HCN News & Notes

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) announced that President and CEO Spiros Hatiras has received the Huron Studer Group’s 2020

NORTHAMPTON — Sunset & Vines, an annual fundraising event for the Northampton Survival Center usually hosted by Glendale Ridge Vineyard

WESTFIELD — Behavioral Health Network Inc. (BHN) announced it received a grant of $10,000 from Westfield Bank to benefit Kamp

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Peter Chien as the new division chief of Cardiology at

SPRINGFIELD — Following a human-services career spanning more than 45 years, Square One President and CEO Joan Kagan has announced

WILLIAMSTOWN — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) and Williams College announced that the Williamstown Apothecary, a new retail pharmacy in Williamstown,

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

BOSTON — The Boston/West Roxbury office of Schooley Mitchell, North America’s largest independent cost-reduction company, announced it is delivering hundreds

WEST HATFIELD — Cooley Dickinson Medical Group (CDMG) Orthopedics & Sports Medicine recently welcomed orthopedic surgeon Dr. Brian Hoffman to

BOSTON — All three of Massachusetts’ largest health insurers reported substantial gains in the second quarter as patients kept paying

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Technical Community College (STCC) is connecting with the local community through college alumni, local politicians, civic and

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced that laboratory testing confirmed the second human case of eastern

SPRINGFIELD — Second Chance Animal Services is rising to the challenges presented by COVID-19, continuing to innovate for the health

HOLYOKE — Cannabis cultivation, beer and cider brewing, and winemaking are just a few of the new academic programs being

SPRINGFIELD — American International College (AIC) will offer a certificate in Addiction Counseling beginning with the fall 2020 semester. Applications are

HOLYOKE — River Valley Counseling Center has welcomed Valerie Bourdon to its board of directors. She has more than 25

SPRINGFIELD — Western New England University (WNEU) College of Pharmacy Health Sciences and Big Y Foods, Inc. Community-Based Residency Program

SPRINGFIELD — MHA has received a new minivan specially converted to increase community integration and access for those the agency

WORCESTER — AdCare will host a free, virtual training on how to administer the overdose-reversing drug naloxone, or Narcan, on

SPRINGFIELD — For the seventh year in a row, Mercy Medical Center has received the American Heart Assoc./American Stroke Assoc.

WESTFIELD — Westfield State University appointed Maggie Balch dean of students. She will report to Vice President for Student Affairs

WESTFIELD — Westfield State University (WSU) and Holyoke Community College (HCC) have partnered to create an affordable pathway for students

HOLYOKE — U.S. Rep. Richard Neal recently visited Holyoke Community College (HCC) to announce the awarding of a four-year, $1.89

DALLAS — The time has come for routine healthcare visits to include some form of dietary assessment and counseling, according

SPRINGFIELD — Trinity Health Of New England announced the opening of the Joyce D. and Andrew J. Mandell Center for

BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) announced the first human case of West Nile virus (WNV) in

SPRINGFIELD — The COVID-19 pandemic has posed significant struggles for individuals and families to see loved ones. It is especially

SPRINGFIELD — Springfield College Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Martha Potvin announced that M. Susan Guyer has been

NORTHAMPTON — In late July, the Radiation Oncology team at the Vitkauskas Crowe Radiation Oncology Suite, part of the Mass

SPRINGFIELD — The Jewish Community Center of Springfield (JCC) and Jewish Family Service of Western Massachusetts (JFS) have partnered to

BOSTON — When Gov. Charlie Baker issued stay-at-home guidance in mid-March, hundreds of mentoring and youth-serving programs across the state

SPRINGFIELD — Mercy Medical Center recently welcomed Dr. Nada Kawar to its team of physicians and providers. Kawar specializes in

SPRINGFIELD — During COVID-19, the world has turned upside down. For parents with babies at the Davis Neonatal Intensive Care