HCN News & Notes

PITTSFIELD — In a move that will help to ensure continued and expanded access to primary care and osteopathic health

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s Oncology Department will present a free eight-week yoga class, Gentle Yoga for Cancer Survivors,

EASTHAMPTON — Marge Pietras, founder of All About You, LLC, has appointed Mary-Anne DiBlasio chief operating officer of the eight-year-old

SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Maura Brennan, program director of the Geriatric Medicine Fellowship at Baystate Health, has been awarded a three-year,

SPRINGFIELD — The Center for Human Development (CHD) announced it has been accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation

HOLYOKE — The Dowd Insurance Agencies, a leading insurance provider serving New England for more than 115 years, launched a

WEST SPRINGFIELD — Cameron Hines was born 25 weeks and three days premature. She had a grade-four and grade-three IVH

LEE — Ashlee Salvador recently joined Porchlight VNA/Home Care as the new associate director of Human Resources. She has more

LONGMEADOW — Aesthetic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, P.C., a plastic-surgery and non-invasive practice serving Western Mass. and Northern Conn., announced

WARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital is among a select group of hospitals and transplant centers nationwide recognized by the

WORCESTER ― Fallon Health reported a net loss of $2.5 million on revenue of $321 million on a GAAP basis

WARE — Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood, and just one donation can help save two lives.

SPRINGFIELD — The Melha Shriners will host its fourth annual clambake on Sunday, Aug. 23 from noon to 5 p.m.

LONGMEADOW — Continuing a journey of transformation that started years ago, Jewish Geriatric Services Inc. (JGS) announced that the organization

SPRINGFIELD — On Wednesday, Aug. 12, representatives from Diversified Metals and the Quaboag Country Club presented proceeds from their recent

SPRINGFIELD — An estimated 1,658,370 people will have learned that they have cancer before the end of this year. For

SPRINGFIELD — Back-to-school season is here. It’s time for parents to gather school supplies and backpacks. But it’s also the

ATLANTA — Cancer death rates vary nearly two-fold when mapped by U.S. congressional district, with rates generally lowest in the

SPRINGFIELD — Dakin Humane Society has been awarded a $7,500 grant from the Petco Foundation as the Top Dog sponsor

HOLYOKE — In preparation for the opening of Holyoke Medical Center’s Wound Care Center this fall, two hyperbaric oxygen chambers

LONGMEADOW — Erika Kaftan has been appointed assistant director of Educational Services at the Willie Ross School for the Deaf.

SPRINGFIELD — The city of Springfield is releasing a request for proposals (RFP) for the eight parcels of land in

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Dawn Brooks, fellowship-trained medical oncologist, to the medical staff of

SPRINGFIELD — The Salvation Army of Greater Springfield, which has been delivering services and hope to the less fortunate in

GLASTONBURY, Conn. — CMIC, a leading medical professional liability insurance company serving New England, recently elected four doctors to new,

WALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS), along with Boston radio station 98.5 FM the Sports Hub and New England

NORTHAMPTON — Country Hyundai and Northampton Volkswagen recently provided a used vehicle to the Northampton Fire Department for rescue training.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government is proposing a new standard that would dramatically lower workplace exposure to beryllium, a

HOLYOKE — Dr. Elizabeth Noyes, an American Board of Family Medicine-certified family practitioner, has joined Western Mass Physician Associates (WMPA),

AMHERST — The Amherst Area Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting for one of the area’s newest businesses,

SPRINGFIELD — One of the region’s largest nonprofit providers of early learning and family services, Square One, announced the addition

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Dr. Sandra Hassink, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics, announced the AAP’s support of the Family

HOLYOKE — Western Mass Physician Associates (WMPA) announced that pediatrician Dr. James Pribula has rejoined its pediatric practice, an affiliate

GREENFIELD — As Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s new surgery building began to take shape this past winter, members of Ironworkers

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Kyle Chambers, an otolaryngologist and head and neck surgeon, to

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield couple Jan and Bernadette Piepul have provided a challenge pledge to Dakin Humane Society donors. They will

NORTHAMPTON — Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mark Novotny, announced that Dr. Peter Elsea will join Cooley Dickinson Medical Group, Northampton

NORTHAMPTON — Physical therapist Erin Menard-Johnston has joined the Rehabilitation Services team at the Atwood Health Center, a program of

MONSON — It’s never pleasant noticing that your favorite jeans suddenly seem a little tight. “While summer vacations are the

SPRINGFIELD — Come celebrate the 90th anniversary of Shriners Hospitals for Children in Springfield at the sixth annual Walk for