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HOLYOKE MEDICAL CENTER INCREASES TELEHEALTH CAPABILITIES HOLYOKE, MA – March 20, 2020 – Valley Health Systems entities, including Holyoke Medical Center, Holyoke Medical Group and River Valley Counseling Center, have expanded telehealth capabilities in response to the current restrictions in place due to the spread of COVID-19.  “We are expanding our capabilities to meet the […]

HOLYOKE, MA – March 2, 2020 – Holyoke Medical Center’s leadership team, recognizing the increased need for behavioral health inpatient beds in the western part of our state, has been planning for approximately one year to identify a way to address this need. This process has produced a proposal for a new, state-of-the-art, standalone inpatient […]

Holyoke Medical Center Proposes New Behavioral Health Hospital HOLYOKE, MA – March 2, 2020 – Holyoke Medical Center’s leadership team, recognizing the increased need for behavioral health inpatient beds in the western part of our state, has been planning for approximately one year to identify a way to address this need. This process has produced […]

HOLYOKE, MA – January 17, 2020 — Holyoke Medical Center will host a Passport Day Event, presented by the Holyoke Post Office, on Thursday, January 23, 2020 from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.  The event will take place in the main lobby of the hospital. Special passport fairs are being offered across the United States […]

HOLYOKE, MA – Spiros Hatiras, President and CEO of Holyoke Medical Center and Valley Health Systems, has announced Simon Ahtaridis, MD, MPH as the new Chief Medical Officer at Holyoke Medical Center. “I want to partner with staff members and find ways to support them to provide better patient care. Medicine has become more team-oriented. […]

HOLYOKE, MA – November 7, 2019 – Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) was awarded an ‘A’ in the Fall 2019 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing HMC’s achievements protecting patients from harm and providing safe health care. The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization driven by employers and other purchasers of health […]

FEATURING THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD & ACE AWARDS HOLYOKE, MA – October 1, 2019 – Holyoke Medical Center will host its Annual Gala on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at the Log Cabin. All proceeds will benefit Valley Health Systems, which includes Holyoke Medical Center, Holyoke Medical Group, Holyoke VNA Hospice Life Care, and River Valley […]

HOLYOKE, MA – Holyoke Medical Center is excited to announce the opening of a new service location at 5 Hospital Drive, which will include the HMC Pulmonology Center, Thoracic Surgeons, Lung Cancer Screening Program, and a new Pulmonary Function Testing Lab. The location opened Monday, September 9, 2019. An open house has been scheduled for […]

Holyoke Medical Center (HMC) has received five prestigious national and state awards for excellence and quality of stroke care in Massachusetts, including the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus & Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Plus Quality Achievement Award. The other four awards were presented by the Paul Coverdell […]