HCN News & Notes

SPRINGFIELD — Consolidated Health Plans (CHP), a Springfield-based, third-party administrator and Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary, announced this week it is in

SPRINGFIELD — Ruth Banta, executive director of the Assoc. for Community Living, announced that the organization has changed its name

PITTSFIELD — The Berkshire Healthcare Harvest Run will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. on the scenic

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is urging parents and health providers to stop giving

HOLYOKE — Due to a scheduling conflict, Holyoke Medical Center has postponed the lecture on prostate health and PSA testing,

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson VNA & Hospice announced the fifth annual Hospice Meadows Run 5K road race and two-mile walk

LENOX — Kimball Farms Lifecare in Lenox will host an interfaith forum with local clergy on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at

SPRINGFIELD — Longtime community physician Dr. Howard Trietsch, has been chosen by Baystate Health to oversee and direct new collaborative

BOSTON — Massachusetts was one of only six states awarded $2.5 million this week by the federal government to help

LEEDS — Linda Manor Assisted Living and Linda Manor Extended Care invite the public to a free concert featuring Green

WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Center for Human Development (CHD), a major provider of human services in Western Mass., will celebrate

SPRINGFIELD — The public is invited to attend the Baystate Children’s Hospital annual exhibit of memorial quilts crafted at its

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration released an in-depth analysis of the state’s opioid-related deaths from 2013 to 2014. The findings

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center announced that its Community Infusion Service, which provides infusion treatments for patients with a variety

HOLYOKE — Join Holyoke Medical Center for a lecture on Prostate Health and PSA Testing on Tuesday, Sept. 20 at

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Shaw, a board-certified and fellowship-trained cardiologist, to the medical

SPRINGFIELD — Suicide is the 10th-leading cause of death in the U.S., yet suicide is preventable. More than 2,500 people

AMHERST — A free youth Mental Health First Aid training will be held on Friday, Oct. 7 from 9 a.m.

WEST SPRINGFIELD — On Saturday, Sept. 24 from 9 a.m. to noon, the Center for Human Development’s (CHD) Cancer House

SPRINGFIELD — Katisha Woods-Johnson, director for the Center for Human Development’s (CHD) Terri Thomas Girls Program, has received a Department

HOLYOKE — Attorney Karen Jackson, owner and senior attorney of Jackson Law, an elder-law and estate-planning firm, will teach a

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

WORCESTER — AdCare Hospital announced it has earned the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for behavioral healthcare accreditation by

ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. — More than 80{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of 2,110 parents made at least one dosing error when dispensing liquid

CHICAGO — Technological and administrative obstacles are significantly cutting into available time for physicians to engage with patients. Nearly half

GREENFIELD — On Aug. 21, 180 bicyclists, runners, and walkers gathered for the ninth annual Wheeling for Healing ride, walk,

WEST SPRINGFIELD — AFC Doctors Express, the largest independent urgent-care provider in the Commonwealth, announced the opening of its 17th

WASHINGTON, D.C. — People with consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs) had lower total per-capita spending on healthcare, driven in part by

WEST SPRINGFIELD — On Wednesday evenings throughout September, CHD Disability Resources is presenting a chair yoga class designed to bring

PALMER — The Baystate Health Blood Donor Mobile will host a blood drive on Thursday, Sept. 15 from 11 a.m.

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Regional Chamber has teamed up Altus Dental to offer to its chamber members a new employee

NORTHAMPTON — Suicide. It’s not a topic most people want to discuss. Yet getting past that social taboo is the

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

By Jim Goodwin, President and CEO, Center for Human Development Used properly, the prescription pain pills known as opioids can

SPRINGFIELD — Women’s Health Associates, a specialized women’s healthcare practice providing obstetrical and gynecological care in Springfield and Westfield, announced

LEE — Porchlight VNA/Home Care announced it will serve several towns in Western Mass. with its falls-prevention presentations. Lynn Proulx,

SPRINGFIELD — Shriners Hospitals for Children – Springfield will hold its seventh annual Walk for Love Walkathon and Barbecue on

GREENFIELD — In celebration of Mental Health Awareness Week Oct. 2-8, Clinical & Support Options (CSO) Green River House and

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson announces the following September art exhibits in its galleries at the hospital and 22 Atwood Dr.,

MONSON — Monson Savings Bank will hold a complimentary workshop titled “Planning for Health Care in Retirement,” featuring Kevin Flynn,