Author: HCN Staff

SPRINGFIELD — Advanced Energy Group of East Longmeadow has donated two Generac whole-house emergency backup generators for two community-based MHA

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the election of Leticia Smith-Evans Haynes and Julianne Boyd to the BHS board of

GREENFIELD — LifePath received $40,000 from the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts (CFWM). The grant, from the CFWM COVID-19 Response

LONGMEADOW — On Wednesday, March 17, the monthly virtual Lunch and Learn series at Ruth’s House Assisted Living Residence will

SPRINGFIELD — Wellfleet Insurance will offer student health-plan members access to Narcan and naloxone at no cost in 2021, as

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Visiting Angels West Springfield received the 2021 Best of Home Care Provider of Choice Award, which is

LONGMEADOW — Back by popular demand, the JGS Lifecare Caregiver Support Group will hold its first monthly meeting on Wednesday,

SPRINGFIELD — Viability kept employment, inclusion, access, and empowerment for people with disabilities in the forefront despite the pandemic, says

SPRINGFIELD — MHA announced it has engaged Genisha Metcalf as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) strategist. Metcalf will lead DEI

HADLEY — After the year nonprofit organizations have had, who couldn’t use more happiness? On March 1, Happier Valley Comedy

SPRINGFIELD — Six-month-old Celine Grace Stewart spent the first 11 days of her life inside the Davis Neonatal Infant Care

SPRINGFIELD — Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts will present a workshop, “Forgotten Dreams: Tapping into the Power of Sleep

GREENFIELD — In response to the ongoing economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Greenfield Community College (GCC) has introduced a

HOLYOKE — Mercy Medical Center has long collaborated with other hospitals, organizations, and agencies to offer new and more integrated,

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration announced that individuals age 65 and over and those with two or more certain medical

SPRINGFIELD — As part of its February social-media campaign for Black History Month, the Mental Health Assoc. (MHA) is emphasizing

CHICOPEE — Elms College and Big Y Supermarkets have formed a partnership to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to eligible residents in

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced the first case of the B.1.351 COVID-19 variant identified in

LONGMEADOW — In honor of Women’s History Month in March and International Women’s Day on March 8, Bay Path University,

SPRINGFIELD — TD Bank, through its TD Charitable Foundation, has donated $10,000 to MHA to support the agency’s GRIT Ridgewood

SPRINGFIELD — In an effort to get ahead of any possible confusion about scheduling and fulfilling appointments at the Mercy

EAST BROOKFIELD — As 2020 drew to a close, Second Chance Animal Services staff were hard at work helping pets

HOLYOKE — The Baker-Polito administration filed “An Act Financing the Reconstruction of the Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke,” which would provide

HOLYOKE — Spiros Hatiras, president and CEO of Holyoke Medical Center and Valley Health Systems, announced the appointment of Dean

PITTSFIELD — Cardiac-care nurse Susan Alibozek has achieved a first at Berkshire Medical Center. She was honored with the hospital’s

SPRINGFIELD — The Diagnostic Imaging Department at Mercy Medical Center now offers the latest MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) services with

PITTSFIELD — Since Dec. 28, Berkshire Healthcare Systems (BHCS) has been facilitating successful vaccination clinics for residents and staff­ at

SPRINGFIELD — Western New England University (WNEU) faculty, colleagues, family members, and students are invited to participate in a commemorative

SPRINGFIELD — Every year on Feb. 11, United Way organizations in Massachusetts and across the country celebrate 2-1-1 Day to

FLORENCE — Florence Hearing Health Care, a private audiology clinic serving Western Mass. and beyond, recently welcomed Dr. Anna Niemi

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College’s (STCC) Dental Hygiene Clinic will offer free preventive treatment for children and adults in

AMHERST — The Amherst Board of Health issued an emergency order that will continue the mandatory early-closing order and continue

SPRINGFIELD — Seeing your primary-care provider regularly can help to prevent chronic illnesses such as heart disease. February is American