Baystate Franklin Medical Center is in Greenfield, MA, 40 minutes to the north of Springfield. Beautiful hill towns such as Conway, Colrain, Deerfield and Shelburne Falls are great options for people seeking rural lifestyles with easy access to medium-sized towns. This area is well known for its abundance of outstanding private schools, from Deerfield Academy, Northfield Mount Hermon, Bement Academy, Eaglebrook, and Stoneleigh-Burnham. Greenfield is just 20 minutes from the Vermont and New Hampshire borders, which is ideal for skiers and recreationists.
Central to the Baystate Heath service area are the college towns of Northampton and Amherst. Commutable to all Baystate hospitals and practices, these towns are popular choices as home base for our employees. Northampton’s Main Street is full of unique shops and restaurants with cuisine from all corners of the globe. Smith College is located centrally, making this an attractive area for those seeking academic environments, cultural diversity and a fun music and theater scene. Nearby Amherst also boasts a walkable downtown area with great restaurants and a wide variety of events. Amherst is home to UMass Amherst and Amherst College, both of which offer many public events and activities. Also nearby are the prestigious Mount Holyoke College and Hampshire College.