BHS Urgent Care Expands Hours of Operation
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Health Systems is expanding the hours of BHS Urgent Care, which provides treatment of minor illness and injury without the wait and expense of a hospital Emergency Department visit.
BHS Urgent Care, located at 505 East St. in Pittsfield, in St. Luke’s Square, will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week, beginning on Sunday, May 1.
The original hours were from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The expansion of hours in the morning is the result of community need for such care earlier in the morning. In recent months, BHS Urgent Care had regularly experienced lines of patients waiting to be seen when the facility opened at 10 a.m. The expansion of hours is designed to improve access to care and help to shorten wait times throughout the day.
BHS operates Urgent Care in Pittsfield and also has walk-in care facilities in Pittsfield and in Williamstown. The Pittsfield BHS Walk-In Care is located inside Market 32 on Hubbard Avenue, and the Williamstown Walk-In is located inside Williamstown Medical Associates on Adams Road in Williamstown. They are both open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
“Our Urgent Care services are provided by emergency medicine providers from the BMC Emergency Department, experienced specialists with expertise in the treatment of all manner of minor injuries and illnesses,” said Dr. Ronald Hayden, chairman of Emergency Medicine at Berkshire Medical Center. “Importantly, the patient’s connection to their primary care physician is maintained, diagnosis and treatment plans will be provided to the patient’s doctor in the event there is need for follow-up.”
BHS Urgent Care provides immediate and affordable care for non-life-threatening injuries and illnesses for those who cannot see their physician. A number of illnesses and non-life-threatening injuries can be treated at Urgent Care, including bronchitis, flu symptoms, ear and throat complaints, fractures, sprains, lacerations, wound repair and abscess drainage and more. In addition, BHS Urgent Care is available for both adult and pediatric illnesses and injuries and has on-site x-ray and laboratory services.
BHS Urgent Care will also provide access to flu vaccine and tetanus shots and testing services such as Strep testing, urinalysis and urine pregnancy test, blood sugar, and other routine blood tests. All x-ray and blood tests will be available for immediate review to best direct treatment and care plans.
No appointments are needed as this is a walk-in service. Most insurance plans are accepted, or the patient can choose affordable self-pay. Physician referral may be required, and the staff will help the patient to obtain the referral, if needed.
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