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WATERTOWN — A new website, healthcarecompassma.org, aims to help patients in Massachusetts find the best primary care for themselves and their families.

GREENFIELD — Registration is now open for Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s seventh annual Wheeling for Healing bike ride benefit on Aug.

SPRINGFIELD — The first Caring for the Caregiver Conference will be held on Sept. 13 from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

As warm weather approaches, the warnings go out, serving as reminders about mosquito- and tick-borne illnesses. West Nile infection, eastern

Whether practices have gone through the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) rigorous process or have unofficially structured themselves as

Whether you’re settling into your 60s or heading into your ninth decade, you should be extra careful when taking prescription

Baystate Health Appoints Leaders of Community Hospitals SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Health announced three leadership appointments for its regional community hospitals. Effective July

As a business owner, you are probably solicited quite frequently to sponsor charitable golf tournaments.  This time of the year, it

SPRINGFIELD — For the second consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report has ranked Baystate Children’s Hospital among the top

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH) has received the Mission: Lifeline Bronze Referring Quality Achievement Award for implementing specific quality-improvement

CHICAGO — The American Medical Assoc. (AMA) believes that the appropriate use of telemedicine to deliver care to patients could

LONGMEADOW — In preparation for its next century of elder care in Western Mass., Jewish Geriatric Services Inc. (JGS) has

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) has received the Get with the Guidelines – Heart Failure Gold-Plus Quality Achievement Award

WARE — The Baystate Regional Cancer Program at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital and the American Cancer Society will present “Look

CHICAGO — The American Medical Assoc. (AMA) voted recently to support innovative education models to protect access to care and

CHICAGO — Concerned by the rise in use of electronic cigarettes among minors, the American Medical Assoc. (AMA) recently called

WARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital will sponsor a Babysitters Academy in July to ready area youth for summer and

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Medical Center’s Breast Program has been granted a full, three-year accreditation designation by the National Accreditation Program

If you’re wondering why a physician and a dentist are writing this column together, the reason is simple: we have

An impressive collection of healthcare stakeholders have joined with the Mass. Hospital Assoc. (MHA) in calling for the state to

A will is an essential estate-planning document that everyone should have. If drafted properly, your will serves important purposes such

Osteoporosis is a major cause of disability in older women. A bone-weakening disorder, osteoporosis often results in fractures in the

O’Connor Joins CDH Cancer Care Program NORTHAMPTON — Janet O’Connor has joined the Cooley Dicksinon Hospital Cancer Care program as

What child doesn’t want to stay up longer when they hear those four dreaded words: “it’s time for bed?” And

The cost and availability of healthcare has been one of the drivers keeping people working until they qualify for Medicare

HOLYOKE — The Holyoke Hospital Auxiliary invites the public to an evening that combines many of Holyoke’s treasured landmarks with

PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) has been named a Silver LearningElite organization for 2014 by Chief Learning Officer magazine.