HCN News & Notes

PITTSFIELD — Pittsfield-based Berkshire Healthcare Systems (BHCS) announced it will temporarily convert the now-vacant, former East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center

HOLYOKE — Walter Drake Inc., a Holyoke manufacturing company, has responded to the urgent need for medical face shields by

AMHERST — Engineers from UMass Amherst responded to a request from Baystate Health in Springfield for help in fighting the

NORTHAMPTON — TommyCar Auto Group — consisting of Country Hyundai, Country Nissan, Genesis of Northampton, Northampton Volkswagen, and Volvo Cars

AMHERST — Answering an urgent call for assistance from regional healthcare systems, a volunteer team of scientists at UMass Amherst

WEST SPRINGFIELD — American Family Care (AFC) announced that its West Springfield urgent-care center will offer the COVID-19 rapid test

SPRINGFIELD — ‘Code Rocky’ began on one of Baystate Medical Center’s care units as a way for caregivers to recognize

SPRINGFIELD — On April 10, representatives of local fire departments, police departments, and ambulance companies arrived at Mercy Medical Center

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