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Author: Joseph Bednar

Features Special Coverage 

Vaccinating Massachusetts Is a Thorny, Complicated Challenge

February 24, 2021February 22, 2021 Joseph Bednar 13 Views COVID-19, distribution, frontline, healthcare workers, Massachusetts, vaccinating

Arms Race By Joseph Bednar Back in December, the news was all good. COVID-19 vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna

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Jeanette Wilburn (left) and Stephanie Nascimento
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Providers Grapple with Pandemic’s Toll on Physical, Mental Health

February 24, 2021February 22, 2021 Joseph Bednar 16 Views Anxiety, Be Vital Wellness, emotional health, Pandemic

Impact Statements By Joseph Bednar Stephanie Nascimento and Jeanette Wilburn have long explored the connections between physical and emotional health

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Here Come the COVID Vaccines — but Hurdles Remain

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020 Joseph Bednar 129 Views COVID-19, doubt, production, start, Vaccines

Shot in the Arm By Joseph Bednar As COVID-19 vaccines begin to roll off production lines, many questions remain —

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SkinCatering Moves into Larger Space in Tower Square

December 15, 2020December 14, 2020 Joseph Bednar 134 Views move, Pandemic, SkinCatering, spa, Tower Square

Urban Oasis By Joseph Bednar When spas were allowed to reopen several months ago following a statewide economic shutdown, clients

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Features Special Coverage 

The Healthcare News Celebrates 20 Years

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Joseph Bednar 217 Views 20 Years, celebrates, Change, The Healthcare News

The Only Constant Is Change It’s not easy to find the oldest issues of HCN. But we managed to dig

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Guy DiStefano
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Hospitals Bleed Millions in Revenue from Lost Volume During Pandemic

August 11, 2020August 10, 2020 Joseph Bednar 220 Views

Critical Condition By Joseph Bednar Back in March, when COVID-19 was just starting to crest, hospitals took steps to brace

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Jennifer Hixon gathers with a group
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College Health Programs Tackle Challenge of Hands-on Learning

August 11, 2020August 10, 2020 Joseph Bednar 213 Views college, COVID-19, Hands-on Learning, health, Programs

Face to Face Weeks before COVID-19 shut down Massachusetts, Jennifer Hixon could read the signs. “In February, I sat with

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HCN News & Notes 

Phase 3 of State’s Economic Reopening Begins July 6

July 2, 2020July 2, 2020 Joseph Bednar 213 Views

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration announced that phase 3 of the Commonwealth’s reopening plan will begin on Monday, July 6,

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Special Coverage 

Childcare Centers, Camps to Reopen Under Strict Guidelines

June 16, 2020June 12, 2020 Joseph Bednar 310 Views camps, Childcare Centers, COVID-19, Kids Safe, Open, summer

Keeping the Kids Safe Reopening an early-education center in the COVID-19 era isn’t easy, Kristine Allard says. In fact, it’s

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Cover COVID-19 Updates 

Pandemic Sparks Wave of Mental-health Concerns

May 19, 2020May 15, 2020 Joseph Bednar 294 Views concerns, COVID-19, Healthcare News, Mental Health, Pandemic

High Anxiety By Joseph Bednar Most people have plenty of experience preparing for things, Alane Burgess says, whether that’s surgery,

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Dr. Mark Kenton says COVID-19 patients are kept separate from non-viral patients at Mercy.
COVID-19 Updates Special Coverage 

Non-COVID-19 Hospital Visits Plummet — and That’s a Problem

May 19, 2020May 15, 2020 Joseph Bednar 315 Views Hospital, Mercy Medical, Non-COVID-19, problems, visits

Don’t Ignore the Signs By JOSEPH BEDNAR Dr. Mark Kenton wonders where all the appendectomies have gone. “People are sitting

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respiratory-care students
COVID-19 Updates Special Coverage 

Health Graduates Enter the Field at an Anxious Moment

May 19, 2020May 18, 2020 Joseph Bednar 221 Views Careers, COVID-positive, Health Graduates, start

Trial by Fire By Joseph Bednar Tallon Tomasi used to punch the same clock everyone else does when starting her

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COVID-19 Updates Special Coverage 

Excel Dryer Touts Virus Filtration, Donates Mobile Units

May 19, 2020May 18, 2020 Joseph Bednar 267 Views Donates, Excel Dryer, Mobile Units, Virus Filtration, XLERATOR

Drying Times By Joseph Bednar When it comes to the XLERATOR, his company’s signature hand dryer, filtration is nothing new,

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Dr. Andrew Artenstein
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Hospitals Gird for a Potential COVID-19 Surge

April 7, 2020April 6, 2020 Joseph Bednar 294 Views COVID-19, Front Lines, Hospitals, Surge, Western Massachusetts

Life on the Front Lines Dr. Andrew Artenstein isn’t the first to notice the lack of cars on the roads,

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Features 

Home Care Grapples with the Challenges of an Evolving Sector

February 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Joseph Bednar 263 Views Elderly, home care, Visiting Angels

Shifting the Balance By JOSEPH BEDNAR When Michele Anstett opened a Visiting Angels franchise with her husband in 1999, it

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Mercy LIFE Strives to Keep Seniors Engaged and Healthy

February 19, 2020March 19, 2020 Joseph Bednar 270 Views healthy, Mercy LIFE, Seniors

Care Connections By JOSEPH BEDNAR Celina Conway tells the story of a man who arrived at Mercy LIFE after five

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2020 Healthcare Heroes Event
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2020 Healthcare Heroes Event

January 10, 2021January 14, 2021 HCN Staff
Senior Planning Guide 2020
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Senior Planning Guide 2020

August 11, 2020August 10, 2020 HCN Staff
2019 Regional Philanthropic Opportunities
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2019 Regional Philanthropic Opportunities

December 12, 2019December 16, 2019 HCN Staff
Healthcare Heroes 2019 Event
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Healthcare Heroes 2019 Event

November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 HCN Staff

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Senior Living Options in Western Massachusetts October 2019

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 HCN Staff
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Senior Living Options in Western Massachusetts February 2019

February 8, 2019February 8, 2019 HCN Staff
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Senior Living Options in Western Massachusetts October 2018

November 12, 2018November 16, 2018 HCN Staff
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Senior Living Options in Western Massachusetts February 2018

February 15, 2018February 15, 2018 HCN Staff