HCN News & Notes

NORTHAMPTON — To help Pioneer Valley residents access healthcare services at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) in Boston, Cooley Dickinson Health

LENOX — Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center in Lenox will host a talk on immunizations on Wednesday, April 25 from

SPRINGFIELD — Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has been selected to receive the Sister Caritas Award for his vision and leadership

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

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has launched the Journey Project, an interactive, web-based resource for pregnant and

BOSTON — Nearly 100 cancer patients, survivors, and their families from throughout Massachusetts will gather at the State House on

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) will host a graduate open house today, March 27 from 6 to 8 p.m.

HARTFORD, Conn. — Dr. Reginald Eadie has officially taken the reins as president and CEO of Trinity Health Of New

STOCKBRIDGE — The Austen Riggs Center announced that Dr. Andrew Gerber, medical director/CEO, has been appointed to the board of

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Children’s Hospital will hold its annual Service of Remembrance on Monday, April 23 for all area families

BOSTON — The state’s total unemployment rate remained at 3.5{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} in February, the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development

HOLYOKE — The Pioneer Valley Friends of Alzheimer’s Assoc. will hold its fourth annual Alzheimer’s Benefit Gala at the Log

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) established the Desmond Tutu Public Health Lecture Series in 2010 to bring awareness to

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College Physical Therapy Professors Dawn Roberts and Kim Nowakowski led a group of physician-assistant, physical-therapy, and occupational-therapy graduate

LEEDS — Linda Manor Assisted Living in Leeds will host the third “Successful Aging Summit” on Tuesday, April 17 from

GREENFIELD — The Baystate Health Blood Donor Mobile will host a blood drive on Friday, March 30 from 10 a.m.

CHICOPEE — The weather has been a bit strange in Western Mass. the last couple weeks, with warm days, nor’easters,

ENFIELD, Conn. — Tired of hearing about fad diets and get-fit-quick schemes? To help area residents get healthy, Health401K is

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College has selected Professor Samuel Headley of the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation in the

SPRINGFIELD — Unify Against Bullying and Robert Charles Photography will host a rally on Monday, March 26 at 6 p.m. in

WARE — D & D Fitness Factory, a co-ed training facility in Ware, invites the community to its annual Lift

CHICAGO — According to a new physician survey released by the American Medical Assoc. (AMA), more than nine in ten

FLORENCE — Florence Bank will present the awards in its 16th annual Customers’ Choice Community Grants Program at an event

WHATELY — On Sunday, May 13, hundreds of runners will toe the starting line in Whately at the eighth annual

NORTH ADAMS — Berkshire Family & Individual Resources Inc. (BFAIR) will host its annual meeting on Friday, April 27 at

DALLAS — An international study suggests other aspects of the diet may not offset the harmful effect of sodium on blood pressure. The study,

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Leonard Sigal, a board-certified and fellowship-trained rheumatologist, to the medical

WARE — Baystate Mary Lane will sponsor a Babysitters Academy to ready area youth for spring and summer babysitting responsibilities.

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Partners for Community Action Inc. will host “Protecting Your Assets Part III” on Wednesday, April 18 starting

SPRINGFIELD — WalletHub recently compared 100 of the most populated metro areas across 18 key indicators of weight-related problems, incorporating

HOLYOKE — “College for a Day,” a Holyoke Community College (HCC) event that brings hundreds of adult learners to campus each

SPRINGFIELD — The 10th annual Difference Makers award program, staged by BusinessWest, will be held at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting

HOLYOKE — Mont Marie, a member of the Marquis Health Services/Tryko Partners skilled-nursing portfolio, has made a contribution toward the

SPRINGFIELD — The Square One family continues to expand, thanks to its latest partnership with Ohana School of Performing Arts.

SOUTH DEERFIELD — O’Connell Care at Home, with offices in Holyoke, Springfield, and South Deerfield, announced the appointment of Katelyne

NORTHAMPTON — Rockridge Retirement Community, a not-for-profit campus offering independent living, assisted living, and residential care programs, will host Joanne

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s Oncology Department will offer a free writing workshop, Spirit of the Written Word, for

WARE — The community is invited to join a blood drive on Wednesday, March 28 from 11 a.m. to 4

WILBRAHAM — Stephanie Nascimento and Jeanette Wilburn, owners of Be Vital Wellness, LLC, recently expanded their weight-loss practice opening a

HANOVER, N.H. — Beth Vettori has been named the new executive director at Kendal at Hanover. Vettori will join Kendal