Open House Scheduled for new BHS Urgent Care Service in Pittsfield

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems continues to expand access to immediate care with the opening of BHS Urgent Care, which will provide treatment of minor illness and injury without the wait and expense of a hospital Emergency Department visit.

BHS Urgent Care will be located at 505 East St., in St. Luke’s Square and for convenience will be open seven days a week. BHS Urgent Care will formally open on Wednesday, Sept. 16.

A community open house will be held at the new BHS Urgent Care on Tuesday, Sept. 15, from 2 to 6 pm. All are invited to view the new facility, learn more about its services and meet the staff.

This new option for patients in need of immediate care complements the opening earlier this year of BHS Walk-In Care, located inside Market 32 (Price Chopper) in Pittsfield. BHS Urgent Care provides immediate and affordable care for non-life-threatening injuries and conditions. The service is available for patients who are unable to see their physician, and provides fast, high quality evaluation and treatment in a convenient setting that is open every day, including weekends, and has evening hours.

BHS Urgent Care is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day, including most holidays.



“Our Urgent Care services are provided by emergency medicine providers from the BMC Emergency Department, experienced specialists with expertise in the treatment of all manner of minor injuries and illnesses,” said Dr. Ronald Hayden, chairman of Emergency Medicine at Berkshire Medical Center. “Importantly, the patient’s connection to their primary care physician is maintained, as our physicians and nurses will provide the patient’s doctor with information regarding their care, in the event there is need for follow-up.”

BHS Urgent Care will provide immediate and affordable care for non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses for those who cannot see their physician. A number of illnesses and non-life-threatening injuries can be treated at Urgent Care, including bronchitis, pneumonia, fractures, sprains, dislocations, lacerations, wound repair and abscess drainage and more. BHS Urgent Care is available for children and adults, and has on-site x-ray and laboratory services.

BHS Urgent Care will also provide access to flu vaccine and tetanus shots and testing services such as Strep screening, urinalysis and urine pregnancy test, finger-stick blood sugar, mononucleosis and others. Referral to specialty services may also be obtained, depending on the nature of the patient’s illness or injury.

No appointments are needed as this is a walk-in service. Most insurance plans are accepted, or the patient can choose affordable self-pay. Physician referral may be required, and the staff will help the patient to obtain the referral, if needed.

 


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Pittsfield CPA Committee Funds Half of FY24 Requests

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A few projects are not getting funded by the Community Preservation Committee because of a tight budget.

The projects not making the cut were in the historic preservation and open space and recreation categories and though they were seen as interesting and valuable projects, the urgency was not prevalent enough for this cycle.

"It's a tough year," Chair Danielle Steinmann said.

The panel made its recommendations on Monday after several meetings of presentations from applications. They will advance to the City Council for final approval.  

Two cemetery projects were scored low by the committee and not funded: A $9,500 request from the city for fencing at the West Part Cemetery as outlined in a preservation plan created in 2021 and a $39,500 request from the St. Joseph Cemetery Commission for tombstone restorations.

"I feel personally that they could be pushed back a year," Elizabeth Herland said. "And I think they're both good projects but they don't have the urgency."

It was also decided that George B. Crane Memorial Center's $73,465 application for the creation of a recreational space would not be funded. Herland said the main reason she scored the project low was because it didn't appear to benefit the larger community as much as other projects do.

There was conversation about not funding The Christian Center's $34,100 request for heating system repairs but the committee ended up voting to give it $21,341 when monies were left over.

The total funding request was more than $1.6 million for FY24 and with a budget of $808,547, only about half could be funded. The panel allocated all of the available monies, breaking down into $107,206 for open space and recreation, $276,341 for historic preservation, and $425,000 for community housing.

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