BMC Expands Rehabilitation Care with Addition of Two Physicians

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems has announced the appointment of Dr. Victoria Tuttle and Dr. Katie Hatt to the medical staff of Berkshire Medical Center and the physician staff of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Services of BMC. 

They will join Dr. Francis Bohdiewicz and Dr. Douglas Molin at Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Services of BMC.

Dr. Tuttle received her medical degree from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her residency in osteopathic neuromusculoskeletal Medicine at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, N.Y. Dr. Tuttle is accepting new patients in need of osteopathic manipulative medicine.

Dr. Hatt received her medical degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine in Biddeford, Maine, and completed her residency in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Temple University in Philadelphia. Dr. Hatt is accepting new patients in need of physiatric and rehabilitation care.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Services of BMC provide consultation, evaluation and management of patients with muscle, skeletal, and neurologic impairments. The department provides EMG and nerve conduction studies, EMG-guided Botox for dystonia and spasticity, trigger point injections, intraarticular injections and osteopathic manipulative treatments.

For an appointment with either Dr. Tuttle for Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, or Dr. Hatt for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, get a physician referral or call Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Services of BMC at 413-445-9353.

Local Runners Compete at Boston Marathon

09:16AM / Tuesday, April 16, 2024

BOSTON, Mass. -- Laura Stephen of Great Barrington finished 26th in the women's 60-64 age group at Monday's Boston Marathon, the top Berkshire County finisher in their division at the 128th running of the event.

 

Stephen crossed the finish line in 3 hours, 42 minutes, 52 seconds, 12,633rd in the overall field of more than 30,000 runners who made the trek from Hopkinton to Copley Square in Boston.

 

More than a dozen Berkshire County residents are listed among the finishers on the Boston Athletic Association website.

 

The fastest of that group was Dalton's Alex White, who finished in 2:38:34 to place 358th overall and 291st among men aged 18 to 39.

 

The race was won by Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia in 2:06.17. Kenya's Hellen Obiri was the fastest woman in the field, hitting the tape in 2:22:37.

 

Berkshire County finishers, with time and position in their age group, included:

 

Nicole Armbrust, Williamstown, 3:47:11, 683rd

Jon Bakija, Williamstown, 3:39:43, 584th