HCN News & Notes

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest will honor its fourth annual Women of Impact on Thursday, Dec. 9 from 5 to 8 p.m.

HOLYOKE — In an effort to make vaccines more accessible to the community, Holyoke Mall is partnering with the Holyoke

SPRINGFIELD — Western New England University will host its Stuff-a-Cruiser Toy Drive event on Monday, Dec. 6 from 8 a.m.

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration announced the deployment of three state-supported mobile units for monoclonal antibody treatment for high-risk individuals

SPRINGFIELD — More than 4 million youth and young adults experience homelessness annually in this country. It is estimated that

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) nurse Michaela LaPlante has received the DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses, a national nursing

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest will honor its fourth annual Women of Impact on Thursday, Dec. 9 from 5 to 8 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD — Dr. Simone Alter-Muri, Springfield College’s director and professor for Art Therapy/Counseling and Art Education Programs, recently received the

SPRINGFIELD — As part of its Hope for the Holidays program, United Way of Pioneer Valley (UWPV) announced Fill the

WORCESTER — AdCare Hospital has appointed Romas Buivydas as its CEO. For the past six months, Buivydas has served as

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center is five-star rated for carotid procedures, respiratory failure and treatment of sepsis, according to new

BOSTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will be sending more than $22 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

PITTSFIELD — Carr Hardware announced the success of its Carr-nniversary Weekend, which, with customers’ help, led to a donation of

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Assoc. (MHA), announced updated hospital guidance to

BOSTON — To ensure safety for the citizens of Massachusetts, the Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission (ABCC) will be conducting alcohol-enforcement

SPRINGFIELD — Looking for something different to give for the holidays this year? The Rays of Hope Pink Holiday Boutique

HOLYOKE — A Hampden Superior Court judge dismissed criminal charges against two administrators of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, where an

SPRINGFIELD — Western New England University’s (WNE) College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences was recently awarded a $300,000 research grant

HOLYOKE — Free “Stop the Spread” COVID-19 testing at Holyoke Community College (HCC) has been extended through March 31, 2022,

BOSTON — The Baker-Polito administration announced that, effective immediately, all Massachusetts residents ages 18 and over are eligible to get

WORCESTER — Fallon Health announced that $110,000 worth of grants have been awarded to 11 community-based organizations across its service

SPRINGFIELD — For the next several weeks, the Baystate Health Mobile Vaccine Team, whose mission is to ensure all communities

By Sara Kendall, vice president of Clinical Operations at the Mental Health Assoc. Safeguarding the mental health of all Baystate

SPRINGFIELD — United Way of Pioneer Valley is looking to the community for support as it launches its Feed-a-Family 2021

SPRINGFIELD — The holiday season will be a little brighter this year thanks to the efforts of organizers of the

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s Childbirth Center announced the launch of a new donor milk program in partnership with Mothers’

PALMER — As the holiday season approaches, the Baystate Wing Auxiliary will set up its annual Tree of Love, which

SPRINGFIELD — BusinessWest will honor its fourth annual Women of Impact on Thursday, Dec. 9 from 5 to 8 p.m.

SPRINGFIELD — The College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Western New England University (WNE) announced a new master of

SPRINGFIELD — In 2006, Dr. K. Francis Lee, an established leader in the surgical community, founded Advanced Vein Care Center

AMHERST — UMass Dining Services has been awarded $319,000 by the Henry P. Kendall Foundation for its “Strategies to Onboard

BOSTON — Opioid-related overdose deaths in Massachusetts rose slightly in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same

LUDLOW — The Michael J. Dias Foundation held its eighth annual golf tournament fundraiser at Ludlow Country Club on Oct.

SPRINGFIELD — Laura Bundesen, an artist-entrepreneur from Huntington, will exhibit and sell her mixed-media ‘brain artwork’ at a one-of-a-kind, neuro-themed

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center received an ‘A’ Leapfrog hospital safety grade for fall 2021. This national distinction recognizes BMC’s

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center earned a third consecutive grade ‘A’ Leapfrog hospital safety grade for fall 2021. Leapfrog is

SPRINGFIELD — MHA named Tara Kurtz-Boucher vice president of Integration and Community Living. She will oversee MHA’s outreach and residential