HCN News & Notes

SPRINGFIELD — Drew DiGiorgio was appointed president and CEO of Consolidated Health Plans Inc. (CHP) by the Berkshire Hathaway board

LEE — Porchlight VNA/Home Care has been awarded a five-star rating by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).

NORTHAMPTON — Pregnant women at Cooley Dickinson’s Childbirth Center who want more options for pain management during labor and delivery

WESTFIELD — Baystate Noble Hospital is dedicated to giving back to the community it serves. On Nov. 18, it begin

WALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS) announced it is taking additional actions to combat the opioid epidemic in the

NORTHAMPTON — Dr. Deborah Smith, a medical oncologist, has joined Cooley Dickinson Medical Group Hematology Oncology. She is now seeing

HOLYOKE — Nancy Magri, president and owner of Home Health Solutions, recently welcomed Sharon Ashton to the company’s business-development staff.

HOLYOKE — On Friday, Nov. 20, the United Arc will hold a grand-opening event at its new Positive Parenting Resource

WESTFIELD — Baystate Noble Hospital will offer flu shots to adults 18 and older on Wednesday, Nov. 18 in the

CHICOPEE — Starting in January 2016, the Elms College School of Nursing will offer a 30{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} tuition discount for all

EAST LONGMEADOW — W.F. Young Inc., makers of Absorbine pet, equine, and livestock products, announced it has acquired Pure Ocean

SPRINGFIELD — The skin is the largest organ in the human body and, for at least one in five U.S.

AGAWAM — Insurance Center of New England (ICNE) will host a breakfast seminar covering a range of financial topics related

SPRINGFIELD — With Thanksgiving quickly approaching, the Gray House in Springfield is requesting donations to help the families it serves

NORTHAMPTON — At the recent annual meeting of the Cooley Dickinson board of trustees, voting members of the board elected

PITTSFIELD — Porchlight VNA/Home Care recently held its fifth annual Celebration Dinner at the ITAM Lodge in Pittsfield. The dinner

LEEDS — Linda Manor Assisted Living invites the community to a first-anniversary open house on Sunday, Nov. 29 from 11

WALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS) has announced the release of an expanded sixth edition of “Intimate Partner Violence:

LONGMEADOW — JGS Lifecare will present “Do You Have the Right Balance?” as part of its Ruth’s House Life Learning

NORTHAMPTON — When a young person experiences a serious mental-health crisis for the first time, surrounding him or her with

WESTFIELD — Baystate Noble Hospital welcomes four surgeons to its primary-care office at 57 Union St. in Westfield. They are

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield College applied exercise science major and clinical exercise physiology graduate program recently were awarded continuing accreditation

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Megan Hudson, executive director of the Brain Balance Achievement Center on Riverdale Street, was selected to be

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — The Brattleboro Retreat announced that its board of trustees has appointed Louis Josephson as the hospital’s new

HOLYOKE — O’Connell Care at Home, with offices in Holyoke, Springfield and South Deerfield, today announced that the grand opening

On Wednesday, Nov. 4, Comcast Business will present the fifth annual Western Mass. Business Expo at the MassMutual Center in

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center earned an ‘A’ grade from the Leapfrog Group, a national, independent nonprofit that rates

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems’ (BHS) WellnessWorks program has been named a WorkWell Massachusetts Award Program gold-level winner for its

ADAMS — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Miriam Goldfarb, a board-certified obstetrician and gynecologist, to the medical

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) broke ground this week on construction for a new, state-of-the-art Emergency Department that, when

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health is the latest company to join the CEOs Against Stigma campaign created by the state chapter

LENOX — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Amanda Staples to the medical staff of Berkshire Medical Center

AGAWAM — The Employers Assoc. of the NorthEast announced today its findings from the 2015-2016 Salary & Budget Survey, with

SPRINGFIELD — Western New England University is joining forces with New England College of Optometry (NECO) in Boston to establish

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield College Occupational Therapy Master’s Program has received 10-year accreditation status by the Accreditation Council for Occupational

NORTHAMPTON — Rockridge Retirement Community, a Deaconess Abundant Life Community, announced the addition of a new neighborhood to the campus.

GREENFIELD — Spirit of Women at Baystate Franklin Medical Center will host “Legs: Looking Good & Feeling Better,” focusing on

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Spending on health care for the privately insured in the United States grew at a steady rate

SPRINGFIELD — Valley Venture Mentors (VVM) is now accepting applications for the 2016 VVM Accelerator. The Accelerator is designed to

BOSTON — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS) today testified before the legislature’s joint Committee on Public Health in opposition to