Holyoke Medical Center, formerly known as Holyoke City Hospital, is a full-service,
community
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and regional
non-profit
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medical center located in
Holyoke, Massachusetts. Holyoke Medical has 198 beds in the main hospital and runs a comprehensive healthcare system that includes the VNA, River Valley Counseling Center and Western Mass Physician Associates, a physician practice group.
The service area for hospital covers Greater Holyoke area, with towns in both
Hampshire
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and
Hampden County including
Holyoke
Holyoke is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States, that lies between the western bank of the Connecticut River and the Mount Tom Range. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 38,238. Located north of Springfield ...
,
Chicopee,
South Hadley
South Hadley (, ) is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 18,150 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
South Hadley is home to Mount Holyoke Colleg ...
,
Granby,
Easthampton,
Southampton
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,
West Springfield, and
Belchertown.
History
In April 1891, a meeting of city civic leaders was held at the residence of
William Whiting to discuss need for a modern hospital in Holyoke. Plans were drawn up for a donor subscription fund managed by Catherine Turner and Anna Fairfield Whiting, wives of Edward Taft and Whiting respectively; their largest contributor would be silk-magnate
William Skinner, who would subsequently serve as president of the board of directors. By May 23, 1891, the Holyoke City Hospital was established, opening its doors in on June 10, 1893.
From 1893 until 1977 the hospital was also home to the Holyoke Hospital School of Nursing.
Services provided
Holyoke Medical has 171 physicians on the active medical staff and an additional 96 courtesy or consulting physicians, patients receive care in multiple specialties.
Holyoke Medical opened a new $25.3 million emergency center in June 2017. This group will provide a new crisis center for psychiatric services, 40 treatment areas, and advanced lifesaving equipment.
References
External links
Celebrating 125 Years of Service Valley Health & Life (2018)
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Hospitals in Hampden County, Massachusetts
Hospitals established in 1891
1891 establishments in Massachusetts
Holyoke, Massachusetts