HCN News & Notes

SPRINGFIELD — Western Mass. is known for many things — its beauty, its many distinguished colleges and universities, its recreational

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center will host a free Diabetes Wellness Fair on Wednesday, Nov. 15 from 3 to 7

LENOX — Kimball Farms Life Care will host a showing of two short films and a discussion by the founder

SPRINGFIELD — Nearly a decade ago, BusinessWest created a new recognition program called Difference Makers. That carefully chosen name sums

NORTHAMPTON — ServiceNet President and CEO Susan Stubbs announced the promotion of two leaders at the agency. Karen Franklin is

SPRINGFIELD — The children served by Brightside for Families and Children will be the recipients of the Hope for the

WILLIAMSTOWN — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Sarah Turner to the medical staff of Berkshire Medical Center

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Kevin Quiusky, a board-certified and fellowship-trained nephrologist, to the medical

SPRINGFIELD — State Sen. Eric Lesser and representatives of Unify Against Bullying will hold a ceremony on Monday, Oct. 30 at

EAST LONGMEADOW — An anti-bullying movement initially started in Western Mass. has spread across all 50 states and to more

SPRINGFIELD — The United Bank Foundation Massachusetts recently approved a $50,000 grant designated to help Baystate Medical Center and Baystate

SPRINGFIELD — Thanksgiving is approaching, and the Gray House, a nonprofit human-services agency in the North End of Springfield, is

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Health Care recently welcomed Dr. Estevan Garcia to its senior leadership team as chief medical officer

PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital will sponsor a Babysitters Academy on Saturday, Nov. 11 to ready area youth for babysitting

SPRINGFIELD — Anne Kandilis spends a lot of time talking with area employers, so she knows there are jobs to

HOLYOKE — Spiros Hatiras, president and CEO of Holyoke Medical Center and Valley Health Systems, announced the appointment of Michael

WILLIAMSTOWN — Williamstown Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center will host a discussion on “Coping with the Holidays” on Wednesday, Nov.

SPRINGFIELD — The City2City initiative, formed in 2010 as a way to identify best practices in metro areas that can

SPRINGFIELD — The Business & Innovation Expo of Western Mass., the seventh annual business-to-business show produced by BusinessWest and the

SPRINGFIELD — About 150 golfers hit the links for the 37th annual Brightside Golf Classic on Oct. 16. The tournament,

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) will host a free discussion, “Early Detection: Breast Cancer Screening,” on Tuesday, Oct. 24

FLORENCE — The second annual Happy Valley Half Marathon & 5K will take place at Look Park on Sunday, Oct.

SPRINGFIELD — The Business & Innovation Expo of Western Mass., the seventh annual business-to-business show produced by BusinessWest and the

CHICOPEE — Elms College will host a panel discussion on healthcare innovation on Thursday, Nov. 9 at 5:30 p.m. in

EASTHAMPTON — Insurance broker Smith Brothers has added Nicole Miner as employee benefits account executive, based in the company’s Easthampton

SPRINGFIELD — The Business & Innovation Expo of Western Mass., the seventh annual business-to-business show produced by BusinessWest and the

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Place announced Pittsfield Medical Associates as its new medical team to provide lead physician oversight to its

HOLYOKE — As construction nears completion on Holyoke Community College’s new Culinary Arts and Hospitality center in downtown Holyoke, two

GREENFIELD — Hospice of Franklin County invites the community to participate in its Tree of Hope and Remembrance Lighting Ceremony

LONGMEADOW — Cognitive neuroscientist and researcher Dr. Jonathan Jackson will host a presentation at Bay Path University on Thursday, Oct. 19 from

SPRINGFIELD — Bradley Harmon has joined the staff at Mercy Medical Center as executive director of Mission Integration. In this

WORCESTER — Mary Chiecko, AdCare Community Services representative for Western Mass., has been honored with the 2017 Community Services of

SPRINGFIELD — One of the highlights of this year’s Business & Innovation Expo of Western Mass., produced by BusinessWest and

AGAWAM — Survivor Journeys invites the community to the third annual Halloween Gala sponsored by Health New England and S.

NORTHAMPTON — Friendly rivalry and a passion to support the new Breast Center at Cooley Dickinson brought more than 144

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Advanced Restoration Group, a fire and water restoration business based in Easthampton, has pledged $15,000 over three

SPRINGFIELD — The Gándara Center’s Project Health program will host its 20th annual HIV/AIDS Vigil for the Springfield community today,

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Mayor Dominic Sarno and representatives of Unify Against Bullying will hold a ceremony on Monday, Oct. 16

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) will present a program with urologist Dr. Alexander Berry on Tuesday, Oct. 17 at

WESTFIELD — Making Strides Against Breast Cancer, slated for Sunday, Oct. 29 at Stanley Park in Westfield, is a non-competitive,