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Diabetes Champion Program to be held at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in September
Patient-to-patient presentation on Wednesday, September 29, from 6:00 to 7:30 pm. will include information about the physical, emotional and psychological experience of living with diabetes.
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BMLH Staff Help Keep Kids Safe with Free Bike Helmets
Grant from Massachusetts Office of Public Safety and Security enables BMLH to help reduce bicycle, skateboard, and rollerblade-related fatalities and injuries on local roadways.
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BMLH offers CPR and First Aid Class May 22
The Infant/Child/Adult CPR course will be held from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. The First Aid will be offered from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm and will offer hands on exercises in bleeding, epi-pens, and assessment.
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Silhouettes Salon holds Successful Cut-A-Thon
CHarity event raises more than $1,420 for cancer services at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital
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Emergency Care Gets Personal
A member of the Quabbin Regional Emergency Health Coalition benefits from a well-executed emergency response by the BMLH Emergency Department.
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Knowing Your Risk for Having a Stroke is Your First Line of Defense
Knowing the signs and symptoms of a stroke enables you to take action fast should one occur.
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BMLH Laboratory Receives Accreditation from College Of American Pathologists
BMLH lab is among more than 7,000 CAP-accredited laboratories nationwide.
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September Marks Pain Awareness Month and Hope for Those in Pain
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 80 million people in the United States suffer from chronic pain.
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Physical Therapist Offers Tips for Safe Summer Sports and Summer Athletic Camps
Participation in a youth sports camp during the summer months can offer plenty of exercise and physical activity, and can help student athletes develop a wide variety of skills.
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Quilting Group Provides Comfort to Community Members and Cancer Patients
Quilters from the Circle of Angels Quilting Support Group at BMLH offer quilts to provide comfort those touched by cancer.
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BMLH Summer Swing Classic Tees Off on Monday, June 21, 2010
Annual golf tournament helps BMLH provide state-of-the-art health care to Ware area patients.
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Speech and Language Therapy and Aphasia Treatment offered at BMLH
Aphasia affects about one million Americans or 1 in 250 people and while aphasia is most common among older people, it can occur in people of all ages, races, nationalities and gender.
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BMLH Announces Support Group Listing for 2010
Facing a major illness or stressful life change can be a daunting prospect. Support groups bring together people facing similar issues and can help them to cope better and feel less isolated by making connections with others facing similar challenges.
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BMLH Offers Community Health Screenings
Baystate Mary Lane Hospital is dedicated to help people lead healthier, fuller lives by offering affordable community health screenings throughout 2010 in Belchertown, West Brookfield and Ware.
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Cornerstone Quilters Donate Hand-Made Baby Blankets to BMLH Auxiliary
Quilting group donates hand-made quilts to send home with newborns at BMLH.
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Local Agencies Partner to Offer Oral Heath Services to Children in the Quaboag Region
BMLH is part of a team of community organizations that are helping to increase access to dental services for children in the Quaboag Region.
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Training underway for 28 soon to be Local Emergency Medical Technicians at BMLH
Course addresses the need for personnel to serve as EMTs in the many communities that surround the hospital.
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A Physician Whose Brilliance is Surpassed Only by His Heart
A true story of how Donald Higby, MD, of Baystate Mary Lane Hospital made the difference for a daughter dealing with her mother's fight against cancer.
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Country Bank to be Major Sponsor of BMLH Centennial
Country Bank has taken the lead in honoring Baystate Mary Lane Hospital's Centennial with a donation of $100,000 to The Campaign for Patient Care. The campaign, established in honor of Baystate Mary Lane Hospital's 100th Anniversary will provide annual funding for important programs and services for BMLH patients and their families.
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BMLH Appoints New Clinical Supervisor in Oncology Services
Nancy Price, Oncology Nurse at D'Amour Center for Cancer Care in Springfield, has been name new Clinical Nurse Supervisor of the Baystate Regional Cancer Program at Baystate Mary Lane Hospital.
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BMLH Cancer Nurse Receives National Certification
Registered nurse Sheila Blondin, from the Baystate Regional Cancer Program in Ware, has completed the certification process that signifies she has developed specialty knowledge in cancer nursing care.
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Happy 100th Birthday Baystate Mary Lane Hospital!
The 100th Anniversary of Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware is being celebrated throughout 2009.
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Auxiliary Invites Community to Join Them in Supporting Baystate Mary Lane
For nearly 100 years, the Baystate Mary Lane Hospital Auxiliary has been actively supporting local healthcare through its sponsorship of special events and management of the gift shop—in 2009, donating $25,000 to the hospital to help fund essential worthwhile projects including the Campaign for Patient Care which was established to allow Baystate Mary Lane Hospital to continue important programs and services for patients and their families.
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BMLH Auxiliary's Fall Harvest Festival to occur Sept 24
Special event from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm on the hospital's second floor will include a silent auction, bake sale, tag sale and a wide range of special vendors selling jewelry, candles and other unique gift items.
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Special Program for Teens and Their Families Offered at BMLH
Teen Talk- Honest Answers About Teen Sexuality and STDs, will be offered by Lisa Beaudry, CNM, MPH, Baystate Medical Practice, Mary Lane OB-GYN on Tuesday, March 30, from 6:00 pm-7:30 pm.
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Health Fair - A Handful of Fun for Local Families
Families learned health hand-washing habits through interactive displays at the Future Me; Healthy school vacation event.
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Advanced Technology to Target Disease – A Gift from Country Bank
Baystate Mary Lane Hospital now features the most advanced technology to detect osteoporosis – a disease that currently affects one out of every two women and one in four men age 50 and older.
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Joseph Lellman, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon, Joins Baystate Mary Lane Hospital
New surgeon will see patients at new practice locations in Ware and Belchertown.
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Medical Laboratory Scientist-Health Care Heroes-Recognized in April
John Olinski, MT, Laboratory Manager and 27 laboratory specialists spend each day analyzing specimens and cells that provide essential clinical information to physicians.
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BMLH Emergency Department Manager Attends Homeland Security Training
Mark Tuttle, RN, manager of the Baystate Mary Lane Hospital Emergency Department recently completed Homeland Security training at the Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) located in Anniston, Alabama.
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BMLH Support Group offers People Who are Grieving a Place to Heal
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Joan Sullivan to succeed Christine Shirtcliff as BMLH president
Longtime Baystate Mary Lane Hospital president Christine S. Shirtcliff on Wednesday announced plans to step down.
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Quabbin Pediatrics Joins Nationwide Study with the American Academy of Pediatrics
Study tests the effectiveness of a program to improve pediatric office services by helping parents quit smoking and reducing children’s exposure to secondhand smoke.
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Emergency Room Physician offers Tips to Keep Children Safe During the Summer Months
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BMLH Spirit of Women Program offers “The Power of Positive Confrontation” Sept 29
Acclaimed author Barbara Pachter will work with attendees to assess their confrontational styles and learn to deal with difficult situations.
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Gearing Up for the 2010-2011 Flu Season
More people urged to get their flu shots this season as soon as possible now that seasonal flu and H1N1 vaccines are now combined into one.
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Emergency Medical Technician Training Program at BMLH to Begin Sept 28
BMLH will host a 150-hour training class for persons who want to qualify to be certified emergency medical technicians. Beginning Sept. 28, classes will take place Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6-10pm.
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Yoga & Relaxation Classes to be held at the Centered Place for Breast Cancer Survivors
The Centered Place will eight sessions on Sunday afternoons 1:30 - 3:00 pm beginning 9/12 at the Centered Place, Bridge Street in Warren.
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