Berkshire Medical Center

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]

Berkshire Medical Center
Berkshire Health Systems
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
Public transit access	BRTA 1, 4, 5B
History
Opened	1875
Links
Website	www.berkshirehealthsystems.org/location/berkshire-medical-center/

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.^[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]

Certifications

Berkshire is certified by the American College of Surgeons as a Level III trauma center^[8] and by The Joint Commission.^[9]

See also

• Fairview Hospital (Massachusetts)