Lawrence General Hospital is private

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hospital with 189 beds in

Lawrence, Massachusetts Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 89,143. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and Nort ...

. It is affiliated with

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and

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, a

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teaching hospital.

Facilities

Lawrence General Hospital provides many different areas of patient care including inpatient Medical Surgical,

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, Labor and Delivery, Telemetry, and

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, in addition to many outpatient services. There is new "41-bay Emergency Center, a new Imaging Center featuring the only "Ambient Imaging" technology in the State, a new, top-rated

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Cath Lab, a new 4-suite Sleep Center, a new MITS Clinic, an expanded and fully renovated

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Center in partnership with

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and an expanded

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& Nutrition Education Center."

History

The hospital was founded in 1875 as the first hospital in the Merrimack Valley by the Ladies' Union Charitable Society, a private group of Christian women in Lawrence. The hospital was originally led by Dr.

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as the region's first free "invalid home" and was founded in response to a

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outbreak and also to provide medical care during the day for the sick children of

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s in the mills. The Lawrence General School of Nursing was founded in 1882 and operated until 1977. In 1899 the hospital moved from its earlier locations on Methuen Street and Montgomery Street to the donated estate of philanthropist, William A. Russell on Prospect Hill. In 1929 Philanthropist

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left a large bequest to the hospital. Large additions were made in 1941, 1958, 1963 1972, and in the 2000s.

Notable people

References

External links

Official website
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