HCN News & Notes

CHICOPEE — Elms College Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership announced new bachelor’s degree completion programs that will prepare students for success

WILBRAHAM — Orchard Valley at Wilbraham will host a monthly gathering of local veterans for light-hearted conversation and camaraderie with

PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital celebrated a milestone in the construction of its new Emergency Department with the ceremonial topping-off

HOLYOKE — SkinCatering has scheduled its grand opening D. Hotel & Suites for Tuesday, Aug. 1 from 5 to 7

WARE — Everybody, no matter what age, is faced with pressure to fit in, said Dr. Scott Siege, medical director

NORTHAMPTON — After years of planning, design, and fund-raising and months of gutting, framing, and otherwise preparing more than 6,000

PITTSFIELD — The American Health Care Assoc. and the National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) recently announced the selection of

NORTHAMPTON — Linda Manor Assisted Living and Linda Manor Extended Care invite the public to the next in its free

WEST SPRINGFIELD — West Central Family and Counseling (WCFC) announced the appointment of two new co-clinic directors: Jo-Anne Gaughan-Cabral and

WILBRAHAM — Orchard Valley at Wilbraham will hold a benefit car wash on Wednesday, Aug. 2 from 11 a.m. to

CHICAGO — As part of its program aimed at educating physicians and other healthcare professionals on the benefits and limitations

SPRINGFIELD — In recognition of achieving quality and sustainability milestones, the Centering Healthcare Institute in Boston recently renewed the site

GLASTONBURY, Conn. — CMIC Group, a member-owned medical professional liability insurance company, announced that Michael Conneely has joined the CMIC

CHICAGO — Dr. David Barbe, president of the American Medical Assoc., issued a statement this week on the collapse of GOP

HOLYOKE — Spiros Hatiras, president and CEO of Holyoke Medical Center and Valley Health Systems, announced the promotion of Dr.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Cindy Sheridan-Murphy remembers walking into the Cancer House of Hope three years ago like it was yesterday.

WATERTOWN, Mass. — athenahealth Inc., a provider of network-enabled services for hospital and ambulatory clients nationwide, announced that John “Jack”

HOLYOKE — The Hazen Paper Co. and the Hazen Family contributed $100,000 toward the Holyoke Medical Center capital campaign —

WILBRAHAM, AGAWAM — Nearly everyone has heard of random acts of kindness, but Benchmark Senior Living employees took things up

WARE — Baystate Mary Lane will sponsor a Babysitters Academy on Saturday, July 22 to prepare area youth for summer

SPRINGFIELD — They just graduated from high school and will start college this fall, but these five teenagers are not

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) received four prestigious national and state awards for excellence in and quality of stroke

PALMER — Area seniors are invited to join Baystate Health’s annual Senior Class Picnic to be held on Wednesday, Aug.

SPRINGFIELD — The Home Health Aide program at Springfield Technical Community College has given Rhonda Skinner more than just skills to care

PITTSFIELD — The American Hospital Assoc. (AHA) Health Forum announced that Berkshire Health Systems has been named among Healthcare’s Most

LUDLOW — The bi-monthly Western Massachusetts Amputee Support Group will meet at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital, 222 State St. Ludlow, on Wednesday,

AMHERST — Achieve TMS East Amherst will be hosting its first informational open house today, July 13, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at 6

NORTHAMPTON — What does a newly designed website and an article about the opioid crisis have in common? Both received

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — School-age children whose mothers consumed more sugary beverages in mid-pregnancy had higher amounts of body

SPRINGFIELD — Are you ready to walk for love? Join the fun at Shriners Hospitals for Children – Springfield on

LONGMEADOW — Bay Path University has been awarded a $13,000 grant from the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) program “Intergenerational

NORTHAMPTON — Aimee Furaha Salmon, Harry Montalvo, and Markus Jones have joined the all-volunteer board of directors for the Northampton-based

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center received the American Heart Assoc./American Stroke Assoc. Get with the Guidelines – Stroke Gold Plus

CHICOPEE — Ibrahim Kargbo, a post-baccalaureate, pre-med student at Elms College, has earned a prestigious summer internship at the National

BOSTON — The FY18 Budget Conference Committee Report, released on Friday, effectively eliminates the state’s first-in-the-nation Prevention and Wellness Trust

SPRINGFIELD — This afternoon, July 10, at 5 p.m., nominations close for Healthcare Heroes, an exciting recognition program involving the

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

SPRINGFIELD — Planning on applying to Springfield Technical Community College for the fall semester? The college will instantly accept prospective students who bring their

SPRINGFIELD — A graduation ceremony is scheduled for 18 home health aides (HHAs) and personal-care attendants (PCAs) who underwent training

CHICOPEE — Harry Dumay, who boasts a long and distinguished career in higher education, officially took the helm of Elms