| Westerly Hospital | |
| Location: | Westerly |
| State: | Rhode Island |
| Country: | US |
| Beds: | 125 |
| Founded: | 1925 |
Westerly Hospital is a non-profit hospital in Westerly, Rhode Island.
According to the 2017 PBS documentary "Our Town - Westerly", a longtime resident of Westerly named Louise Hoxie died in 1917 and left $10,000 "to establish a foundation fund" for a hospital in Westerly. The intent of this money was to use it as seed money for investments to accrue capital for a hospital, with the fund eventually growing to a reported $200,000.
Westerly Hospital was founded in 1925 to continually improve the health and well-being of the people in the region.
The hospital was acquired by Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in 2013.[1] In 2015 the hospital became part of the Yale New Haven Health System.[2]
One of Florence Nightingale's nursing caps was on display in the lobby of the hospital, starting in 1965.[3] As of 2019, the cap is no longer on display.[4]
The hospital employs 742 employees and 307 medical staff.
During its 2020 fiscal year, it reported 12,609 inpatient discharges and 284,718 outpatient visits. [5]
The Westerly Hospital provides comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services to inpatients and outpatients, with particular expertise in laboratory services, diagnostic imaging, surgery, emergency care, cardiac care, physical therapy & rehabilitation. Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center provides cancer care and treatment to western Rhode Island.
In late 2019, Westerly Hospital opened a Geriatric-Psychiatric unit, providing 18 beds to 55-years of age and older patients.[6]