Care system Private Number of beds 302 Funding Non-profit Hospital | Hospital type Community/Teaching Founded 1875 | |
Affiliated university University of Massachusetts Medical School Emergency department Level III trauma center Headquarters Massachusetts, United States Parent organization Berkshire Health Systems, Inc. Similar Baystate Medical Center, Austen Riggs Center, Baystate Health, Southwestern Vermont Medical, Boston Medical Center | ||
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Berkshire Medical Center is a private, non-profit 302-bed community teaching hospital in Pittsfield, Massachusetts affiliated with the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
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History
The hospital's history goes back to the original House of Mercy hospital, which opened in Pittsfield in 1875. 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. It absorbed Hillcrest Hospital in 1996. It acquired North Adams Regional Hospital from Bankruptcy Court on August 29th, 2014.
Certifications
Berkshire is certified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level III trauma center and by The Joint Commission.
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