BHS Appoints New Occupational Health Physician

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Dr. Barry M. Magnus
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems has appointed Barry M. Magnus, M.D., a family practice physician with extensive experience in occupational medicine, to lead the Berkshire Occupational Health program. In addition to his new role at BHS, Dr. Magnus is medical director of Baystate Mary Lane Hospital's Occupational Health program and assistant medical director of Baystate Medical Center's Employee Health Service.

Dr. Magnus provides the broad range of comprehensive occupational health services at BHS, with specialization in workers compensation and injury management services. He joins Richard Dodge, DO, Marthanne Donaldson, NP, and Carol Dickinson, NP, at Berkshire Occupational Health, with offices at 610 North St.

Dr. Magnus previously was medical director for Hasbro Games, regional medical director of Occupational Health and Rehabilitation of Springfield, and assistant residency director for the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.

He received his medical degree from the University of South Carolina and completed his residency training in family practice at Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia, S.C. He has a master's degree in anthropology from the University of Connecticut and is currently a PhD candidate in anthropology there.

For more information on Berkshire Occupational Health or to make an appointment, call 413-447-2684.
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Multiple Departments Respond to Lanesborough Structure Fire

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

LANESBOROUGH, Mass. — Multiple fire departments responded to a structure fire off Narragansett Avenue on Wednesday afternoon. 

The Fire Department received a call from the owner of 6 Bangor St. reporting a smoke and flames at around 1:44 p.m.

Firefighters arriving on scene reported heavy smoke emanating from the the 1940s single-family ranch home in the thickly settle neighborhood.

The blaze was brought under control in less than an hour and there were no civilian or firefighter injuries. 

"The homeowner was outside doing some work, evidently, opened the door when she came back in the house, and there were flames and smoke, so she backed out and called us, and that's all we know right now," Deputy Fire Chief Glen Storie said around 2:35 p.m. 

The fire was out at that time, and first responders observed "quite a bit of damage" to the home. The cause is still under investigation. 

Lanesborough, Cheshire, and Pittsfield departments responded to the scene, and Hancock covered the station during the call. 

"The first crew in knocked the fire right down with the first engine," Storie said. 

Smoke could be seen coming from the back of the home. Part of Narragansett Avenue and Bangor Avenue were blocked off while firefighters battled the blaze. 

 

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