Community Health Programs welcomes Datty Sahyouni, D.D.S., to its dental practice network serving Pittsfield and Great Barrington. Most recently a practicing dentist in Illinois and Michigan, Dr. Sahyouni completed her residency at Berkshire...
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CHP Names Lia Spiliotes as CEO
Spiliotes is “the best and brightest” leader for the Berkshire region’s fast-growing healthcare network The board of Community Health Program is pleased to announce the appointment of Amelia “Lia” Spiliotes as its permanent CEO, following a...

Allyson Holmes Joins CHP Board
Allyson Holmes has joined the CHP board of directors. A partner with the Pittsfield law firm Smith Green & Holmes, LLP, Allyson practices in the areas of estate planning and administration, elder law and real estate. In her earlier career she...

Chuck Leach Joins CHP Board
CHP Berkshires welcomes Chuck Leach to the board of directors. Chuck is president of Lee Bank. He previously served as senior vice president and chief investment officer at Berkshire Bank. He was also senior portfolio manager at TD Banknorth and...
CHP Welcomes New Chief Medical Officer
CHP welcomes Everett Lamm, M.D., FAAP, as chief medical officer for Community Health Programs. He will also practice pediatrics and adolescent medicine in the CHP Great Barrington office. Dr. Lamm is a board certified pediatrician who has practiced...
Coming This Fall to an Exam Room Near You: New Questions
By Lia Spiliotes Aug. 24, 2016 Does your physician, nurse practitioner or other health care professional ask you about stress? Or whether you feel connected to your neighbors and community? How stable your housing is? Or if transportation problems...
In the Media: On TV with CHP
CHP leaders had a healthcare conversation with North Adams City Councilors Gail Cariddi and Marie Harpin on their weekly radio show, “Something You Should Know.” CHP’s Interim CEO Lia Spiliotes and Development Director Jennifer Connor-Shumksy ...

Brian Drake Joins CHP Board
Brian Drake has joined the CHP board of directors. Brian is vice president of employee benefits at True North Insurance in Williamstown and also serves as a consultant for Benemax Inc., another insurance-related business. Drake’s career has spanned...
Fussy Baby? CHP Class 7/11 Offers ‘Happiest Baby” Techniques
Community Health Programs hosts the “Happiest Baby” program on Monday, July 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the CHP campus at 442 Stockbridge Road, in the Family Services building. The program is free and mothers, fathers and babies are welcome. Led by MaryBeth...
Meet rural care challenge with nurse practitioners
By Lia Spiliotes June 28, 2018 Rural America lives with layers of demographic and geographic obstacles to health care, and not surprisingly, rural Americans face bigger health challenges than their urban and suburban neighbors. Berkshire County,...
Op-Ed: The Importance of Nurse Practitioners
By Lia Spiliotes June 28, 2016 Rural America lives with layers of demographic and geographic obstacles to health care, and not surprisingly, rural Americans face bigger health challenges than their urban and suburban neighbors. Berkshire County,...
In the News: CHP Nurse Practitioners Meet Primary Care Clinician Shortage
"Amid doctor shortage, Berkshire health organizations highlight nurse practitioners" Berkshire Eagle, June 23, 21016 By Tony Dobrowolski A shortage of primary care physicians has become an issue nationally, regionally and locally. Berkshire County...