Berkshire Medical Center is a mid-sized non-profit community hospital located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.[1] The hospital is part of Berkshire Health Systems, a three-hospital healthcare system operating in Western Massachusetts.[2] In 2022, the hospital reported 198 staffed beds, almost 12,000 discharges, and over 15,000 emergency department visits.[1]
| Berkshire Medical Center | |
|---|---|
| Berkshire Health Systems | |
 | |
 | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, US |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Community/Teaching |
| Affiliated university | University of Massachusetts Medical School |
| Services | |
| Standards | American College of Surgeons The Joint Commission |
| Emergency department | III |
| Beds | 302 |
| Public transit access | BRTA  1, 4, 5B |
| History | |
| Opened | 1875 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
History
editThe hospital's history goes back to the original House of Mercy, which opened in Pittsfield in 1875. Harriette Merrick Plunkett served as its president.[3]
In 1949, the House of Mercy was renamed Pittsfield General Hospital, and moved into a new seven-level, 245-bed location in 1962. It merged with St. Luke's Hospital in 1968, becoming the Berkshire Medical Center.[4] It merged with Hillcrest Hospital in 1996.[5] It acquired the former North Adams Regional Hospital property from Bankruptcy Court on August 29, 2014.[6][7]
Certifications
editBerkshire is certified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level III trauma center[8] and by The Joint Commission.[9]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Massachusetts Hospital Profiles - Data Through Fiscal Year 2022" (PDF). Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis. pp. A7, A26–A28. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ "About Berkshire Health Systems". Berkshire Health Systems. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ^ Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). "PLUNKETT, Mrs. Harriette M.". A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life. Charles Wells Moulton. pp. 576–77.
- ^ "A brief history of Berkshire Medical Center" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2015.
- ^ "A brief history of Berkshire Medical Center" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2015.
- ^ United States Bankruptcy Court - District of Massachusetts Case 14-30327 Doc 72
- ^ Daniels, Tammy (September 3, 2014). "BMC Closes on North Adams Hospital Property". iBerkshires. Boxcar Media. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ Trauma Center Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Bur-ms-sm6-03a.medseek.com (2006-09-30). Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
- ^ Awards & Accreditations. Berkshirehealthsystems.com (2006-09-30). Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
External links
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