HCN News & Notes

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center announced it is transitioning its blood-donor program to the American Red Cross, effective July 6.

AMHERST — Amherst Regional High School students, known as the Hurricanes — or the ’Canes for short — have again

CHICAGO — With growing concerns about the negative health effects of sports-related concussions in recent years, the American Medical Association

WESTFIELD — The Massachusetts Public Health Council unanimously approved Baystate Health’s acquisition of Noble Hospital in Westfield Wednesday. “That’s a

NORTHAMPTON — Berkshire Natural announced the first healthy vending machine providing healthy options to riders on the Massachusetts Turnpike. The

CHICAGO — Fewer than six months after a Boston cardiac surgeon was fatally shot by an individual with a suspected

BOSTON — If there is one health policy issue that unites medical professionals, consumers, employers, health plans, and policymakers, it

WILBRAHAM — Baystate Wing Hospital announced that Dr. Dennies Cuevas-Rivera, a board-certified internal-medicine physician, has joined the medical staff and is

WARE — While it is a good idea to take preventive measures against ticks year-round, said Dr. Paul Gerstein, Emergency

CHICAGO — Addressing the re-emergence of vaccine-preventable diseases in the U.S. requires states to move toward barring non-medical exemptions to

WESTFIELD — Baystate Health’s plan to acquire Noble Hospital in Westfield has been put on the fast track. The Massachusetts

SPRINGFIELD — Medicare and Medicaid are two terms that can be very confusing and yet so necessary for many to

WALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS) announced the launch of the Smart Scripts MA website (www.massmed.org/smartscriptsma) as part of

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College is currently collaborating with the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC) to have 16 players and two coaches

SPRINGFIELD — The Affiliated Chambers of Commerce of Greater Springfield (ACCGS), in collaboration with the Greater Chicopee, Easthampton, Holyoke, and

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College recently held a graduation and pinning ceremony for the 50th class of students to complete

BOSTON — Only one-quarter of physicians who prescribe opioids say they are very confident managing the patients they prescribe them

BOSTON — The Mass.Hospital Assoc. (MHA), the Organization of Nurse Leaders of MA, RI and NH, and the Home Care

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health is announcing a reduction in its workforce in response to current fiscal challenges and changes in

DALTON — Associated Industries of Massachusetts (AIM) will celebrate its 100th anniversary on June 11 by honoring three people and

WARE — Area women are invited to join Baystate Health’s Spirit of Women Program for a lecture about thyroid disorders.

GREENFIELD — The Baystate Health Blood Donor Mobile will host a blood drive on Monday, June 22, from 11 a.m.

SOUTH HADLEY — People with dementia and their caregivers are often isolated and cut off from their community. A group

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s Clinical Notes, a hospital-based women’s a cappella chorus, will perform a free summer concert,

CHICAGO — To provide guidance on best practices for reimagining traditional relationships between physicians and hospital executives, the American Medical

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

PITTSFIELD — Hillcrest Commons Nursing and Rehabilitation Center will offer an informational session titled “Reading Labels and Meal Planning” on

WORCESTER — Summertime drinking begins well before the official start to summer, with graduations and Memorial Day celebrations, and moves

BOSTON — Of the 50 state organizations that comprise the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the Massachusetts chapter, NAMI Mass,

OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. — As part of the recent White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship, the Joint Commission announced a

GREENFIELD — Dennis Chalke, senior vice president of Community Hospitals for Baystate Health, announced that Steven Bradley, president of Baystate

LEE — Representatives of Porchlight VNA/Home Care and Kindred Laurel Lake recently announced the recipient and nominees of the second

SPRINGFIELD — They may be just babies, but kittens as young as four months and puppies as young as five

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Electronic health records (EHRs) introduce new kinds of risks into an already-complex healthcare environment, according to an

SPRINGFIELD — Other than your personal safety, there are health safety issues to worry about when using social-media apps to

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital will offer a free screening of the documentary States of Grace, followed by discussion, on

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

SPRINGFIELD — The rising cost of dental insurance, or lack of coverage, can cause families to skip going to the

SPRINGFIELD — U.S. News & World Report has rated Baystate Medical Center as part of an elite group of 34

WORCESTER — The New England Institute of Addiction & Prevention Studies (NEIAS) Summer School will be held June 8-11 at