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Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Massachusetts Crash Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Massachusetts Crash
Man Killed In Two-Vehicle Massachusetts 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
Massachusetts Woman Dies Hours After Being Shot, Police Say Massachusetts Woman Dies Hours After Being Shot, Police Say
Massachusetts Woman Dies Hours After Being Shot, 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 Massachusetts Sites Offering Walk-In Vaccines COVID-19: Two Massachusetts Sites Offering Walk-In Vaccines
Covid-19: Two Massachusetts 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
News
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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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 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