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In the News
You can read about BHCS in the news below.

Bill Jones, Berkshire Healthcare's Executive Vice President, Talks to The Healthcare Ledger.
"Maintaining the Safety Net: The Role of Skilled Nursing."
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Fairview Commons Spotlight: The Rehab and Recovery Wing One Year Later
Fairview Commons is spotlighted in the May/June edition of Hospital Newspapers mid-year rehabilitation issue. Read more about this innovative program, patient successes, and staff members perspectives.
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Hillcrest Commons Innovative Programs Are Highlighted in the Healthcare Ledger

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Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center Achieves "Perfection."
Kimball Farms Nursing Care Center received a deficiency-free survey on their 2008 Massachusetts Department of Public Health Annual Survey. Only 18% of skilled nursing facilities receive this distinguished honor.
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North Adams Commons Pet Psychic Event Draws Large Crowd.
Pet psychic, Bonnie Strange, was greeted by over 75 people on the front porch at North Adams Commons Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on a beautiful summers day. A great time was had by all, and some pet parents got to hear exactly what their best friends were thinking.
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Pilgrim Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center Helps a Resident Realize a Dream
100-year-old Joseph J. Taliger still vividly remembers the evening he saw Babe Ruth up close and personal in his hometown of Lynn at old Little River Park. A crowd gathered at Pilgrim to celebrate and honor Lynn's "Baseball King." A few weeks after the party, Joe want to a Red Sox Game and Red Sox's second baseman, Dustin Pedroia was treated to Joe's story of the legendary Babe Ruth.
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Swine Flu Update
At Berkshire Healthcare Systems, we are dedicated to providing excellent health care to the communities we serve. Consistent with this effort, we encourage you to be educated about the H1N1 virus, often referred to as swine flu, in an effort to protect against the potential spread of the virus. The Massachusetts Department of Health website and the Federal Centers For Disease Control offer updated information. As always we ask family members and others who are experiencing symptoms of the flu, cold or other potentially contagious illness to refrain from visiting our facilities.