Baystate Health
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Baystate Health is a not-for-profit health care system
headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts
, serving Western Massachusetts
and the Knowledge Corridor
Region of Massachusetts and Connecticut. The system has 4 hospitals, over 80 medical practices, and 25 reference laboratories. With 10,000 employees including 1,600 physicians, Baystate Health is one of Massachusetts' largest employers.
, with 1,036 beds.
In 1983, Baystate Medical Center
was reorganized into three separate corporations: Baystate Health Systems, the parent corporation now renamed Baystate Health; Baystate Medical Center; and the for-profit corporation Baystate Diversified Health Services. The reorganization provided a legal framework for developing a future multi-institutional health care system and for reducing the assets that would be encumbered with the financing of a major new hospital building.
To this end, a major corporate restructuring in 1997 reduced the number of governing boards across BH from twenty-one to six. On January 1, 2004, the governance structure of Baystate Health was further simplified with the establishment of a single board of trustees for Baystate Health that also serves as mirror boards for its patient care entities that had previously been governed by a separate board.
. Founded in 1895, BFMC provides medical, surgical, obstetric, pediatric, psychiatric and behavioral health inpatient care, as well as outpatient services. The hospital has an innovative inpatient program that combines medical and behavioral health services. In collaboration with the University of Massachusetts, hospital staff embarked in 2003 on the creation of a Healing Environment throughout the hospital. With 900 employees, BFMC is the only hospital in Franklin County and serves rural communities with appropriate specialized services.
, is a 31-bed, tax-exempt, not-for-profit hospital, providing medical, surgical, pediatric, obstetric, emergency, outpatient, and adult day care services. Founded in 1909 by the Ware Visiting Nurse Association, the hospital services communities in Western and Central Massachusetts
. The hospital was renamed Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in 2006.
Health care system
A health care system is the organization of people, institutions, and resources to deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations....
headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield, Massachusetts
Springfield is the most populous city in Western New England, and the seat of Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. Springfield sits on the eastern bank of the Connecticut River near its confluence with three rivers; the western Westfield River, the eastern Chicopee River, and the eastern...
, serving Western Massachusetts
Western Massachusetts
Western Massachusetts is a loosely defined geographical region of the U.S. state of Massachusetts which contains the Berkshires, the Pioneer Valley, and some or all of the Swift River Valley. The region is always considered to include Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire, and Hampden counties, and the...
and the Knowledge Corridor
Knowledge Corridor
The Knowledge Corridor is term for the area comprising north-central Connecticut and the south-central Connecticut River Valley in Western Massachusetts...
Region of Massachusetts and Connecticut. The system has 4 hospitals, over 80 medical practices, and 25 reference laboratories. With 10,000 employees including 1,600 physicians, Baystate Health is one of Massachusetts' largest employers.
1974–1983
In 1974, Springfield Hospital Medical Center merged Wesson Women's Hospital to create the 672-bed Medical Center of Western Massachusetts. In 1976, the Medical Center of Western Massachusetts merged with Wesson Memorial Hospital. The merger established Baystate Medical Center, then the second-largest hospital in New EnglandNew England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
, with 1,036 beds.
In 1983, Baystate Medical Center
Baystate Medical Center
Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, is the largest of four hospitals for Baystate Health. BMC, the leading health facility in western Massachusetts, is:...
was reorganized into three separate corporations: Baystate Health Systems, the parent corporation now renamed Baystate Health; Baystate Medical Center; and the for-profit corporation Baystate Diversified Health Services. The reorganization provided a legal framework for developing a future multi-institutional health care system and for reducing the assets that would be encumbered with the financing of a major new hospital building.
1986–2004
In 1986, Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield joined Baystate Health; in 1991, Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware joined the health system. In 1996, the Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of Pioneer Valley, now renamed the Baystate Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice, became a member of Baystate Health.To this end, a major corporate restructuring in 1997 reduced the number of governing boards across BH from twenty-one to six. On January 1, 2004, the governance structure of Baystate Health was further simplified with the establishment of a single board of trustees for Baystate Health that also serves as mirror boards for its patient care entities that had previously been governed by a separate board.
Baystate Children's Hospital
Located on the campus of Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts, Baystate Children's Hospital, with 110 beds and 57 bassinets, provides complete critical care programs, including the region's only Pediatric Intensive Care and Neonatal Intensive Care Units . Baystate Children's Hospital also includes pediatric inpatient services, child life specialists, an emergency room for kids, and outpatient specialty services.Baystate Franklin Medical Center
Baystate Franklin Medical Center is a 90-bed, tax-exempt, not-for-profit hospital in Greenfield, MassachusettsGreenfield, Massachusetts
Greenfield is a city in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 17,456 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Franklin County. Greenfield is home to Greenfield Community College, the Pioneer Valley Symphony Orchestra, and the Franklin County Fair...
. Founded in 1895, BFMC provides medical, surgical, obstetric, pediatric, psychiatric and behavioral health inpatient care, as well as outpatient services. The hospital has an innovative inpatient program that combines medical and behavioral health services. In collaboration with the University of Massachusetts, hospital staff embarked in 2003 on the creation of a Healing Environment throughout the hospital. With 900 employees, BFMC is the only hospital in Franklin County and serves rural communities with appropriate specialized services.
Baystate Mary Lane Hospital
Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in Ware, MassachusettsWare, Massachusetts
Ware is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 9,707 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.Part of the town comprises the census-designated place of Ware....
, is a 31-bed, tax-exempt, not-for-profit hospital, providing medical, surgical, pediatric, obstetric, emergency, outpatient, and adult day care services. Founded in 1909 by the Ware Visiting Nurse Association, the hospital services communities in Western and Central Massachusetts
Central Massachusetts
Central Massachusetts is the geographically central region of Massachusetts. Though definitions vary, most include all of Worcester County and the northwest corner of Middlesex County. Worcester, the largest city in the area and the seat of Worcester County, is often considered the cultural capital...
. The hospital was renamed Baystate Mary Lane Hospital in 2006.