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Hospitals Challenged by Rising Costs, Falling Revenues

February 23, 2023February 20, 2023 George OBrien 74 Views Hospitals, losing money, Rising Costs

Critical Condition An “inflection point.”  That’s what Dr. Robert Roose says hospitals have reached when it comes to their bottom

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CNA students Marianna Navarro Santiago, left, and Dashira Nazario
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STCC Celebrates Opening of Workforce Development CNA Laboratory

February 23, 2023February 20, 2023 HCN Staff 74 Views CNA Laboratory, nursing assistants, STCC, workforce development

Meeting a Growing Need According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of certified nursing assistants will grow 11% from 2018

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January’s ribbon cutting for BHN WellBeing
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Community Behavioral Health Centers Strive to Leave No One Behind

February 23, 2023February 20, 2023 HCN Staff 69 Views Behavioral Health Centers, CBHC, Center for Human Development, Massachusetts

Care Where It’s Needed Christy O’Brien sees the state’s new Community Behavioral Health Centers(CBHCs) as a way to keep people

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State Connects Families with High-demand Jobs in Healthcare, Education

February 23, 2023February 20, 2023 HCN Staff 66 Views Department of Transitional Assistance, Healthcare Jobs, internships, Massachusetts

Getting on Track The Department of Transitional Assistance’s DTA Works Internship Program recently launched two new career tracks in healthcare

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Mark Auerbach
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For Those on the Organ-donation List, It’s a Painful Numbers Game

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 George OBrien 193 Views donor program, Mark Auerbach, Organ-donation, transplants, waiting list

Wait of the World By George O’Brien Mark Auerbach says he had started down the stairs in his home in

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Cristina Rivera and Dr. Katie Krauskopf
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Opioid Addiction Remains a Persistent Problem in Massachusetts

December 15, 2022December 12, 2022 Joseph Bednar 193 Views Christine Palmieri, Crisis, Massachusetts, Opioid Addiction, overdose deaths

Crisis State By Joseph Bednar Christine Palmieri has read the numbers regarding a spike in overdose deaths in Massachusetts over

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Residents enjoy some social time outside an Arbors facility.
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The Arbors Celebrates 25 Years of Business of Growth, Diversity

December 15, 2022December 12, 2022 Kailey Houle 176 Views assisted-living facilities, diversity, The Arbors Celebrates 25 Years of Business of Growth, Western Mass.

Staying Power By Kailey Houle For the past 25 years, Sara Robertson and her family have run one of the

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Jim Young
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Local Executive Coach Writes the Book on Defeating Burnout

December 15, 2022December 15, 2022 George OBrien 146 Views Burnout, Centered Coach, defeating, Executive Coach, Jim Young

Cooling Agent “I had a major problem, and I needed a solution. Fast. So I decided to use the best

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Sports Betting Brings Uncertain Benefits, but Well-known Addiction Risks

October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 Joseph Bednar 250 Views addiction, health, legal, Massachusetts, potential risks, Sports Betting, wellness

In on the Action When Rachel Volberg and her team of researchers started examining the potential impacts of legal sports

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Haiti Nursing Program Lets Students, Elms College Extend Their Reach

October 6, 2022October 4, 2022 George OBrien 316 Views education, Elms College, Episcopal University, Haiti, Harry Dumay, Nursing Program

Learning Experiences Pictured in photo at top: Spearheading the Haiti Nursing Continuing Education Program are Elms College officials, from left,

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Pharmacy Tech Training Program Helps Healthcare Workers Aim for More

October 6, 2022October 19, 2022 Kailey Houle 196 Views Dalmary Santiago, education, Healthcare, pharmacist, Pharmacy Tech, training

Prescription for Success Dalmary Santiago is not new to the healthcare field — she has worked in home health, and

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Rays of Hope Walk & Run Returns — in Person — on Oct. 23

October 6, 2022October 19, 2022 Contributor 203 Views Breast Cancer, Michelle Graci, Oct. 23, Rays of Hope, returns, Walk & Run

Back to the Streets The Rays of Hope Walk & Run Toward the Cure for Breast Cancer is back in

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What’s in Massachusetts’ New, Wide-ranging Mental-health Law?

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 Joseph Bednar 373 Views ABC Act, Access, Law, Massachusetts, Mental Health

The ABCs of Access Rene Pinero says the state’s recent action on mental-health access — in the form of a

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Over-the-counter Hearing Aids Expected to Hit the Market in October

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 Joseph Bednar 315 Views available, device, Hearing Aids, October, OTC

Volume Sales About 30 million adults in the U.S. could benefit from the use of a hearing aid. But, according

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Optometrists, Gaming Industry Launch Screen-time Safety Campaign

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 Contributor 357 Views AOA, digital devices, Eye Health, gaming, optometry, video, Video Games

Eye Health Is No Game The American Optometric Assoc. (AOA) recently launched a first-of-its kind Screen Time Alliance, in partnership

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What Ophthalmologists Want You to Know About Kids and Concussions

August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 Contributor 285 Views common injury, Concussion, Kids, Ophthalmologists, vision

Blurred Lines Concussion is a common injury in childhood, affecting about 1.4 million children and adolescents annually in the U.S.

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Michael Konderwicz
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For Students, and Nursing Schools, COVID Has Brought Some Stern Tests

July 14, 2022July 11, 2022 George OBrien 354 Views challenges, Covid, new, nurses, tested

Reality Check Veronica Machuca remembers the letter she received from Holyoke Community College just a few weeks before she was

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Salute to Nurses Special Coverage 

Hospitals Take Creative Steps to Attract and Retain Nurses

July 14, 2022July 11, 2022 Kailey Houle 401 Views attract, Healthcare, Hospitals, nurses, retain

Support Systems Kelly Chevalier, DND, is a military veteran, having served in the Air National Guard at Barnes Airport in

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Brianna Ottomaniello and student
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Square One’s Cornerstone Program Helps Build Emotional Literacy

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 Kailey Houle 366 Views Child Care, Cornerstone Therapy, Early Education, Emotional Literacy, Square One

Something to Build On Square One has always prided itself in caring for and educating young individuals, meaning the whole

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Salute to Nurses Special Coverage 

2022 graduating Class

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 HCN Staff 481 Views 2022, graduates, Nurse, Western Mass.

Introducing the Area’s 2022 Nursing Graduates Hundreds of nursing students recently graduated from the area’s colleges. American International College, the

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 Nominations Sought for Healthcare Heroes Class of 2022

July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 HCN Staff 494 Views 2022Healthcare Heros, Healthcare Heroes, Nominations Sought, Promotions, Western Mass.

 SPRINGFIELD — In the spring of 2017, Healthcare News and its sister publication, BusinessWest, created a new and exciting recognition

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Nominations Sought for Healthcare Heroes Class of 2022

July 7, 2022July 7, 2022 HCN Staff 491 Views 2022 Healthcare Heros, annual, classof22, Events, Healthcare Heroes, Nominations

SPRINGFIELD — In the spring of 2017, Healthcare News and its sister publication, BusinessWest, created a new and exciting recognition

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Physician Says Momentum May Be Building to Ban Nuclear Weapons

April 26, 2022April 25, 2022 George OBrien 436 Views Dr. Ira Helfand, Nuclear Weapons, Russia, threat

Seizing the Moment Dr. Ira Helfand notes that, since Russia became the second nation to produce nuclear weapons in the

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The Key Is to Find Something You Enjoy Doing and Can Do Consistently

April 26, 2022April 25, 2022 Contributor 809 Views enjoy, fitness, key

Exercise Is for Life By Drew McConaha Movement is medicine, and exercise is a vehicle to living a longer, healthier

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Charlene Manor Receives Silver Achievement in Quality Award

April 26, 2022April 25, 2022 Contributor 469 Views Charlene Manor, Greenfield, Mass., Silver Achievement, skilled nursing facility

Shining Example By Elizabeth Sears Sometimes accolades and honorifics cannot compare to the rewarding aspects of certain fields of work.

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JGS Lifecare Incorporates Memory Care into Entire Continuum of Services

February 25, 2022February 21, 2022 Joseph Bednar 590 Views assisted-living residence on the JGS Lifecare campus in Longmeadow., Dementia, JGS Lifecare, Memory Care, Ruth’s House

Peace of Mind By Joseph Bednar The connection between music and memory is a complex and often surprising one. Just

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Beth Cardillo
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Recognizing Dementia Is the First Step in Moving Forward

February 25, 2022February 21, 2022 Contributor 533 Views Aged, Dementia, Memory, Moving Forward

When Memory Falters By Mark Morris As we age, the occasional struggle to find a word, or a sporadic lapse

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Dental-office Renovations Highlight Changing Protocols, Technology

February 25, 2022February 21, 2022 Contributor 713 Views Changing Protocols, Craig Sweitzer, Dental-office, Renovations

Filling Today’s Needs By Mark Morris When Craig Sweitzer built his first dental office 37 years ago, he thought it

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CDH’s ER Expansion, Renovation Is Just What the Doctor Ordered

February 25, 2022February 21, 2022 Contributor 673 Views $15.5 million, 2023, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, ER expansion, Mass., Northampton

Room for Improvement By Elizabeth Sears Cooley Dickinson has a vintage 1973 Emergency Department — functioning well beyond its expected

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Healthcare Law Special Coverage 

Efforts to Curb Surprise Medical Billing Go into Effect

January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Contributor 795 Views No Surprises Act, Surprise Medical Billing

By Jodi K. Miller, Esq. and Ryan J. Barry, Esq. A woman injures her ankle while jogging and goes to

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Mary Flahive-Dickson
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Healthcare Workforce Shortage Has No Easy Solutions

December 15, 2021December 13, 2021 Joseph Bednar 722 Views COVID-19, Healthcare, Shortage, Western Mass., Workforce

Critical Condition By Joseph Bednar While workforce shortages in healthcare are not a new story, Spiros Hatiras said, COVID-19 certainly

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Residents at the Arbors in Chicopee participate in an outdoor drumming circle.
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Activities Are a Critical Element of Life in Senior Communities

December 15, 2021December 17, 2021 Contributor 567 Views Activities, Critical Element, residents, Senior Communities, skilled-nursing facilities

‘We’re Like a Cruise Ship’ By Mark Morris Visit any senior-living community and it’s easy to notice all the activities

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Goodwin House opened in 2017 focusing solely on substance abuse
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Goodwin House Sets Teenage Boys on a Path to Recovery

December 15, 2021December 17, 2021 Joseph Bednar 668 Views addiction, Goodwin House, recovery, substance abuse, Teenage Boys

New Lease on Life By Joseph Bednar Daniella Grimaldi has worked with young addicts long enough to know it can

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Dallas Clark
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MHA’s Recovery Coaching Program Provides Hope for Those Battling Addiction

December 15, 2021December 13, 2021 Contributor 633 Views

Speaking from Experience By Elizabeth Sears Dallas Clark is in the business of spreading empathy and sharing hope.  He is a

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Dr. Lynnette Watkins Takes the Helm at Cooley Dickinson Hospital

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 George OBrien 842 Views Dr. Lynnette Watkins

‘A Wonderful, Wonderful Fit’ By George O’Brien Dr. Lynnette Watkins says she is most definitely her father’s daughter. By that,

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MHA’s Alane Burgess (left) and Kristy Navarro
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Suicide Prevention Takes on New Urgency During Pandemic

October 6, 2021October 4, 2021 Contributor 1296 Views New Urgency, Pandemic, Suicide Prevention

Danger Zone By Mark Morris According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the national suicide rate declined slightly

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Allison Vorderstrasse says the $21.5 million gift from the Marieb Foundation
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UMass Amherst College of Nursing Receives $21.5 Million Donation

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 George OBrien 613 Views $21.5 Million Donation, UMass Amherst College of Nursing

An Impactful Gift By George O’Brien Transformative. Allison Vorderstrasse acknowledged that this is a powerful word with specific meaning; it

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David Ianacone says infection-control expertise in the skilled-nursing world predates COVID by far.
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Senior Service Providers Navigate a Virus That Won’t Go Away

October 6, 2021October 6, 2021 Contributor 516 Views Senior Service Providers, Virus

Pivoting … Again By Mark Morris Just when it seemed COVID-19 was getting under control, the Delta variant of the

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As Delta Variant Lingers, Hospitals Gird for an Uncertain Fall

August 30, 2021August 30, 2021 Joseph Bednar 490 Views Delta Variant, Hospitals, uncertainty

Crowd Control By Joseph Bednar More than 18 months into the pandemic, not much about COVID-19 surprises doctors anymore, but

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Sarita Hudson says local officials began paying more attention to climate change, and the people it affects, after the freak weather of 2011.
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Initiative Aims to Tackle Climate Change, Health as Equity Issues

August 25, 2021August 23, 2021 Joseph Bednar 1167 Views Climate Change, Live Well Springfield Climate Justice Initiative

The Sky’s the Limit By Joseph Bednar Dozens of stakeholders in what’s known as the Live Well Springfield Climate Justice

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