HCN News & Notes

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

HOLYOKE — The children served by Brightside for Families and Children will be the recipients of the ‘Hope for the

SPRINGFIELD — On Oct. 23, Helen Davis Blake, G’67, was honored with the first-ever President’s Philanthropy Award for her nearly

SPRINGFIELD — The annual Rays of Hope breast cancer work on Oct. 25 drew more than 18,000 participants and raised

NORTHAMPTON – More than 100 people attended the 129th Annual Meeting of the Cooley Dickinson Board of Trustees staged recently

SPRINGFIELD — Francine Vecchiolla, dean of the Springfield College School of Social Work, has been appointed to a three-year term

SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Heidi Ellis and Dr. Stoney Jackson of the Computer Science and Technology Department at Western New England

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield College Physician Assistant Program saw 100{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of its 2015 graduates pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying

SPRINGFIELD — This year’s 22nd annual Rays of Hope – a Walk and Run Toward the Cure of Breast Cancer

CHERRY HILL, N.J. — Healthcare continues to be a burgeoning and ever-changing business in the U.S., creating demand for products

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield College Center for Wellness Education and Research (CWER) will host world-renowned neuroscientist and nutrition and diet

GREENFIELD — Hospice of Franklin County earned a perfect score on a recent survey by the Mass. Department of Public

BOSTON — The death toll from opioids in Massachusetts continues to rise unabated despite months of intensifying efforts to combat

WESTERN MASS. — Do you know someone who is truly making a difference in the Western Mass. region? BusinessWest magazine,

HOLYOKE — All parents want to help their teens as they plan the transition from high school to college or

LEE — Lee Premium Outlets is participating in a national engagement with Susan G. Komen to support the fight against

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) has announced the opening of newly renovated space at Holyoke Health Center (HHC), located

LONGMEADOW — Cancer is a common disease, so it is not unusual to have a family member with cancer. But

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s (BFMC) Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Department has received certification from the American Assoc. of Cardiovascular and

GREENFIELD – Baystate Franklin Medical Center and the YMCA of Greenfield will hold a Senior Health Fair and Functional Fitness