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Baystate Health Welcomes Baystate Mercy Hospital into its Integrated Health System, Streng

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Baystate Health Welcomes Baystate Mercy Hospital into its Integrated Health System, Strengthening Regional Access to Care News provided by Baystate Health System Nov 01, 2026, 12:56 ET Share this article Share this article Implementation of Modernized Electronic Health Record Streamlines Care Coordination SPRINGFIELD,

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thening Regional Access to Care News provided by Baystate Health System Nov 01, 2026, 12:56 ET Share this article Share this article Implementation of Modernized Electronic Health Record Streamlines Care Coordination SPRINGFIELD, Mass. 1, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Baystate Health is excited to announce it has integrated Baystate Mercy Hospital, its joint venture affiliates, and 45 medical group entities in Massachusetts into Baystate Health, including implementing a new, modernized Oracle Health Electronic Health Record across the system and at Baystate Mercy Hospital. These monumental transitions reflect extensive planning, collaboration, and a shared vision for the future of health care in Western Massachusetts: preserving and strengthening access to care, ensuring patients continue to receive safe, high-quality care locally, and enhancing our information technology for our physicians, nurses, team members, and patients. "This is a pioneering day for Baystate Health as we welcome Baystate Mercy Hospital to our health system and launch our modernized Oracle Health electronic health record both on the same day," said Peter D. "Few organizations are given this opportunity to preserve a 152-year legacy and write the next chapters in that same story.

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A major hospital network in Massachusetts just combined several hospitals and clinics onto a single modern computer system built by Oracle. Investors care because large healthcare technology rollouts can mean steady, long-term software revenue for major tech giants.

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Baystate Health integrated Baystate Mercy Hospital and deployed the Oracle Health electronic health record system across its network.

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Oracle benefits as a major tech provider for hospital infrastructure, while smaller standalone electronic health record competitors may face tougher competition in regional hospital systems.

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