profit corporation industry health care genre health care system founded 1883 originally springfield hospital headquarters springfield massachusetts united states area served western massachusetts number of employees 12 000 website baystatehealth.org baystate health is a not for profit integrated health 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 12 000 employees 1 including 1 600 physicians baystate health is one of massachusetts largest employers . 1 baystate also owns the for profit insurer health new england . contents 1 history 1.1 1974 1983 1.2 1986 2004 2 components of baystate health 2.1 baystate children s hospital 2.2 baystate franklin medical center 2.3 baystate mary lane outpatient center 2.4 baystate medical center 2.5 baystate noble hospital 2.6 baystate wing hospital 2.7 hospital of the future 3 notes 4 references 5 external links history edit 1974 1983 edit 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 england 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 . 1986 2004 edit in 1986 baystate franklin medical center in greenfield joined baystate health ; in 1999 baystate mary lane hospital in ware joined the health system . in 2004 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 . components of baystate health edit baystate children s hospital edit 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 . 2 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 edit baystate franklin medical center is a 90 bed 3 tax exempt not for profit hospital in greenfield massachusetts . 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 outpatient center edit baystate mary lane outpatient center in ware massachusetts is a 31 bed 4 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 . in 2016 it was announced they will stop overnight care at the hospital . baystate medical center edit springfield hospital c. 1940s now baystate medical center baystate medical center is a tax exempt not for profit hospital in springfield massachusetts . with 716 beds 5 and more than 4 000 employees bmc serves as the tertiary care referral center for the region . it has the area s only neonatal intensive care unit the region s level 1 trauma center with pediatric designation an adult cardiac surgery service with the region s only open heart surgery program and a kidney transplantation program . baystate noble hospital edit baystate noble hospital is a a 97 bed acute care community hospital providing a broad range of services to the greater westfield massachusetts community . 6 services include intensive care diagnostic imaging emergency services cardiopulmonary services and rehab cancer services lab and behavioral health . baystate wing hospital edit baystate wing hospital in palmer massachusetts is a 74 bed community hospital 7 with a rich history of providing outstanding health care for people throughout the quaboag hills and the pioneer valley . in addition baystate wing s five medical centers located in belchertown ludlow monson palmer and wilbraham offer extensive outpatient services and primary care provided by physicians who specialize in adult family medicine internal medicine geriatric medicine and pediatric medicine . hospital of the future edit baystate medical center built a new facility to meet the greater springfield community s needs . hundreds of people from patients to care providers to the community at large shared ideas and experiences to design the 641 000 square foot 59 600 m2 300 million facility that includes a heart and vascular center ; new patient care units with private rooms ; a new emergency department which at 70 000 square feet 6 500 m2 in size is 3 times the size of the current emergency department . the new building also includes shell space for future growth . the so called hospital of the future was officially dedicated on february 28 2012 . the massachusetts department of health certified the new building in january 2012 and new patients began to occupy the building in march 2012 . 8 9 10 11 notes edit a b about us baystate health springfield ma . www.baystatehealth.org . retrieved 2015 09 01 . baystate children s hospital . www.baystatehealth.org . retrieved 2015 09 01 . baystate franklin medical center baystate health springfield ma . www.baystatehealth.org . retrieved 2015 09 01 . baystate mary lane hospital baystate health springfield ma . www.baystatehealth.org . retrieved 2015 09 01 . baystate medical center bmc . www.baystatehealth.org . retrieved 2015 09 01 . baystate noble hospital . www.baystatehealth.org . retrieved 2015 09 01 . baystate wing hospital . www.baystatehealth.org . retrieved 2015 09 01 . http www.cbs3springfield.com news local baystate gets the ok for new emergency department 115747084.html http baystatehealth.com baystate main nav about us hospital of the future baystate health s hospital of the future designed for patients and the doctors who treat them . masslive.com . retrieved 27 april 2016 . baystate health opens massmutual wing the hospital of the future for springfield . retrieved 2015 09 02 . references edit http baystatehealth.org annualreport external links edit baystate health website baystate health jobs coordinates 42 7 16.2 n 72 36 12.4 w 42.121167 n 72.603444 w 42.121167 ; 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