Transition Team

Explore BusinessWest (Apr 12 2012) Health Care

...s. were not in existence.” That group is comprised of three groups: In health care, the players are Baystate Health, Berkshire Healthcare Systems, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Genesis Healt......can International College, Elms College, UMass Amherst, Westfield State University, and Greenfield, Holyoke, and Springfield Technical community colleges. Finally, the workforce-development group includes th... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Baystate Health   Holyoke Medical Center   Holyoke

New charter schools in Springfield, Holyoke recommended by Massachusetts Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester

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...aystate Academy Charter School in Springfield and the Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School in Holyoke are among the four schools recommended by Mitchell Chester, state commissioner of elementary and se......an emphasis on health sciences, said Frank P. Robinson, director of community health planning at Baystate Health. Once approved, the school is slated to open in September of 2013 and will be located at Springfiel... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Springfield Technical Community College   West Springfield   Baystate Health

Taking Center Stage

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...ve companies like Big Y, Peter Pan, and MassMutual. We have three TV stations in this city. We have Baystate Medical Center — how many people would kill to have a hospital like that in their region? And all the schools and......usinesswest.com Previous Top Entrepreneurs • 2010: Bob Bolduc, founder and CEO of Pride • 2009: The Holyoke Gas & Electric Department • 2008: Arlene Kelly and Kim Sanborn, founders of Human Resource ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   MassMutual   Springfield Technical Community College

Editorial: Western Massachusetts construction projects sign of brighter days

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...ef John A. Pond (rear) and Chief of Police James M. Neiswanger attach their signatures to beam A649 Holyoke High Performance Computing Center Topping Off Ceremony gallery (9 photos) While Western Massachuset......n of the new $70 million federal courthouse. • In Springfield’s North End construction continues on Baystate Medical Center’s “Hospital of the Future.” The $250-million plus expansion of Baystate that will feature a heart ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   American International College   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health

The Casino Era Begins

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...llars and cents, although the projected $500 million (minimum) project — at least twice the cost of Baystate Health’s $250 million Hospital of the Future — will certainly cover that aspect of the equation. Instead, ......oposals, in various stages of development and involving a range of communities, including Palmer, Holyoke, and now Springfield, are on the table. The region’s largest city and unofficial capital became a p... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   Governor Deval L. Patrick   Mohegan Sun

Western Massachusetts food programs receive grants from Project Bread to fight hunger

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...ton Survival Center; • Franklin County Community Meals Program, of Greenfield; • Salvation Army, of Holyoke; and • Berkshire Food Project, of North Adams. “We run two emergency food shelters in Hampshire C......enter; Tapestry Health Southwick: Our Community Food Pantry Springfield: Anti-Displacement Project; Baystate Medical Center; Caring Health Center; Friends of the Homeless; Holy Redeemer Cathedral; Martin Luther King Jr. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Baystate Health   Springfield   Amherst

Editorial: New UMass president Robert Caret setting right tone

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Caret visited Springfield, Holyoke and Amherst on Tuesday, Day 2 of a four-day listening tour that will take him across the Bay State,......ty in its orbit, notably at the Pioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute in collaboration with Baystate Medical Center, and a urban design center at Court Square. We agree with Springfield Mayor Domenic J. Sarno that i... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Domenic J. Sarno   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health

Profile in Business

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... which really doesn’t work.” Meanwhile, within the community, Dill has spent years on the board at Baystate Health, and was chairman as that institution blueprinted its $250 million Hospital of the Future, and more......rtfolio of managed properties is diversified, including everything from the PeoplesBank building in Holyoke to the the Basketball Hall of Fame complex in Springfield, a contract the company earned last year.... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   American International College   Springfield Technical Community College   Baystate Health

New charter schools proposed for Springfield, Holyoke

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Two proposals are for schools in Springfield and a third would be focused in Holyoke but draw students from West Springfield, Chicopee, Westfield, South Hadley and Northampton. Organiz... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Baystate Health   Springfield   Northampton

Springfield's unemployment inches up over 4 weeks, but is down for the year

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...t unemployment rate of any city in the state. Lawrence is first at 16.8 percent. After Springfield, Holyoke is ninth-highest in the state and the next-highest in Western Massachusetts at 11.1 percent, up fro...... fiscal year which ended July 1 2010. Lynn said health care is still a growing industry, despite Baystate Health’s announcement last week that it will eliminate 354 jobs. Lynn said the average wage ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Springfield

Leadership Pioneer Valley

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...ofessionals organizations. Meanwhile, she’s reaching out to LPV sponsors, which include MassMutual, Baystate Health, PeoplesBank, United Bank, Westfield Bank, and others — who are each contributing $5,000 to $10,000......gfield Day; a Five College Day to familiarize the class with the Amherst-Northampton area; a day in Holyoke, Chicopee, and perhaps South Hadley to gain perspective on that area; and a Hilltowns and Franklin ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   MassMutual   Greenfield Community College

Massachusetts report shows sharp differences in prices paid to Baystate Medical Center, Cooley Dickinson Hospital and other hospitals

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...pitals despite the price variations. Massachusetts report shows sharp differences in prices paid to Baystate Medical Center, Cooley Dickinson Hospital and other hospitals Published: Thursday, May 26, 2011, 7:41 PM Updat......n among hospitals in Western Massachusetts. According to the report, which includes costs for 2009, Holyoke Medical Center, for example, was paid $196,489 for 53 vaginal deliveries of babies at an average co... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Governor Deval L. Patrick   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health

Greater Springfield Convention and Visitors Bureau says Howdy to award winners

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...e hospitality employees in the Pioneer Valley, were held at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting Room in Holyoke on Tuesday, May 10. HOLYOKE – Nine front-line employees in the Pioneer Valley’s hospitality industry received Howdy Awards and ......he Rhode Island Tourism Division. Sponsors for the 2011 Howdy Awards for Hospitality Excellence are Baystate Health, CBS-3 Springfield, Eastern States Exposition, Global Spectrum, The Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   West Springfield   Six Flags New England   Baystate Health

Greater Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau unveils 2011 Howdy Award finalists

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Comment Mentions:   Baystate Health   Springfield   Holyoke

Signs of Improvement

Explore BusinessWest (Dec 28 2010)

...rall impact, especially with jobs, but enormous potential to spark other economic development. “The Holyoke high-performance computing center is something that we’re looking forward to understanding, as ......many important success stories. He listed the high-performance computing center, construction of Baystate Medical Center’s $251 million Hospital of the Future, more progress on the State Street corridor in Springfield an... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Russell Denver   Baystate Health   Springfield

A Documented Success

Explore BusinessWest (Dec 16 2010) Information Technology , Life Sciences , Medical Devices

... client roster to more than 7,000, including some of the largest hospitals in the region, including Baystate Medical Center, Mercy Medical Center, Holyoke Medical Center, Wing Memorial Hospital, and UMass Medical Center, as well as Mass General and Brig... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Holyoke Medical Center

Community hospitals in Western Massachusetts struggle with balance sheet

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...an recruitment, Cooley Dickinson’s fiscal picture is better than others in the three-county region. Baystate Medical Center is the region’s only teaching hospital, and the state data show the 659-bed facility concluded fisc......Sept. 30, with a total margin of almost 6.9 percent. The numbers for the other two hospitals in the Baystate Health network - Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield and Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Palmer   Baystate Health

Defining Diversity

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...erent-thinking people into the organization.” Visael (Bobby) Rodriguez, chief diversity officer for Baystate Health, agreed. “People like to talk about diversity, but most of them don’t really understand what it mea......s; men were the primary breadwinners,” said Idelia Smith, assistant vice president for diversity at Holyoke Community College. “But today, we cannot ignore the fact that women, people of color, and different... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Holyoke Community College   Big Y Foods   Springfield College

Women's Partnership honors Carol Baribeau as 2010 woman of the year

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...ray / The RepublicanCarol L. Baribeau, of Southwick, is director of annual funds and events for the Baystate Health Foundation. She has been named woman of the year by the Women’s Partnership. SOUTHWICK – Carol L. B......t work." Baribeau will be honored at a dinner on May 12 at the Log Cabin Banquet & Meeting House in Holyoke. The Women’s Partnership uses funds raised at the dinner for scholarships that ... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Regional Employment Board of Hampden County Inc.   Palmer   Baystate Health

David W. Glidden, banker, to be honored by Boy Scouts

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...ions to the corporate world and contributions to the community,” Bystran said. Glidden, a native of Holyoke, through his position at TD Bank oversees all lending groups responsible for loans in Massachusetts......, Stephen Davis of Ventry Industries, and Mark R. Tolosky, president and chief executive officer of Baystate Health. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Baystate Health   Springfield   Holyoke

Continuing a Long History of Entrepreneurial Spirit

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Comment Mentions:   Pioneer Valley Planning Commission   Mount Holyoke College   West Springfield

Hospitals in Western Massachusetts are laboring to deal with the recession | Business - MassLive.com - - MassLive.com

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...e the physical health and well-being of residents while coping with discomforting fiscal realities. Baystate Health System is pressing forward with its $250 million “hospital of the future” project at its flagship c......s pressing forward with its $250 million “hospital of the future” project at its flagship campus at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield. Unveiled in early 2007 and then delayed by the economic downturn, the project... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Palmer   Baystate Health   Holyoke Medical Center

Conservative Nature

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...imarily through temp services.” Bud Delphin, director of programs and services at Career Point, the Holyoke-based one-stop career center, is seeing the same trend. “Things remain quite slow,” he said. “Emplo......“Adjustments have been greater than usual, but we still are planning with an eye to the future.” At Baystate Health, hiring has gone on as usual, especially for jobs in clinical areas. “We have about 300 positions a... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Big Y Foods   MassMutual   Baystate Health

Western Mass. projects funded in spending bill

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Comment Mentions:   University of Massachusetts   Baystate Health   Holyoke Medical Center