Draft:Berkshire Health Systems

Berkshire Health Systems is a not-for-profit integrated health system headquartered in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

The system operates 3 hospitals, with about 4,000 employees, it is one the largest employers in Berkshire region of Western Massachusetts.

History
It acquired the former North Adams Regional Hospital property from Bankruptcy Court on August 29, 2014.

BMC paid a total $3.4 million for the hospital campus and NBH's fixed assets, and $600,000 for the Northern Berkshire Family Practice. The purchase was finalized in bankruptcy court on August 29, 2014.

BHS announced a plan to reopen North Adams Regional Hospital in 2024, a decade after the sudden closure in 2014.

Hospitals & Facilities
Berkshire Health System (BHS) is the parent corporation for the following healthcare entities:

Berkshire Medical Center (BMC)

 * Berkshire Medical Center, a 302-bed community teaching hospital affiliated with the UMass Chan Medical School; is located in the town of Pittsfield.
 * It is the only hospital in the Berkshire County to be designated as a Level III trauma center.

Fairview Hospital
Fairview Hospital in Great Barrington, Massachusetts is a 25-bed community hospital, known to have been providing high-quality, compassionate care to residents of the southern Berkshires for over a century. It is a primary acute care hospital offering inpatient medical services, general surgery, orthopedics, and maternity services with 24-hour emergency and hospitalist coverage,

North Adams Regional Hospital
North Adams Regional Hospital was a full-service community hospital in North Adams, Massachusetts. BHS announced a plan to reopen North Adams Regional Hospital in 2024, a decade after the sudden closure in 2014.

Facilities
The BHS system also operates two patient facilities on their campuses, the BMC Cancer Center in the Hillcrest Campus of Pittsfield and the Satellite Emergency Facility in the North Adams campus.