Radiation Oncology Services Move to BMC Cancer Center

03:17PM / Wednesday, April 06, 2016Print Story | Email Story

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems' Radiation Oncology services has opened in its new location at the BMC Cancer Center.

The move brings both Radiation Oncology and Hematology Oncology into a single location at the Hillcrest Campus of Berkshire Medical Center and completes a nearly $6 million investment by BHS in Radiation Oncology. The BMC Cancer Center is located at 165 Tor Court in Pittsfield.

The new Radiation Oncology clinic at BMC Cancer Center has state-of-the- art technology, featuring two new linear accelerators. Both units, a Varian IX, and a Tomotherapy HD, are designed to provide highly precise treatment and targeting of the radiation therapy, and significantly reduce any impact on surrounding healthy tissue. The accelerators can obtain either CT or X-ray images to increase the precision and accuracy of the radiation beams. Utilizing a computerized treatment planning system to calculate treatment dose and coordinate targeting, beams can rotate around the body entering from numerous directions. BMC has also installed a new CT Simulator for Radiation Oncology, which provides advanced treatment planning for each patient prior to receiving radiation therapy.

“Berkshire Health Systems has a long-standing commitment to providing the most advanced Radiation Oncology treatment therapies,” said Dr. Wade Gebara, medical director of Radiation Oncology services at BMC. “This significant investment by the health system is designed to focus on our current needs and also the needs of the foreseen future for our community.”

Radiation Oncology services at BMC sees nearly 440 patients a year. A course of individual treatment is made up of between one to 44 treatments, all customized for the individual patient’s illness.

The location of Radiation Oncology services at the BMC Cancer Center is another phase in the completion of the Center, which opened in the fall of 2013. The Cancer Center provides comprehensive cancer care services, including Hematology Oncology, Infusion Therapy, Radiation Oncology and a range of Integrative Care services, all under one roof, and set in a scenic location surrounded by the Berkshire hills and near Onota Lake.

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Wahconah Park Grandstand Cost Halved to $15M

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
12:23PM / Thursday, January 15, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The price tag for Wahconah Park's new grandstand has been cut in half, and planners are looking at a "less is more" approach that is sustainable for the future.

In 2023, the park's restoration committee recommended a $30.2 million overhaul of the historic grandstand that was condemned the previous year. Now, the city is considering an approximately $15 million, smaller design within the same footprint, along with a staged approach that allows baseball to be played before the project is complete.

"There's some real, practical changes that we're making, which we think will still meet the spirit and intent of what we're trying to do but also recognizing that, hey, you know, we've got to maintain this thing into the future, and it's got to be designed and constructed in such a way that we can do that,"
Parks, Open Space, and Natural Resources Manager James McGrath said.

The Historical Commission OKed the demolition of the grandstand on Monday. The plan is to demolish it in April and immediately make provisions to allow baseball on-site. The Pittsfield Suns will be back at the park this season after a two-year hiatus because of the grandstand.

There is no guarantee that the new grandstand will start to materialize in 2026, but the team is working swiftly to meet timelines.

McGrath described the 2023 proposal as an "all-in" design that met the robust needs of baseball players and the wider city. With some scaling down, material changes, and alterations to seating, it was shaved down to half of the original cost estimate.

A fair portion of the overall cost relates to site work, as the floodplain property is prone to flooding. The original civil engineer was not performing to expectations, and SK Design was brought in to take over the job.