HCN News & Notes

SPRINGFIELD — The second annual class of Healthcare Heroes will be honored at the Starting Gate at GreatHorse in Hampden

CHICOPEE — The School of Nursing at Elms College, in partnership with Baystate Medical Center Nursing, will host a discussion

NORTHAMPTON — Clinical & Support Options (CSO) has been awarded $2M from the Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals

SPRINGFIELD — Handlers and owners of dogs, cats, birds, and other pets, as well as service and farm animals, are

SPRINGFIELD — Through Oct. 15, American International College (AIC) will use the college’s social-media platforms and website to feature prominent

NORTHAMPTON — The Mass General Cancer Center at Cooley Dickinson recently welcomed advanced oncology nurse practitioner Glenda Flynn. “I have

SPRINGFIELD — When Holyoke Medical Center and Western Mass Physician Associates (WMPA) needed help enhancing the skills of their medical

SPRINGFIELD — The second annual class of Healthcare Heroes will be honored at the Starting Gate at GreatHorse in Hampden

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Margaret Gordon-Fogelson, an obstetrician/gynecologist, to the medical staff of Berkshire

HOLYOKE — On Friday, Sept. 28, Gateway City Arts will host an evening of stand-up comedy featuring comedians from New

WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded more than $1 billion in

SOUTH HADLEY — Local businesses and individuals took a swing — or many — at changing the lives of children

HOLYOKE — Attorney Karen Jackson of Jackson Law, an elder-law and estate-planning firm, will teach a series of classes highlighting

LONGMEADOW — Glenmeadow is seeking companions to spend time with residents who are living with dementia and will offer a

WORCESTER — Jeffrey Hillis, President and CEO of AdCare Hospital, announced the appointment of Marcella Rivard as chief financial officer.

GREENFIELD — On Monday, Sept. 24, in honor of National Suicide Prevention Month, Baystate Franklin Medical Center is hosting a

HOLYOKE — Soto Home Care announced it has earned accreditation status from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) for

WESTFIELD — The College of Graduate and Continuing Education will offer a phlebotomy technician program on Tuesday and Thursday nights,

PALMER — On Friday, Sept. 14, Baystate Wing Hospital held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new

HOLYOKE — The Center for Human Development will present its annual conference on hoarding disorder on Tuesday, Sept. 25 from

SPRINGFIELD — “Adam” arrived at MHA’s Emergency Respite — a program which provides emergency-based housing and care for people with

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College (HCC) is launching a pilot program to teach English-language skills to nurses from Puerto Rico

SPRINGFIELD — The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Western Massachusetts, in collaboration with the Springfield City Library, will

HOLYOKE — Providence Place at Ingleside is hosting a festive “Celebrate Fall” Open House on Saturday, Sept. 29 from 2

WARE — The Baystate Regional Cancer Program at Baystate Mary Lane Outpatient Center and the American Cancer Society will sponsor

HOLYOKE — Baystate Health and VertitechIT announced the formation of a new company to meet the increasingly complex IT needs

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College will host mental-health awareness advocates Jessie Close and Calen Pick on Thursday, Oct. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in

SPRINGFIELD — Most veterans do not receive dental care through the Veterans Administration unless they are 100{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} disabled, have a

SPRINGFIELD — The New York Life Foundation will present a $100,000 check today to the Baystate Family Advocacy Center in

WEST SPRINGFIELD — The National PACE Assoc. has proclaimed September as National PACE Month, an opportunity to celebrate the lives

LONGMEADOW — Bay Path University recently welcomed six new faculty members. Jennifer Stratton, coordinator of Undergraduate Education, comes to Bay Path

SPRINGFIELD — Trinity Health Of New England announced that all its employed provider practices have been renamed Trinity Health Of

AMHERST — While attending a statewide meeting for Family Resource Centers (FRC) in Boston on Sept. 6,  CSO’s Family Resource

SPRINGFIELD — As the legalization of marijuana continues to roll out in Massachusetts, attorneys at Bulkley Richardson saw an opportunity

EASTHAMPTON — Mary Ann’s Dance and More is partnering with the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Foundation Inc. (PHF), as well as Bella

CHICOPEE — The Greater Chicopee, Greater Holyoke, South Hadley & Granby, Springfield Regional, and Quaboag Hills chambers of commerce will

SPRINGFIELD — The third installment of the BusinessWest lecture series Future Tense, titled “Change Considerations: An Examination of Lean Process, Market Disruption, and the

SPRINGFIELD —  Are you bilingual and looking for a career opportunity? Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) will offer training this

LONGMEADOW — The field of healthcare is one that’s constantly changing, thanks to ongoing research and ever-evolving technology. Bay Path

AMHERST — In addition to directing the Human Testing Center at UMass Amherst’s Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS), Michael