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Noble Hospital Stroke Project members. Back row left to right: Ann Reichert RN CQI Manager, Jennifer Nugent RN Sr. Director, Quality Improvement Initiative, AHA, Felicia Bycenski RN Manager Emergency Department, Cathy Bastible RN Manager Bronson Rehab Therapy Howard Baker MD, Brenda Theriaque RN Stroke Project Coordinator Front Row: Julie Heim RN, Vicky Tiglias Director Quality Improvement Initiatives American Heart Association, Francis Horrigan MD, Lori Gamelli CQI. Missing from photo: Stanley Strzempko MD, Armand Aliotta MD, Denzel Reid MD
By Bob McCarthy
From the offices of Atalasoft on the third floor of 116 Pleasant Street in Easthampton, one can look out over the Manhan Rail Trail and towards the mountain range separating this town with a population of 20,000 from Holyoke to the east. Both Atalasoft and Universal Mind less than 12 miles away in Westfield are small technology companies that have hit it big in the sense that they have received national recognition for what they do and how they do it. The same can be said for Noble Hospital and the recognition it received after nearly two years of concentrated effort in aiding stroke patients.
And while Noble Hospital, it is safe to say, probably has more local name recognition, all three companies situated right here in the historic Pioneer Valley -- have caught the eyes of and won kudos from national observers.
And that's a change worth noting. All three companies provide products and/or services that directly or indirectly help people. These companies in one...
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Justin Craven, president of Greasecar in Holyoke, was attending Hampshire College when his interest was piqued abo...
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