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]