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| AFC Doctors Express continues rapid expansion | AFC Doctors Express offers online check-ins | AIC, CPC partner for athletic training | Alternative medicine and grocery shops continue to serve during virus crisis | Amelia makes donation to Noble | Annual Rays of Hope Walk & Run steps off to fight breast cancer | Applications now open for Senior Farmshares program | Aquatic program promotes fitness | Are Solo cups recyclable? The answer may surprise you | Autumn Festival focuses on thriving in ‘third act’ | Baker announces caregiver option to get vaccinated with elder companion | Baker announces vaccine plan for Commonwealth | Baystate to partner in new hospital | Baystate Children’s Hospital patients get holiday treat | Toys needed to comfort Baystate’s youngest patients | Baystate Health breaks ground on new power plant | Baystate Noble receives gift from St. George Cathedral | Baystate Noble to host 32nd annual 5K | Baystate warns of winter hazards | Beautiful Image opens new location in Ludlow | Before you fire it up: fireplace and wood stove safety tips | Better Life to celebrate anniversary | Better Life to host Integrative Health Festival | BHN institutes $12 minimum wage | BHN’s Mastriana honored posthumously | Big Y celebrates 80th birthday by supporting Make-A-Wish | Big Y helps out Make-A-Wish | Brain fitness program offered | Brightside’s annual toy drive begins Nov. 4 | Camp physicals – more than just forms | Camp physicals can be more than just a quick form | Campaign For Better Hearing offers free screenings at age 60 | Cannabis – trends in a growing market | Caring Health Center celebrates open enrollment for health insurance | CBD oil provides anxiety relief, pain relief and more | ‘Challenge Diabetes’ program offered locally April 25, 26 | Check your detectors, not just your batteries! | Church will offer pre-diabetes seminars starting Sept. 13 & 14 | Clear the air – tips for a safer indoor environment | Cold weather increases risks of CO poisoning | Cologuard offers alternative colon cancer screening | Colorectal cancer: a disease that can be avoided | Columbia Gas offers safety tips | Concussions finally getting serious attention they deserve | COVID-19 vaccine could impact annual mammogram timing | Creating an environmentally friendly garden at your home | Healthy eating more accessible through CSA | Dakin pet food aid program helps pets, families stay together | Dentist offers free lunch | Hand, foot and mouth disease reaches peak season | Doctors prepare for medical issues surrounding legal pot | Doctors Express introduces new regional director | Dog bites are common, but can be prevented | Dopafit aims to help Parkinson’s patients | Dr. Howard Trietsch to direct new collaboration | Eagle Scout creates ‘survival kits’ for fellow Type 1 diabetic scouts | East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center receives prestigious award | Eat for Life offers alternatives to dieting | National Eating Disorders Week raise awareness of illnesses | Eighty percent of population needs to be vaccinated | Epilepsy Foundation aims to raise awareness | Evade Thanksgiving fires by following these safety tips | Expert describes pros and cons of CBD oil | Expert issues warning on use of essential oils for COVID-19 | Fadus named new VP at Mercy Medical Center | Falcons to host Cancer Awareness Night | Fire marshal offers tips on keeping decorations safe | Flu on track to hit Western Mass. hard | Galaska’s program aims to empower diabetics | Golden Years Home Care success reflects growth of industry | Golf tournament raises funds for Brightside | Goulart receives Isreal Davidsohn Award from ASCP | Governor aims to remove stigma from addiction | Recent grant to support local health advocacy initiatives | Grief may weigh heavier during pandemic holiday season | Hampden County selected to take part in annual national health survey | HCC seeks health professionals for series of career panels | Health director clears confusion on quarantining, isolation and social distancing | Health officials announce positive rabies test for raccoon in Westfield | HealthSouth receives recognition for brain injury rehab | Heart disease the cause of one in four deaths each year in America | Helpful Christmas tree fire prevention tips | Hilltown Community Health Centers celebrating 70 years of service | HomeGoods supports Dana-Farber | Homewatch Caregivers honored twice by Home Care Pulse | Hot weather raises potential for heat-related illnesses | How should broken holiday lights be recycled? | How to be prepared for a possible quarantine | How to make the holiday season sustainable | Local psychologists offer information on how to talk to kids about coronavirus | How’s your hearing? Find out during Better Hearing and Speech Month | Hyperhidrosis Awareness Month to shine light on condition | Immunizations are critical to maintaining public health | Improper colonoscope sanitation leads to blood tests for 293 people | Increase in cases of Whooping Cough reported in Longmeadow | Info sessions focus on neurology clinical trials | Integra home health care receives full accreditation | It is not too early to be aware of ticks | Jennie Lane residents enjoy Healthy Living | Lesser discusses public health equity, vaccine distribution | Lesser turns to TV to bring “Thrive After 55” info to elders | Local chiropractor launches second product to address back pain | Local sisters bring awareness to colorectal cancer | Local woman spreads awareness for Pancreatic Neuroendocrine cancers | Local colleges welcome new Baystate chief | Local cosmetic surgeon attends preceptorship program | Local Jimmy Fund golf fundraising surpasses $10 million | Local PA, Mercy Medical Center continue Eat for Life | Longmeadow issues Zika advisory | Lord becomes O’Connell Care at Home chief operating officer | Manage muscle pain by practicing integrated positional therapy | March 26 is Diabetes Awareness Day | Measles may present a threat in Western Massachusetts area | MEMA urges families to develop a plan for emergencies | Men often neglect their health | Mental health care – a crisis for teens and children in Western Mass | Mental illness resources across state seeing higher demand | Mercy doctor stresses emergency room is safe to visit | Mercy Medical Center to host endoscopy suite open house | Mindfulness an important component of healthy living | Mom was right all along; more veggies equal better health | National Brain Injury Awareness Month sparks advocacy | New app lets parents screen kid’s spines for signs of scoliosis | New England Endovascular Center enhances patient care in the Valley | New shingles vaccine offers improved protection | New campaign stresses need for dependable smoke alarms at home | New procedure could help obese | Noble Group opens new Express Care facility in Feeding Hills | Number of state’s fatal fires on the rise | O’Connell Care at Home opens satellite office at Bluebird Estates. | Pandemic stress – making it to the ‘finish line’ | Pope Francis students learn to ‘Stop the Bleed’ | Pregnant women can breathe sigh of relief when it comes to COVID-19 | Premenstual syndrom is no laughing matter | Rays of Hope walk still accepting registrations | Recent deaths call attention to suicide prevention | Recycling packaging materials, learning to compost | Red Cross to host local blood drives | Report makes key recommendations on childhood cancer | Residents reminded to call 811 before they dig for safety | Restore Skin Care Center offers safe tattoo removal service | Restrain yourself this Thanksgiving | Robert Charles reaches $20,000 fundraising goal for Baystate Children's Hospital | Robert Charles to raise money for Baystate | Rolling the dice – State bets GameSense program will stem problem gambling | Sarat helps those stuck at home stay in shape | School districts gauge pandemic effects on learning, behavior | SHINE Program offers savings to seniors | Shingles is a condition that can affect all age groups | Shoveling snow can be hazardous to your health | Shriners Hospitals thanks Smith & Wesson for support | Smith & Wesson event raised $20k for local children’s charities | Social media shows sustainability strides | Springfield College professor leads clinical | Springfield College Occupational Therapy Master’s Program receives 10-year accreditation | Springfield College president on new opioid commission | Spring 2016 brings widespread flu | Springing ahead can cause sleep pattern problems for children | State Sen. Eric Lesser to host annual ‘Thrive After 55’ event | State fire marshal offers burn prevention and treatment tips | Stomach bug makes early appearance in region | Stroke, heart attack care focus of ‘Lobby Day’ on May 30 | Summit Lounge is state’s first cannabis smoking lounge | Surgeon warns against surgical tourism | Take precautions for the dangers posed by cold weather | Taylor Street Dental adds Dr. Oh | Telemedicine has benefits, but also comes with pitfalls | ‘The Big Cocktail’ fundraiser hopes to return this year | The Meadow Place Dental has successful Smiles for Kids campaign | The presidential election is seriously stressing people out | This is why everyone needs a health care decision plan | This spring, make time to check for ticks | Thumbsucking is OK, within reason | Tips to avoid burns when cooking this holiday season | UHCCF to offer grants | UV protection for eyes important every season | Vape shops struggle in the wake of temporary ban | Video program discusses opioids | Walk to End Alzheimer’s to raise research money, awareness | Walking path at Soldiers Home increases mobility for vets | Warning issued about dangers of infant co-sleeping | Westfield Health Department weighs in on vaping | What you should know about skin cancer | Which juice containers can I recycle? When can I recycle batteries? | Wingate at Hampden recognized | WNE professors develop diabetes breathalyzer | Women’s Health Associates welcomes Lormand | Wood to host women’s health forum at Asnuntuck | World Cancer Day: How COVID-19 is impacting care | WSU Student Ambassadors make donation to Baystate Children's Hospital | Your habits can affect your heart – and your health | Parents rank concerns about their children’s health | Walk for Hunger or Diabetes | Blood drives upcoming | Substance abuse bill passed by the Senate | Baystate Noble Hospital receives $150,000 from state | Local cancer survivor benefited from donated tissue for breast reconstruction | Local medical practice closing | Road to Recovery seeks volunteer drivers | State offers campus fire safety tips | Out of the Darkness Community Walk slated for Sept. 27 | 2005 Walk for Diabetes will also help hurricane victims | A bulging disk doesn't always need surgery | Achalasia is painful throat condition | Actors breathe life into enchanting words | Addiction film to be screened at HCC | A Different Type of Donation | Advance care planning is critical in ensuring your wishes are fulfilled | Advances in Cancer Treatment | Y offers peace of mind, health of body | Age seven is the magic number | Aging Topics | ALA urges those with respiratory issues to seek out vaccinations | Allergies | All invited to annual Brightside Toy Run | All invited to run/walk for cancer | Alzheimer's Presentation | American Cancer Society of Greater Springfield to host tag and vendor sale | American Cancer Society seeking volunteers | American Heart Association releases 'Go Fresh' cookbook | American Lung Association seeking volunteers for schools | American Red Cross offering CPR and First Aid class on Valentine's Day | American Red Cross Pioneer Valley to host nurse assistant training courses | Annual Faces of Infuenza | Annual run/walk set for July 15 | Anti-Coagulation Service | Applications being accepted for Red Cross | Area Health Happenings | Area Health Happenings | Area health happenings | Area Health Happenings | Area hospitals offer 'Morning After' pill to victims | Arthritis Foundation meeting | Arthritis Walk | As number of Alzheimer’s patients increases, so do challenges | Association for Community Living recognizes milestones | Association for Community Living distributes awards | Asthma Fun Day will educate children | Attain offers tips on arthritis prevention | August 1-7 is World Breastfeeding Week | Autism Society celebrates 50 years during Autism Awareness Month | Baby's teeth begin forming in womb | Bare Necessities raises $3,500 for Rays of Hope | Baystate adds new Ob/Gyn for Springfield and South Hadley | Baystate announces array of upcoming medical events | Baystate: cardiac rehab open house | Baystate challenges blood donors | Baystate earns accreditation for nurse/midwives | Baystate hails heart month with lectures | Baystate Medical Center launches Family Cancer Risk Program | Baystate Medical Center physician named Community Clinician of the Year | Baystate Medical Center ranked ‘high performing’ | Baystate Noble Hospital receives honors from HHS | Baystate offers babysitting course | Baystate offers help to uninsured | Baystate offers programs | Baystate offers tips for surviving a heart attack | Baystate’s HVCC, PCU units receive gold level Beacon Award | Baystate to host free health program | Baystate, WMAS seek radiothon ‘Change Heroes’ | BeFit coach lists some holiday tips for health | BeFit to host seminar on 2008 resolutions | Better surgical techiques for knee surg. | Beware of fake charity solicitations at all times | Big reasons to grow your own garden | BIO-IDENTICAL HORMONES | Blockbuster movie snacking could end up busting your belt | Blood Bank in dire need of donors | Blood Donors get tickets to Home Show | Bloodmobile making stops in Chicopee and Springfield | Boards of health act as local arms of state health department | Body Conditioning with Pilates | Boney to head pediatrics at Baystate Medical Center | Book discusses herb, drugs use | Bra clinic doubles as a benefit event | Breast Cancer Screening | Breast Health | Brennan becomes one of state’s top hospice directors | Brightside joins forces with BHN | Brumley named Home Health Aide of the Year | Burger King helps Dana-Farber, Jimmy Fund | Bypass surgery must often be repeated | Cancer Connection programs | Cancer Connection receives donation, hosts party | Cancer House of Hope celebrating 10th year | Cancer House of Hope hosting new workshop: 'Sisters in Survivorship' | Cancer House of Hope to host tennis tournament in Enfield | Cancer support sponsors fund-raiser | Cancer survivors set ambitious fundraising goal of $20,000 | Car coupons to aid Red Cross | Car dealerships help raise money for foundation | Caretakers need care too | Casartellos receive JGS Chairman’s Service Award | Catch the 'sneak thief of sight' | CBT at STCC hosts seminar on oral health | CDC: Flu season has become an epidemic | CDC warns of heat-related dangers | Celebrity Fit Club doctor to speak at conference | Celiac Disease - Thurs Speakers Series | Center for Mammography | Center Stage registration | Center to address emotional aspects of cancer | Chase becomes chairman | Child car seats need proper fitting | Citizen Buddies needed | Clinical trials will begin at Baystate Medical Center | Cohen named Hackett Memorial Award winner | Columbia Gas warns of dangers winter weather poses to customers | Comedian Lenny Clark headlines Allie’s Five O’Clock Fund event | Commission on Cervical Cancer | Congestive Heart Failure | Connecticut hospital is an option for Mass. residents | Conquer Cancer license plate sales boosts Cancer House of Hope | Conquer Cancer license plate sales boosts Cancer House of Hope | Consumer Alert | Cooking with kids makes fun, nutritious meals | Coping strategies crucial for those suffering from holiday grieving | Coping with loss | Cosmetic chemicals controversial | Course in stress reduction | Courtney and Sachs named Community Clinicians of the Year | CPR Saturday 2008 to take place at MassMutual Center | CROP Hunger Walk slated for Oct. 21 | Curves collecting items for troops overseas | Dance event to benefit Alzheimer's Association | YMCA to host Stewards of Children | Decade old report on health disparities contains vital information | December blood drives announced | Dental students cut their teeth at STCC’s dental hygiene clinic | Diabetes program offered at Holyoke | Dinner to benefit house fire victims | Dinner to recruit CROP walkers | Disability is our most pressing challenge | "Discover You" | Disease fatigue | Docs Who Rock concert benefits United Way of the Pioneer Valley | Doctor advises patients to become informed Rx consumers | Doctor Hinchey clenches national Stethoscope award | Doctor offers tips on preparing for surgery | Doctors Express partners with Steward Health Care | Doctor to discuss plastic surgery for cancer survivors | Donated vehicles can change lives | Don’t forget the rules of healthy eating during the holiday season | Don't panic, anxiety programs offered in Holyoke | Early Alzheimer's testing is important | East Village Place associates gain dementia practitioner certification | E.L. office offering several screenings | Emergency Dept. Ground Breaking | Emergency nurses offer holiday travel tips | EPA declares January 2015 ‘National Radon Action Month’ | ERs too busy to deal with emergencies | Excellence in Nursing | Excercise as a family of all ages | Exciting twists, turns and detours at Red Cross "Amazing Race" | Exercise Recovery | Exterminator to host seminar on bed bugs | Eye injuries from fireworks | Fadus named Board for National Health Care for the Homeless Council head head | Falcons, Noble team up of Pink in the Rink | Fast facts about how pH affects your life every day | Fight for Air Climb slated for Nov. 8 | Finding love online | Finding the right doctor | Find out what to expect at your very first gynecologic visit | Firefighter to host fund-raising picnic | Fire marshal: Be prepared for storm-related power outages | First in Patient Satisfaction - Mercy Medical Center | Fitness for Seniors | Five honored by Red Cross | Fleet Feet Sports, PVWRC team up for 5K training program | F.L. Roberts and Company fined by DEP | Flu Clinics | Flu shots: plenty and powerful; get yours | Former HCPA staff joins Noble Hospital | Former Marine serves as yogi at Namaste Yoga Center for Health | Fortier joins team at Performance Rehabilitation | Free bereavement support groups | FREE DIABETES CLASS | Free Lectures | Free Mammograms | Free support group for grievers | Free Yoga | Free Yoga Classes | Free Yoga Thearapy for Cancer Patients | Fundraiser to benefit Noble Visiting Nurse, Hospice | Gardner and Lamanis presented with the Nightingale Award for Excellence in Nursing | Gearhart joins ProEx as local community relations specialist | Get from hospital bed to home | Get heart healthy tips for cold and flu season | Glitz and Glamour for a Good Cause | Go FIT to host a mentor training class | Golf tourney to be spread over five courses | Good news about the safety of low-calorie sweeteners | Good physical function after age 40 reduces risk of stroke | Go Red nominations due Oct. 10 | Great American Smoke Out | Greater Springfield Senior Services provides six-week course for caregivers | Green heroes boost healthy living | Guard against 5 top summertime hazards | Hampden Hearing Center to participate in Listen Up America Week | Hampden Hearing Center to take part in Listen Up America | Healing Spirit Expo set for April 25 | Health Care Ctr. celebrates anniv. | Health Care Proxy Awareness | Health Coach series to feature talk about latest cancer research | Health Events & Announcements | Health Expo | Health is key factor when traveling says OSHA | Heart disease: Good news, bad news | Heartsong welcomes spring with free yoga classes | Help find a cure at annual Arthritis Walk | Help patients play a bigger role in their health care | Help with Addiction | Holyoke Medical Center is actively seeking blood donors | Holyoke Medical Center begins widespread rebranding efforts | Holyoke Medical Center’s Wound Care Center set to open this fall | Holyoke Medical Center honored with gold | Holyoke Medical 'doubling efforts' to treat sleep apnea | Home care service offers alternative for veterans | Home Instead Senior Care offers long-term options | Horizons for Homeless Children seeking volunteers | Hospice | Hospice Life Care accepting applications for fall program | Hospice Services of W. Mass. seeking volunteers | Hospital benefit | House of Hope raffle | How to cut calories -- but not fun -- during the holidays | How to make that good dietary advice work for you | How to stay healthy during this current virus outbreak | 'Idle-Free' will keep the state's air clean | Immunization | Importance of massage to be discussed | In Need of Hospice Volunteers | Inniss named co-chair of LGBT Health Coalition | Iris ID program offered to Hampden County residents | JCC fitness options | JCC to offer ShockWave program | Jewish Geriatric Services rebrands itself as JGS Lifecare | JGS board honors Burrows | JGS volunteers come together on 'Honorable Menschen Day' | Jimmy Fund gives walkers a new reason to train for Boston's big race | JMH hosts grand opening of new OR | Johnson Memorial receives grant from CHEFA | Julie Bell joins Baystate Ob/Gyn Group | June blood drives announced | Nine-year-old to serve as Katelynn’s Ride ambassador | Keeping safety on the up-and-up this holiday season | Keep Your Teeth Safe | Kidney disease a sneaky condition | Kids Safety Expo set for July 26 at Basketball Hall of Fame | Kids to ride for cancer research | Knit Wits are giving back to the community | Know how your doctor ranks | Learning how to face end-of-life issues | Learning to live with chronic back pain | Learn sun safety at seminar | Learn the patient's role in preventing infections | Learn tips to beat the heat, stay healthy this summer | Learn to improve hurricane preparedness this season | Learn to talk with babies with sign language | Legislature endorses health care bill | Leonard highlights AIC's Tutu health lecture | 'Let's Talk' about holistic healing at Storrs Library | LHS volleyball aims to score an ace against cancer | Library hosts health talk | Life Begins @ 50 Expo set for June 6 | Life Enrichment Expo gives "scoop" on boomer services | Life Enrichment Expo slated for April 22 at the Basketball Hall of Fame | Life Enrichment Expo draws crowd | Life Enrichment Expo celebrates 20 years | Life Enrichment Expo | Life Enrichment Expo slated for April 26 | Lifeguard training and CPR courses being offered | Life Line Screening comes to East Longmeadow | Life Line Screening offers proactive step in maintaining health | Life Saved | Lifestyle changes, not diets, key to weight loss | 'Light of Hope' spotlighted holistic cancer prevention | Liptzin to keynote health awareness lectures at AIC | Little Leaguers helping to strike out cancer | Life Coach | Living today for a better tomorrow | Local business leaders step up to raise awareness and get Western Mass walking | Local businessmen honored by Jimmy Fund Council of Western Massachusetts | Local cancer walk raises $50,000 | Local caregiving company receives national recognition | Local companies, groups do their part with blood donations | Local company, family support Red Cross Disaster Relief | Local dentist, army of supporters march for cancer research | Local dentist offers cash for candy | Local dentist plans to host 'candy buy-back' | Local dentist sponsoring candy buy-back | Local doctor makes ‘Trax’ in path toward eradication of back pain | Local fitness trainer explains why all diets die in new book | Local group offers breast screening with new less-invasive technology | Local groups keeping an eye on water-borne E. coli | Local health centers get ACA funds | Local health happenings and announcements | Local Health Happenings | Local health happenings | Local health happenings, June 27 - July 4 | Local health happenings | Local health happenings | Local health happenings | Local health happenings | Local health happenings | Local health happenings and events | Local health happenings | Local health listings, June 6 - June 13 | Local nurse graduates inducted into Beta Zeta Honor society | Local oral surgeon strives to bring awareness to oral cancer risks | Locals honored by Jimmy Fund | Local, state officials address several firework-related incidents | Local student gains acceptance into coveted Harvard-MIT Bioinformatics Summer Program | Local students coordinate run/walk to aid in battle against cancer | Local team works to raise money for cystic fibrosis research | Local volunteers aiding California through Red Cross | Local volunteers receive Jimmy Fund’s Sadowsky Visionary Award | Longmeadow blood donor recognized at Fenway Park | Longmeadow blood donor recognized at Fenway Park | Longmeadow Board of Health encourages all those who picnic to exercise food safety tips | Longmeadow Board of Health offers immunizations | Longmeadow reminds residents to keep vaccinations up to date | Longmeadow resident named Community Clinician of the Year | Longmeadow schedules Pneumonia Vaccination Clinic | Longmeadow schedules flu vaccinations | Longmeadow to host elder eye care clinic | Longmeadow to host pneumonia clinics | Long waits continue for new patient appointments with primary care doctors | LOOK GOOD/FEEL BETTER | Look Park to host Sept. 26 walk for diabetes | Loomis Communities employees honored | Loomis Communities to honor founding board at reception | Loomis hosts annual spring reception | Loss of loved ones can affect heart health | Lovin’ Life Festival to benefit paralyzed Holyoke resident | Ludlow Community Center, Randall Boys & Girls Club sponsor triathlon on June 3 | Ludlow to host fourth annual triathlon | Lung Association sponsors bike ride | Lung cancer conversation | Lung cancer still difficult to treat | Lupus called America's most-common, least-known disease | Lustman to keynote Cancer Survivors' Day | Lyme Disease is often misdiagnosed | Major depression the leading cause of disability for people ages 15 to 44 | Make dad’s Father’s Day feast a heart-healthy one | Make your holiday healthier for your family this year | Make your move to a healthier lifestyle | Making progress against obesity | Making Strides Against Breast Cancer to host kickoff event at Stanley Park | Making the connection between the pathologist and the patient | Mall Walkers | Mall Walkers at Eastfield | MALL WALKERS CLUB | Mall Walkers Club | Mall Walkers Club | Mall Walkers present 'The Simple Truth About Carbohydrate Confusion' | Mall Walkers program at Eastfield Mall | Mall Walkers to discuss maintaining the brain | Mallwalkers to discuss the basics of cholesterol | Mall Walkers to give presentation on avoiding cancer | Mammograms still the best way to detect breast cancer, despite falling rates | Managing Cases | Manhan Internal Medicine completes renovation to offices | Many elements factor into healthy living | Maplegate is more than typical physical therapy | Marathon bombings highlight need for emergency preparedness | Marathon Healthcare Center opening Alzheimer's Dementia Care Unit | Marceau Fund delivers gift to Spectrum Hospice for those nearing end-of-life | March 10 is World Kidney Day | March is American Red Cross Month | Marconics helps spiritual healing | ‘Martinis’ event benefits Melanoma Foundation of New England | Martinis for Melanoma on tap at Basketball Hall of Fame Feb. 22 | Martinis for Melanoma raises a glass to combat cancer | Martins, McDonough to co-chair Heart Walk | Mary Ann Studio of Dance provides fun and fitness | Mass. senior facilities garner awards | Mass. 37th in keeping kids from smoking | Massachusetts homes contain more lead than rest of U.S. | Massachusetts joins rest of country to stress brain injury awareness | Massachusetts Medical Society adopts policy opposing biomass power plants | Massachusetts Medical Society releases Access to Care Study | Massachusetts residents satisfied with health care | Massachusetts shows increases in health care delivery effectiveness | Massage practice "The Flexible Farmer" focuses on keeping professionals healthy | Mass. autism waiver apps available online | Mass. Dental Society Foundation 'grants' access to oral health programs | MassDEP Retrofit Program | Mass. doctors urge state’s residents to get their flu shots | MassMutual offering free life insurance | MassMutual once again offering LifeBridge insurance sign ups | MassMututal Center gearing up for CPR Saturday 2008 | Mass. Senior Care Foundation chosen for funding by PIN | MassSupport offers free tornado survivor outreach | May 8 marks 21st annual Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day | Learn to keep pressure down during High Blood Pressure Education Month | Maza runs for YMCA | McDonald House Charities now accepting grant applications | McMillian, Fiallo join Noble Hospital’s surgical team | MDA's Stride and Ride fundraiser to take place at Holyoke Mall | MDS Foundation announces grants for dental health | Meals on Wheels delivers greeting cards to homebound seniors | Medical literacy a forgotten component of proper health | Medical Society launches campaign | Medicare assistance available through deadline | Medicare enrollment begins Nov. 15 | Medicare Part D sign up deadline approaching | Melanoma Foundation of New England to host 'No-Tanning Pledge' contest | Melanoma Foundation of New England to launch new campaign | MEMA offers some safety tips for this winter season | MEMA offers tips for dealing with summer severe weather | MEMA offers tips on power outage safety measures | Memorial blood drive looking for donations | Memorial scholarship helps students help others | Memory Walk | Memory Walk for Alzheimer's Association | Mercy appoints Wolf as new vice president | Mercy cancer center receives three-year approval and commendation | Mercy construction gets underway | Mercy construction gets underway | Mercy Continuing Care facilities garner national praise | Mercy has new Clinical Nutrition Manager | Mercy Healthy Communities Corps Team formed | Mercy introduces drive-up Pneumonia vaccination | Mercy makes U.S. News and World Report ‘best hospitals’ rankings | Mercy Medical Center receives accreditation in nuclear medicine | Mercy Medical Center seeks volunteers | Mercy Medical Center now offering free WiFi | Mercy Medical Center named Top100 Community Value hospital | Mercy Medical Center recognized by SCORE for defect-free care | Mercy Medical Center receives award for care of stroke patients | Mercy Medical now uses "Wii-habilitation" with patients | Mercy Medical offering breast cancer programs | Mercy Medical receives Community Value Award | Mercy Medical Staff President speaks | Mercy noted for high Patients First score from MHA | Mercy offers health coaches | Mercy program helps moms-to-be | Mercy re-accredited by American College of Radiology | Mercy's Diabetes program lauded by ADA | Mercy's Outpatient Services earn Silver Service Excellence Award | Mercy welcomes new physicians to roster | Mercy welcomes new physicians to roster | MGM expands Boots to Business program | Microburst forces St. Jude Mission to close temporarily | Mindful Awareness Practice | Mini Health Fair to provide free screenings | 'Minor' heart attacks can create major problems or even death | Minority children more likely to die from not being buckled in | Misinformation has intensified spread of measles outbreak | Mittineague Congregational hosts caregivers' seminars | Mass. Medical Society opposes ballot questions | Models of Life to celebrate breast cancer survivors | Moderate coffee drinking found good for the heart | Moen named new Providence CEO | Mom's event to aid parents of autistic kids | Mom's event to aid parents of autistic kids | Monson Savings Bank makes donation to cancer center | More American children die from violence than from natural causes | More Americans seeking organic health supplements | More Americans seeking organic health supplements | More star efforts | More than 350 attend Go Red For Women luncheon | "More Than Sad: Teen Depression" film now available | More West Nile Virus cases reported in Western Massachusetts | More women choosing to start families later in life | Moriarty named new president of Hampden District Medical Society | Morning sickness unpredictable for pregnant women | Morris, Wingo headline JDRF event | Mosquitoes: Beware the bite | Most important step for childbirth is preparation | Most young Americans' diets put them at higher risk of stroke | Mothers and daughters invited to free gynecologic seminar and open house | Mothers invited to join 'the Circle' for support | MotherWoman receives award for maternal, child health care | MotherWoman to celebrate World Breastfeeding Week in August | Motorcycle ride to benefit veterans suffering from PTSD | Motorcycle ride to benefit veterans suffering from PTSD | Mount Saint Vincent Care Center earns 5-star rating from CMS | Movember aims to make a difference in men's health | MRSA Seminar | MSPCA offers two ways to protect pets | NAMI hosts speaker on jail diversion and mental illness | NAMI prepares for April 23 walk-a-thon | NAMI to host mental illness education course this fall | NAMI-WM to host 12-week course on mental illness | NAMI-WM to offer course in Spanish | National Alliance on Mental Illness to offer Spanish course | National Children's Cancer Society is now accepting applications for scholarship program | National Cholesterol Education Month a reminder to make healthy choices | National Eating Healthy Day to bring awareness to dangers of salt-heavy diets | National Health Career Association Examination | Nationally-known nurse researchers to speak at JGS conference May 27 | National Nurses Week lauds work of 3.1 million | National Nurses Week focuses on quality, innovation of care | National Nutrition Month encourages Americans to eat healthier | National Patient Safety Foundation stresses better understanding of health care | National study finds sleep is integral to wellness | Nationwide Kidney Walk helps those close to home | Navigating nutrition labels: tips to fill your grocery cart with healthy options | Need for blood donations reaches emergency status | Need for organ donors reaching critical levels | Neigher family cited by Jewish Geriatric Services for efforts | NENA hosting inaugural run/walk Oct. 22 | NENA hosting inaugural run/walk Oct. 22 | Nets, Armor make partnership official | New England Urgent Care opens new facility | New eye procedure offers alternative to Lasik | New HealthSouth officially opens | New Lyme Disease Resource Center opens in Northampton | New medical director appointed for the CHD | New options make recommended flu vaccinations easier | Support the fight against diabetes | Keep kids safe on Halloween | Prescription drugs being abused more than ever before | Dentists hope to educate public during National Prosthodontics Awareness Week | D’Amour Cancer Center to host ‘Look Good ... Feel Better’ event | New procedure at Noble treats reflux without surgery | New scanning technology comes to Springfield | New staff hired at Jewish Geriatric Services | New state health insurance laws | Newtown police officer named keynote speaker | New way to identify Alzheimer’s early may have been discovered | New workshops available at Cancer House of Hope | New Year's Day yoga classes benefit the Open Pantry | New year's yoga to gather food for Open Pantry | Noble adds member to cardiology team | Noble announces new dates for Smoking Cessation classes | Noble doctor offers new tendon procedure | Noble Hospital 5k slated for April 27 | Noble Hospital and Health Systems announces executive transition | Noble Hospital announces Oct. community events | Noble Hospital announces co-chairs for annual fundraising ball | Noble Hospital luncheon shows appreciation for local volunteers | Noble Hospital making preparations for 49th annual ball | Noble Hospital partners with Jefferson Radiology | Noble Hospital purging pre-1989 patient records | Noble Hospital receives special recognition for stroke patient care | Noble Hospital receives high safety scores | Noble Hospital receives Stroke Collaborative's Defect-free Care Award | Noble Hospital’s annual run/walk at Stanley Park marks 30th year | Noble Hospital sponsoring spring nutrition class | Noble Hospital sponsors 28th annual 5K run/walk at Stanley Park | Noble Hospital surgery chief to discuss cosmetic procedures | Noble Hospital taps Aliotta for chief of medicine position | Noble Hospital taps Aliotta for chief of medicine position | Noble Hospital to coordinate Care Transitions Education Project | Noble Hospital to host 46th annual ball | Noble Hospital to host dementia awareness training class May 29 | Noble Hospital unveils new breast cancer treatment | Noble Hospital wins award for care of stroke patients | Noble names Bryant president and CEO | Noble participates in WSU Health Fair | Noble participates in WSU Health Fair | Noble recognizes staff members for lengthy service | Noble's 5K Run & Walk set for April 27 | Noble to mark Breast Cancer Awareness Month with pink gloves | Noble to sponsor ethics discussion | Noble VP a top hospital marketer | Noise-Induced Hearing Loss: What you should know | Nominations being sought for compassionate caregiver awards | No need for an extra set of eyes today | Northern Connecticut Vegetarian Society to host Celtic evening | Northern Connecticut Vegetarian Society to host Celtic evening | Northern Conn. Vegetarian Society invites public to monthly potluck | No Small Victories to host Autism Awareness fair April 21 | Not a cold or a flu? It could be respiratory syncytial virus | November blood drives announced | NSC aims to bring awareness to risks of distracted driving | Nugent honored as Clinician of the Year | Number of stroke-related deaths drop in United States | Nurse manager named at Holyoke Medical Center | Nurse reveals ‘Miracle of Hospice’ in book | Nurses celebrated nationwide for hard work | Nursing home advocates sought, training to begin Jan. 26 | Nutrition and exercise go hand in hand | Nutrition expert to reveal ways to create a healthy you | Nutrition important during pregnancy | Obesity increases risk of death from breast cancer | Obesity remains a major health concern for Americans | O’Connell Care at Home hosts open houses in Holyoke | Olympia Sports gives 'a chance for kids' | Olympics can get children interested in fitness | O'Neill honored by HMC | One in every 88 kids is autistic | Online searches rack up funds for Valley's Red Cross | Open House at JCC highlights new fitness programs | Open Pantry plans its second annual run/walk | Open Pantry seeking donations | Options for health and fitness offered at the JCC | Organization looks for those willing to help on 'Road to Recovery' | Organization looks for those willing to help on 'Road to Recovery' | Organization offers help and hope | Orthodontist gives back | Osteopathic Medicine Ceremony | PACE offers new model for care of disabled elderly | PACS digitizes X-rays in Holyoke | Parents keep promise to son with Steps for Pediatric Cancer Walk | Parkinson's disease support group | Parkinson’s remains medical mystery | Participants raise $165,000 for American Heart Association | Pass on digestion woes this holiday | Pastor John P. Morgan honored | Pathologist and Patient | Pathologists play significant role in cancer detection | Pathways for Parents takes part in Week of the Young Child | Pathways for Parents takes part in Week of the Young Child | DPH, Red Cross unveil Patient Connection | Patrick administration forms PPD Commission | 'Pauline is begging' for help for liver transplant recipient | Pedal power to raise funds for Cancer House of Hope | Pediatric Diabetes | Performance Rehabilitation adds Garrison to team | Perkins School for the Blind to host Western Mass. 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    • Mass. senior facilities garner awards

    Date: 8/9/2010

    GREATER SPRINGFIELD -- Of the 36 Massachusetts Senior Care member long term care facilities that will be honored in Long Beach, California as part of the American Health Care Association (AHCA)/National Center for Assisted Living (NCAL) National Convention, four received Silver Awards and 32 received Bronze Awards the third most in the country in that category.

    This brings the total number of Massachusetts facilities honored for their achievements through this program to 143. The East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center and Renaissance Manor of Westfield received Bronze Awards for their Commitment to Quality. The AHCA and the NCAL Quality Awards program provides a pathway for providers of long term care services to journey towards performance excellence. Based on the core values and criteria of the Malcom Baldridge National Quality Award Program, AHCA/NCAL's annual program recognizes the commitment to continuous quality improvement at nursing facilities, assisted living residences and residences for people with mental retardation or developmental disabilities.

    The Quality Award program has three progressive step levels where applicants are judged by trained examiners who provide feedback on opportunities for improvement to support continuous learning. Facilities must achieve an award at each level to progress to the next level.

    For a complete list of Quality Award Winners from Massachusetts and a link to all national winners, please visit http://www.maseniorcare.org/2010_AHCA_Quality_Award_Winners.aspx.

     

     

    		 
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