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You May Experience a Little Extra Wait Time

We’ve recently updated our electronic health record and other systems to better support your care. We appreciate your patience and understanding as we work through this change and look forward to caring for you!

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Information about Mercy Medical Center’s Transition to Baystate Health

Mercy Medical Center and its affiliated medical group practices joined Baystate Health on November 1, 2026.

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Pediatric Emergency Medicine Faculty

Program Director

  • Blake Spirko, MD
    • Dr. Spirko is board certified in Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

Other Faculty

  • Michael Cooper, MD
    • Division Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Richard Gabor, MD
    • Dr. Gabor is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
  • Julien Ginsberg-Peltz, MD
    • Dr. Ginsberg-Peltz is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
  • Ian Goodman, MD
    • Dr. Goodman is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
  • Joeli Hettler, MD
    • Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Division
    • Dr. Hettler is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
  • Jocelyn R. Jensen, MD
    • Dr. Jensen is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
  • Dorka Jimenez-Almonte, MD
    • Dr. Jimenez-Almonte is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
  • Krista Kitchen, MD
  • Anthony Kitchen, MD
  • Holly Perry, MD
    • Dr. Perry is board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine and is also a toxicologist.
  • Kenneth Platt, MD
    • Dr. Platt is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
  • Kimball Prentiss, MD
    • Dr. Prentiss is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
  • Howard Smithline, MD
    • Research Director, Department of Emergency Medicine
    • Dr. Smithline is board certified in Emergency Medicine.
  • Kathleen Zoltowski, MD
    • Dr. Zoltowski is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine.

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