Worcester City Hospital was a public hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1871 to 1991. It was established by an act of the Massachusetts state legislature and initially funded with a $200,000 donation from Worcester philanthropist George Jacques.[1] The hospital was initially run out of the Abijah Bigelow house (at the corner of Front and Church Streets).[2] As of 1988, the 271-bed hospital had an occupancy rate of only 39 percent.[3] The hospital was closed in 1991 due to financial difficulty and its campus at 26 Queen Street now houses a non-profit community health center called the Family Health Center of Worcester.[4][5]
| Worcester City Hospital | |
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 Former Worcester City Hospital Campus | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 26 Queen Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°15′33″N 71°48′54″W / 42.259265°N 71.814977°W |
| History | |
| Opened | 1871 |
| Closed | 1991 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Massachusetts |
References
edit- ^ Morrill, Frank J., Hultgren, William O., Salomonsson, Eric J. "Worcester." Arcadia Publishing, 2005.
- ^ "Some Historic Houses of Worcester." Worcester Bank & Trust Company, 1919, p. 29
- ^ Knox, Richard A (June 4, 1988). "Financially Struggling Brookline Hospital to Close". Boston Globe.
- ^ Worcester City Hospital medical staff minutes, 1943-1983. Worcester Health and Hospitals Authority (Mass.).
- ^ Moulton, Cyrus (October 14, 2017). "City Hospital nursing school alums gather for last reunion". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
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