BMC's Chief Operating Officer Departing for Connecticut Hospital

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems has announced that Diane Kelly, the chief operating officer of Berkshire Medical Center, is departing BMC to take on a senior leadership position with Greenwich Hospital in Connecticut.

Kelly has been chief operating officer of BMC for the past 10 years. She has been appointed executive vice president and chief operating officer at Greenwich Hospital, and senior vice president of the Yale New Haven Health System.

"I'm not surprised that Diane's contribution to our success made her the candidate of choice for the Yale New Haven System as they look for the best possible people to join their leadership team," said David Phelps, president and Chief Executive Officer of Berkshire Health Systems. "Of course we will miss her, but at the same time we are all very proud of her. We wish her every possible success and thank her for her contributions to our organization and the community we serve."

"I have been a member of the Berkshire Medical Center family for over 30 years, and during that time I have seen just how exceptional our community hospital is, and have had the honor of working with an incredible team of caregivers. I am proud to call them my colleagues and friends," Kelly said.



Berkshire Health Systems is in the process of selecting an interim chief operating officer for BMC, to take on that role in mid-April, when Kelly will be leaving for her new position.

Kelly has served as chief operating officer of Berkshire Medical Center since March of 2009. She had served as interim COO starting in April of 2008.

Prior to her appointment as COO, Kelly had served as vice president of quality and safety for Berkshire Medical Center from 2002 to 2008 and was instrumental in the development of the hospital's Patient Safety Program. Previously, Kelly was director of patient safety from 2000 to 2002 and clinical leader of the Jones II Psychiatric Unit from 1994 to 2000. She began her career at BMC as a staff nurse on various units until 1994.

 


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Central Berkshire School Officials OK $35M Budget

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Central Berkshire Regional School Committee approved a $35 million budget for fiscal 2025 during its meeting on Thursday.
 
Much of the proposed spending plan is similar to what was predicted in the initial and tentative budget presentations, however, the district did work with the Finance subcommittee to further offset the assessments to the towns, Superintendent Leslie Blake-Davis said. 
 
"What you're going see in this budget is a lower average assessment to the towns than what you saw in the other in the tentative budget that was approved," she said. 
 
The fiscal 2025 budget is $35,428,892, a 5.56 percent or $1,867,649, over this year's $33,561,243.
 
"This is using our operating funds, revolving revenue or grant revenue. So what made up the budget for the tentative budget is pretty much the same," Director of Finance and Operations Gregory Boino said.
 
"We're just moving around funds … so, we're using more of the FY25 rural aid funds instead of operating funds next year."
 
Increases the district has in the FY25 operating budget are from active employee health insurance, retiree health insurance, special education out-of-district tuition, temporary bond principal and interest payment, pupil transportation, Berkshire County Retirement contributions, and the federal payroll tax. 
 
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