THIS SITE LAST UPDATED - October 20, 2021 - New Visitation Guidelines will be in effect as of August 4, 2021. See below.

VACCINE AND TESTING

The COVID-19 Vaccine is being provided for free at our Testing Centers in Pittsfield, North Adams and at Fairview Hopspital in Great Barrington.  Find more information about vaccination here.

BHS has three COVID-19 Testing Centers that provide testing for those with symptoms, and are now Stop the Spread Centers, providing no-cost testing for asymptomatic individuals. Find more information about testing here.

VISITATION GUIDELINES

Our Visitation Guidelines during COVID-19 can change regularly. Please check back for the latest information.

• How We Determine Visitation Guidelines
• Berkshire Health Systems Visitation Guidelines have changed, effective August 4, 2021 - View the Guidelines
• End of Life Visitation Guidelines for COVID-19 Patients, Effective December 18, 2020

These new Visitation Guidelines are for Berkshire Medical Center and its Hillcrest and North Adams Campuses, Fairview Hospital and BHS Physician Practices. 

QUESTIONS

CALL THE BERKSHIRE HEALTH SYSTEMS CORONAVIRUS HOTLINE FOR TESTING APPOINTMENTS, VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS, OR ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT COVID-19 OR THE COVID-19 VACCINE.

NURSES ARE AVAILABLE TO TAKE YOUR CALLS FROM 8 AM TO 4:30 PM SEVEN DAYS A WEEK - CALL 855-BMC-LINK, OR 855-262-5465. 

PLEASE NOTE THAT OUR PROGRAMS & SERVICES ARE OPEN AND READY TO SERVE YOUR HEALTHCARE NEEDS, WITH BOTH IN-PERSON AND TELEHEALTH VISITS FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES AND ALL OF OUR PHYSICIAN PRACTICES

STATISTICS

Below are statistics from Berkshire Medical Center & Fairview Hospital on COVID-19 in Berkshire County. The figures include inpatient, Emergency Department, and test-center data.

BHS will update this chart on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.

Current Positive Patients on Precautions
BMC Inpatients	9
FVH Inpatients	1
FVH Swing Patients	0
Other
Inpatients with Pending Tests	11
Lab Test - Antigen/PCR Testing Based off Result Date		Last 7 Days		Last 14 Days	Since 3/1/20
Total Tests Performed		4,117		7,957	216,219
Unique Patients Tested		3,811		6,913	89,053
Unique Patients with new Positive Tests		196		377	6,972
Rate of Positive Tests		5.1%		5.5%	7.8%
Pending Tests		26		39	218
Lab Test - Antibody Testing Based off Result Date		Last 7 Days		Last 14 Days	Since 3/1/20
Total Tests Performed		13		31	5,036
Total Positive Tests		8		20	799
Rate of Positive Tests		61.5%		64.5%	15.9%
Pending Tests		0		0	0
PCR Positive Patients		Last 7 Days		Last 14 Days	Since 3/1/20
Hospitalized		9		16	471
Berkshire Medical Center		8		15	467
Fairview Hospital		1		1	6
Swing at Fairview Hospital		0		0	29
Readmitted to the Hospital					154
Deaths in the Hospital					92
Deaths (Hospital and Community)					232
Living in the Community, never hospitalized					6269