Monday, November 23, 2009

Hospitals

Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield, Mass.

725 North Street
Pittsfield, MA 01201
(413) 447-2000
www.berkshirehealthsystems.com
This hospital is one of nearly 5,000 that U.S.News evaluated for the latest America's Best Hospitals rankings. See the complete hospital rankings

The following information was provided by American Hospital Association

At a glance

Hospital type: General medical and surgical
Operated by: Not-for-profit
Total beds: 280
Administrator:
Parent system: Berkshire Health Systems, Inc
Selected accreditations/memberships: Accredited, Joint Commission (JC)||Member, Council of Teaching Hospitals

Services Provided

Inpatient:
  • Birthing room
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Hospitalists
  • Infection isolation room
  • Cancer services
  • Psychiatric care:
    • Partial hospitalization
    • Psychiatric emergency services
Outpatient:
  • Bariatric/weight control services
  • Breast cancer screening/mammograms
  • Certified trauma center
  • Cancer services
  • Dental services
  • Heart catheterization—diagnostic (adult)
  • Extracorporeal shock lithotripter
  • Fitness center
  • Genetic testing/counseling
  • Geriatric services
  • HIV-AIDS services
  • Home health services
  • Kidney dialysis
  • Cancer services
  • Physical rehabilitation
  • Psychiatric services:
    • Child/adolescent services
    • Consultation
    • Geriatric services
    • Outpatient care
  • Radiation therapy
  • Sleep center
  • Stop-smoking program
  • Sports medicine
  • Substance-abuse programs
  • Urgent-care center
  • Women's health center
  • Wound management services
Patient/family support services:
  • Help with government services
  • Chaplaincy/pastoral care services
  • Cancer services
  • Patient support groups
  • Patient representative/ombusdman
  • Translation services
Community outreach:
  • Health fairs
  • Health screenings
Radiology--diagnosis and treatment:
  • CT scanner
  • Diagnostic radioisotope facility
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
  • Multislice spiral CT
  • Ultrasound

By the numbers:

Admissions: 12,229
Inpatient surgeries: 3,115
Outpatient visits: 196,167
Outpatient surgeries: 9,477
Emergency room visits: 55,559
Births: 749
Beds: 280

Staffing (employed, on payroll):

Full-time physicians and dentists:
N/A
Part-time physicians and dentists:
66
Full-time registered nurses:
N/A
Part-time registered nurses:
460
Full-time licensed practical nurses:
N/A
Part-time licensed practical nurses:
27
Total full-time faculty:
N/A
Total part-time faculty:
N/A

Notes

* At another location in healthcare system or through arrangement with another provider.

Find out more about AHA data products at www.ahadata.com.

Data provided by American Hospital Association. Last updated June 2009.

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