Hospital Value Index Recognitions
2009-2010: Top 100 Hospital Nationally - Berkshire Medical Center is ranked among the top 100 hospitals in the US, ranked #1 in Massachusetts and ranked #1 in all of New England by Data Advantage, the nation's leader in measuring healthcare value. BMC is ranked 86th out of nearly 4,500 US hospitals, and is a recipient of a Superior Quality Merit Award and Best in Value honors.
- 2010: Pulmonary Care - Berkshire Medical Center is ranked among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation for overall Pulmonary Services and recipient of the HealthGrades 2010 Pulmonary Care Excellence Award.
- 2010: Stroke Care - BMC is ranked among the top 10% of hospitals nationwide for Stroke Care and a recipient of the HealthGrades 2010 Stroke Care Excellence Award.
- 2010: Cardiac Services - BMC achieve a five-star rating for the treatment of Heart Attack, the highest possible ratings from HealthGrades for care of Heart Attack patients.
- 2010: Critical Care - BMC is ranked #1 in Massachusetts by HealthGrades for Critical Care services and five-star rated for the treatment of Sepsis.
- 2009: Overall Clinical Excellence - Berkshire Medical Center is ranked among the
top 5% of hospitals in the nation by HealthGrades, the nation's leading independent healthcare ratings company, and recipient of a Healthgrades 2009 Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence Award, one of only two hospitals so honored in Massachusetts. - 2009: Pulmonary Care and Critical Care - BMC is ranked among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation and first in Massachusetts for overall Pulmonary Care Services, and recipient of a HealthGrades 2009 Pulmonary Care Excellence Award. BMC achieved five star ratings for overall pulmonary care services, the treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and the treatment of Pneumonia. BMC's Critical Care Services achieved a five-star rating for the treatment of sepsis and a five-star rating for the treatment of respiratory failure for two years in a row.
- 2009: Gastrointestinal Medical Treatment - BMC is ranked by HealthGrades among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation for Gastrointestinal Medical Treatment, first in Massachusetts for GI Medical Treatment and third in the state for GI services. BMC achieved five star ratings for the treatment of GI bleeds for two years in a row and was five-star rated for the treatment of pancreatitis.
- 2009: Stroke Care - BMC is ranked by HealthGrades among the top five hospitals in Massachusetts for the treatment of Stroke, achieving a five-star rating for three years in a row.
- 2009: Heart Attack Care - BMC is identified by HealthGrades as a top performer in heart attack care, achieving a five-star rating for the treatment of heart attack for three years in a row.
- 2009: Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery - BMC is ranked by HealthGrades among the top five hospitals in Massachusetts for bariatric weight loss surgery.
2007 - 2009: BMC - Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Hospital Honor Roll, in recognition of top 25% performance in national quality rankings as reported by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid on Hospital Compare and Leapfrog patient safety measures. - 2007 - 2009: Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project (HQID)- BMC is top
performer in Centers for Medicare and Medicaid/Premier Project. BMC received awards for Top Performance and Attainment in the clinical areas of Hip and Knee Replacement and Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) and Attainment in the treatment of Heart Failure and Pneumonia. BMC consistently participates in national quality measurement programs such as HQID, which is a voluntary program for US hospitals. BMC was the only participating hospital in Massachusetts to achieve two or more top performance awards and one of only 53 participating hospitals nationwide to achieve that distinction in the fourth year of the project. Overall, 206 awards were given to these top-performing hospitals. Over the course of the first four years of the project, BMC has received 12 overall awards, including five for AMI, three for Pneumonia, two for Heart Failure and this year's two new honors for Hip and Knee Replacement. 
2009: BMC - Leapfrog Hospital Recognition Program for Patient Safety - BMC ranked in the top decile statewide for overall quality, resource use and efficiency, and scored higher than the national average in all areas.
2008: BMC & Fairview Hospital - MassPRO Recognition - MassPRO, the federally designated healthcare quality improvement organization for the state of Massachusetts, has recognized the commitment to quality improvement at both BMC and Fairview. Both hospitals were cited by MassPRO for "exemplary commitment to quality improvement in the areas of Acute Myocardial Infarction, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and Surgical Care.
American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines Recognitions
- 2001 - 2009: Berkshire Medical Center leads the nation in Get with the Guidelines honors and is one of only 13 hospitals nationally to achieve Triple Gold honors. BMC has been recognized with eight consecutive Performance Achievement awards for outstanding performance in the care of patients with Coronary Artery Disease, and is the only hospital in the nation so honored eight years running. BMC was also the first hospital in the United States to be honored with a Performance Achievement Award for stroke, and holds six consecutive honors. In addition, BMC has five consecutive yearly Performance Achievement awards for care of patients with heart failure.
- 2006 - 2009: Fairview Hospital has achieved four consecutive years of Get with the Guidelines awards for treatment of patients with Coronary Artery Disease, including 2009 Gold Level honors.
- 2007: Berkshire Medical Center's Women's Imaging Center - Breast Imaging Center of Excellence from the American College of Radiology's Commission on Quality and Safety and the Commission on Breast Imaging. Awarded only to centers that have achieved accreditation by the ACR in stereotactic breast biopsy, breast ultrasound, ultrasound-guided biopsy and mammography.
2009: Berkshire Medical Center's Women's Imaging Center and Fairview Hospital's Radiology Department - Facility accreditation from the International Society for Clinical Densitometry. BHS is the only bone density program in Massachusetts to have earned this accreditation and one of three in all of New England.
- 2007: BMC - American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network
Accreditation - According to the ACS, this accreditation shows the Berkshire Medical Center program's commitment to providing the highest quality care for its weight loss surgery patients. - 2007: BMC - Harvard Pilgrim Bariatric Center of Excellence Designation - Harvard Pilgrim HealthCare has named the Berkshire Center for Weight Loss Surgery at BMC as a Bariatric Center of Excellence for its care of patients who need weight loss surgery.
2009: Berkshire Medical Center - The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons Outstanding Achievement Award. BMC was one of only 82 cancer programs in the US so honored for 2009 and has received the award each time it has been eligible since the award's inception. 
- 2010: Berkshire Medical Center - The Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons granted the BMC Cancer Program a Three-Year Accreditation with Commendation.
- 2006: Berkshire Medical Center - American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer Outstanding Achievement Award. BMC was the only hospital in Massachusetts to be so honored during 2006 for its program for patients facing cancer.
Cardiac Rehabilitation/Pulmonary Rehabilitation
2005: BMC - American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation Best Practices Sites: One of ten programs nationally selected as a Best Practices site during the accreditation process.
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2001 - 2009: BMC - American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines Coronary
Artery Disease Performance Achievement Award. BMC is the only hospital in the nation to be honored eight years consecutively, while only BMC and UCLA Medical Center received this award from 2001 to 2005. - 2008: American Heart Association Award for Collaborative Efforts.
BMC was presented this honor by the AHA for its collaborative work with MassPRO on Heart Attack, Heart Failure, Pneumonia and the hospital's Surgical Care Improvement Project. - 2008: American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines 2008 Mentorship Award.
Presented to BMC for promoting a multidisciplinary approach to quality improvement, demonstrating leadership and effectiveness in quality system implementation, exhibiting a willingness to promote and share the principles of Get with the Guidelines with other healthcare teams and organizations. - 2008: American Heart Association Regional Outstanding Physician Leader - Dr. Gray Ellrodt, Chairman of Medicine, BMC. Presented to Dr. Gray Ellrodt for his dedication to quality improvement initiatives, active involvement in implementation of the hospital's related quality improvement initiatives, promotion of vascular science, leadership and active involvement in community activities and dynamic participation in advocacy efforts as related to heart disease and stroke.
- 2005 - 2009: BMC - American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines Sustained Performance Achievement Award for Heart Failure. For care of patients with congestive heart failure. BMC was the first and only hospital in the nation to receive the Initial Performance Achievement honor in 2005 and in 2007 won its second straight Sustained Performance Achievement award. As of 2009, BMC has achieved four honors in a row for Heart Failure.
- 2006 - 2009: Fairview Hospital - American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines Coronary Artery Disease Performance Achievement Award. Fairview achieved Gold Level honors in 2008 and 2009 for the treatment of patients with coronary artery disease, and now has four overall awards.
- 2006: BMC - Mass Pro Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Project Award: For outstanding quality performance in the care of heart attack and heart failure patients. One of only three hospitals in Massachusetts to receive the honor.
- 2004: Fairview - MassPro Award for Heart Attack Care: For outstanding achievement and commitment to quality improvement for heart attack care.
Community Initiatives
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2008: Berkshire Health Systems - The Berkshire Chapter of the America
n Red Cross has honored BHS with its Dolly Melideo Community Hero Award, for its community initiatives and its financial support for the continuation of a key Red Cross youth program. -
2008: Berkshire Area Health Education Center Annual Achievement Award -
Berkshire AHEC, at its annual meeting, presented Berkshire Health Systems President David Phelps with this honor, recognizing his leadership in innovative nursing and other clinical education programs -
2008: Berkshire Community College 2008 President's Award - Berkshire Community
College President Dr. Paul Raverta presented the annual BCC President's Award to BHS President David Phelps for his leadership in nursing education programs in collaboration with BCC aimed at addressing the national nursing shortage
2009: BMC - The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has honored BMC's Endoscopy Unit with a Certificate of Recognition. BMC's Endoscopy Unit is one of only 124 units across the country to be so recognized by the ASGE in 2009.
- 2008: Berkshire Health Systems is among the nation's Most Wired, according to the results of the 2008 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study. BHS was one of only three Massachusetts hospitals or health systems to be awarded Most Wired, joining Children's Hospital and Partners HealthCare System, both in Boston.
Laboratory
- 2003: BHS - Advance Magazine's Laboratory of the Year Award, 2nd Place - Department of Pathology and Clinical Laboratories recognized by national publication aimed at medical lab professionals.
Trauma Program
Tuberculosis Clinic
2007: BMC - American College of Surgeons reverifies Berkshire Medical Center's Trauma Center as a Level II Trauma Center. Initially verified in 2005, this reverification demonstrates the hospital's ability to commit its resources to provide rapid and optimal care for seriously injured patients.
2009: BMC - End Stage Renal Disease Network of New England has awarded the BMC Dialysis Unit its 5-Diamond designation as part of its 5-Diamond Patient Safety Program. BMC's Unit is one of only four in Massachusetts and among 13 in New England to achieve 5-Diamond status.
Neurosciences and Behavioral Health
- 2010: Dr. Alex Sabo, Chairman of the Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Berkshire Medical Center was awarded the Outstanding Psychiatrist Award for Clinical Psychiatry by the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society.
- 2005 - 2009: BMC - American Stroke Association Get with the Guidelines
Performance Achievement Award. For the treatment of stroke patients. BMC was the first hospital in the nation to receive the Stroke Performance Achievement Award, and has been recognized with the honor for six consecutive years. - 2007: Dr. Leslie Fishbein, BMC Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science honored with the American Psychiatric Association Nancy Roeske Certificate of Excellence, recognizing her for excellence in medical education.
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2008: The BMC Sleep Disorders Center is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The Sleep Disorders Center, based at the Hillcrest Campus of BMC, was granted a five-year accreditation, which, according to the AASM, is awarded to programs that "meet or exceed all standards for professional healthcare."
