Athol Hospital (formerly Athol Memorial Hospital) is a small 25-bed community hospital located in Athol, Massachusetts.[1]
Athol Hospital was founded in 1950, created through an effort by members of the community and local businesses to establish a hospital in their town, helped by a donation of land by local inventor Addison Sawyer. The hospital itself was named in memory of soldiers from Athol who were killed in action during World War II.[2]
In 2013, following a period of financial difficulty in which the hospital had four days of cash on hand and only one bed in use,[3] Athol Memorial Hospital merged with Heywood Hospital of Gardner, forming Heywood Healthcare.[4] The hospital was renamed Athol Hospital following the merger.[3]
While the hospital remains open, its future is uncertain following Heywood Healthcare's 2023 filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.[5]
References
- ^ Massachusetts Hospital Profiles - Data Through Hospital Fiscal Year 2022 (PDF) (Report). Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis. 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Athol Hospital. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ a b Micucci, Emily (May 29, 2017). "How a merger saved Athol Hospital and made Heywood stronger". Worcester Business Journal. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ "Final Approval of Strategic Alliance Between Heywood and Athol Memorial Hospitals". Heywood Hospital. December 13, 2012. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ Papadopoulos, Maria (October 2, 2023). "Heywood Healthcare in Gardner files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy". Boston 25 News. Gardner, Mass. Archived from the original on December 1, 2023.