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Falmouth Hospital is a private medical center located in
Falmouth, Massachusetts Falmouth ( ) is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 32,517 at the 2020 census, making Falmouth the second-largest municipality on Cape Cod after Barnstable. The terminal for the Steamship Authority ferri ...
founded in 1963.Cape Cod Healthcare history
It has 95 beds. Falmouth Hospital is located just west of Palmer Avenue (Route 28) just south off of TerHeun Drive. The Emergency Department is one of the busiest in Massachusetts, providing
emergency services Emergency services and rescue services are organizations that ensure public safety and health by addressing and resolving different emergencies. Some of these agencies exist solely for addressing certain types of emergencies, while others deal w ...
to more than 40,000 patients on an annual basis. In 1996 it merged with
Cape Cod Hospital Cape Cod Hospital is a not-for-profit regional medical center located in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Founded in 1920, as of 2011 it is the largest hospital on Cape Cod. The administration is headed by CEO Michael K. Lauf. The hospital has 283 bed ...
to form the unified ''Cape Cod Healthcare'' organization.


History

Falmouth Hospital opened May 2, 1963 with 58 beds. A third floor was added in 1969 increasing capacity to 88 beds. Then further expansions in 1971, 1976, and 1977 added offices, a helicopter landing pad, and other facilities. In 1983 a fourth floor addition was completed along with x-ray, laboratory, and emergency services facilities. In 1996, an outpatient and maternity center was added.


Hospital rating data

The HealthGrades website contains the latest quality data for Falmouth Hospital, as of 2015. For this rating section three different types of data from HealthGrades are presented: quality ratings for twenty-two inpatient conditions and procedures, thirteen patient safety indicators, percentage of patients giving the hospital a 9 or 10 (the two highest possible ratings). For inpatient conditions and procedures, there are three possible ratings: worse than expected, as expected, better than expected. For this hospital the data for this category is: *Worse than expected - 2 *As expected - 16 *Better than expected - 4 For patient safety indicators, there are the same three possible ratings. For this hospital safety indicators were rated as: *Worse than expected - 1 *As expected -12 *Better than expected - 0 Data for patients giving this hospital a 9 or 10 are: *Patients rating this hospital as a 9 or 10 - 71% *Patients rating hospitals as a 9 or 10 nationally - 69%


Miscellaneous

Billionaire Peter Nicholas is a benefactor and uses the hospital's heliport.Cape Cod Times (April 29, 2005) ''Rich donor keeps Falmouth Hospital heliport rights.''


References


External links


Falmouth Hospital's official website
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