Nashoba Valley Medical Center recently donated $8,000 to Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry, Inc. The generous donation was a result of proceeds from the hospital’s annual 5K Hunger Run road race, which was held on October 17, 2015.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has recognized Norwood Hospital as a Blue Distinction+ Center for Knee and Hip Replacement. The national Blue Distinction Program highlights hospitals with proven expertise in delivering specialty care.

Holy Family Hospital has received the Healthgrades 2016 America’s 100 Best Hospitals Award™ for the second year in a row.

Saint Anne’s Hospital has received the 2016 Women’s Choice Award® as one of America’s Best Hospitals for Cancer Care. This evidence-based designation is the only cancer care award that identifies the country’s best healthcare institutions based on robust criteria that considers female patient satisfaction, clinical excellence, and what women say they want from a hospital.

Good Samaritan Medical Center, along with the women of the Psi Iota Omega chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, have partnered with several area organizations to present The Heart Is A Serious Matter – A Day in the Fight for a Healthier Heart. The event will be held on Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Westgate Mall in Brockton.

Holy Family Hospital has again earned designation as a Blue Distinction Center Plus for Knee and Hip Replacement® from Blue Cross Blue Shield. Holy Family Hospital in Methuen, one of just 24 hospitals in Massachusetts to earn this distinction, has consistently earned it every year since Blue Cross Blue Shield first initiated the program in 2009.