HCN News & Notes

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

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Anna Weingart to the Berkshire Medical Center medical staff and the

LONGMEADOW — Bay Path University announced the kickoff of a yearlong celebration, marking its 125th year of providing workforce-aligned, career-focused

SPRINGFIELD — Judith Ward, vice president of Marketing and Communications at Baystate Health, has been certified as a fellow of

SPRINGFIELD — Health New England (HNE) awarded $400,000 in grants to help three nonprofit organizations improve the health and well-being

NORTH ADAMS — The Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) will hold a virtual information session on the college’s radiologic

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health is announcing some significant changes to its hospital visitor (also referred to as care partner) policy

SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Museums will host Massachusetts pediatric Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination clinics the weekends of Nov. 13-14 and Nov.

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

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health will continue a free Military Veterans Virtual Healthcare Lunchtime Series on Wednesday, Nov. 10 with “Community

SPRINGFIELD — Do you know someone who is truly making a difference in the Western Mass. region? BusinessWest invites you

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — As part of American Eagle Financial Credit Union’s (AEFCU) month-long celebration of veterans, their families, and

BOSTON — Following updated guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Baker-Polito administration outlined how families

SPRINGFIELD — The Brightside Angel Campaign has been a local holiday tradition for the past 41 years, offering gifts with

ITASCA Ill. — The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted school for millions of students, forcing many families to juggle online learning, and

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health has again been recognized for embracing the use of the most advanced information technology necessary to

SPRINGFIELD — Kimberley Lee, vice president of Resource Development and Branding for the Mental Health Assoc. Inc. (MHA), has accepted

SPRINGFIELD — VIABILITY Inc. announced that five employers from Massachusetts were selected as 2021 recipients of its Inclusive Employer of

SPRINGFIELD — The prestigious American Diabetes Assoc. (ADA) Education Recognition Certificate for a quality diabetes self-management education and support (DSMES)

SPRINGFIELD — Square One recently elected a new slate of officers to its board of directors. The election was held

NORTHAMPTON — The Garden: A Center for Grieving Children and Teens will present a virtual book reading by local author

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

WESTFIELD — A virtual information session for Westfield State University’s (WSU) master’s degrees in counseling and applied behavior analysis will

AGAWAM — The board of directors of Work Opportunity Center Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping individuals with developmental