Archive

Welcome to the Advancing Your Health community newsletter archive. The newsletter, which typically publishes three times a year, is delivered to over 70,000 homes and businesses in the Pioneer Valley. You can read interactive EPUB versions of each issue below, dating back to our inaugural Fall 2018 issue.

SPRING 2021 Newsletter

In this issue we’re excited to be able to share a great collection of voices/perspectives from patients, donors and current/former employees about their experiences and responses during the COVID-19 pandemic, from how they received care at Cooley Dickinson to how they are helping our organization and/or our community. We’re also happy to welcome new faces and talents to the Cooley Dickinson team, including new certified nurse midwives and a new Interim President and CEO of our organization.

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WINTER 2020 Newsletter

Within the past year, Cooley Dickinson welcomed more than 40 new clinicians. Meet 3 of our newest: Primary Care Provider Joanne Chan, MD, Medical Oncologist Alys Malcolm, MD and Orthopedic Surgeon Benjamin Snyder, MD, MPH, MS. Plus:

FALL 2020 Newsletter

Cooley Dickinson is happy to be back to publishing its community newsletter, Advancing Your Health. Since you last heard from us, we have been busy. With this fall issue 2020, we introduce new radiation treatment technology for people with cancer. Our new linear accelerator expands the types of cancers that can be treated with radiation locally in our community. We report on a Hadley mom, who benefitted from the wisdom, compassion and guidance of her midwives. (Birthing during a pandemic was clearly not what she anticipated!) We tell you about our commitment to safe care and how we can help you get the care you need (hint: telephone and video visits are the new normal.) Cooley Dickinson’s A Positive Place reflects on how their dedicated staff provided care to vulnerable people during the pandemic. And there is help for those struggling with foot and ankle ailments. Meet our latest orthopedic surgeon, Brian Hoffman, MD, via livestream on Oct. 1 at 6 pm. Plus Urgent Care in Amherst is now open at 170 University Drive.

In addition to the print edition, please find the interactive EPUB (e-publication) of the newsletter below. To be added to our mailing list, email feedback@cooleydickinson.org.

 

FALL 2019 Newsletter

Fall is a time for reflection, and what better way to reflect than to celebrate the generations of babies born at Cooley Dickinson? In this issue, we feature our roll-out of the #imacooleybaby campaign to invite people of all ages to share the joy (including a then-and-now photo sweepstakes!) of where they got their start. We also welcome Medical Director of Radiation Oncology John Sheldon, MD, and announce Next-Day Appointments at the Mass General Cancer Center at Cooley Dickinson Hospital for people newly diagnosed with cancer. It takes a dedicated team to earn designation from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation as an LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader, which Cooley Dickinson has done for a third consecutive year. And if you’re not one of the 25,000 users who has signed up for Partners Patient Gateway, an electronic health record, why not give it a try. The latest feature allows patients to view most clinical communications between their providers. We welcome input from our community. Reach us here.

In addition to the print edition, please find the interactive EPUB (e-publication) of the newsletter below. To be added to our mailing list, email feedback@cooleydickinson.org.

 

SUMMER 2019 Newsletter

Our summer issue is full of useful, interesting and celebratory information, including on advanced new technology that Hampshire Cardiovascular Associates uses to manage chronic heart failure; a welcome for Medical Oncologist Dr. Qiang Nai, the newest physician at the Mass General Cancer Center at Cooley Dickinson Hospital; and a continuation of the Cancer Center’s Story Project, featuring patient Jim Burke. Seven facts about hernias raise awareness of this common condition. And save the date for an upcoming summer wellness program, Mile Markers, that begins July 10. Upcoming events including September’s Hospice Meadows Run; and a celebration of the opening of our new Southampton Urgent Care office at the Big Y Plaza on Route 10.

In addition to the print edition, please find the interactive EPUB (e-publication) of the newsletter below. To be added to our mailing list, email feedback@cooleydickinson.org.

 

SPRING 2019 Newsletter

This issue of Advancing Your Health features an interview with a family who had their baby at the Cooley Dickinson Childbirth Center; information on Cooley Dickinson’s new Fertility Services and Reproductive Endocrinology programs; a look inside the hospital’s newly renovated CVIR Suite; the ABCs of skin cancer; an appeal from our annual Cooley Cares for Kids campaign; and a preview of our Wellness and Sports Performance Center, opening soon in West Hatfield. Also, information on upcoming classes, lectures and other community events.

In addition to the print edition, please find the interactive EPUB (e-publication) of the newsletter below. To be added to our mailing list, email feedback@cooleydickinson.org.

FALL 2018 Newsletter

This installment contains information on upcoming classes, lectures and other community events; tips for navigating the online health portal, Partners Patient Gateway, and a Q&A with new Orthopedic Surgeon and joint replacement specialist Dr. David L. Boardman. Peruse the e-publication version below and visit cooleydickinson.org for information about our ever-expanding affiliation with Mass General Hospital that offers patients access to world-class cancer care, clinical trials, organ transplant evaluation, tele-stroke real-time consultation, maternal fetal medicine and more.

In addition to the print edition, please find the interactive EPUB (e-publication) of the newsletter below. To be added to our mailing list, email feedback@cooleydickinson.org.