Baystate Medical Center

by Linda S. Baillargeon and Thomas L. Higgins

Book Overview

Baystate Medical Center was established in 1976 with the merger of the Medical Center of Western Massachusetts and Wesson Memorial Hospital. Baystate's roots extend to 1870, when Springfield City Hospital was one of just 178 acute-care hospitals in the United States. It was renamed Springfield Hospital in 1883 and moved to its current location at 759 Chestnut Street in 1889. The Hampden Homeopathic Hospital was founded in 1900, followed by the Wesson...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 146712253X
• ISBN13: 9781467122535
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.1"