Health & Wellness
SVHC Honors Employees with Putnam Awards
One award every year is presented for each of the organization's five core values: quality, empathy, safety, teamwork, and stewardship. The employees who received the awards are noted standard bearers and role models within the organization.
SVHC President of Administration Recognized with Statewide Award
Dailey has been at the center of several solutions at SVHC. He led the Healthy Homes program, which connected employees with newly renovated homes and favorable financing terms.
Pittsfield COVID Rates Slightly Higher Than Thanksgiving
The city's Biobot sewage data showed a 1.1 million copies per liter virus concentration over the weekend, compared to the 1 million copies per liter concentration on Thanksgiving day.
BFAIR Promotes Tami Minck to Director of Quality Assurance
Tami has over 20 year' experience in the Human Service field. She holds a Master of Science in Data Analytics from Southern New Hampshire University.
Brien Center Coping with Staffing Shortages
These days, the mental health center wants those residents to respond to a "help wanted" sign.
SVMC Staff Share the Holiday Spirit with Foster Families
Staff from departments organization-wide gathered nine boxes packed with hams, turkeys, stuffing mix, canned vegetables, breakfast items, pie-making ingredients, cookie mixes, and much more. The boxes will be delivered to nine families through DCF
SVMC Primary Care Practices Recognized for Patient-Centered Care
The medical practices have been re-designated as Patient Centered Medical Homes by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
BCC to Offer Flu and COVID Vaccines
Vaccines are given free of charge; bring insurance cards.
CHP Welcomes New Board Member
Fisher, a Great Barrington resident, holds a doctorate in health and social policy from Brandeis University and she earned a master's in social work from New York University.
SBPHC to Offer Southern Berkshire County Vaccine Clinic
Regular dose flu vaccine will also be available.
Northern Berkshire EMS Receives $665K In Grants
The AFG grants total $665,000 and were awarded to Northern Berkshire EMS through FEAMA.
Provider Profile – Trevor Bayliss, MD, Medical Director, Phelps Cancer Center
Dr. Bayliss is now the Medical Director of the Phelps Cancer Center at the Hillcrest Campus of BMC.
SVHC Receives Strong Nurse Satisfaction Survey Results
SVMC's nurses scored SVMC higher than the national average in all categories.
Pittsfield City Council Asks for Assistance With Cell Tower Concerns
The City Council on Tuesday passed three petitions asking multiple state and local entities to look into the possible effects of cell tower radiation.
Bump in COVID-19 Cases Seen at Two County Nursing Homes
And all but four people found positive at a South County facility are fully recovered, according to a spokesperson for Integritus Healthcare.
SVHC Physician Aims for the Olympics
Her hope is to serve the athletes as a volunteer physician.
Samantha Kaftan Joins SVMC ExpressCare
Kaftan earned her master's degree in physician assistant studies from the University of Nebraska Medical Center. She received a bachelor's in biology from the University of Dallas in Texas.
BHS, CHP Urge Parents to Protect Children from RSV Virus
With flu season emerging and COVID-19 persisting, the risk of triple-virus exposure – especially for very young children – is straining hospitals and pediatric healthcare providers across the U.S., Massachusetts and the Berkshires.
Grace Hallenbeck Joins SVMC Pownal Campus and SVMC Cardiology
Hallenbeck will divide time between the Cardiology practice and the Pownal practice.
COVID-19 Bivalent Booster and Influenza Vaccine Clinic in Williamstown
The clinic, to be held on Friday, Dec. 9 from 2 to 4 pm at the Williams College Field House, is open to the public and to staff and students from Williams College.
Pittsfield City Council to Revisit Cell Tower Conversation Next Week
The cell tower conversation will pick up again next week with City Council agenda items from Ward 4 Councilor James Conant and Ward 1 Councilor Kenneth Warren.
Pittsfield COVID Rates Remain Low for Thanksgiving
The city for the most part remains on the downward trend from two fall COVID-19 surges as the region enters the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Dr. Manoharan Joins BHS Cardiology Services
Dr. Manoharan is accepting new patients in need of Cardiology care and joins Drs. Peter Chien, Paul Katigbak, Stephen Phlaum, Andrew Potash, Stuart Ruch, Jialin Su, Georgianne Valli-Harwood and Shyama Wickramaaratchi at Cardiology Professional Services of BMC.
Business Community Rallies for SVHC Vision 2020 Project
The project, the biggest the hospital has undertaken since the mid-1990s, includes the renovation and expansion of the health system's Emergency Department and the construction of an all-new regional Cancer Center.
