Quincy Medical Center
Steward Health Care System
Geography
Coordinates42°15′04″N 71°00′47″W / 42.25111°N 71.01306°W / 42.25111; -71.01306
Organisation
TypeTeaching
History
ClosedDecember 26, 2014 (2014-12-26)
Links
WebsiteOfficial site

Quincy Medical Center was a 124-year-old teaching hospital located in Quincy, Massachusetts. At the time of its closing, it was operated by Steward Health Care System, the largest fully integrated community care organization in New England.

The hospital's maternity ward was closed in 1998 but was expected to reopen.[1] The remainder of the hospital was closed on December 26, 2014, after receiving a waiver from the department of health of the 90-day public notification rule.

It was originally scheduled to close December 31, 2014 despite a legal agreement with the state's attorney general's office it made when purchasing the hospital from bankruptcy in 2011 which stated it would not close the hospital before 2017. Steward did agree to maintain an emergency room open under the license of Carney Hospital, Steward's facility in Dorchester in an off site location until the end of 2015. Any inpatient care would be transferred to other hospitals.[2]

Brook Thurston, a spokesman from Steward Health Care System, responded to the controversy that Steward plans to close Quincy Medical stating "North Adams and Radius (which Steward owned) gave virtually no notice and no transition plan."[3]

The property was sold to FoxRock Properties in 2016, at which time the hospital signed a lease to maintain the satellite emergency department. Ultimately, the emergency department stayed open longer than expected, staying open until the end of October of 2020. The building was slated to be demolished the next year to make way for residential development.[4] Quincy, a city of over 90,000 people, has since become the largest city in Massachusetts without a hospital.[5][6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Jack Encarnacao (January 9, 2012). "Births to return to Quincy Medical Center". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
  2. ↑ Priyanka Dayal. "Quincy Medical Center closes its doors at midnight". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  3. ↑ Ronan, Patrick. "Quincy mayor questions legality of hospital closure". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. ↑ DiFazio, Joe. "Quincy Medical Center closes for good". Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  5. ↑ Priyanka Dayal. "Quincy Medical Center to close". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Quincy Medical Center to shut down". Wcvb.com. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Quincy Medical Center To Close Dec. 31". Boston.cbslocal.com. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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