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Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Springfield Crash Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Springfield Crash
Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Springfield Crash A man has died after a crash involving another car in Western Mass. At around 2:50 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 14, officers were called to the 900 block of Boston Road for the crash involving a car and motorcycle, according to Springfield Police spokesman Ryan Walsh. The man driving the motorcycle was taken to Baystate Health where he died from his injuries, Walsh said. Walsh said a preliminary investigation indicates the motorcycle rider was driving at a high rate of speed. The driver of the car remained at the scene. 

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Woman Dies Hours After Being Shot In Springfield, Police Say Woman Dies Hours After Being Shot In Springfield, Police Say
Woman Dies Hours After Being Shot In Springfield, Police Say A woman has died hours after being found shot on street in the region. The unidentified Massachusetts woman was found shot in Hampden County around 2:50 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 11 on Vermont Street in Springfield. According to the Springfield Police Department spokesperson Ryan Walsh, the woman was found after officers responded to the area following a ShotSpotter activation.  The woman was taken to Baystate Health where she died from her injuries at  10:50 p.m., Walsh said.  The investigation is continuing.  If you have any information, anonymously text a tip to CRIMES…

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by Kathy Reakes
News
COVID-19: Two Hampden County Sites Offering Walk-In Vaccines COVID-19: Two Hampden County Sites Offering Walk-In Vaccines
Covid-19: Two Hampden County Sites Offering Walk-In Vaccines Two vaccine sites in Western Massachusetts are offering walk-in COVID-19 vaccines for those still in need of a vaccination. The two sites, both in Hampden County, are: The Baystate Health Education Center at 361 Whitney Ave., in Holyoke. Shots will be offered Wednesday, May 5 through Friday, May 7, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Both Pfizer and Johnson and Johnson vaccines will be offered. The Castle of Knights, at 1599 Memorial Drive in Chicopee is also taking walk-ins Wednesday, May 5, from 10 a.m.to 1:30 p.m. They are offering the Moderna vaccine. To receive a vaccine you will need a l…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Baystate Plans To Close Emergency And Cancer Care Satelite Facility By 2023 Baystate Plans To Close Emergency And Cancer Care Satelite Facility By 2023
Baystate Plans To Close Emergency And Cancer Care Satelite Facility By 2023 Baystate Health has plans to close one of its satellite emergency medical and cancer care facilities within the next two years. On Tuesday, Jan. 26, in a letter to the community, Baystate President Mark A. Keroack outlined the state and financial health of one of its satellite facilities in Western Massachusetts. The facility slated to be closed is the more than 100-year-old Baystate Mary Lane Outpatient Center in Ware, which provides emergency as well as cancer care and other services. Over the next two years, services will be transferred mostly to Baystate Wing Hospital, which is about 9…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Charter School Buys Building For $7 Million Charter School Buys Building For $7 Million
Charter School Buys Building For $7 Million Supporters of a local charter school spent $7 million to purchase the building that houses the academic program. Friends of Baystate Academy Charter Public School in Springfield purchased the school’s building at 2001 Roosevelt Ave. in June, but was only recently announced. The building had been owned by Polman Realty LLC. The seller’s representative, Lee & Associates, said the friends' group purchased the building support of the school’s college preparatory, healthcare-focused curriculum. Polman Realty purchased the building in 2013 for $550,000 and renovated the building to improv…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: Is The Virus Making a Comeback In Western Mass? COVID-19: Is The Virus Making a Comeback In Western Mass?
Covid-19: Is The Virus Making a Comeback In Western Mass? Don’t call it a comeback - please don’t call it a comeback: Baystate Health CEO Dr. Mark Keroack said Western Massachusetts may see a resurgence in COVID-19 infections. Keroack said, Wednesday, Aug. 5, that across Baystate Health’s facilities, there were 34 coronavirus patients - 32 of those people are being treated at Baystate Medical Center Springfield. “I am worried that we are entering a perilous new phase of this pandemic,” he said during an interview with MassLive. This is only the second time since June that the number of patients at Baystate hospitals were over 30, he said. The ra…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: Baystate Medical Center Outbreak Infections Are Up 50-Percent COVID-19: Baystate Medical Center Outbreak Infections Are Up 50-Percent
Covid-19: Baystate Medical Center Outbreak Infections Are Up 50-Percent The COVID-19 outbreak at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield has spread to more than 50 staff and patients. All the infections, however, have been in the same unit; the virus has not spread to other parts of Western Massachusetts’ major hospital, Baystate officials said on Aug. 3. This demonstrates that the hospital is keeping the virus physically contained. The unit with the outbreak has not been publicly named. One week ago there were 36 COVID-19 infections due to the outbreak. Now there are 55 such infections, MassLive reported. This is a 52 percent increase in infections from one …

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19: Baystate Outbreak Grows As New Measures Created to Stop The Spread COVID-19: Baystate Outbreak Grows As New Measures Created to Stop The Spread
Covid-19: Baystate Outbreak Grows As New Measures Created to Stop The Spread A break-tent is going up on the Baystate Medical Center's lawn today, Wednesday, July 29, as more patients and staff fall victim to the COVID-19 outbreak at the hospital. The tent will allow employees to take socially distanced meal breaks. The number of people who have contracted COVID-19 at Baystate in Springfield has risen from 36 on July 27 to 40 on July 28 - that’s four more new cases. There are 26 staff members who are infected with COVID-19 and 14 patients, said Baystate President and CEO Dr. Mark Keroack. Of the patients, seven are being treated in the hospital and seven are out-p…

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by Kristin Palpini
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COVID-19 Outbreak At Baystate Health Has Infected More Than 30 People COVID-19 Outbreak At Baystate Health Has Infected More Than 30 People
Covid-19 Outbreak At Baystate Health Has Infected More Than 30 People An outbreak of COVID-19 at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield has left 23 employees and 13 patients infected. The outbreak was found in a non-COVID-19-related unit. The outbreak is likely related to an employee returning to work after visiting another state where COVID-19 is surging, said Baystate Health President and CEO Dr. Mark Keroack at Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno's daily press conference, Monday, July 27. Some staff members were also found to have taken off their masks while together in breakrooms.  "There's no guarantee that this virus cannot spread even when precau…

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by Kristin Palpini
Business
New Mental Health Hospital Coming To Pioneer Valley New Mental Health Hospital Coming To Pioneer Valley
New Mental Health Hospital Coming To Pioneer Valley Baystate Health and Kindred Behavioral Health are teaming up to launch a 120-bed, $43 million mental health hospital, possibly in Holyoke. Springfield-based Baystate is eyeing the former home of the Holyoke Geriatric Authority on Lower Westfield Road as the possible site for the standalone behavioral health hospital, according to MassLive. The new hospital would employ 220 people and have a pediatric unit - a rarity for Massachusetts. Baystate will pay for $5 million of the construction with Kindred picking up the rest. The hospital will be run by Baystate staff, Masslive reported. Kindred…

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by Kristin Palpini