HCN News & Notes

BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker issued a statement this week in response to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s

WESTFIELD — The Western Mass Knights sled hockey teams will host the sixth annual Cammer Cup game at Amelia Park

SPRINGFIELD — During the month of March, Dakin Humane Society is reducing the regular cost of female-dog spay surgery by

NORTHAMPTON — Skin cancer, the most common type of cancer in the U.S. today, occurs most frequently on the face.

CHICOPEE — The Arbors at Chicopee will host an informational seminar Wednesday, April 13 at 5 p.m. on national clinical

WARE — On Saturday, March 26, Debbie Rozzen, owner of Silhouettes Salon, and her staff will donate their earnings and

BOSTON — Yesterday at the State House, Gov. Charlie Baker signed landmark legislation into law to address the deadly opioid

SOUTH HADLEY — Beginning on Thursday, April 7, WestMass ElderCare is offering a six-week program titled “Powerful Tools for Caregivers”

LONGMEADOW — Glenmeadow Retirement will partner with the Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts in offering panel discussion on charitable giving

NORTHAMPTON — Richard Venne, president and CEO, invites the public to join Community Enterprises Inc. in celebrating 40 years of

SPRINGFIELD — Each year, somewhere between 700,000 and 1 million people in the U.S. fall while a patient in a

CHICAGO — The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) and CAE Healthcare announced a collaborative agreement to design and develop an

SPRINGFIELD — The 2016 94.7 WMAS Children’s Miracle Network Radiothon to benefit Baystate Children’s Hospital broke an all-time record last

FLORENCE — The Dementia Initiative welcomes three Cooley Dickinson Health Care providers as guest experts at its spring 2016 workshop

EAST LONGMEADOW — Painting with a Twist, an art and social studio in East Longmeadow, hosted a Painting with a

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center has added new, state-of-the-art, 3-D mammography (breast tomosynthesis) for better breast cancer detection. The 3-D

NORTHAMPTON — Clinical & Support Options (CSO) announced the appointment of Deborah Ekstrom to the position of vice president of

WALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society board of trustees announced it has selected Lois Dehls Cornell as the society’s new

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Social workers, nurses, and the public are invited to attend Landmark at Monastery Heights’ GEMS program, “Philosophy

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center (BFMC) recently announced the hospital’s receipt of a $1.8 million grant from the Mass.

SPRINGFIELD — Trinity Health, the parent organization of Mercy Medical Center, has selected Mercy’s new community health project as a

WARE — The Baystate Regional Cancer Program at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital and the American Cancer Society will present “Look

BOSTON — Healthcare workers and advocates with the Campaign for Fair Care will testify today in support of new hospital

NORTHAMPTON — On Saturday, April 9 at 3 p.m., Patrick Donnelly, 2015-17 poet laureate of Northampton, will host “Poets for

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Children’s Hospital will hold its annual Service of Remembrance on Sunday, April 3, for area families who

WORCESTER — Kathleen Toomey has joined AdCare Hospital as Community Services representative for Central Mass. Toomey has nearly a decade

NORTHAMPTON — Linda Manor Assisted Living community offers a monthly Alzheimer’s disease support group. This month, the meeting will be

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s (BFMC) Oncology Department will offer a free writing workshop, “Spirit of the Written Word,”

SPRINGFIELD — In honor of its 80th Anniversary, Big Y Foods has partnered with Make-A-Wish Massachusetts and Rhode Island, inviting

EAST LONGMEADOW — Painting with a Twist, an art and social studio, will host a Painting with a Purpose charity

SPRINGFIELD — Not all heart attacks are created equal. Especially if you are a woman. “When asked about the warning

SPRINGFIELD — The second annual Melha Shriners Italian American Club Dinner will take place on Saturday, March 12 at 6

SPRINGFIELD — Skoler, Abbott & Presser, P.C., a leading labor and employment law firm serving employers in the Greater Springfield

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College athletic counseling graduate student Erika Van Dyke recently was awarded the 2016 American Psychological Assoc. Division

BOSTON — The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation announced the appointment of two new members to its board

NORTHAMPTON — Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Daniel Sage will present “Arthritis of the Hip and Knee: Understanding Trends in Treatment” on

LONGMEADOW — In January, Wernick Adult Day Health Care of JGS Lifecare earned a deficiency-free survey from the state Department

CHICAGO — The American Medical Assoc. (AMA) pledged to work with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Nina Molin, a board-certified internal-medicine practitioner, to the physician staff

WARE — Ware public schools, the Quaboag Hills Community Coalition’s Substance Use Task Force, and Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan