CHP News

Dentist Joins CHP Dental Network

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...

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Allyson Holmes Joins CHP Board

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...

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Chuck Leach Joins CHP Board

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...

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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...

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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 ...

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Brian Drake Joins CHP Board

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...

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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,...

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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,...

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