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In Western Mass. — a highly competitive market for health insurers — officials of Fallon Community Health Plan say they

People say nothing is happening in Washington on health care. They say the only thing that has happened is that

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickin-son Hospital is one of only two hospitals in Massachusetts to achieve mentor status in three of

GREENFIELD — Amanda Van Slyke of Springfield has been appointed manager of Environmental Services at Franklin Medical Center. In this

WESTFIELD — The Community Foundation of Western Mass. recently awarded the Carson Center for Human Services $112,800 over three years

AMHERST — University Health Services (UHS) at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst offers four-star care in a number of areas that

SPRINGFIELD — Several Baystate Health registered dietitians have been elected to serve on the Western Area Massachusetts Dietetic Association (WAMDA)

No one likes to wait. In this fast-paced world, even a few extra seconds at a stoplight or a few

Following several years in which the influenza vaccine wasn’t always readily available to all who wanted it, the Centers for

Virtually every medical practice, at some point, finds itself at a fork in the road, having to decide whether to

SPRINGFIELD — The love of golf and the desire to help children brought together some 232 area golfers at Crestview

Northampton – The Kresge Foundation of Troy, Mich. recently announced that it awarded Cooley Dickinson Hospital (CDH) a capital challenge

Northampton – The fundraising campaign that supports Cooley Dickinson Hospital’s $50 million building expansion project received a gift of $50,000

For the first time in three decades, federal funding for the National Institutes of Health was cut this year. The

A significant majority of global corporations currently have either a detailed avian flu pandemic readiness plan in place or are

SPRINGFIELD — Lacisha Lanier, who is awaiting a kidney transplant, is convinced that the new Rapid Response Team, introduced at

Sue Kaplan calls is “a good problem to have.” She was referring to the rapid pace of growth being recorded

GREENFIELD — The American College of Radiology (ACR) recently accredited the mammography program at Franklin Medical Center for three more

GREENFIELD — Franklin Medical Center received the ‘Collaborative Sharing of Best Practices Award’ at the recent ‘Celebrating Hospital Quality in

All people, regardless of age, deserve to be treated with dignity, respect and in a fashion that keeps them safe