For Students, and Nursing Schools, COVID Has Brought Some Stern Tests
Reality Check Veronica Machuca remembers the letter she received from Holyoke Community College just a few weeks before she was
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Palliative Care Unit at Mercy Will Bear Andy Yee’s Name
A Tradition of Caring Lives On Sarah Yee recalls that, during her husband’s final stay at Mercy Medical Center before
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Physician Says Momentum May Be Building to Ban Nuclear Weapons
Seizing the Moment Dr. Ira Helfand notes that, since Russia became the second nation to produce nuclear weapons in the
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Dr. Lynnette Watkins Takes the Helm at Cooley Dickinson Hospital
‘A Wonderful, Wonderful Fit’ By George O’Brien Dr. Lynnette Watkins says she is most definitely her father’s daughter. By that,
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UMass Amherst College of Nursing Receives $21.5 Million Donation
An Impactful Gift By George O’Brien Transformative. Allison Vorderstrasse acknowledged that this is a powerful word with specific meaning; it
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Doctor and Owner, DeCaro Total Foot Care Center This Specialist Has Helped Patients of All Ages Take Huge Strides By
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Counseling and Testing Prevention and Education Program Director, New North Citizens Council Inc. He Has Made a Career of Being
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Hospital Epidemiologist, Baystate Medical Center; Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs, Department of Medicine, Baystate Health She ‘Stands on a Wall
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A Salute to Nurses
Nurses Have Responded to the Pandemic with Resilience, Creativity By George O’Brien As she reflected on the past 15 months
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Physician Caring for the Homeless Meets Patients Where They Are
A Day with ‘Dr. B’ By George O’Brien It’s called a Section 12, and is otherwise known as a ‘pink
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Pandemic Has Tested Nursing Students on Every Level Imaginable
Real Learning Experiences By George O’Brien Miranda Lebel has a ton of memories from a nursing education changed by, but
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40 Under Forty
Health Sector Well-represented Among This Year’s Honorees Amy Ashford Regional Director of Marketing & Communications, Trinity Health of New England;
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An Aging Baby Boomer Population Will Test the Healthcare System
Wave Dynamics By George O’Brien As she talked about the massive Baby Boom generation, how its oldest members turn 75
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Healthcare Construction Is Picking Up, but Questions Remain
Building Momentum By George O’Brien Ryan Pelletier says that, while it was “scary at times,” he believes life has returned
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Healthcare Venture’s Principals Named ‘Top Entrepreneurs’ in Region
Golden Opportunities The principals who have orchestrated the stunning growth of East Longmeadow-based Golden Years Home Care Services were named
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Sandy Cassanelli Wages an Intense, Inspiring Breast-cancer Fight
Raising Awareness — and Hope Sandy Cassanelli says she has a number of initiatives going on this October when it
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What Is Massachusetts Doing Right? And Can This Be Sustained?
Improved State By George O’Brien In many respects, Dr. Andy Artenstein says, the COVID-19 virus acts like water in the
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New Mercy President Leads by Example Amid Stern Challenges
Into the Breach By George O’Brien Debbie Bitsoli understood she was taking on a huge challenge when she accepted the
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Lenzy Dermatology
Practice Owner Says Many Patients Still Wary of Returning Dr. Yolanda Lenzy admits to not knowing exactly what would happen
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Improv Master Is Improvising — and Becoming a Role Model
The Power of Positive Thinking By George O’Brien On one hand, Pam Victor would seem like the perfect person to
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It’s Time to Honor a New Version of ‘the Few’
Opinion By George O’Brien There have been more than a few references to World War II during the COVID-19 crisis,
Read morePlastics Company Steps Up with COVID-19-related Products for Healthcare Workers
By George O’Brien It’s called an ‘intubation box,’ or an ‘InTuBox,’ to be more specific. As that name suggests, this
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By George O’Brien There have been more than a few references to World War II during the COVID-19 crisis, and
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413Cares.org Connects People with Agencies, Answers
One-stop Resource By George O’Brien It’s just a few months’ worth of data, but the numbers already tell an important
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BHN’s Succession Plan Focuses on Effective Response to Change
Transition Game By George O’Brien When asked how long the current transition in leadership at Behavioral Health Network (BHN) has
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Groups Help LGBTQ Community Feel at Ease in Their Own Skin
Support System By George O’Brien Carmen Rivera says she came out as a lesbian in the eighth grade. Sort of.
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