HCN News & Notes

LUDLOW — To help the Hampden County Sheriff’s Department successfully operate the First Responder Recovery Home for COVID-19-diagnosed first responders,

HARTFORD, Conn. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a clinical trial that will allow Trinity Health Of New

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has shared personal protective equipment (PPE) with local first responders, including Action Ambulance, the South

BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker filed legislation this week to provide healthcare workers and facilities protections from civil liability while

SPRINGFIELD — The COVID-19 Response Fund for the Pioneer Valley has topped $3 million in donations and is still growing,

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration announced a new financial package to support providers through the MassHealth program.A new infusion of

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital is hosting a radiothon today, April 8, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. to raise

HADLEY — On April 3, the Log Rolling catering van could be seen making several special deliveries at local food

SPRINGFIELD — The coronavirus pandemic around the world is the perfect storm for creating another pandemic here at home, one

SPRINGFIELD — United Way of Pioneer Valley and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Springfield have introduced the Good Morning

SPRINGFIELD — Peter Pan Bus Lines​ and the Bean Restaurant Group​ are teaming up deliver lunch to first responders and

HOLYOKE — Providence Ministries will continue to offer essential support services to the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) has welcomed 40 Holyoke Soldiers’ Home residents in response to a request for assistance from the Executive

WESTFIELD — FURI (fever upper respiratory infection) clinics are dedicated facilities that assess, treat, and reassure people, and, if necessary,

NORTHAMPTON — Effective today, April 6, all patients and visitors to Cooley Dickinson Hospital or any Cooley Dickinson location will

LONGMEADOW — Adam Berman, president of JGS Lifecare, issued a statement to update the community regarding COVID-19, which has infected

MONSON — Baystate Health has just completed construction of a rapid-response triage area outside of the Baystate Medical Center Emergency

SPRINGFIELD — The Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts, along with other partners in the region, have announced the launch

LONGMEADOW — Glenmeadow President and CEO Anne Thomas announced on Wednesday that a resident has tested positive for COVID-19, representing

HOLYOKE — Gov. Charlie Baker announced on Wednesday that the Governor’s Office has hired attorney Mark Pearlstein to conduct an independent

NORTHAMPTON — As part of its mission to provide the community with personalized, compassionate, and personalized care and to respond

WEST SPRINGFIELD — American Family Care (AFC), the largest provider of urgent care and accessible primary care in the Commonwealth,

Everywhere you look, the news on the COVID-19 pandemic is sobering and, in many cases, frightening. But what we’re reading

HOLYOKE — The death toll at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home is up to 13 veteran residents in the past week,

BOSTON — On Tuesday, the Baker-Polito administration announced several updates related to the COVID-19 outbreak, including extending the non-essential business

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has recently partnered with several local churches to have bells rung during hospital shift changes

HOLYOKE — Eleven veterans at the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home have died between March 1 and March 30, at least five

PITTSFIELD — Kim and James Taylor have donated $350,000 to Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) to bolster the hospital’s efforts in

SPRINGFIELD — As President Trump left the White House briefing room recently during a coronavirus update, someone shouted out “donate

SPRINGFIELD — The Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts (CFWM) announced the release of its first grants, totaling $700,000, to community

LONGMEADOW — Caleb Poirier, an LPN who spends his evenings caring for frail elders at the Leavitt Family Jewish Home

EAST BROOKFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services wants Massachusetts food pantries to know the Second Chance Pet Food Pantry remains

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration today announced a new request to the federal government for a major disaster declaration, in

AMHERST — Medical face masks, which have fallen into short supply during the COVID-19 pandemic, endangering both front-line healthcare workers

SPRINGFIELD — Responding to an urgent call for supplies, Springfield Technical Community College’s (STCC) School of Health and Patient Simulation is