Baystate Franklin Medical Center
- Monday: Open 24 hours
- Tuesday: Open 24 hours
- Wednesday: Open 24 hours
- Thursday: Open 24 hours
- Friday: Open 24 hours
- Saturday: Open 24 hours
- Sunday: Open 24 hours
Expert, Compassionate Hospital Care in Greenfield
We are a not-for-profit 89-bed hospital in Greenfield, Massachusetts. We have more than 200 doctors, and we see more than 24,000 patients annually in our Emergency Department. In addition, we deliver more than 400 babies each year in The Birthplace, our progressive, midwife-driven service.
As our patient, you can expect advanced care close to home from specialists throughout the Baystate Health system.
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About Baystate Franklin Medical Center
We want to make sure you are safe and supported during your stay with us, whether you are a patient or a visitor. Learn about policies, rights, responsibilities and services for our patients and visitors.
Parking for Patients and Visitors
We offer free parking 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Download our map (PDF) for more information about available parking areas.
We offer a full-service cafeteria on the ground level of the hospital.
Breakfast: 7 am - 10:30 am
Lunch: 11 am - 1:30 pm
Dinner: 4 pm - 6 pm
Baystate Franklin Auxiliary Gift Shop is located at the High Street entrance on the first floor of the hospital.
Hours:
- Monday - Thursday: 9 am - 7 pm
- Friday: 9 am - 4 pm
All proceeds raised by the Auxiliary, both through the gift shop and special sales in the main lobby, go to fund services and equipment for the hospital.
Baystate Franklin Medical Center is a training site for the Family Medicine Residency, as well as for residents in emergency medicine, surgery, and obstetrics programs based at Baystate Medical Center.
As a charitable not-for-profit organization, Baystate Health is committed to our mission, "to improve the health of the people in our community every day with quality and compassion." Baystate Franklin supports this mission, alongside our community partners, by extending our investments beyond the walls of our hospital with a focus on improving public health, increasing access to health care, and advancing medical knowledge, while improving quality of life in Franklin County. View our Community Benefits Report, as filed with the Massachusetts attorney general.
Baystate Franklin has partnered with DIAL/SELF Youth & Community Services, a nonprofit serving young people in western Massachusetts. Because of this work, we have been identified as a partner in the Safe Place program. Safe Place is a nationwide initiative to keep young people safe by connecting them with supporting services.
We regularly work with a team of community partners that researches the social and economic factors that impact health in our service area. Learn more.
Visiting Hours & Policies
Visiting is allowed from 8 am to 8 pm daily. The following guidelines are based on CDC, DPH, and State recommendations.
Infection Control
Masking is encouraged (but not required) in patient rooms and patient care areas for visitors.
ALL visitors (also referred to as "care partners") must adhere to Baystate Health infection control practices that are in effect throughout our organization. All visitors must clean their hands before entering and leaving the patient’s room.
Policy Highlights
- 2 visitors at a time for inpatients
- 1 visitor at a time for adult emergency department
- 2 parents/guardians at a time for pediatric emergency department
- 2 parents/guardians at a time for Baystate Children's Hospital
- 2 visitors at a time for patients in the ICU (intensive care unit)
- 2 designated care partners in room for childbirth delivery. 1 designated care partner may stay for the duration of the postpartum recovery. 1 additional visitor may visit during visitation hours.
- Children ages 5-18 must be accompanied by an adult if visiting.
- Hospice/End-of-Life patients may have more than two visitors at a time.
- 1 care partner for surgical patients may remain with patient through admission and accompany into pre-op area. After the patient departs to the procedure room, the care partner may remain in the waiting area during the procedure/surgery.
- 1 care partner is allowed in the Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) for visitation during extended period of post-operative care. A care partner may enter the PACU when the patient is ready for discharge to help with the discharge process and receive discharge instructions with the patient. If the patient is admitted, the care partner will follow the general visitation guidelines.
Policy for Patients Who Have COVID-19
Policies are the same for patients who have COVID-19, except:
- The one care partner or visitor allowed in the adult emergency department must wear appropriate PPE (personal protective equipment).
- No children under 14 unless a designated exception applies.
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