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Community Research Initiative of New England (CRI) has announced that Dr. Daniel Skiest and Dr. Armando Paez have recently joined

WALTHAM — Saying that most transparency programs “fail the basic tests of accuracy, relevance, and fairness and thus threaten the

WESTFIELD — The United Charitable Foundation recently awarded the Carson Center for Human Services $6,720 to support its Center for

SPRINGFIELD — The Emergency Department at Mercy Medical Center has undergone some dramatic changes in recent months, and all the

NORTHAMPTON — CareScience, an independent, Philadelphia-based company that provides clinical analysis of U.S. hospitals, recognized Cooley Dickinson Hospital as one

HOLYOKE — Mount Tom City Clinic (MTCC), a program of Behavioral Health Network (BHN), is now offering Spanish- and English-language

WARE — The Baystate Mary Lane Hospital Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Continuing Education Program has released its schedule of classes

It’s a frustrating situation: a patient visits a doctor’s office, and during the course of the visit needs to discuss

In December 2001, then-U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher issued a call to action on the trend toward being overweight or

One recent Saturday, I played a game, my own supermarket version of The Price is Right. Quaker Instant Oatmeal with

Today’s medical practice is both a patient care center and a business. In order for a business to be successful,

Future Caregivers Members of the public were recently invited to learn about health careers, and watch students in action, at

NORTHAMPTON — As co-chairman of Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s $10.8 million Caring for the Future campaign, Northampton Cooperative Bank Pres-ident and

WEST SPRINGFIELD — The new Mercy Wellness Center at Healthtrax Fitness and Wellness in West Springfield has opened with physical

SPRINGFIELD — Health New England (HNE) announced that it has signed agreements with three hospitals in Central Mass. Beginning in

WARE — Baystate Mary Lane Hospital has implemented a Rapid Response Team available 24 hours a day, seven days a

It’s been quite a year for infectious diseases. In Massachusetts, eastern equine encephalitis has resulted in three human cases, causing

BURLINGTON/WALTHAM — The Mass. Coalition for the Prevention of Medical Errors, in collaboration with the Mass. Medical Society, have jointly

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickin-son Hospital has hired two intensivists — Carla Nordstrom, MD, MPH, FCCP; and David Serlin, MD —

GREENFIELD — Baystate Home Infusion & Respiratory Services recently hosted an open house to mark the grand opening of its

SPRINGFIELD — Gloria Houston, DTR, a longtime Baystate Health employee, has received the 2006 Recognized Dietetic Technician of the Year

SPRINGFIELD — Several volunteers and one staff member were recognized at the recent 99th annual meeting of the American Red

The Massachusetts chapter of the Arthritis Foundation has introduced a new way to show support for more than 1.5 million