HCN News & Notes

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College has been awarded a grant as part of the American Cancer Society and the CVS Health

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Mary Chiecko has joined AdCare Hospital as Community Services representative for Western Mass. Chiecko, who has more

NORTH ADAMS — North Adams Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center invites children in the area to have cocoa and cookies

WEST HATFIELD — A new walk-in clinic has opened at the Cooley Dickinson Orthopedics & Sports Medicine practice in West

SOUTH HADLEY — Newton Street Dental is hosting a teddy-bear drive for Shriners Hospitals for Children – Springfield. Each teddy

CHICAGO — Just one year after the American Heart Assoc. (AHA) and American Medical Assoc. (AMA) launched Target: BP, more

SPRINGFIELD — Beginning at 11 a.m. today, Nov. 16, the Massachusetts Health Connector will join Caring Health Center in Springfield

PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital announced that Dr. Adam Mirot has joined its medical staff and will serve as an

SPRINGFIELD — The annual Gift of Light campaign for the Cancer Support Groups and Patient Services Fund at Mercy Medical

ORLANDO, Fla. — The American Medical Assoc. (AMA) adopted new policy aimed at ensuring medical students and resident and fellow

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) announced it now offers the significant advances in the detection and diagnosis of breast

AMHERST — The University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation announced that the UMass Rising Campaign, the largest philanthropic campaign in the

WARE — Celebrate the season of Thanksgiving by donating blood before the holiday weekend. The community is invited to join

NORTHAMPTON — To celebrate 25 years of providing services to people living with HIV and AIDS, A Positive Place is

LEEDS — Linda Manor Assisted Living invites the community to a holiday open house on Sunday, Nov. 27 from 11

CHICOPEE — The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Western Massachusetts (NAMI Western Mass.) will hold its sixth annual art

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.