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October 6, 2022October 19, 2022 HCN Staff 100 Views announcements, Calendar, community, Events, Healthcare

Mental-health Support Group for Black and Brown Communities Starting Oct. 6: Adventist Community Services Department of the Shiloh Seventh-Day Adventist

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Pictured, from left: Jan Mayforth, chief financial officer, Baystate Wing Hospita; Molly Gray, president and chief administrative officer, Baystate Wing Hospital;  Stuart Beckley, Ware town manager; and Melissa Fales, Quaboag Valley Community Development Corp.
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October 6, 2022October 19, 2022 HCN Staff 140 Views community, Healthcare, photos, Sept. 2022, Western Mass.

Send your photos to: Picture This; c/o Joseph Bednar, The Healthcare News, 1441 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103; or e-mail bednar@healthcarenews.com

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August 24, 2022August 25, 2022 HCN Staff 140 Views August 2022, Calendar, community, Healthcare, Western Mass.

DIA Workplace Safety and Education Grant Submissions Through Sept. 30: The state Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development’s Department

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 Tiffany Appleton Named President of Board of Dakin

July 8, 2022July 8, 2022 HCN Staff 316 Views community, Dakin Humane Society, new, pets, President of the Board

SPRINGFIELD — Tiffany Appleton has been named president of the board of directors at Dakin Humane Society in Springfield. Appleton joined

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HMC Names Lisa Wray-Schechterle Director of Community Benefits

July 6, 2022July 6, 2022 HCN Staff 228 Views community, Director of Community Benefits, HMC, involvment, New Appointment

HOLYOKE — Holyoke Medical Center has announced the appointment of Lisa Wray-Schechterle, as the hospital’s director of Community Benefits. Wray-Schechterle

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June 16, 2021June 15, 2021 HCN Staff 609 Views community, Events, Healthcare, images, photos

Send your photos to: Picture This; c/o Joseph Bednar, The Healthcare News, 1441 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103; or e-mail bednar@healthcarenews.com

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Carmen Rivera says that coming out is often a very difficult experience
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Groups Help LGBTQ Community Feel at Ease in Their Own Skin

February 19, 2020March 19, 2020 George OBrien 1234 Views community, LGBTQ, Mental Health, wellness

Support System By George O’Brien Carmen Rivera says she came out as a lesbian in the eighth grade. Sort of.

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December 17, 2019December 17, 2019 HCN Staff 1270 Views community, Events, happenings, images, pictures

Send your photos to: Picture This; c/o Joseph Bednar, The Healthcare News, 1441 Main Street, Springfield, MA 01103; or e-mail bednar@healthcarenews.com

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November 19, 2019November 19, 2019 HCN Staff 1515 Views community, Healthcare, images, photos, pictures

A Friendly Visit Alexandre Kalache, a medical epidemiologist and international expert on age-friendly communities, was the featured speaker at the

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 Nominations Sought for Healthcare Heroes Class of 2022

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Nominations Sought for Healthcare Heroes Class of 2022

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HCC Accepting Applications for Free Community Health Worker Program

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Senior Living Options in Western Massachusetts October 2019

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Senior Living Options in Western Massachusetts February 2019

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Senior Living Options in Western Massachusetts October 2018

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Senior Living Options in Western Massachusetts February 2018

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