Worcester City Hospital Explained

Worcester City Hospital
Location:26 Queen Street
Region:
Worcester
State:Massachusetts
Country:US
Coordinates:42.2593°N -71.815°W
Founded:1871
Closed:1991

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]

Notes and References

  1. Morrill, Frank J., Hultgren, William O., Salomonsson, Eric J. "Worcester." Arcadia Publishing, 2005.
  2. https://books.google.com/books?id=eRQtAAAAYAAJ&q=Abijah+Bigelow+house "Some Historic Houses of Worcester." Worcester Bank & Trust Company, 1919, p. 29
  3. News: Knox. Richard A. Financially Struggling Brookline Hospital to Close. Boston Globe. June 4, 1988.
  4. https://beta.worldcat.org/archivegrid/collection/data/122591188 Worcester City Hospital medical staff minutes, 1943-1983. Worcester Health and Hospitals Authority (Mass.).
  5. News: Moulton. Cyrus. City Hospital nursing school alums gather for last reunion. Telegram & Gazette. October 14, 2017. July 25, 2019.