark Mind & Memory Care community, ranks among the best memory-care communities

SPRINGFIELD — The Western New England University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (COPHS) announced the Golden Bear Summer Camp

LONGMEADOW — JGS Lifecare’s second-quarter networking event, “Tini’s on the Terrace,” will be held on Wednesday, May 17 from 4:30

BOSTON — State Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s office released an audit report of the Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA), which

SPRINGFIELD — The Loomis Communities, the longest-serving provider of senior living in the Pioneer Valley, announced its annual Spring Reception

SPRINGFIELD — When BusinessWest, HCN’s sister publication, launched its 40 Under Forty program in 2007, it did so to identify

PALMER — The Baystate Wing Hospital Physical Therapy, Audiology, and Rehabilitation team will relocate into the Griswold Building located on

HADLEY — UMassFive College Federal Credit Union announced the success of its personal-care-items drive, which was held during March in

HOLYOKE — Girls Inc. of the Valley’s annual signature event on April 28 exceeded its fundraising goal of $100,000, thanks

HOLYOKE — MiraVista Behavioral Health Center officially launched Mental Health Awareness Month this week by illuminating the organization’s façade green.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly half of Alzheimer’s patients taking a new drug, Donanemab, showed no decline in cognitive function after

HOLYOKE — On Tuesday, state Sen. John Velis announced that $164 million in federal grant funding has been awarded to

SPRINGFIELD — Behavioral Health Network Inc. (BHN) will host a facilities vendor fair and networking event on Friday, May 12

BOSTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will send more than $2 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse

HOLYOKE — Dennis Gober, a longtime executive in hospital management, has been named chief operating officer of MiraVista Behavioral Health

SPRINGFIELD — On Saturday, May 5 at 5 p.m., the Armory at MGM Springfield will the setting for hats, horses,

CHICOPEE — Elms College has received a generous donation from Francis and Marian Kirley to rename the college’s School of

AMHERST — Hospice of the Fisher Home will host its seventh annual par-3 golf tournament on Friday, June 2 at