Barnstable County Hospital

Barnstable County Hospital
Barnstable County Hospital
	Building on the grounds of the former Barnstable County Hospital
Geography
Location	Pocasset, Massachusetts, United States
Organization
Funding	Public hospital
Type	Specialist
Services
Emergency department	No
Speciality	Tuberculosis ; Rehabilitation ;
History
Opened	1918
Closed	1999
Demolished	2003
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Massachusetts

Last updated May 03, 2024

Barnstable County Hospital was a public hospital located in Pocasset, Massachusetts, owned and operated by Barnstable County.^[1] Opened in 1918 as a tuberculosis sanatorium, the hospital served several purposes over its existence, including hosting children's summer camp in the 1920s and 30s, being fitted with iron lungs during the polio epidemic of the 1940s, and finally being utilized as a rehabilitation and long-term care facility in the 80s and 90s.^[1]

The hospital was forced to wind down operations starting in 1995 as a result of significant financial hardship in the county. Closing the facility required the county to borrow $1.25 million in 1996 to cover the cost of closing and debt services.^[2] The hospital was fully closed in 1999, and in 2003 much of the facility's buildings were demolished to make room for a $10.9 million assisted living facility.^[2]^[3]

Notably, the hospital was the site of the autopsy of John F. Kennedy Jr., his wife Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and her sister Lauren Bessette after their plane crashed off the coast of Martha's Vineyard in June 1999.^[4]

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References

1 2 Dennehy, Kevin (July 30, 2000). "A place of healing". Cape Cod Times. Pocassett, MA. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
1 2 Melo, Frederick (August 29, 2002). "Pocasset hospital eyed as assisted-living site". Cape Cod Times. Pocasset, MA. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
↑ Gately, Paul (July 8, 2019). "Former Otis Hospital to be demolished". Bourne Courier. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024– via WickedLocal.com.
↑ MacQuarrie, Brian (July 23, 1999). "Kennedy, Bessette ashes cast from ship". The Boston Globe. Aquinnah, MA. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2024– via Boston.com.

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[CCTimes000730-1] 1 2 Dennehy, Kevin (July 30, 2000). "A place of healing". Cape Cod Times. Pocassett, MA. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2024.

[CCTimes020829-2] 1 2 Melo, Frederick (August 29, 2002). "Pocasset hospital eyed as assisted-living site". Cape Cod Times. Pocasset, MA. Retrieved April 24, 2024.

[Courier190708-3] Gately, Paul (July 8, 2019). "Former Otis Hospital to be demolished". Bourne Courier. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024– via WickedLocal.com.

[Boston990723-4] MacQuarrie, Brian (July 23, 1999). "Kennedy, Bessette ashes cast from ship". The Boston Globe. Aquinnah, MA. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2024– via Boston.com.

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