Author: HCN Staff

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health is offering three free informative virtual events during May’s Stroke Awareness Month. “Stress, Lifestyle, and Silent

NORTHAMPTON — Autism Connections, an autism center serving families and individuals in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties, will host

NORTH ADAMS — David Batker, president of Batker Consulting and founder of Earth Economics, will give a talk titled “Using

BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll administration awarded $1.1 million in grant funding to three substance-use-disorder treatment centers across Massachusetts to establish

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) will offer Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Plus training in April and May. Participants

SPRINGFIELD — Revitalize CDC’s #GreenNFit Neighborhood Rebuild is back after a three-year hiatus due to COVID-19. This year, a total

SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Sarah Haessler, whose expertise in infectious diseases has been recognized at the local, state, national, and international

SPRINGFIELD — Hooplandia, a 3-on-3 basketball tournament and festival making its debut at the Eastern States Exposition (ESE) in June,

BOSTON — Secretary of Health and Human Services Kate Walsh announced that Dr. Robbie Goldstein will be the next commissioner

AGAWAM — Alzheimer’s disease and dementia affects nearly 350,000 people in Massachusetts, and the numbers continue to grow. This spring,

SOUTHAMPTON — Hundreds of people are expected to gather on Friday and Saturday, April 6-7, at a 3-on-3 basketball tournament

SPRINGFIELD — The Central West Regional Office of the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS) will offer an opportunity for

SOUTHAMPTON — CommonWealth GrantWorks Foundation seeks board members to join its nonprofit charitable-foundation team. The board meets virtually on a

HOLYOKE — Thursday, April 6 marks annual National Alcohol Screening Day, which raises awareness about the risks associated with excessive

HOLYOKE — Valley Health Systems Inc. (VHS), which consists of Holyoke Medical Center, Holyoke Medical Group, Holyoke VNA Hospice Life

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Advanced Aesthetics Medi Spa will celebrate its fifth year in business and the grand opening of a

NORTHAMPTON — Pioneer Valley Estate Planning Council Inc. will hold its next event on Thursday, April 27 from 7:30 to

CHICOPEE — Beauty Batlles Lounge announced it will be relocating to a larger, more expansive space at 46 Cabot St.

WESTFIELD — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal joined Westfield State University President Linda Thompson to announce a $1 million earmark to

PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital (BWH) received a $50,000 FY 2023 legislative earmark to focus on the prevention and treatment

SPRINGFIELD — These are exciting, challenging, and ever-changing times for healthcare and the businesses and individuals providing it. To better

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College’s (STCC) Dental Hygiene program and the Valley District Dental Society will co-host Community Dental

NORTHAMPTON — Plastic and reconstructive surgeon Dr. Brian Pryor and physician assistants Taylor Cohen and Miah DiGregorio have joined Cooley

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) recently welcomed leadership change and a new member to its board of directors. Tricia

NORTH ADAMS — Jennifer Hashley, the Trisha Perez Kennealy and Michael Kennealy director of New Entry Sustainable Farming Project, will

SPRINGFIELD — Samantha Hamilton’s article, “Building a Culture of Health in the Era of Climate Change,” was recently published in

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) is celebrating Women’s History Month with speaker Dorothy Roberts, an author, law professor,

SPRINGFIELD — Westmass Area Development Corp. will partner with Baystate Health to assist in the decommissioning of the Baystate Mary

LONGMEADOW — In response to the growing demand for nurse practioners, educators, and administrators, Bay Path University has announced its

SPRINGFIELD — American Medical Response (AMR), the city of Springfield’s provider of medical transportation, announced, in collaboration with the Commonwealth’s

By Negar Beheshti, MD The emergency declaration of the COVID-19 pandemic may end on May 11, depending on the specific

AMHERST — UMass Amherst biologist Lynn Adler has won the Mahoney Life Sciences Prize for her research demonstrating that different

SPRINGFIELD — It’s back to Square One for one of the region’s oldest nonprofit organizations. This morning, Square One leaders

HOLYOKE — Mental health has become a significant concern in recent years, with a growing number of people reporting symptoms

WEST SPRINGFIELD — The start of spring also heralds the start of tick season in Massachusetts. Tick activity increases once