Berkshire County is the western-most of 14 counties in Massachusetts. In health outcomes, Berkshi... more Berkshire County is the western-most of 14 counties in Massachusetts. In health outcomes, Berkshire County ranks 11th among the fourteen counties of Massachusetts. Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) is a county-wide health care system that includes Berkshire Medical Center, the largest hospital in the region. Striving to improve the health of all residents of Berkshire County, Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) was named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics, one of only five hospitals so honored in the Northeast. BMC is also one of two Massachusetts hospitals recognized in the Teaching Hospitals category. Expanding the reach of a traditional health care system approach to simply treating disease, BHS has partnered with Canyon Ranch Institute to offer the the Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program (CRI LEP). This integrative health program is based on the evidence-based best practices of health literacy to focus on prevention of chronic disease. To da...
Berkshire County is the western-most of 14 counties in Massachusetts. In health outcomes, Berkshi... more Berkshire County is the western-most of 14 counties in Massachusetts. In health outcomes, Berkshire County ranks 11th among the fourteen counties of Massachusetts. Berkshire Health Systems (BHS) is a county-wide health care system that includes Berkshire Medical Center, the largest hospital in the region. Striving to improve the health of all residents of Berkshire County, Berkshire Medical Center (BMC) was named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics, one of only five hospitals so honored in the Northeast. BMC is also one of two Massachusetts hospitals recognized in the Teaching Hospitals category. Expanding the reach of a traditional health care system approach to simply treating disease, BHS has partnered with Canyon Ranch Institute to offer the the Canyon Ranch Institute Life Enhancement Program (CRI LEP). This integrative health program is based on the evidence-based best practices of health literacy to focus on prevention of chronic disease. To da...
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