HCN News & Notes

GREENFIELD — The accreditation committee of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) has awarded accreditation to Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s

CHICOPEE — Mercedes-Benz of Springfield announced the winner of a new Mercedes-Benz. William Morrissey won the vehicle at the LETR

HOLYOKE — River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC) will hold its third annual golf tournament fundraiser on Friday, Sept. 14 at

SPRINGFIELD — A group of Springfield young women participating in the Women’s Fund of Western Massachusetts’ Young Women’s Initiative (YWI) recently

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College recently welcomed Clare Lamontagne as its new dean of Health Sciences. Lamontagne, a registered nurse

HOLYOKE — Kelly Marcroft, Holyoke Medical Center’s director of Emergency Services, has been selected to join an expert panel to

SPRINGFIELD —  Are you already a babysitter looking to further your skills, or considering becoming a babysitter to earn extra

SPRINGFIELD — United Way of Pioneer Valley and Peter Pan Bus Lines will launch the annual Stuff the Bus campaign

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center announced the appointment of Kathleen Anderson as the hospital’s director of Community Benefits. She begins

SPRINGFIELD ― Baystate Medical Center’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment — using nationally recognized, research-based

SPRINGFIELD — Effective July 30, Mika Nash will join American International College (AIC) as executive vice president for Academic Affairs.

WARE — Dr. Emily Urquhart joined Medical Director Dr. Scott Siege, Dr. Ramune Garniene, and nurse practitioner Denise Finn Rizzo at

SPRINGFIELD — Thinking of going back to school, but don’t want the hassles of homework, tests, and endless reading and

HOLYOKE — The Boston Business Journal has announced the region’s Top Corporate Charitable Contributors, and, for the 11th year in

SPRINGFIELD — For the third year in a row, Subaru of America and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) will

BOSTON — The American Lung Assoc. congratulated the Massachusetts Legislature for voting on and passing HB 4486, following its approval

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest magazine is currently accepting nominations for a new recognition program to honor a specific segment of the local population: women

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson’s commitment to patient safety and infection prevention is expanding to welcome a new member to its

SPRINGFIELD — Alta Stark has been named director of Communications for the Sisters of St. Joseph of Springfield. She is

SPRINGFIELD — United Way of Pioneer Valley’s affinity group, the Women’s Leadership Council (WLC), announced the three agencies it will

SPRINGFIELD — Do you know a champion for the next generation of female leaders? The Girl Scouts of Central and

SPRINGFIELD — Work Opportunity Center Inc. announced it is a recipient of a $5,000 grant donation from the Westfield Bank

TURNERS FALLS — The United Arc 2018 Annual Gala & Auction will be held on Saturday, Sept. 15 at Hadley

HOLYOKE — More than a dozen city of Holyoke employees and their spouses prepared healthy meals Tuesday at the HCC MGM

WESTFIELD — Baystate Noble Hospital received the American Heart Assoc./American Stroke Assoc. Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Silver Plus Quality

SPRINGFIELD — The Human Service Forum will hold its first annual Human Services Job Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 22 from

EASTHAMPTON — Legacy Counsellors, P.C. is a local law firm that specializes in estate planning, elder law, and business-succession planning

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) has received five national and state awards for excellence and quality of stroke care

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College recently hosted its 25th annual Athletic Training Student Workshop on campus. The four-day workshop, co-directed by Springfield

PALMER — Having trouble hearing can make it hard to understand and follow a doctor’s advice, respond to warnings, and

AGAWAM — More than 120,000 people in Massachusetts are living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. Armbrook Village’s

HOLYOKE — River Valley Counseling Center (RVCC) named Anna Dyrkacz to be its director of Finance. She was appointed to the

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) launched its first statewide public-information campaign to educate parents of middle-

CHICOPEE — The Education Division at Elms College has postponed its conference titled “Trauma-sensitive Schools: Meeting the Needs of Traumatized Students

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Chief Medical Officer Dr. Estevan Garcia announced the appointment of Dr. David Boardman, a fellow of

LONGMEADOW — Bay Path University announced the launch of its MSEd/EdS program in Reading & Literacy Instruction, now enrolling for

SPRINGFIELD — The deadline to nominate an individual or organization for the second annual Healthcare Heroes awards has been extended one

SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Allison Wasserman and Dr. Sandy Liu have joined the staff of New England Pathology Associates and Mercy

SPRINGFIELD — MHA, a Springfield-based nonprofit provider of residential and support services for people impacted by mental illness, developmental disabilities,

STOCKBRIDGE — The Erikson Institute of the Austen Riggs Center will present “Leadership and Institutional Integrity,” a one-day conference on Saturday,