HCN News & Notes

NORTHAMPTON — The Cancer Connection is conducting a search for a permanent executive director. According to Becky Jone, board president,

SPRINGFIELD — On Thursday, June 21, Springfield’s Fort Street, from Main Street to East Columbus Avenue, will be closed for

SPRINGFIELD — Nine new Pioneer Valley municipalities recently joined six already working on Municipal Vulnerability Program (MVP) certification, bringing the

SPRINGFIELD — The deadline to nominate an individual or organization for the second annual Healthcare Heroes awards was recently extended to

HOLYOKE — Registration is now open for the next Emergency Medical Technician training program at Holyoke Community College. The fall

SPRINGFIELD — Individuals who struggle with hoarding behaviors are invited to join the Buried in Treasures Workshop, a peer-led self-help

SPRINGFIELD — Lamont Clemons, President of the Rotary Club of Springfield, recently presented Rotarians Jack Toner and Rick Lee with

MONSON — Monson Savings Bank will host a complimentary workshop, open to the public, titled “Tips and Tricks for Protecting

SPRINGFIELD — Faculty from Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) health programs recently departed for Gambia in West Africa as part

SPRINGFIELD — Alan Popp, president of Colony Care at Home, a home-care agency in Springfield serving Western Mass. and North

WESTFIELD — Baystate Noble Hospital, a member of Baystate Health and a leading regional community hospital, announced the re-opening of

SPRINGFIELD — Kathleen Sawtelle, a clinical and lab instructor in the Surgical Technology program at Springfield Technical Community College (STCC),

AMHERST — To limit hospital- and clinic-related infections, institutions have been using new materials, such as one commercially available that

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center and its Community Benefits Advisory Council (CBAC) announced a request for proposals (RFP) for

HOLYOKE — Loomis House will host its monthly dementia-support group on Wednesday, July 11 at 4 p.m. The topic will

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Bank will once again participate in World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Friday, June 15, by hosting

NORTHAMPTON — Sanford Belden, a member of the Cooley Dickinson Healthcare board of trustees, has been awarded the 2018 Trustee

HANCOCK — On July 1, recreational marijuana becomes legal in Massachusetts.  As the only state on the East Coast to

NORTHAMPTON — Depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts have no socioeconomic boundaries. Mental illness can affect anyone at any stage of

SPRINGFIELD — Taylor Street Dental announced the addition of Dr. Pablo Velastegui to its dental practice at 41 Taylor St.

CHICOPEE — Two master’s students from Elms College contributed to the growing body of global research in autism-spectrum disorders by

SPRINGFIELD — The newly formed Springfield Dementia Friendly Coalition (SDFC) has been awarded a Dementia-Friendly Capacity Building Grant from the

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) announced that the new health sciences educational facility located at 1020 State St. in

SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Mark Keroack, president and CEO of Baystate Health, is the 78th chair of the Massachusetts Health &

WESTFIELD — Western Massachusetts Hospital will host a free workshop by Barry Feldman, Ph.D. titled “Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk”

WARE — Country Bank’s employee charitable giving program recently supported Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island by helping to grant the

NORTHAMPTON ― Cooley Dickinson Hospital received the American Heart Assoc./American Stroke Assoc. Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement

SPRINGFIELD — Father’s Day is just around the corner, the time of year when we appreciate those special dads in our

HOLYOKE — Disability-rights activist Chris Palames is the recipient of this year’s Distinguished Service Award from Holyoke Community College. Palames

SPRINGFIELD — Brooke Hallowell, dean of the Springfield College School of Health Sciences and Rehabilitation Studies, was one of 14 signatories

SPRINGFIELD — The Wound Care Center at Mercy Medical Center, a member of the Healogics network, is helping raise awareness

HADLEY — As part of its ongoing support of local communities, Steve Lewis Subaru recently presented a check for $52,225

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center will host a free discussion, “Addressing Opioid Dependence,” on Wednesday, June 20 at 5:30 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Thunderbirds recently presented a check in the amount of $20,000 to the Rays of Hope Foundation, the

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

PITTSFIELD — Hillcrest Commons Nursing & Rehabilitation Center will host a talk by Dr. Ashley Mader on “Sexuality Across the

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center will hold a cardiac-risk cholesterol screening on Wednesday, June 13 from 8:30 to 9:30

SPRINGFIELD — More than 2,500 girls, spectators, volunteers, and community members gathered on June 3 for the Girls on the

NORTHAMPTON — Viability Inc. announced that Lynn Ostrowski-Ireland has been appointed chief operating officer, a new position within Viability, reporting

TAMPA, Fla. — Shriners Hospitals for Children has been named 2018 Health Nonprofit Brand of the Year, based on the