Press Release

Mayor Daniel Knapik announced that city departments will be vacating City Hall in the coming week to make way for renovations to the historic building. Beginning on Friday, May 17th, offices will be relocating to temporary sites. City Hall operations will be moved to four locations within the City.  To view the entire Press Release listing temporary sites, please click the link:  Press Release

Memorial Day Parade

Mayor Daniel M. Knapik announces that groups marching in the Memorial Day Parade will begin assembling at 9:00 AM near the Mestek Company property on North Elm Street.  The parade will begin promptly at 10:00 AM. The parade route will be as follows:  beginning at Mestek,  the marchers will march south down North Elm Street, continuing across the Great River Bridge onto Elm Street, continuing south to Broad Street, turning right at the intersection of Broad Street and West Silver Street to Parker Memorial Park for the Memorial Day ceremony.  American Legion Post 124 will march the route in reverse to the Post Home where ceremonies will be conducted.

This full-day summit will bring together hundreds of leading executives and managers from the manufacturing industry to share best practices, network, and discuss future opportunities and challenges.  Reception to follow from 4:00 to 5:00 pm at The Hall at Patriot Place.

KRM Has Moved!

Mama Cakes Has Moved! 

We've moved to 4o Elm Street!  We are now located at our new storefront across from our previous location. Look for us next to Ezra's Mercantile, Burritos (opening soon) and Park Square Realty.  Something sweet is always a nice surprise!

 Don Podolski Named Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Business

Don Podolski, owner of New Horizons Bikes on Franklin Street, Westfield, MA was named a Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Business by the League of American Bicyclists.  New Horizons Bikes encourages bicycling as an easy option for transportation and provides amenities such as bicycle parking, cycling events and clinics for both employees and the public.  As a long time member of the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission's Bike/Ped Committee and as one of the founders of the Friends of the Columbia Greenway Rail Trail, New Horizons has worked tirelessly to promote the development of the Columbia Greenway connecting Westfield to 30 miles of rail trial.  For more information or to support the League, visit www.bikeleague.org.

Noble Hospital Welcomes Ann C. Cooper, M.D., as Family Medicine and Primary Care Specialist

Noble Hospital is pleased to welcome Ann C. Cooper, M.D., to its Family Practice team. Dr. Cooper is Board Certified and specializes in Family Medicine and Primary Care. She will provide comprehensive primary care services for a full-spectrum of patients in the greater Westfield area. Dr. Cooper has extensive experience working with a variety of adult and pediatric populations across different demographics. The Noble Health Network is happy to add Dr. Cooper to Noble's established Family Practice services.

Dr. Cooper received her Medical Degree from the Medical College of Virginia in Richmond, Virginia. She performed her internship and residency in Family Practice at the Memorial Medical Center in Corpus Christi, Texas. Most recently, she worked at the Community Health Center in Huntington, MA in the Department of Family Medicine.

Dr. Cooper's office is located at Noble Hospital. Please call 413-572-6050 for an appointment. 

Noble Hospital Earns an "A" in Patient Safety by

Hospital Safety Score

"Noble Hospital is very proud of our patient safety record. It reflects a commitment to care that is shared by everyone," said Allison Gearing-Kalill, Vice President of Marketing. "This represents our dedication to the community and to providing the best patient care possible."

"Earning an 'A' on the Hospital Safety Score demonstrates that this hospital has exhibited excellence in our national database of patient safety measures," said Leah Binder, President and CEO of The Leapfrog Group. "I'd like to congratulate Noble Hospital for your achievements and encourage you to continue to put a priority on the safety of your patients."

To see Noble Hospital's scores as they compare nationally and locally, visit the Hospital Safety Score website at www.hospitalsafetyscore.org, which provides information on how the public can protect themselves and loved ones during a hospital stay. Local hospitals' scores are also available on the free mobile app, available at www.hospitalsafetyscore.org.

Calculated under the guidance of The Leapfrog Group's eight-member Blue Ribbon Expert Panel, the Hospital Safety Score uses 26 measures of publicly available hospital safety data to produce a single score representing a hospital's overall capacity to keep patients safe from infections, injuries, and medical and medication errors. The panel includes: John Birkmeyer (University of Michigan), Ashish Jha (Harvard University), Arnold Millstein (Stanford University), Peter Pronovost (Johns Hopkins University), Patrick Romano (University of California, Davis), Sara Singer (Harvard University), Tim Vogus (Vanderbilt University), and Robert Wachter (University of California, San Francisco). 

Noble Hospital Employee Service Awards Announced

Below is a list of employees who will receive recognition for their years of service. This year, 66 employees are being recognized for a combined total of 895 years of service. Thank you to all of our recipients for their hard work and dedication to Noble Hospital!

2013 SERVICE AWARD RECIPIENTS

Thirty-Five Years: Janice Besaw, Operating Room; Jill Carrington, Continuous Quality Improvement; Maureen Patrick, Diagnostic Imaging; and Susan Carol Pierce, PACU.

Thirty Years: Theresa Allen, Operating Room; Susan Carmel, Diagnostic Imaging; and Diana Lynn Garcia, Partial Hospitalization Program.

Twenty-Five Years: Paul Dubin, Bronson Rehabilitation Unit; Mary Ann Ferst, Admitting; Dina Kamyk, Respiratory Care; Osvaldo Mendez, Engineering; Marianne Meneguzzo, Endoscopy; John Shaver, Chief Financial Officer; and Deborah Supinski-Labonte, Pharmacy.

Twenty Years: Edward Ballis, MD, Fowler Unit; Dorene Jelley, Nursing Administration; Joan Kana, Fowler Unit; and David Olson, Laboratory.

Fifteen Years: Cheri Boden, Pharmacy; Deborah Briggs, Respiratory Care;Janice Campaniello, Bronson Rehabilitation Unit; Deborah Daniels, Emergency Department; Jessica Delano, Director of Education; Deborah Dostal, Fowler Unit; Caroline Fortier, Emergency Department; Loren Isler-Wallander, Clinical Coordinator, Sports & Rehabilitation Department; Patricia Johnson, Admitting; Lisa Kane, Burk Women's Center; Karin Mihalek, Emergency Department; Mary O'Brien, ICU/Telemetry; Mary Roman, Laboratory; and Jeanne Stromgren, Emergency Department.

Ten Years: Tamara Colby, Switchboard; Deborah Daley, Medical Day Care; Scott Demaria, Partial Hospitalization Program;Kristina Dudukal,Surgical Care Unit; Michelle Orwat, Fowler Unit; and Sheila Valente-Gamber, Information Services.

Five Years: Mary Aubrey, Fowler Unit; Sarah Behnk, ICU/Telemetry; Betsy Braman, Operating Room; Krista Campbell, 2 North; Chantel Couch, Patient Accounts; Danuta Davenport, Bronson Rehabilitation Unit; Ashley Diduk, 2 North; Patricia Fanion, Emergency Department; Diane Fothergill, Admitting; Janice Fruwirth, ICU/Telemetry; Linda Hanechak, Laboratory; Sheryl Holloway, 2 North; Pamela Kislus, Operating Room; Lyubov Korobkova, 2 North; Michael Kuta, Fowler Unit; Lisa Medeiros, Admitting; Timothy O'Neil, Pharmacy Director; Pauline Pafik, Health Information Management; Tejshvi Patel, Laboratory; Laura Perrier, Patient Accounts; Kelly Ann Popko, Financial Counselor; David Rosinski, Engineering Department Director; Wieslawa Seaha, Laboratory; Christopher Stacy, Respiratory Care; Marybeth Steele, ICU/Telemetry; Pamela Stone, Patient Accounts; Dale Thompson, Fowler Unit; and Matthew Welsh, Information Services.

Noble Hospital Celebrates National Hospital Week

Noble Hospital will celebrate National Hospital Week, May 13th through 17th, 2013, with themes and special events. Employees will wear themed clothing (Boston, Noble, and community/town) to show their spirit. Tuesday includes an ice cream social. On Wednesday, employees with 5 to 35 years of service will be honored at a luncheon. A vendor fair will be held on Thursday. Friday will end the week with an employee picnic and obstacle course on the lawn. Throughout the week, employees will be donating $5 to the One Fund Boston for the opportunity to wear jeans to work, raising money for a great cause.

National Hospital Day was originally conceived by a Chicago magazine editor as a public healthcare event that encouraged the public to trust in the city's hospitals after the Spanish Flu outbreak of 1918, which killed more than 600,000 Americans. The event expanded to an entire week in 1953, and today every state celebrates National Hospital Week, which is sponsored by the American Hospital Association. This annual celebration serves as a reminder that hospitals are foundations of the communities that built them and nurture them, and that hospitals serve people in every community from all walks of life.