Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth Explained

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth
Org/Group:Beth Israel Lahey Health
Region:Plymouth
State:Massachusetts
Country:US
Coordinates:41.943°N -70.6451°W
Funding:Non-profit
Type:Community
Standards:Joint Commission
Emergency:Yes
Beds:187 (2022)
H1-Number:H1
H1-Length-F:40
H1-Length-M:12
H1-Surface:Concrete
Publictransit:GATRA Mayflower Link
Former-Names:Jordan Hospital
Opened:1901

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth (formerly Jordan Hospital, often shortened as BID-Plymouth) is a mid-sized non-profit community hospital located in Plymouth, Massachusetts.[1] In 2022, the hospital had 187 licensed beds and reported 11,720 patient discharges and 42,367 emergency department visits.[1]

In 1900, residents of Plymouth voted to establish a hospital in their community. The corporation formed to create the hospital received state charter the next year, and the hospital accepted its first patient in 1903.[2] It was originally named Jordan Hospital in honor of Eben Jordan, a summer resident of Plymouth who donated $20,000 toward its establishment .[3] In 2013, Jordan hospital joined the Beth Israel Deaconess health system, and the next year was renamed Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth.[2]

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  1. Web site: Massachusetts Hospital Profiles - Data Through Fiscal Year 2022 . 2024 . Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis . https://web.archive.org/web/20240515044233/https://www.chiamass.gov/assets/docs/r/hospital-profiles/2022/FY22-Massachusetts-Hospital-Profiles-Compendium.pdf . May 15, 2024 . June 18, 2024 . A30 .
  2. News: Schiavone . Christian . December 25, 2013 . Jordan Hospital takes Beth Israel Deaconess name on Jan. 1 . . June 18, 2024 .
  3. News: Weisman . Robert . October 16, 2013 . Plymouth’s Jordan Hospital to change its name . . https://web.archive.org/web/20240228005844/https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2013/10/16/plymouth-jordan-hospital-becomes-part-beth-israel-deaconess-year-old-name-will-disappear/5xw58XosaRm0VnF6QnQxVK/story.html . February 28, 2024 . June 18, 2024 .