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Driving Diversity
Baystate Exec’s Goal Is ‘Cultural Competency’

Visael (Bobby) Rodriguez was exaggerating, but clearly making a point when he said that there are “probably a million” definitions of the word ...
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Prepared for Life
Education Drives Dr. Masharn Doanes Forward as a Leader in Thoracic Surgery

Dr. Masharn Doanes says he likes to be prepared, be it for a career change, a surgery, or sim...
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CDH Helps Guide Breast Cancer Patients with Navigator Program

NORTHAMPTON — Madelyn Breen makes the health care system work for her patients.

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Holyoke Medical Center’s Work Connection Helps Companies Focus on Wellness

HOLYOKE — Senior accountant Renee Roy needed a jumpstart to lose 40 pounds and lower her choleste...
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Time for a Screening
Osteoporosis Isn’t Simply a Matter for the Elderly

It’s not just about age, says Dr. Kamal Shoukri.

He was talking about osteoporosis, an...
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Baystate Again Named
One of America’s Top Hospitals

SPRINGFIELD — Baystate Medical Center has garnered national recognition as one of the country’s b...
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High Stakes
Attorneys Navigate a Rising Tide of Health and Elder Law Issues

Diane Fernald laughed when asked about the concept of job security.

“When I first st...
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Focused on the Big Picture
STCC’s Sonography Program Prepares Students for High-growth Field

‘High-tech’ and ‘high-touch’ are two words commonly used to describe certain medical fields. ...
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Wing Memorial Opens Anticoagulation Clinic

PALMER — Wing Memorial Hospital and Medical Centers recently opened its new Anticoagulation Clini...
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Jewish Geriatric Services Spotlights Nursing Researchers

LONGMEADOW —  Jewish Geriatric Services (JGS) hosted more than 40 nurses, health care professiona...
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Mont Marie Health Care Center Opens New Entrance

HOLYOKE — The Mont Marie Health Care Center recently opened its new entrance with a ribbon-cutti...
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Greenfield Community College Receives ‘Promise of Nursing’ Grant

GREENFIELD — Greenfield Community College has received a $25,000 grant from the Foundation of N...
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Summer Symposium for Women Slated

WARE — The Baystate Mary Lane Hospital Community Outreach Depart-ment and Spirit of Women Members...
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Career Pulse

HMC Names Picard ER Nurse Manager

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Some Health Care Lessons from the Elderly

Imagine a health plan that covers 100% of prescription drugs, includes dental, has no co-pays...
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Opinion
Doing the Simple Math on Health Care

Almost without exception, policy makers find 1+1=2 an easier proposition to understand than 2...
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Brightside Gains Reaccreditation

WEST SPRINGFIELD — The Council on Accreditation (COA) has reaccredited Brightside for Families an...
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To Be Continued?
Some Movement, but Still No Compromise on Nurse-staffing Levels

There’s a development in a debate that’s been ongoing in Massachusetts for more than five years, ...
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FMC’s Auxiliary Gets New name

GREENFIELD — Baystate Franklin Medical Center’s auxiliary organization has a new name: Baystate ...
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Baystate Announces Traffic Changes as Expansion Project Commences

SPRINGFIELD — To accommodate preparatory construction for the Hospital of the Future, Baystate Me...
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CDH Is First in Region to Offer Laser Treatment for Enlarged Prostate

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital is the first facility in the region to offer laser therap...
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Calming the Storm
Complementary Therapies Offer Peace of Mind to Cancer Sufferers

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine recently issued a list of 16 facts about canc...
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When All Else Fails
Complementary Medicine Crosses Over into Veterinary Care

Acupuncture has been around for more than 3,000 years. Yet not until the past couple of decades h...
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Healing Focus
Reports Mixed on Therapeutic Value of Meditation

A study conducted at the University of Alberta suggests that the medical benefits of meditation a...
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To Do Is to Be
Local Woman Blogs for Good Health

Kerstin Martin was tired of choosing New Year’s resolutions she wasn’t going to keep anyway. ...
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Will in a Box
The Dangers of Estate Planning Software Programs

The recent sophistication of software has contributed to an increase in homegrown estate plan...
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Picture This

Ladder Climbers

Jewish Geriatric Services Inc. (JGS) recently recognized...
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Dollars-and-sense Strategies
Tax Incentives for Your Practice — for a Limited Time Only

The focus of attention in the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 was the rebate checks for individuals...
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Cooley Dickinson Hospital ‘Gets with the Guidelines’ on Heart Failure

NORTHAMPTON — Cooley Dickinson Hospital is participating in the American Heart Association’s Get ...
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