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Survey Spotlights Effects of Pandemic on Alzheimer’s Patients, Caregivers

April 7, 2021April 5, 2021 Contributor 381 Views isolation, Pandemic, Stress, survy, UsAgainstAlzheimer

A Year of Stress, Isolation, Decline A new UsAgainstAlzheimer’s survey shows the coronavirus pandemic and related closures over the past

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Vaccinating Massachusetts Is a Thorny, Complicated Challenge

February 24, 2021February 22, 2021 Joseph Bednar 812 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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Berkshire Facial Surgery facility in East Longmeadow
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Healthcare Construction Is Picking Up, but Questions Remain

February 24, 2021February 22, 2021 George OBrien 430 Views Construction, Healthcare, increase, Pandemic

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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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 418 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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Health Partners New England Acquires Providence Hospital

February 24, 2021February 22, 2021 HCN Staff 686 Views Health Hospital, Health Partners New England, Mercy Medical Center, Providence Behavioral, sold

Changing of the Guard Mercy Medical Center recently announced it has sold Providence Behavioral Health Hospital to Health Partners New

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Managing Stress Is Key to Maintaining Cardiovascular Health

February 24, 2021February 22, 2021 HCN Staff 430 Views American Institute of Stress, Cardiovascular, Dr. Amir Lotfi, Managing Stress

Heart of the Matter Americans are stressed today more than ever before, and it’s affecting their heart health. According to

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Golden Years Behavioral Health Group
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Healthcare Venture’s Principals Named ‘Top Entrepreneurs’ in Region

February 24, 2021February 22, 2021 George OBrien 345 Views Behavioral-health, constant expansion, East Longmeadow, Golden Years Home Care Services, Top Entrepreneurs

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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Harry Dumay
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HCC, GCC, Elms College Presidents Receive National Recognition

February 24, 2021February 22, 2021 HCN Staff 294 Views College Presidents, diversity, Elms College, equity, GCC, HCC, inclusion, leadership, National Recognition

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Three local college presidents are among only 13 nationwide to be recognized last week for leadership

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STCC Partners with Head Start to Create Online Preschool

February 24, 2021February 22, 2021 Contributor 321 Views HCC, Head Start, online, partners, preschool

An Effective Pivot Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) student Hannah Lavigne is leading a small class of preschoolers in story

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UMass Amherst Helps Speed Newly Graduated Nurses to the Bedside

February 24, 2021February 22, 2021 HCN Staff 452 Views graduated, new, nurses, UMass Amherst

Ticket to Anywhere Serena Sarage, a native of South Hadley, has realized her two-pronged dream of moving to Colorado and

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Gabriel Quaglia
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While Less Talked-about These Days, Opioid Addiction Remains Worrisome

December 15, 2020December 14, 2020 Contributor 734 Views Opioid Addiction, phones, Scourge, Worrisome

An Ongoing Scourge By Mark Morris Gabriel Quaglia says many people who struggle with opioid addiction face a surprising hurdle:

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Cedarbrook Village Navigates Safe Opening During Challenging Year

December 15, 2020December 14, 2020 Contributor 592 Views Cedarbrook Village, COVID-19, Opening, Pandemic, safety, Senior Living

No Time Like the Present By Mark Morris The senior-living industry is preparing for a “gray tsunami.” According to the

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Edna Rodriguez
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COVID-19 Poses Challenges for Substance-abuse Providers, Clients

December 15, 2020December 14, 2020 Contributor 802 Views BHN, COVID-19, Providers, Substance-abuse

Glass Half Full By Mark Morris Each year, as the weather becomes colder and the days get shorter, it’s not

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Cheryl Moran says she increased staffers’ hours
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Senior-living Communities Stay Strong Against Coronavirus

December 15, 2020December 14, 2020 Contributor 563 Views Armbrook Village, communities, Senior-living, wildfire effect

Safe at Home By Mark Morris Cheryl Moran says she increased staffers’ hours and pay to make sure they worked

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SkinCatering Moves into Larger Space in Tower Square

December 15, 2020December 14, 2020 Joseph Bednar 418 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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Sandy Cassanelli and her husband, Craig
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Sandy Cassanelli Wages an Intense, Inspiring Breast-cancer Fight

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 George OBrien 1208 Views awareness, Breast Cancer, HCN, Sandy Cassanelli

Raising Awareness — and Hope Sandy Cassanelli says she has a number of initiatives going on this October when it

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The Healthcare News Celebrates 20 Years

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Joseph Bednar 611 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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Spiros Hatiras
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Beset by Wasteful Spending, American Healthcare Needs an Overhaul

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Contributor 589 Views American Healthcare, Hospitals, October 2020, Overhaul

What’s Next for Hospitals By Spiros Hatiras The year is 2020, in the midst of an unprecedented pandemic, and the

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New Psychiatric Approaches Promise to Better Meet Growing Needs

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Contributor 849 Views Behavioral Health, future, new, Psychiatric

What’s Next in Behavioral Health By Barry Sarvet, M.D. As a science-fiction fan, I would love to be able to

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Researchers Continue to Make Advances in Cancer Care

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Contributor 702 Views Cancer Care, future, Treatment Options

What’s Next in Treatment Options By John Sheldon, M.D. Cancer is the second-leading cause of death in the U.S., but

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Pandemic Has Accelerated Inevitable Technological Progress

October 20, 2020October 20, 2020 Contributor 472 Views furture, Health Education, Pandemic, progress, Technological

What’s Next in Health Education By Marie Meckel, Kathleen Menard, Susan McDiarmid, and Theresa Riethle Despite the complexities that COVID-19

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Anna Zgerya
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Portable Ultrasound Allows STCC Students to Train at Home

August 11, 2020August 10, 2020 Contributor 546 Views At home, Portable Ultrasound, STCC, Students, training

Shared Solution Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) Professor Eun Soo Lee was worried this past spring her sonography students wouldn’t

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Two New Behavioral Health Hospitals Coming to Holyoke in 2022

August 11, 2020August 10, 2020 Contributor 1073 Views 2022, Behavioral Health Hospitals, Holyoke, new

Answering a Need By Mark Morris For many years, behavioral healthcare in Western Mass. has experienced persistent shortages of hospital

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Protecting Personal-injury Settlements with a Special-needs Trust

August 11, 2020August 10, 2020 Contributor 663 Views Options, Personal-injury, settlements, Special-needs Trust

A Practical Option By Seunghee Cha When plaintiffs of medical malpractice or catastrophic accidents receive awards in personal-injury lawsuits, their

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Introducing the Area’s 2020 Nursing Graduates

June 16, 2020June 24, 2020 HCN Staff 1485 Views 2020, Listings, Nursing Graduates

Hundreds of nursing students recently graduated from the area’s colleges. American International College, the American Women’s College at Bay Path

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Hannah Consolini

June 16, 2020June 30, 2020 HCN Staff 758 Views 2020, Hannah Consolini, Nursing Graduates, profiles

Bachelor of Science in Nursing; American International College What three words best describe you? Compassionate, resilient, outgoing. Is there a

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Noah Salmon

June 16, 2020June 30, 2020 HCN Staff 729 Views 2020, Elms College, Noah Salmon, Nursing Graduates

Bachelor of Science in Nursing; Elms College What did you first want to be when you grew up, and why

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Tessa Kemp

June 16, 2020June 30, 2020 HCN Staff 734 Views 2020, Holyoke Community College, Nursing Graduates, Tessa Kemp

Associate of Science in Nursing; Holyoke Community College What did you first want to be when you grew up, and

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Monica Aldrich

June 16, 2020June 30, 2020 HCN Staff 918 Views 2020, Monica Aldrich, Nursing Graduates, Springfield Technical Community College

Associate of Science in Nursing; Springfield Technical Community College What did you first want to be when you grew up,

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Dylan Walker

June 16, 2020June 30, 2020 HCN Staff 727 Views 2020, Dylan Walker, Greenfield Community College, Nursing Graduates

Associate of Science in Nursing; Greenfield Community College What did you first want to be when you grew up, and

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Alexandra Boden

June 16, 2020June 30, 2020 HCN Staff 709 Views 2020, Alexandra Boden, Nursing Graduates, Westfield State University

Bachelors of Science in Nursing; Westfield State University What did you first want to be when you grew up, and

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Dr. Yolanda Lenzy says patients’ reluctance to come to the office out of fear of contracting COVID-19
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Lenzy Dermatology

June 16, 2020June 12, 2020 George OBrien 782 Views COVID-19, Lenzy Dermatology, opens, Patients, Wary

Practice Owner Says Many Patients Still Wary of Returning Dr. Yolanda Lenzy admits to not knowing exactly what would happen

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Dr. Phillip Glynn
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Sister Caritas Cancer Center

June 16, 2020June 12, 2020 Contributor 992 Views Cancer Center, COVID-19, Patients, Sister Caritas, Vulnerable

Extra Caution, Vigilance Needed for the Most Vulnerable of Patients As doctors’ offices begin opening for more than emergency treatments,

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Dr. Jennifer Sowards
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Florence Hearing Health Care

June 16, 2020June 12, 2020 Contributor 515 Views COVID-19, Florence Hearing, Health Care, medical practice, stories

Return to In-person Visits Amplifies Importance of Good Hearing Everyone knows that wearing masks in public helps prevent the spread

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The Bioness L300
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Recovery from Traumatic Brain Injury Requires a Coordinated Effort

April 7, 2020April 6, 2020 HCN Staff 654 Views Brain Injury, Coordinated Effort, recovery, trauma

Team Approach By Mark Morris In the U.S., 2.5 million adults and children sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) every

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What Older Adults Need to Know About Coronavirus

April 7, 2020April 6, 2020 Contributor 502 Views Coronavirus, COVID-19, Need to Know, Older Adults

High-risk Population By Dr. Maura Brennan Millions of older adults are living in isolation at home or in nursing facilities

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AlterG is an anti-gravitational treadmill
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For Knee and Hip Replacements, Teamwork Is the Key to Success

April 7, 2020April 6, 2020 Contributor 508 Views joints, Knee and Hip Replacements, rehabilitation, teamwork

Joint Effort By Mark Morris In daily life, it’s easy to ignore the important role our knees, hips, and shoulders

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Community Health Needs Assessment Emphasizes Public Participation

March 10, 2020March 12, 2020 HCN Staff 845 Views Community Health, Population Health, Public Participation, social determinants

Let’s Talk By JOSEPH BEDNAR Health. It’s a simple word — one that brings many other words to mind. Like

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Holyoke Medical Center Proposes New Behavioral Health Hospital

March 10, 2020March 12, 2020 HCN Staff 1102 Views Holyoke Medical Center, New Behavioral Health Hospital, proposal

Past Capacity By JOSEPH BEDNAR It’s a long-standing problem that’s not improving, Spiros Hatiras says. So Holyoke Medical Center (HMC)

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413Cares.org Connects People with Agencies, Answers

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 George OBrien 1434 Views 413Cares.org, Agencies, Connects, housing

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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