HCN News & Notes

GREENFIELD — Richard Venne, CEO of Viability, announced that Patty Morey Walker, former mayoral candidate in Greenfield, has accepted the

GREENFIELD — The Baystate Health Blood Donor Mobile will be at Baystate Franklin Medical Center on Wednesday, Dec. 19 from

SPRINGFIELD — Colony Care at Home, a nonprofit agency that provides home-care services to the elderly, is giving out more

GREENFIELD — Richard Venne, CEO of Viability, announced the recent promotion of three current staff members: Kristin Rotas, director (Holyoke);

LONGMEADOW — At Glenmeadow’s annual meeting in November, attorney David Carlson, chair of the nonprofit’s Governance Committee, announced four new

SPRINGFIELD — Saturday, Jan. 5 will be NAMI Night with the Springfield Thunderbirds hosting the Providence Bruins at the MassMutual

HOLYOKE — There are still seats available for emergency medical technician training classes beginning in January at Holyoke Community College.

SPRINGFIELD — Consolidated Health Plans (CHP), a Springfield-based accident- and health-insurance Berkshire Hathaway company, announced the launch of a new

SPRINGFIELD — The Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts (PHIWM) recently welcomed three new employees: Kim Gilhuly, Research and Population

WORCESTER — Dr. Oliver Joseph has been appointed to the consultant medical staff with privileges in psychiatry at AdCare Hospital.

WALTHAM — When Stephanie Morris, a resident-care associate for Harbor Point at Centerville, a Benchmark assisted-living and memory-care community, was

EAST BROOKFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services volunteers and staff won three titles at the Best of Central Mass awards

CHICOPEE — The Elms College School of Nursing held a white-coat ceremony on Dec. 5 to honor the college’s fourth

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

LEEDS — Linda Manor Extended Care Facility in Leeds has been named among the best in the nation by U.S.

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) is celebrating the first anniversary of Rex’s Pantry, a food and necessities pantry founded

NORTH ADAMS — BFAIR (Berkshire Family & Individual Resources) has kicked off its annual campaign. This year’s campaign, titled Wheels

SPRINGFIELD — Trinity Health Of New England is honored to house one of 299 existing Heritage Editions of the Saint

AMHERST — The vast majority of speech perception research has focused on how we recognize what the speaker says through

LONGMEADOW — Glenmeadow recently hired two new members of its staff team. Meaghan Carrier serves as director of Glenmeadow at

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) has been awarded a $150,000 matching grant from the George I. Alden Trust in

LONGMEADOW — The physician assistant (PA) studies class of 2018 from Bay Path University posted a 100{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} first-time pass rate

WARE — Baystate Mary Lane announced the opening of Baystate Mary Lane Wound & Hyperbaric Medicine Center, an outpatient program that

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield College Office of Multicultural Affairs recently presented community leader, social activist, and police-brutality survivor Leon Ford. The

SPRINGFIELD — LUSO Federal Credit Union is collecting new, unwrapped toys this holiday season to benefit the Wonderfund. All toys

WILBRAHAM — Catherine Williamson was recently named executive director at Orchard Valley at Wilbraham, a Benchmark assisted-living and memory-care community.

SPRINGFIELD — Sara Kendall, MSW, LICSW, has joined MHA as the organization’s new vice president of Clinical Operations. Kendall, whose

SPRINGFIELD — Dakin Humane Society will present a $5 Fill-a-Bag Sale on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8, from 12:30 to 5:30

STOCKBRIDGE — Katie Lewis, research psychologist at the Austen Riggs Center, has received the competitive Young Investigator Innovation Grant from the

SPRINGFIELD — Judith Ward, an accomplished healthcare marketing professional, has been named vice president of Marketing & Communications for Baystate Health.

AGAWAM — Valerie Romano Dumais has been appointed executive director of Agawam Healthcare. A native from Enfield, Conn., she graduated

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest, the business journal covering Western Mass., will honor its inaugural Women of Impact on Thursday, Dec. 6

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Thomas Fynan, a board-certified and fellowship-trained medical oncologist, to the

LONGMEADOW — JGS Lifecare invites the public to “Meet the Pharmacist: Medication Management Therapy” on Wednesday, Dec. 5 from 5

SPRINGFIELD — Attendees of a workshop on Thursday, Dec. 6 will learn how to tap into their passion to identify

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Henry East-Trou is stepping down as executive director of the Gándara Center after 36 years on the

PALMER — During the first two weeks in November, Baystate Mary Lane and Baystate Wing Hospital employees held a food

CHICOPEE — The Elms College School of Nursing will host a white-coat ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD — Carmine DiCenso, executive director at Dakin Humane Society, was unanimously appointed to serve on the board of directors for

GREENFIELD — The holiday season is a time of tradition, and Baystate Franklin Medical Center (BFMC) has one of its