HCN News & Notes

SPRINGFIELD — Today, U.S. Rep. Richard Neal, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, marked the 12th anniversary of

SPRINGFIELD — Behavioral Health Network Inc. (BHN) announced the creation of a vice-president-level position to oversee social justice efforts and

HOLYOKE — In March 2014, at an International Women’s Day conference in Geneva, Jyoti Sanghera, chief of economic and social

BOSTON — State Sen. John Velis and state Rep. Joseph Wagner were appointed to the conference committee tasked with resolving

HOLYOKE — MiraVista Behavioral Health Center announced the opening of its Clinical Stabilization Service (CSS). The CSS program is part

PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital is looking for seniors and young adults to come in and support the hospital staff

AMHERST — On March 2, the Berthiaume Center for Entrepreneurship kicked off its premier pitch event with the Innovation Challenge:

FLORENCE — Friends of Children Inc. will present Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan with the 2022 Changemaker Award at a

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) will host a graduate open house on Tuesday, March 22 beginning at 6 p.m.

WORCESTER — Fallon Health announced it mailed care packages to help members covered under its Fallon Medicare Plus and NaviCare

SPRINGFIELD — Throughout the course of a year, the Davis Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Baystate Children’s Hospital cares

NORTH ADAMS — BFAIR recently welcomed Tami Minck as Quality Assurance facilitator and Human Rights coordinator. Minck started her career

SPRINGFIELD — Staff Attorney Jessica Marcellino of Western New England University School of Law’s Center for Social Justice will join

BRATTLEBORO, Vt. — The Brattleboro Retreat, a specialty psychiatric hospital for people of all ages, is now accepting patients for

HOLYOKE — The Human Service Forum (HSF), a nonprofit dedicated to supporting and empowering Massachusetts public-service leaders, will welcome Marylou

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Mall will host an in-person job fair on Thursday, May 5 from 3 to 6 p.m. on

EAST BROOKFIELD — New items are arriving daily for the upcoming Second Chance Animal Services dinner auction to be held

ENFIELD, Conn. — Asnuntuck Community College (ACC) will hold an open house on campus on Thursday, April 7. The event

SPRINGFIELD ­— The Mental Health Assoc. (MHA) has named René Piñero vice president of Behavioral Health and Clinical Operations. Piñero,

HOLYOKE — Due to a rapid decline in infection rates and dwindling demand for COVID-19 tests, the Stop the Spread

WEST SPRINGFIELD — DiGrigoli School of Cosmetology is getting a makeover. The school, which opened its doors in 2002, will

SPRINGFIELD — The Western New England University (WNE) College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences announced that the graduates of the

GREAT BARRINGTON — Community Health Programs (CHP) has named Dr. Kenneth Faber chief medical officer. Faber has been serving as

SPRINGFIELD — The Mental Health Assoc. (MHA) is partnering with Full Gospel Church in Westfield in collecting over-the-counter medicines and

HOLYOKE — Baystate Health and Kindred Behavioral Health, a division of LifePoint Health, broke ground on March 8 in Holyoke

HARTFORD, Conn. — Trinity Health Of New England, in partnership with the Paradigm for Parity coalition, announced its commitment to

SOUTH DEERFIELD — Curative announced a new COVID-19 PCR testing site has opened to the public at the South County

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Stephen Phlaum, a board-certified and fellowship-trained cardiologist, to the medical

PALMER — The Baystate Wing Hospital Auxiliary is making scholarship applications available for the 2022-23 academic year. The auxiliary will

PITTSFIELD — Darlene Rodowicz has formally assumed the role of president and CEO of Berkshire Health Systems. Rodowicz, who formerly

HARTFORD, Conn. — As a result of the declining COVID-19 numbers within its health ministries and local communities, Trinity Health

LONGMEADOW — It’s been said that a wise person learns from their mistakes, a wiser person learns from others’ mistakes,

WORCESTER — Fallon Health, a nationally recognized, not-for-profit healthcare-services organization, announced that Katie Acker has been named to the newly

SPRINGFIELD — This week, state Sen. Adam Gomez gathered alongside fellow Springfield legislators and members of the Western Mass. delegation