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Only a Call Away: Geri Pals Volunteers Create Connections Over the Phone

Geri Pals pairs homebound seniors, often living with memory loss or dementia, with a volunteer who will contact them once or twice a week via phone or video call.

Magic for Maddie

In eight short years, Maddie Schmidt has touched the lives of so many. And now, her legacy will live on.

Peter Banko Named Incoming CEO of Baystate

Peter Banko to succeed Dr. Mark Keroack; brings national experience as president and CEO.

Endowment Ensures Hope for Breast Cancer Research and Care

Your donation to the Rays of Hope endowment for breast cancer ensures vital research & survivor support continues for generations to come.

Harold Grinspoon Advances Future of Mental Health Through Donation

Harold Grinspoon made a generous donation to create the Harold Grinspoon Endowed Chair of Psychiatry.

President & CEO Mark Keroack Named “Health System CEO Influencer”

Congrats to Mark Keroack, MD, MPH, President & CEO of Baystate Health, for being named one of 60 “Health System CEO Influencers” by Becker’s Health Review.

Awake Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Surgery Gives Patients More Freedom

Patients undergoing awake heart surgery can go home same day, and never have to take blood thinners again.

PURCH Class of 2023 Honored at Graduation Celebration

The Population-based Urban and Rural Community Health Class of 2023 celebrated their new status as physicians at a pre-graduation ceremony held by UMass Chan - Baystate on May 25, 2023.

Baystate Health Awarded $5 Million Grant Towards Digital Equity

The Massachusetts Broadband Institute has awarded $5.1 million to Baystate Health on behalf of the Alliance for Digital Equity in western Mass.

Celebrating Our Brother, Our Uncle, Our Friend, Our Storyteller

The Irene E. & George A. Davis Foundation trustees made a donation to support local healthcare and honor their family member, Robert S. Davis.