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Baystate Wing Names Sills Chief of Emergency Medicine
PALMER — Dr. Joseph Sills, a physician leader in the area of emergency medicine, has been named chief of Emergency Medicine at Baystate Wing Hospital.
Before joining the Baystate Wing team, Sills was a member of the Emergency Medicine Department at Baystate Medical Center, where he recently completed an admin- istrative fellowship. He currently serves as an instructor of Emer- gency Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School – Baystate.
Sills has an interest in emergency-department (ED) operations as well as clinical informatics and has led clini- cal innovations and quality-improvement projects during his time at Baystate Medical Center. Prior to coming to Baystate, he served as the associate medical director of Se- ton Medical Center in Daly City, Calif. He graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston in 2013,
and completed his residency at the University of California San Francisco and San Francisco General Hospital. He is
a member of the American College of Emergency Physi- cians and a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Sills joins Baystate Wing Hospital as chief of Emergency Medicine as Dr. Seth Gemme leaves the role to become vice chair of Clinical Operations for Emergency Medicine, overseeing the daily operations in the Baystate Medical Center Adult Emergency Department as well as the three community EDs at Baystate Noble Hospital, Baystate Wing Hospital, and Baystate Franklin Medical Center in conjunction with the chiefs of each hospital.
BFAIR Promotes Minck to Director of Quality Assurance
NORTH ADAMS — BFAIR announced that Tami Minck has been promoted to director of Quality Assurance from quality facilitator and human-rights coordinator.
Minck has more than 20 years of experience in the human-services field. She holds a master’s degree in data analytics from Southern New Hampshire University.
Her primary responsibility is to ensure the delivery of quality support and services, ensuring that regulations are met and all programs are adhering to CARF/DDS standards. She also manages all aspects of the Home and Community Services Information System.
Since 1994, BFAIR has been providing adult family care, residential, employment, and day services for adults and children with developmental disabilities, acquired brain injury, and autism.
Tiwari Joins Team at Berkshire Internists of BMC
PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Yagya Tiwari, a board-certified
and fellowship-trained infectious disease specialist, to the medical staff of Berkshire Medical Center and the provider staff of Berk- shire Internists of BMC. Tiwari is accepting new patients in need of infectious-disease care and joins Drs. Arun Bansal, Rebecca
Caine, Sangeetha Gummalla, Areej Khan, Jason Kittler, and Gregory Malanoski in providing care at Berkshire Internists of BMC.
Tiwari comes to the Berkshires from New Bedford Com- munity Health Center, where he served as an infectious- disease and internal-medicine provider since 2018. His clinical interests include antimicrobial stewardship, com- plex lung and abdominal infections, and viral infections.
He is board-certified in internal medicine and infec- tious disease and fellowship-trained in infectious disease at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine in New York. He received his medical degree from Tribhuvan University in Nepal and completed his residency in internal medicine at St. Vincent Hospital in Worcester.
Nonotuck Resource Associates Promotes Gaw to Director of Finance
FLORENCE — Nonotuck Resource Associates an- nounced that Ryan Gaw has been promoted to director of Finance.
Gaw has worked at Nonotuck since 2017. Initially hired as a staff accountant, he has also worked as a senior ac- countant and accounting manager before his promotion to director of Finance this month. He will now supervise accounts payable, accounts receivable, the staff accountant position, and the billing and A/R coordinator position.
Gaw earned his bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of Rhode Island and his master’s degree in accounting from UMass Amherst.
Nonotuck Resource Associates offers shared living, adult family care, and personalized day services for people with disabilities. Each of its services helps support its mission
of providing people with disabilities a choice, a voice, and the opportunity to live authentic lives. The agency provides support and services across Massachusetts and is the larg- est shared-living organization in the state.
Sterling Joins Gastroenterology Professional Services of BMC
PITTSFIELD — Berkshire Health Systems announced the appointment of Dr. Mark Sterling, a board-certified and fellowship-trained gastroenterologist, to the medical staff of Berkshire Medical Center and the provider staff of Gastroenterology Professional Services of BMC. Sterling is accepting new patients in need of endoscopic and gastro- enterology care and is partnered with Drs. Jason Bratcher, Ketisha De Roche, and Jeffrey St. John at Gastroenterology Professional Services of BMC.
Sterling’s clinical interests include diseases of the esoph- agus, stomach, small bowel, colon,
pancreas, and liver; esophagogas- troduodenoscopy and colonos- copy; endoscopic retrograde chol- angiopancreatography; endoscopic ultrasound; endoscopic dilation; and small bowel endoscopy.
He came to the Berkshires after serving at Tufts Medical Center for six years, and previ-
ously served as director of Endoscopic Ultrasound at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, and as chief of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and director of Gastroenterol- ogy Service at UMDNJ-University Hospital in Newark, N.J.
He is board-certified in internal medicine and gastroen- terology and fellowship-trained in gastroenterology at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center/Faulkner Hospital in Boston, and in advanced endoscopy/gastroenterology at the Cleve-
land Clinic in Ohio. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College and completed his residency in internal medicine at UMass Medical Center in Worcester.
Respiratory Therapist Fuller Named Winner of PHIL Award
PALMER — Baystate Wing Hospital announced the first annual Pulmonary Health and Illness of the Lungs (PHIL) Award was given to respiratory therapist Paul Fuller, who has provided care to Baystate Mary Lane and Baystate Wing Hospital patients for more than 20 years. Fuller was recognized for the outstanding care he provides to his patients throughout the Med/Surg Unit and in the Emergency Department at Baystate Wing, for his compas- sion and knowledge, and for always having his patients’ best interest at heart.
The PHIL Award is a nationally recognized, hospital- based program that honors respiratory therapists who provide outstanding care and treatment for patients with life-threatening pulmonary illnesses. It was created in 2006 by the family of Philip Lamka, who was diagnosed with interstitial lung disease and courageously battled his condi- tion for three years. Their foundation, FACES, aims to give hope to patients facing life-threatening lung diseases, while celebrating the respiratory therapists who care for them.
Nominations are accepted from clinical providers, hos- pital leadership, and patients. As winner of Baystate Wing’s first annual PHIL Award, Fuller will receive paid tuition to attend a professional conference.
Bacon Wilson Welcomes Pattacini to
Estate Planning, Elder Law Practice
SPRINGFIELD — Bacon Wilson, P.C. announced that attorney Alexander Pattacini has joined the firm. He is
a member of the firm’s Estate Planning and Elder Law department.
Pattacini earned his juris doctorate with a concentration in transactional law from Western New England University
School of Law, where he served as a clinician in the Small Business Clinic. He previously earned his bachelor’s degree from the Univer- sity of Connecticut in Storrs. Prior to joining Bacon Wilson, P.C., he interned with the Connecticut Department of Education Division
of Legal Affairs, and served as legal counsel for the Con- necticut House Majority Leader’s Office. He is a member of the Massachusetts Bar Assoc. as well as the Education Law Assoc. He is licensed to practice in Massachusetts and will be working in all Bacon Wilson office locations, but primarily in Springfield.
Velis Appointed to National Mental-health Task Force
BOSTON — State Sen. John Velis recently attended the first conference of a national task force focused on inform- ing state- and federal-level mental-health policy. Velis
was appointed to the task force by the Council of State Governments (CSG) and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) in recognition of his leadership and work as vice chair of the Mental Health, Substance Use, and Recovery Committee this past session.
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DR. JOSEPH SILLS
ALEXANDER PATTACINI
DR. MARK STERLING
DR. YAGYA TIWARI
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