Berkshire Community Mobilizes for Harm Reduction 'Day of Action'

Following successful outreach projects this spring, workers will again go door to door to distribute lifesaving overdose prevention supplies, and to share resources and knowledge directly with residents in areas with higher ratios of opioid-related emergency 911 calls.

Commissioner Visits Berkshire County Arc's Family Support Center

Commissioner Sarah Peterson Visits Berkshire County Arc's Family Support Center, Praises Its Innovative Approach

BMC and Fairview Honored with HEI Awards

HRC Foundation's 2026 Healthcare Equality Index Shows Berkshire Medical Center and Fairview Hospital Maintain Commitment to LGBTQ+ Inclusion, Despite Headwinds: Both Named High Performers for 2026

Destination Better Health Series at Fairview Hospital

Destination Better Health Returns for 2026: Events Held at Fairview Hospital through July and August

Dalton Air Quality Report Links Dust to Digsite

Air Partners Collaborative of Needham monitored the air quality over five months — from October to April — using a network of monitoring sensors at strategic locations surrounding the site.

Prospect Meadow Farm Opens New Vocational Barn

Prospect Meadow Farm has officially opened a new barn to sell plants and other goods it produces.

Clarksburg Board Orders Occupant to Vacate Condemned Property

The Select Board on Monday ordered a moldering Daniels Road property to be vacated and referred it to the Attorney General's receivership program.

BHS Honors 10 Employees with CARE Awards, Providers of the Year Recognition

CARE Awards celebrate the health system’s core values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence, and employees who were honored work across the system.

BHS Opens Registration for Annual Fourth of July 5K Race

In 2025 over 1,300 runners participated in the 5K, which runs along the parade route in downtown Pittsfield.

Fairview Family Birthplace Receives PNQIN Clinical Team Award

The award recognizes a clinical team that has shown outstanding success in implementing quality improvement initiatives to enhance perinatal health, with a focus on health equity and underserved or historically marginalized populations and including participation in a PNQIN collaborative.

BCC Hires Dean of Nursing, Health & Wellness

BCC Hires Dean of Nursing, Health & Wellness Dr. Mohammed Alkawaldeh to begin Aug. 17

Fairview Hospital Receives 2026 Women’s Choice Awards

Fairview Hospital Receives 2026 Women's Choice Awards as one of America’s 100 Best Hospitals for Patient Experience and a Best Hospital for Emergency Care

Berkshire County Student Awarded FedPoint Nursing Scholarship

Recipients each receive $5,000 each toward their nursing education

Hearthway Tenants Bring Concerns to Williamstown Board of Health

Residents of two properties managed by Pittsfield-based Hearthway Inc. were before the Board of Health on Tuesday with concerns related to the non-profit property manager.

Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association Recognized by U.S. News & World Report

Berkshire Visiting Nurse Association Recognized by U.S. News & World Report in Inaugural Best Home Health Ratings

Pittsfield Might Resume Mosquito Spraying if West Nile Virus Risk Elevates

Mosquito spraying was discontinued in 2021 and has been a contentious issue, with the City Council taking votes against it and residents polarized.

Fairview Hospital named a Top 20 Critical Access Hospital

The top 20 CAHs, including Fairview, scored best among CAHs as determined by the Chartis Center for Rural Health.

BHS Hospitals Earn Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditations

Berkshire Health Systems has announced that all three of its hospitals have been awarded Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation

New Pittsfield Therapy Office Offers Support to All Ages

A new therapy office has opened in the downtown area helping people of all ages.

Elevated Sodium Levels in Adams Well Water Sample

A recent routine test of the town's well water revealed elevated sodium levels, prompting officials to urge at-risk residents to take precautions while further testing is conducted to determine the cause

Fairview Hospital Entryway Impacted by Facility Upgrade Project

Effective Monday, April 27, 2026, the main hospital entry on Lewis Avenue will be altered.

Pittsfield Health Shuts Down North Street Eatery for 'Pests'

Iztac Mexican Restaurant is currently shut down by the Health Department.

Social Service Organizations Highlight Challenges, Successes at Poverty Talk

The event held on March 27 at the Berkshire Athenaeum included a working lunch and encouraged public feedback.

Williamstown Health Board Finalizes N2O Bylaw Draft

The board Tuesday also reversed its earlier decision on phasing in implementation of the anti-smoking bylaw town meeting approved last May.

Fairview Hospital named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital

This is the 14th straight year that Fairview has achieved the Top 100 designation.

BHS Raising Community Awareness on Colon Cancer Screening

Visitors can schedule their screening colonoscopy, ask questions, hear from gastroenterology experts, and walk through an interactive exhibit.

Community Conversation for Opioid Response Funding

Sixty percent of these monies will go toward the Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund to help manage state efforts with 40 percent going towards municipalities.

SVMC Care Connection: March

BHS Hosts Digital Workshop Series at the Clarksburg Senior Center

Experts from Berkshire Health Systems will cover digital literacy topics, including how to navigate the patient portal.

Into Light Exhibition Includes Forums, Gallery Walks to Highlight Substance Abuse

Thirty portraits are on display at Hotel Downstreet, part of an initiative to use the arts and storytelling to humanize substance abuse disorder.