Adams Community Bank Supports Medical Shuttle Service
ADAMS, Mass. — Adams Community Bank is partnering with several organizations to ensure that individuals from the Northern Berkshire County do not go without health care because of a lack of transportation.
With the bank's financial support, partners including the Adams, North Adams and Williamstown Councils on Aging, Berkshire Community Action Council, Elder Services of Berkshire County and BerkshireRides, will work together to augment the services offered by Berkshire Regional Transit Authority to provide transportation to and from non-emergency medical services that have moved to Pittsfield as a result of the closing of North Adams Regional Hospital.
BCAC will shuttle residents to Pittsfield on the following schedule and from the following locations:
To Pittsfield
9 a.m. former Nassif's Pharmacy
9:15 a.m. Walmart, near garden center
9:30 a.m. Big Y, Adams, near main entrance
10 a.m. Arrive at BMC, main entrance
To North Adams
1:15 p.m. Depart BMC, main entrance
1:45 p.m. Big Y Adams, near main entrance
2 p.m. Walmart, near garden center
2:15 p.m. former Nassif's Pharmacy
To North Adams, as needed
4:45 p.m. Depart BMC, main entrance
5:30 p.m. Nassif's Pharmacy
To reserve a space on the North Adams/Pittsfield shuttle, call BerkshireRides at 413-664-0300 at least two business days in advance. If you need a ride to connect with the shuttle, a Council on Aging vehicle can pick you up at home and bring you to the nearest shuttle location.
Adams Community Bank is an independent, community savings bank located in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts and headquartered in Adams and with seven branch locations in Adams; Cheshire; Lanesborough; Lee; North Adams and Williamstown.
