NORTHAMPTON — A project to renovate space at Cooley Dickinson Hospital will lead to the opening of a Comprehensive Breast Center. This project is being undertaken as Cooley Dickinson Health Care recovers from a crisis at its Childbirth Center and finds itself again on solid financial footing, President and CEO Joanne Marqusee said Tuesday. “We made a small margin this year,” Marqusee said. “I’d say it’s what most community hospitals in the state are facing.”
Previously at the Childbirth Center, problems contributed to two infant deaths. Caregivers also failed to properly test the high blood pressure of a mother who later suffered a stroke and died. The problems led to a 30 percent drop in the number of patients and financial losses for the hospital.
Now, families are again placing confidence in Cooley Dickinson as a place to give birth.