NORTHAMPTON – After submitting 60 medical records for quality assurance review and undergoing an onsite interview, Cooley Dickinson Hospital's Radiation Oncology program has earned accreditation by the American College of Radiology, a national organization serving more than 32,000 diagnostic and interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists and nuclear medicine and medical physicists.

"Accreditation by the ACR demonstrates we are exceeding quality assurance protocols in our field," Craig Hansen, manager of Radiation Oncology, says.

AMHERST, Mass. – The Amherst satellite of Cooley Dickinson Hospital's Women's Imaging/Radiology department was recently notified that it has earned the Breast Imaging Center of Excellence distinction, a designation issued by the American College of Radiology's (ACR) Commission on Quality and Safety and the Commission on Breast Imaging.
 

NORTHAMPTON: Cooley Dickinson Hospital officially opened its new Healing Garden Thursday, August 5th.

Cooley Dickinson Hospital is featured in the August 2010 edition of US News & World Reports.

This special section, titled Best Hospitals in America, lists Cooley Dickinson Hospital for receiving the gold award in heart failure care and a silver award in stroke care and coronary artery disease care.

These awards indicate that Cooley Dickinson Hospital has met or exceeded standards set by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association Get With the Guidelines program. Learn more at americanheart.org

During the week of August 1 – 7, Cooley Dickinson Hospital joins the World Health Organization in recognizing breastfeeding as the gold standard of infant feeding.

Stop by the hospital’s Main Entrance on Wednesday, August 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. for information about services available to new families including WIC, MotherWoman and Mothers’ Milk Bank of New England.

NORTHAMPTON – The month-long Cooley Cares for Kids fundraiser, an initiative to donate a $1 at participating Hampshire and Franklin County businesses, has raised more than $9,300 to benefit children who receive care at Cooley Dickinson Hospital.

Tania Powers, a Northampton Burger King staff member,
helps a young donor display her Cooley Cares for Kids bear. 

NORTHAMPTON –  Cooley Dickinson Hospital has transitioned to almost all single-bed inpatient rooms. Offering single rooms demonstrates the hospital’s commitment to increase patient satisfaction, reduce wait times in the Emergency Department and to further decrease infections.
 
Without the need for costly modifications, the hospital converted from double-occupancy rooms to single rooms in May. If there is an increase of patients, the converted rooms can revert to double rooms as needed. 
 

Today, Cooley Dickinson Hospital affiliated physician Dr. Michael Stamm used a laser to remove pre-cancerous lesions from a middle-aged person’s vocal cords.

In a first-of-its-kind surgery at the Kittredge Surgery Center, Dr. Stamm performed the surgery with a pulsed Potassium-Titanyl-Phosphate or KTP laser. The laser uses specific wavelengths of light to target blood vessels that feed pre-cancerous or cancerous lesions on patients’ vocal cords.

Rigorous safety measures, pre-treatment checks help deliver the best treatment; Open House: March 20

NORTHAMPTON - Cooley Dickinson Hospital purchased state-of-the-art radiation oncology equipment and began treating patients with this technology in February.