WAMDA Touts Success of Run/Walk
NORTHAMPTON — Pets and their owners alike enjoyed a little exercise recently at the 14th annual run/walk and health fair
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Apex Healthcare Launches Web Site
SPRINGFIELD — Apex Healthcare Services, a Springfield-based home health care agency, has launched its new Web site, www.apexcares.com. The site
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Do You Know How Your Doctor Ranks?
Much like consumer products, physicians are now being ranked, graded, and rated on a host of criteria, part of the
Read MoreHHC, Tapestry Receive Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation Awards
HOLYOKE, FLORENCE — To help expand access to “culturally competent health care,” the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (BCBSMA)
Read MoreMass. Medical Society Focuses on Healthy Weight
WALTHAM — The Mass. Medical Society (MMS), the statewide professional association of physicians, has announced the start of the third
Read MoreFranklin Oncology Nurses Achieve 100{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} National Certification
GREENFIELD — With the recent certification of Joy Pelc, RN, OCN, 100{06cf2b9696b159f874511d23dbc893eb1ac83014175ed30550cfff22781411e5} of the nurses in Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s
Read MoreConsolidated Health Plans Adds New Products
SPRINGFIELD — Consolidated Health Plans (CHP), a third-party administrator, is adding three new insurance products that will create 30 additional
Read MoreProvidence Behavioral Health Hospital Settles Contract
HOLYOKE — Mental health counselors and certified nursing assistants at Providence Behavioral Health Hospital, represented by the United Auto Workers
Read MoreMass. Medical Society Urges More Medicaid Funding
WALTHAM — In a letter to state legislators from the organization’s president, the Mass. Medical Society (MMS) is urging representatives
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On Guard For Kevin Breveleri, Stroke Is a Constant Threat
The deck was stacked against Kevin Breveleri from the start of his life. A few days of carelessness almost ended
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Positive Reinforcement Paul Grunthart Looks on the Sunny Side
Usually the hospital visit follows the stroke, not the other way around. But when Paul Grunthart woke up one morning
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Not Too Young Jerome Irving Shares His Wake-up Call with Others
Jerome Irving admits he had some risk factors for a stroke. But in his 40s, he wasn’t nearly old enough
Read MoreAll Cards on the Table Dual Diagnoses Are Common in Behavioral Health
Sometimes it takes awhile for common sense to become common practice. Behavioral health care has always been a complex science,
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Head in the Game Berkshire Program Helps Young Athletes Avoid Repeated Concussions
Andre Waters, a former defensive back for the Philadelphia Eagles, took his own life last fall with a shotgun blast.
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Through a Child’s Eyes Baystate Children’s Hospital Catches the Spirit
It’s an unlikely question: can going to a hospital be fun? “One family told us, ‘if this was a hotel,
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Dose of Reality Hospitals Implement Changes to Reduce Fatal Medication Errors
The numbers have been reported countless times since a 1999 Institute of Medicine report claimed that at least 44,000 deaths
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Info, Please The 10th annual Community Health Fair at Springfield Technical Community College featured dozens of senior Nursing students presenting
Read MoreYour Disabled Child’s Financial Future To Ensure Adequate Support, Consider the Special Needs Trust
If you’re the parent of a disabled child, you’re probably concerned with the uncertainty of your child’s financial future and
Read MoreThe Deadline Approaches How Will Health Care Reform Impact Your Practice?
On April 12, 2006, then-Gov. Mitt Romney signed into law the Massachusetts Health Care Reform Plan. This legislation is intended
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Out of the Red Massachusetts Hospitals Top $1 Billion in Surplus Revenue
One billion dollars doesn’t go as far as it once did. But that kind of money still draws a reaction,
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Final Journey Mercy Program Brings Comfort to the Dying
There’s something about the end of life that brings about a serious, often desperate search for meaning. Even in something
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Fitness Program Benefits Children in Holyoke
HOLYOKE — A $2,200 grant from Health New England could make a lifetime of difference to children at Holyoke’s Sullivan
Read MorePatient Shuttle Now Available Between Baystate and Franklin
GREENFIELD — A shuttle service for people with medical appointments at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield is now running on
Read MorePhysician Practice Environment Index Slips Again
WALTHAM — According to the Mass. Medical Society (MMS), a continuously deteriorating practice environment in the Commonwealth is causing physician
Read MoreA Year Later, Health Care Experiment Has Strong Vital Signs
Last April, Massachusetts enacted an ambitious, complex law to expand affordable health insurance to most of the state’s half-million uninsured.
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Pioneer Valley Heart Walk Slated for May 20
SPRINGFIELD — The Pioneer Valley Heart Walk will take place on Sunday, May 20 as a celebration of walking and
Read MoreMercy Wellness Center Opens at Healthtrax
WEST SPRINGFIELD — The new Mercy Wellness Center at Healthtrax Fitness and Wellness in West Springfield officially opened with a
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Tessier Recertified by Pharmacotherapy Board GREENFIELD — Edward Tessier, PharmD, MPH, a clinical pharmacist at Baystate Franklin Medical Center, has
Read MoreOrthotics & Prosthetics Laboratories Offers Bionic Foot
SPRINGFIELD — Orthotics & Prosthetics Laboratories Inc. is one of the first prosthetic and orthotic facilities in Massachusetts, and the
Read MoreMercy’s Diabetes and Endocrine Center Gains Recognition
SPRINGFIELD — The Diabetes Self-Management Program at Mercy Medical Center’s Diabetes and Endocrine Center has again achieved Education Recognition status
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Surgical Precision Medical Manufacturing Gains a Foothold in the Valley
Spine and joint surgery have come a long way in the past decade or two. So has the technology necessary
Read MoreBaystate Named National Leader among Hospitals
SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center has joined an elite group of hospitals nationwide to be named three times as one
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It’s Everyone’s Problem Amigas de Pecho Educates Latinas about Breast Cancer
All types of women are susceptible to breast cancer, Vilmarie Villanueva said — but you wouldn’t know it by watching
Read MoreDebating the New Vaccine Here Are Some Facts about Human Papilloma Virus and Cervical Cancer
Gov. Deval Patrick recently joined a widening group of officials nationwide touting a vaccine against human papilloma virus (HPV) approved
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Falling Statistics Hospitals Implement Policies to Cut Down on Patient Falls
Simply being elderly and mobile can be a minefield. Staying at a hospital shouldn’t have to be. According to the
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The Power of Touch Meet Terri Neal, Massage Therapist to the Elderly
Terri Neal found her calling more than two decades ago. Well, she stumbled upon it, actually, in a dimly lit
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Securing the Future Millions Are Turning to Long-term Care Insurance
It happens all the time: after spending a lifetime amassing some savings and perhaps a small inheritance for the next
Read MoreCautionary Contemporary Estate Planning Tales Learning Our Lessons from the Rich and Famously Departed
However unpleasant it may be to contemplate and prepare for our inevitable departure, we must. That’s because none of us
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Grand Opening Cooley Dickinson Hospital recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to open its $50 million New Patient Building and Kittredge
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Practitioner Employment Contracts Pay Attention to This Key Provision to Ensure Success
Every medical and dental practice should have an employment agreement in place for each of its doctors, as well as
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