Berkshire Medical Center
| Berkshire Medical Center | |
|---|---|
| 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 | http://www.berkshirehealthsystems.com/body_bmc.cfm?id=43 |
Berkshire Medical Center is a private, non-profit[1] 302-bed community teaching hospital in Pittsfield, Massachusetts affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
History
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.[2]
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.[3] It merged with Hillcrest Hospital in 1996.[4] It acquired the former North Adams Regional Hospital property from Bankruptcy Court on August 29, 2014.[5][6]
Certifications
Berkshire is certified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level III trauma center[7] and by The Joint Commission.[8]
See also
References
- ^ About Berkshire Health Systems. Berkshiremedicalcenter.net (2006-09-30). Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
- ^ Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). "PLUNKETT, Mrs. Harriette M.". A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life. Charles Wells Moulton. pp. 576–77.
- ^ "A brief history of Berkshire Medical Center" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2015.
- ^ "A brief history of Berkshire Medical Center" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2015.
- ^ United States Bankruptcy Court - District of Massachusetts Case 14-30327 Doc 72
- ^ Daniels, Tammy (September 3, 2014). "BMC Closes on North Adams Hospital Property". iBerkshires. Boxcar Media. Retrieved February 14, 2017.
- ^ Trauma Center Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. Bur-ms-sm6-03a.medseek.com (2006-09-30). Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
- ^ Awards & Accreditations. Berkshirehealthsystems.com (2006-09-30). Retrieved on 2010-12-10.
External links
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