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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Score! Pittsfield's 'Mini-Pitch' is Ready for Goals

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
06:00PM / Thursday, September 17, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass.— The city now has a "mini-pitch" soccer field at Crane Park, placed over the longtime rink that had seen better days.

"I think it's a real improvement," Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath said, pointing to social media comments believing the city took away inline skating.

"Well, we didn't do that. The surface can accept rollerblades. In fact, as soon as this was constructed and we sort of said it's open, the first one to show up was a gentleman with rollerblades and a hockey stick. He skated around and loved it."

The Parks Commission saw pictures of the completed field on Tuesday.

Fueling excitement around the World Cup, U.S. Soccer worked with the Massachusetts Youth Soccer League to make these facilities available to 20 communities — one at the park at the intersection of Benedict Road and Springside Avenue.

The project was funded entirely by grants. In June, the City Council accepted the gift of a "mini-pitch" facility, valued at over $100,000, and $10,000 from the Mill Town Foundation to ready the site.

Boards framing the former rink were removed, and this system was installed in a couple of days about a week and a half ago. The mini-pitch's click-together sports tile floor is bordered by a galvanized steel system with two goals, benches, and storage containers.

"Folks can really play lacrosse in there; they can play in-line hockey in there, and of course soccer is ready to go as well," McGrath said.

"We're trying to continue with this multi-sport approach here at this park, but with a much upgraded piece of infrastructure going behind it."

The mini pitch system came with a light tower and two LED lamps, but Crane Park does not have power, and it won't be illuminated.

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