HCN News & Notes

EASTHAMPTON — Community Resources for People with Autism announced it has changed its name to Autism Connections, effective Nov. 14.

NORTHAMPTON — At its recent annual meeting, the Cooley Dickinson board of trustees distributed several awards to employees and community

PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital announced that Ed and Ellen Noonan will serve as co-chairs for the Baystate Wing Emergency

NORTHAMPTON — More than 140 people attended the 130th annual meeting of the Cooley Dickinson board of trustees on Oct.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — AFC Doctors Express, the largest independent urgent-care provider in the Commonwealth, announced that military veterans can receive

HOLYOKE — The Salvation Army Holyoke Corps will kick off its annual Red Kettle Campaign on Friday, Nov. 11 at

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) has been recognized for being the best in Massachusetts for treating ischemic stroke patients

AGAWAM — The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Western Massachusetts (NAMI Western Mass.) announced its NAMI Connection support group

CHICOPEE — On Tuesday, Nov. 29, HRMA of Western New England will present a half-day symposium on both prevention and

NORTHAMPTON — Ella Smolenski, a mental-health advocate, support-group facilitator, and member of Cooley Dickinson Health Care’s (CDHC) Patient Family Advisory

NORTH ADAMS — Dr. Paul Donovan, a long-time practicing physician in North Adams, has written and published the second of

SPRINGFIELD — The Basketball Hall of Fame and the Rotary Club of Springfield have announced the honorees for the seventh

AGAWAM — Two Massachusetts organizations were recognized as Employer of Choice Award recipients by the Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast

LEE — Porchlight VNA/Home Care will debut its newest fund-raiser, “Lighting Up Lives!” in celebration of National Home Care Month

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration received federal approval for its innovative, five-year Medicaid (MassHealth) 1115 waiver. The Centers for Medicare

SPRINGFIELD — City Tire Auto Care Centers, a third-generation, family-owned business, recently concluded a nine-month-long fund-raising campaign for Shriners Hospitals

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College Director of Strength and Conditioning Brian Thompson recently received an official appointment as an expert technical

SPRINGFIELD — Every Halloween, students at DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology in West Springfield decorate and donate an array of pumpkins

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) has once again earned an ‘A’ rating from the Leapfrog Group, ranking it among

NORTHAMPTON — The trees in the Healing Garden at Cooley Dickinson Hospital will again be aglow this late fall and

SPRINGFIELD — Christopher Eastwood, a junior at UMass Amherst, was chosen to represent Shriners Hospitals for Children – Springfield as

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest magazine, in conjunction with Presenting Sponsor Comcast Business, will present the sixth annual Western Mass. Business Expo

WESTFIELD — The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), the nation’s largest suicide-prevention organization, is hosting more than 350 International

CHICAGO — The American Medical Assoc. (AMA) launched a website that aims to bring much-needed transparency to skyrocketing prescription-drug prices.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Market Mentors, LLC, a full-service marketing firm in West Springfield, partnered with several local businesses for the

LONGMEADOW — JGS Lifecare will hold a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 3 to celebrate the new Sosin

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — A new clinical report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) says reducing the exposure

WEST SPRINGFIELD — AFC Doctors Express, the largest independent urgent-care provider in the Commonwealth, recently announced support for a national

CHICAGO — The American Medical Assoc. (AMA) welcomed the final recommendations from the White House’s Mental Health and Substance Use

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN), the state’s nonprofit association, released the second edition of “Commonwealth Insights,” focusing on

NORTHAMPTON — A dialogue about race in the community will be held Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 5 and 6, from

NORTH ADAMS — The North Adams campus of Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) will soon be home to a convenient, single

LENOX — Kimball Farms/PineHill on Walker Street in Lenox announced two ongoing support groups. The Alzheimer’s Support Group meets the

WALTHAM — U.S. Sen. Edward Markey will deliver the keynote address at the Mass. Medical Society’s (MMS) summit on opioids,

LONGMEADOW — Aesthetic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, P.C., a community-centered cosmetic-surgery and non-invasive practice serving Western Mass. and Northern Conn.,

CHICAGO — The American Medical Assoc. (AMA) applauded the steps taken by the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) to

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health has appointed Ben Craft to the new position of senior director of Government and Public Affairs.

SPRINGFIELD — Shriners Hospitals for Children would like to thank its friends at MIX 93-1 and NewsRadio 560 WHYN for

GREENFIELD — Hospice of Franklin County, in collaboration with Baystate Franklin Medical Center, is holding a free community screening of

HOLYOKE — The Wound Care Center at Holyoke Medical Center, a member of the Healogics network, is participating in the