Berkshire Medical Center | |
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Berkshire Health Systems | |
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Geography | |
Location | Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, US |
Organisation | |
Care system | Private |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Type | Community/Teaching |
Affiliated university | University of Massachusetts Medical School |
Services | |
Standards |
American College of Surgeons The Joint Commission |
Emergency department | III |
Beds | 302 |
History | |
Opened | 1875 |
Links | |
Website |
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Berkshire Medical Center is a mid-sized non-profit community hospital located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. [1] The hospital is part of Berkshire Health Systems, a three-hospital healthcare system operating in Western Massachusetts. [2] In 2022, the hospital reported 198 staffed beds, almost 12,000 discharges, and over 15,000 emergency department visits. [1]
The hospital's history goes back to the original House of Mercy, which opened in Pittsfield in 1875. Harriette Merrick Plunkett served as its president. [3]
In 1949, the House of Mercy was renamed Pittsfield General Hospital, and moved into a new seven-level, 245-bed location in 1962. It merged with St. Luke's Hospital in 1968, becoming the Berkshire Medical Center. [4] It merged with Hillcrest Hospital in 1996. [5] It acquired the former North Adams Regional Hospital property from Bankruptcy Court on August 29, 2014. [6] [7]
Berkshire is certified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level III trauma center [8] and by The Joint Commission. [9]
42°27′34″N 73°14′57″W / 42.4595°N 73.2492°W
Berkshire Medical Center | |
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Berkshire Health Systems | |
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| |
Geography | |
Location | Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, US |
Organisation | |
Care system | Private |
Funding | Non-profit hospital |
Type | Community/Teaching |
Affiliated university | University of Massachusetts Medical School |
Services | |
Standards |
American College of Surgeons The Joint Commission |
Emergency department | III |
Beds | 302 |
History | |
Opened | 1875 |
Links | |
Website |
www |
Berkshire Medical Center is a mid-sized non-profit community hospital located in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. [1] The hospital is part of Berkshire Health Systems, a three-hospital healthcare system operating in Western Massachusetts. [2] In 2022, the hospital reported 198 staffed beds, almost 12,000 discharges, and over 15,000 emergency department visits. [1]
The hospital's history goes back to the original House of Mercy, which opened in Pittsfield in 1875. Harriette Merrick Plunkett served as its president. [3]
In 1949, the House of Mercy was renamed Pittsfield General Hospital, and moved into a new seven-level, 245-bed location in 1962. It merged with St. Luke's Hospital in 1968, becoming the Berkshire Medical Center. [4] It merged with Hillcrest Hospital in 1996. [5] It acquired the former North Adams Regional Hospital property from Bankruptcy Court on August 29, 2014. [6] [7]
Berkshire is certified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level III trauma center [8] and by The Joint Commission. [9]
42°27′34″N 73°14′57″W / 42.4595°N 73.2492°W