HCN News & Notes

SPRINGFIELD — Community bloodmobile drives are alive and well at Baystate Health. And there is a great need for blood

AMHERST — A cross-disciplinary team of scientists, led by UMass Amherst environmental epigeneticist Richard Pilsner, will use a three-year, $1.6

SPRINGFIELD — The annual Springfield College President’s Gala raised more than $500,000 for student scholarships. More than 300 gathered on

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center’s Spirit of Women network will present its second annual Sparkle! Springfield event on Wednesday, Nov.

LONGMEADOW — Ruth’s House, an assisted-living residence at JGS Lifecare, is kicking off a free monthly Lunch and Learn program.

SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Said Nafai, professor of Occupational Therapy at American International College (AIC), has been selected to receive the

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield College physical therapy and occupational therapy programs recently collaborated to host a Fall Prevention Program for community

SPRINGFIELD — On Monday, Nov. 11, American International College (AIC) will host its annual Veterans Day ceremony dedicated to honoring

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) was awarded an ‘A’ grade in the fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a

HOLYOKE — In its inaugural year in Western Mass., the Real Men Wear Pink campaign raised more than $21,000 to

HOLYOKE — Baystate Health announced it has ended its partnership with US HealthVest LLC on a planned $30 million behavioral-health

WEST SPRINGFIELD — U.S Rep. Richard Neal, in collaboration with the White House Office National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), recently

BOSTON — A third person has died of a vaping-associated lung injury, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced.

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Inna Kogan, a board-certified and fellowship-trained pulmonologist, to the medical

SPRINGFIELD —  Every second counts in getting immediate care at an emergency department when experiencing a STEMI heart attack. A

BOSTON — RIZE Massachusetts Foundation (RIZE), an independent nonprofit foundation working to end the opioid epidemic in Massachusetts, announced it is

SPRINGFIELD — Jessica DeFlumer-Trapp, vice president of Integration at Behavioral Health Network (BHN), recently received the Excellence in Care Integration

PALMER — Atrial fibrillation (AFib) affects more than 2 million people in the U.S. and is the most common type

NORTHAMPTON — Girls on the Run (GOTR) of Western Massachusetts and presenting sponsor MedExpress Urgent Care will host the annual

AMHERST — Economists at UMass Amherst and California Polytechnic State University have found that higher temperatures increase emergency-department (ED) visits

NORTHAMPTON — Two Cooley Dickinson medical practices — General Surgical Care and Infectious Disease Care — have relocated to 15

AGAWAM — Glenmeadow will offer an educational program on protecting the planet on Tuesday, Nov. 19 from 10 a.m. to

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) is announcing a new undergraduate initiative in the School of Business, Arts and Sciences

BOSTON — A second person has died of a vaping-associated lung injury, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced.

SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Eric Lesser hosted a roundtable discussion last week on the opioid epidemic in Western Mass. in

SPRINGFIELD — On Friday, Oct. 25, select students and staff of DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology in West Springfield delivered creepy,

LONGMEADOW — In the last decade, artificial intelligence (AI) has rocketed from a science-fiction dream to a pervasive and critical

SPRINGFIELD — Taylor Street Dental and Dr. David Peck announced the addition of Mahmoud Homsi, DMD to its dental practice

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Jack Jonah, a JCFilms project that was shot mid-August in West Springfield and Agawam, is set to

SPRINGFIELD — SkinCatering, LLC, an all-natural skin-care brand with two spa locations in Springfield and Holyoke, announced the expansion of

SOUTH HADLEY — After a successful run at Loomis Village, the Reunion Project exhibit featuring portrait photographs of Loomis Village

SPRINGFIELD — On Sept. 19, the Children’s Study Home held a child and youth art show and auction at the

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College and Baystate Rehabilitation Care will welcome health experts for a Fit After Forty Symposium in the

PALMER — Baystate Health’s Senior Class will hold a free seminar on Tuesday, Nov. 5 titled “That Gut Feeling.” The

HOLYOKE — On Oct. 21, students from 20 different schools in Massachusetts walked the runway and acted out anti-bullying performances

SPRINGFIELD — Shriners Hospitals for Children – Springfield, MIX 93-1, and NewsRadio 560 WHYN announced that they raised more than

LONGMEADOW — Ruth’s House, an assisted-living residence at JGS Lifecare, has joined with the Alzheimer’s Assoc. to host a three-part

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College (HCC) and the Cannabis Community Care and Research Network (C3RN) recently announced the creation of

SOUTH HADLEY — Insa is partnering with Easterseals Massachusetts and Pedal Thru Youth for a Bonfire 4 Bikes Night on Saturday,

SPRINGFIELD — On Thursday, Nov. 14, Springfield Technical Community College will offer Health Careers Exploration Night, an opportunity for anyone