BMC & Fairview Featured in US News Spread The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association recognized BMC for its performance in treating cardiac and stroke patients and Fairview Hospital for cardiac care, using the Get With The Guidelines program. BMC is one of only 33 hospitals in the US and one of only two in Massachusetts to achieve Triple Gold recognition. The hospitals' achievements are featured in a 7-page spread in the August US News & World Report. To view the spread, click here. Prevent Colon Cancer BMC's Direct & Open Access program makes it easy to schedule your screening colonoscopy. Click here for more information, and call 413-395-7606 to schedule your colonoscopy. Colonoscopy prevents colon cancer. Don't wait.	BMC Renal Dialysis Unit Scores High in CMS Report The Renal Dialysis Unit at Berkshire Medical Center has been documented as providing remarkable patient care results in the past four years, according to a facility report issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). The report includes Medicare data that is collected by CMS for all dialysis units across the country and issued annually to state health departments and dialysis centers. Read more.
Featured Patient Meet Al Gelinas, Stroke Survivor Al Gelinas felt a strange clunk on his right thigh. "I looked down and realized it was my left arm. Almost simultaneously my wife appeared and saw the left side of my face was drooping. She called the ambulance." Read More>
Featured Caregiver Meet Dr. Kyle Ann Cooper, Cardiologist  As a Kansas high school student interested in science, Dr. Kyle Ann Cooper first considered a career in veterinary medicine. But she soon decided that she'd be happier helping people. Read More>

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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