Hospitals Challenged by Rising Costs, Falling Revenues
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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STCC Celebrates Opening of Workforce Development CNA Laboratory
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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Community Behavioral Health Centers Strive to Leave No One Behind
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
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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For Those on the Organ-donation List, It’s a Painful Numbers Game
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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Opioid Addiction Remains a Persistent Problem in Massachusetts
Crisis State By Joseph Bednar Christine Palmieri has read the numbers regarding a spike in overdose deaths in Massachusetts over
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The Arbors Celebrates 25 Years of Business of Growth, Diversity
Staying Power By Kailey Houle For the past 25 years, Sara Robertson and her family have run one of the
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Local Executive Coach Writes the Book on Defeating Burnout
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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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For Students, and Nursing Schools, COVID Has Brought Some Stern Tests
Reality Check Veronica Machuca remembers the letter she received from Holyoke Community College just a few weeks before she was
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Hospitals Take Creative Steps to Attract and Retain Nurses
Support Systems Kelly Chevalier, DND, is a military veteran, having served in the Air National Guard at Barnes Airport in
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Square One’s Cornerstone Program Helps Build Emotional Literacy
Something to Build On Square One has always prided itself in caring for and educating young individuals, meaning the whole
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2022 graduating Class
Introducing the Area’s 2022 Nursing Graduates Hundreds of nursing students recently graduated from the area’s colleges. American International College, the
Read moreNominations Sought for Healthcare Heroes Class of 2022
SPRINGFIELD — In the spring of 2017, Healthcare News and its sister publication, BusinessWest, created a new and exciting recognition
Read moreNominations Sought for Healthcare Heroes Class of 2022
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
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
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
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
Peace of Mind By Joseph Bednar The connection between music and memory is a complex and often surprising one. Just
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Recognizing Dementia Is the First Step in 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
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
Room for Improvement By Elizabeth Sears Cooley Dickinson has a vintage 1973 Emergency Department — functioning well beyond its expected
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Efforts to Curb Surprise Medical Billing Go into Effect
By Jodi K. Miller, Esq. and Ryan J. Barry, Esq. A woman injures her ankle while jogging and goes to
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Healthcare Workforce Shortage Has No Easy Solutions
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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Activities Are a Critical Element of Life in Senior Communities
‘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 Sets Teenage Boys on a Path to Recovery
New Lease on Life By Joseph Bednar Daniella Grimaldi has worked with young addicts long enough to know it can
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MHA’s Recovery Coaching Program Provides Hope for Those Battling Addiction
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
‘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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Suicide Prevention Takes on New Urgency During Pandemic
Danger Zone By Mark Morris According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the national suicide rate declined slightly
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UMass Amherst College of Nursing Receives $21.5 Million Donation
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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Senior Service Providers Navigate a Virus That Won’t Go Away
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
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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Initiative Aims to Tackle Climate Change, Health as Equity Issues
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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