Worcester City Hospital

Worcester City Hospital
Former Worcester City Hospital Campus
Geography
Location	26 Queen Street, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates	42°15′33″N71°48′54″W / 42.259265°N 71.814977°W / 42.259265; -71.814977
History
Opened	1871
Closed	1991
Links
Lists	Hospitals in Massachusetts

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]}

References

1. Morrill, Frank J., Hultgren, William O., Salomonsson, Eric J. "Worcester." Arcadia Publishing, 2005.
2. "Some Historic Houses of Worcester." Worcester Bank & Trust Company, 1919, p. 29
3. Knox, Richard A (June 4, 1988). "Financially Struggling Brookline Hospital to Close". Boston Globe.
4. Worcester City Hospital medical staff minutes, 1943-1983. Worcester Health and Hospitals Authority (Mass.).
5. Moulton, Cyrus (October 14, 2017). "City Hospital nursing school alums gather for last reunion". Telegram & Gazette. Retrieved July 25, 2019.