 North Adams Regional Receives Critical Access Hospital DesignationThe designation was granted on July 31 and is retroactive to July 12.  North Adams Regional Reopens With Ribbon-Cutting CelebrationThe joyful celebration on Thursday at North Adams Regional Hospital was a far cry from the scene 10 years ago when protests and tears marked the facility's closing.  North Adams Hospital's Revamped 2 North Welcomes CommunityHer comments were echoed throughout 2 North as dozens of people walked through the wing to look at the refurbished hospital rooms ready and waiting for patients.  North Adams Regional Opening Moves Forward With State ApprovalThe request by Berkshire Health Systems for an original license was approved by the council last Wednesday; BHS received the official letter that the license was awarded on Friday.  BMC North Adams Campus Honors Retired DirectorBerkshire Medical Center colleagues took a moment in the emergency room to honor Lou Ann Quinn and her 47-year career caring for North County.  North Adams Planners Recommend Overlay District for New HospitalThe vote came after a joint public hearing with the council on the proposal. The City Council is expected to vote on the ordinance Tuesday night.  North Adams Hospital Seeks Overlay District to Support Medical ServicesThe Hospital Avenue Overlay District would cover only the property off Hospital Avenue owned by BMC that includes the former hospital building, the Clark House, Doctor's Building and Ambulatory Care Center.  North Adams Hospital Hopes to Open In-Patient Beds in 2024BHS plans to open 18 private rooms on Second North, including in what had been the critical care unit. Another seven rooms will open in another section and the hospital can have up to 10 rooms for behaviorial, mental health and substance abuse treatment.  North County Reacts With Excitement, Cautious Optimism to Hospital NewsThe North County Cares Coalition, made up of residents and former employees at the hospital, advocated at first weekly and, as time went on, every anniversary since 2014 to keep the idea of the hospital alive.  BHS Makes Plans to Reopen North Adams Regional HospitalThe hospital closed in 2014 but Berkshire Health Systems is hoping to resuscitate the dormant medical center and reopen up to 25 inpatient beds. |
