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New Cardiologist Joins Berkshire Health Systems

November 22, 2019 | 10:12PM

Dr. Paladino is accepting new patients in need of cardiology services and joins doctors Jeffrey Leppo, Kyle Cooper, Kristen Currie, Tracy Hagerty, Henry Lyle, Teresa Menendez, Andrew Potash and Georgianne Valli-Harwood at Cardiology Professional Services of BMC.

BHS Gifts $400K for Brien Center's North Adams Recovery Home

November 12, 2019 | 03:51AM

Called Keenan House North, the recovery home will provide 16 individuals at a time with the housing and intensive services needed to overcome their behavioral health issues and resume lives as productive members of the community.

New Doctor Joins Pulmonary Practice at BMC

November 05, 2019 | 05:50PM

She is accepting new patients in need of pulmonary care and is partnered with doctors Hafez Alsmaan, Cynthia Callahan, Julio Miranda, David Oelberg and Jack Ringer at Pulmonary Professional Services of BMC.

BHS Diabetes Education Program Launches Weight Loss & Lifestyle Change Program

October 15, 2019 | 01:41PM

The program is aimed at adults 18 and older who have a diagnosis of pre-diabetes by a blood test within the past year.

Fairview, SBVAS Offer Emergency Training Focused on Lifesaving Skill

September 06, 2019 | 11:08AM

The Stop the Bleed program teaches the basics of recognizing severe bleeding, getting help and controlling bleeding immediately using simple tools and skills that can be mastered in this class.

BHS, Berkshire Orthopaedics Further Expand Care

August 14, 2019 | 10:17AM

Doctors Christina G. Kane and Ashley R. Miller have joined Berkshire Orthopaedic Associates, partnered with Drs. Kevin Mitts, Mark Sprague, Jeffrey Cella, Jarod Goodrich, David Grygier, James Parkinson and Daniel Sage.

BHS, Berkshire Orthopaedic Associates Present Sports Injury Prevention Event

August 14, 2019 | 10:12AM

"We Know You Love Your Sport: Here's How You Can Stay Safe and Healthy" will be held on Monday, Sept. 9, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at the Country Club of Pittsfield.

Berkshire Medical Center Honored with Five Quality Achievement Awards

June 27, 2019 | 10:50AM

For 2019, BMC received the following awards: Get With the Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite, Heart Failure Gold Plus with Target: Heart Failure Honor Roll, AFIB Gold, Resuscitation Gold (Adult) and Mission: Lifeline NSTEMI (Non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction) Silver Referring Center.

Berkshire Medical Center Achieves Healthgrades 2019 Patient Safety Excellence Award

June 21, 2019 | 07:28PM

This is the third straight year BMC has been recognized with this honor, which places the medical center among the top 5 percent of all short-term acute care hospitals reporting patient safety data as evaluated by Healthgrades, the leading online resource for information about physicians and hospitals.

Berkshire Medical Center Awarded Recertification for Total Hip & Knee Replacement

June 20, 2019 | 09:03PM

The certification is for Joint Commission-accredited hospitals, critical access hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers seeking to elevate the quality, consistency and safety of their services and patient care.

Sensory Processing Lecture Series from BMC Center for Rehabilitation

March 29, 2019 | 11:28AM

The lecture series will cover sensory processing and sensory integration; sensory diets and how to create an effective one; surviving changes in routines, transitions and behaviors; how to help children develop social skills; movement disorders and getting organized; and non-verbal learning disabilities, stress, anxiety and depression.

BHS Diabetes Education Program Launches Weight Loss & Lifestyle Change Program

March 29, 2019 | 11:04AM

The program is aimed at adults 18 and older who have a diagnosis of pre-diabetes by a blood test within the past year. To be eligible for this program, participants must have a need to lose weight, with a Body Mass Index of 25 or higher.

Berkshire Occupational Health Merging with BHS Urgent Care

February 12, 2019 | 07:59PM

The relocation will take place on Monday, Feb. 25.

Mount Greylock Extended Care Facility Administrator Honored For Leadership

January 28, 2019 | 11:21AM

The award, named in memory of visionary ACHCA member Eli Pick, recognizes administrators whose teams have achieved dimensions of organizational quality that few others have been able to reach.

New Doctor Joins BMC Cardiology Services

January 18, 2019 | 01:01PM

Dr. Hagerty specializes in general cardiology and electrophysiology and is accepting new patients in need of cardiology services.

Berkshire Healthcare Communities Earn 11 National Awards

December 24, 2018 | 11:59AM

To qualify for the award, nursing homes and assisted or independent living communities need to have completed a customer or workforce satisfaction survey. Winners must have also received a minimum of 10 responses (at least a 30 percent response rate).

Kimball Farms Awarded Five-Year CARF accreditation

December 19, 2018 | 02:42PM

In Massachusetts, only seven CCRCs hold five-year CARF accreditation. Two of those, including Kimball Farms and Day Brook Village Senior Living (formerly Loomis House) in Holyoke, are Berkshire Healthcare Systems affiliates.

BHS Expands Rheumatology Services With New Doctor

December 12, 2018 | 03:03PM

She is accepting new patients in need of rheumatology care and is partnered with Drs. Lauren Dudley and Leonard Sigal at Rheumatology Professional Services of BMC.

Berkshire Health Systems Named a 2018 WWCMA WorkWell Massachusetts

December 10, 2018 | 04:37PM

The award recognizes Berkshire Health System's achievements developing, implementing and participating in corporate health improvement and wellness programs. BHS is one out of six Gold Level award recipients for 2018, and is the only organization to have received a Gold Level award each of the four years of the program.