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On the Calendar

April 26, 2022April 25, 2022 HCN Staff 25 Views Calendar, Events, Healthcare, Western Mass.

‘Rewire: Finding Purpose and Fulfillment After Retirement’ April 27: Holyoke Community College (HCC) will present a three-hour, in-person workshop focusing

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2021 Giving Guide

December 15, 2021December 17, 2021 HCN Staff 327 Views 2021 Giving Guide, Healthcare News, Regional Philanthropic Opportunities, Western Mass.

Regional Philanthropic Opportunities To Our Readers: While philanthropy is a year-round activity, the holidays are a time when many of

Mary Flahive-Dickson

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Healthcare Workforce Shortage Has No Easy Solutions

December 15, 2021December 13, 2021 Joseph Bednar 344 Views COVID-19, Healthcare, Shortage, Western Mass., Workforce

Critical Condition By Joseph Bednar While workforce shortages in healthcare are not a new story, Spiros Hatiras said, COVID-19 certainly

Sina Holloman has grown HomeCare Hands to more than 200 caregivers and employees.

HomeCare Hands Enjoys Steady, Profound Growth and Diversity

December 15, 2021December 17, 2021 Contributor 300 Views agency, eldercare, fastest growing, HomeCare Hands, Western Mass.

Breaking Through Back in 2003, Sina Holloman discovered she loved working with seniors in a one-on-one setting. That passion eventually

Let’s Address Youth Homelessness

December 15, 2021December 13, 2021 Contributor 142 Views Homelessness, projects, Western Mass., Youth

Opinion By Olivia Bernstein More than 4 million youth and young adults experience homelessness annually in this country. It is

Career Pulse

December 15, 2021December 17, 2021 HCN Staff 360 Views awarded, December 2021, Healthcare careers, hired, promoted, Western Mass.

Moniz Promoted to VP of Ambulatory Operations at HMC HOLYOKE — Carl Cameron, chief operating officer of Holyoke Medical Center

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Meet the Class of 2021

June 16, 2021July 7, 2021 HCN Staff 522 Views 2021, class, Nursing Graduates, Western Mass.

Introducing the Area’s Nursing Graduates Hundreds of nursing students recently graduated from the area’s colleges. American International College, the American

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On the Calendar

On the Calendar

June 16, 2021July 7, 2021 HCN Staff 302 Views Calendar, conference, Events, Healthcare, Western Mass., Workshop

‘Cook Your Way to Hormone Health’ June 17, 24: Bella Foodie LLC announced 2021 dates for its “Cook Your Way

Picture This

February 24, 2021February 22, 2021 HCN Staff 508 Views Events, Healthcare, images, Picture This, scenes, 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

Picture This

December 15, 2020December 14, 2020 HCN Staff 596 Views Healthcare events, images, pictures, scenes, 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

COVID-19 Updates HCN News & Notes

CFWM Distributes $4.3M in Mass COVID-19 Relief Fund Grants

August 27, 2020August 28, 2020 HCN Staff 1103 Views $4.3 million, CFWM, COVID-19 Relief, Western Mass.

SPRINGFIELD — The Community Foundation of Western Mass. (CFWM) has announced that it has distributed $4.3 million in grants from

2020 Nursing Graduates Share a Passion for Care

June 16, 2020June 12, 2020 HCN Staff 559 Views 2020, COVID-19, Nursing Graduates, profiles, Western Mass.

Stepping Up The region’s nursing class of 2020 enters the field at an unprecedented time, at least in living memory.

Heidi Nortonsmith displays some of the fresh produce

Access to Healthy Food Identified as an Ongoing Challenge in Western Mass.

March 10, 2020March 10, 2020 HCN Staff 693 Views Challenge, Healthy Food, hunger, Western Mass.

Crunching the Numbers By Mark Morris It sounds like a contradiction when someone who struggles with obesity still feels hungry

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On the Calendar

On the Calendar

November 19, 2019November 18, 2019 HCN Staff 796 Views Calendar, Events, Healthcare, program, Western Mass.

‘Taking Steps to Protect Our Planet’ Nov. 19: Glenmeadow will offer an educational program on protecting the planet from 10

Senior Living Options in Western Massachusetts October 2019

October 25, 2019October 25, 2019 HCN Staff 1939 Views October 2019, Options, RMDA, Senior-living, Western Mass.

Go HERE to view the October 2019 RMDA PDF

Overdose Deaths Decline Statewide, but Increase in Western Mass.

September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 HCN Staff 960 Views increase, Opioids, Overdose, Western Mass.

Persistent Problem By JOSEPH BEDNAR It’s a disconnect that has many health officials in Western Mass. worried. On one hand,