HCN News & Notes

BOSTON — Berkshire Bank announced that the Berkshire Bank Foundation, in partnership with New England Sports Network (NESN), has awarded

SPRINGFIELD — Are you ready to protect yourself from subzero temperatures when they arrive this winter? It’s not only the

LEEDS — With top national scores, Linda Manor Extended Care Facility, a Berkshire Healthcare provider, is among the few long-term care

HOLYOKE — Nearly 300 employees of Valley Health Systems, which includes Holyoke Medical Center, Holyoke Medical Group, Holyoke Visiting Nurse

WEST SPRINGFIELD — CHD’s Cancer House of Hope will host an introductory session to meditation and Reiki for the newly

WARE — Facing a cancer diagnosis can be a stressful life change and a daunting prospect.  During a cancer journey, patients and

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) has been named one of the top 75 nursing schools in New England by Nursing

AMHERST — When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was looking for a preferred flu-prediction model for use

SPRINGFIELD — Santa is carrying some new gifts in his bag this year. Given the amount of television advertising for popular

LONGMEADOW — Bay Path University’s annual holiday party for employees boasts a longstanding tradition of presenting a local nonprofit organization with

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) and its Wellness at Work program have been named a WorkWell Massachusetts Award Program

WARE, PALMER — Volunteers and auxiliary members at Baystate Mary Lane and Baystate Wing Hospital actively support local healthcare through

HATFIELD — The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts announced it has received a $5,000 community grant from the Massachusetts Bankers

SPRINGFIELD — MHA was recognized by the Massachusetts Housing & Shelter Alliance (MHSA) with a Cornerstone Award for the agency’s

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems has further expanded its Rheumatology services with the appointment of Dr. Liana Fraenkel, a board-certified

SOUTHBOROUGH — The Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) Foundation awarded a total of more than $75,000 in “Expanding Access to Dental

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