HCN News & Notes

SPRINGFIELD — Do you know a Healthcare Hero? Then you’re invited to nominate that individual or organization to be recognized as

SPRINGFIELD — Nominations for BusinessWest’s fourth annual Continued Excellence Award will be accepted through the end of today, May 14. The

BOSTON — On Tuesday, May 15, Alzheimer’s Assoc. officials, local state legislators, and citizens impacted by Alzheimer’s disease will gather at the

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration announced that Massachusetts has received an $11.7 million federal grant to continue its public-health response to the opioid

SPRINGFIELD — The second installment of the BusinessWest lecture series Future Tense, titled “What Got You Here Might Not Get

FLORENCE — Whole Children is bringing some inclusive family fun to Look Park with its fourth annual Wild Goose Chase

WARE — The opioid crisis has affected individuals and families throughout area communities. Due to the overwhelming response to the

WARE — On behalf of the Baystate Mary Lane medical staff, Dr. Scott Siege announced that a total of $75,000 has

CHICOPEE — The Education Division at Elms College will host a three-day conference in July to give educators tools for

AMHERST — The Light Microscopy Core Facility, housed in the Institute for Applied Life Sciences (IALS) at UMass Amherst, was

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center announced that, for the second year in a row, it is a recipient of the

CHICOPEE — To meet a growing demand for legal studies education in Western Mass., Elms College announced the launch of two

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College Associate Professor of Physical Education Michelle Moosbrugger and physical education and health education major Danielle Sweet

WORCESTER — The New England Summer School of Addiction and Prevention Studies will take place June 4-7 at Worcester State

SPRINGFIELD — As part of the mission to give caregivers the tools they need to keep their families together and

CHICOPEE — Daishany Torres was named 2018 Youth of the Year by the Boys & Girls Club of Chicopee, and

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest is looking for nominees for its fourth Continued Excellence Award, and will accept nominations through Monday, May 14.

SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Emad Helmy Eskander has been appointed medical director at CHD, with responsibility for overseeing the organization’s psychiatric/prescribing

SPRINGFIELD — The Family Advocacy Center at Baystate Children’s Hospital will holds its annual homicide victims remembrance event, “Standing Together

WARE — The Baystate Health Blood Donor Mobile will host a blood drive on Wednesday, May 23 from 11 a.m.

GREENFIELD — Baystate Medical Practices announced the addition of Dr. Jeffrey Hayer to Valley Orthopedic Surgery & Sports Medicine. Board-certified

LENOX — Kimball Farms Life Care will host author Michael Schulman on Thursday, June 7 at 2 p.m. Schulman is

AMHERST — On Tuesday, May 8 at 1:30 p.m., UMass Amherst will welcome officials from Nikon Corp. to unveil a

SPRINGFIELD — Consolidated Health Plans (CHP) has hired insurance and financial-services executive James Ocampo, who will lead development, sales growth,

SPRINGFIELD — Nearly 3.6 million registered nurses in the U.S. constitute the nation’s largest healthcare profession. But those numbers are

PITTSFIELD — HospiceCare in The Berkshires has been named a 2018 Hospice Honors recipient by HEALTHCAREfirst, a provider of web-based

AGAWAM — CHD and the Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast (EANE) will co-present a forum designed for human-resources professionals and

PITTSFIELD — The Leapfrog Group, a Washington D.C-based organization aiming to improve healthcare quality and safety for consumers and purchasers, announced the

WARE — Country Bank announced that it recently donated $15,000 to the Ware River Valley Domestic Violence Task Force to

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest is looking for nominees for its fourth Continued Excellence Award, and will accept nominations through Monday, May 14.

WORCESTER — Dr. Mohammad Alhabbal has been named medical director at AdCare Hospital. “We’re very excited to have Dr. Alhabbal

NORTH ADAMS — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. James Parkinson, a longtime provider of orthopaedic services, to

PALMER — Six area students have received an increase in their college fund, courtesy of the Baystate Wing Hospital Auxiliary.

SPRINGFIELD — The second installment of the BusinessWest lecture series Future Tense, titled “What Got You Here Might Not Get

AMHERST — Jeanne Hardy, associate professor of Chemistry, whose research focuses on a key protein linked to neurological disorders such

WILLIAMSTOWN — Williamstown Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center will host a free fall-prevention screening on Wednesday, May 9 from 4

SPRINGFIELD — Do you know a Healthcare Hero? Then you’re invited to nominate that individual or organization to be recognized as

GREENFIELD — When you ask Mohawk Trail Regional High School student Noah Cunningham what career he wants to pursue after

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Community College recently welcomed Moira Maguire as its new dean of Social Sciences. Maguire most recently served

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest is looking for nominees for its fourth Continued Excellence Award, and will accept nominations through Monday, May 14.