Westerly Hospital
Geography
LocationWesterly, Rhode Island, United States
Services
Beds125
History
Opened1925
Links
WebsiteOfficial website
ListsHospitals in Rhode Island

Westerly Hospital is a non-profit hospital in Westerly, Rhode Island.

History

According to the 2017 PBS documentary "Our Town - Westerly",[1] a longtime resident of Westerly named Louise Hoxie died in 1917 and left $10,000 "to establish a foundation fund" for a hospital in Westerly. The intent of this money was to use it as seed money for investments to accrue capital for a hospital, with the fund eventually growing to a reported $200,000.

Westerly Hospital was founded in 1925 to continually improve the health and well-being of the people in the region.

The hospital was acquired by Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in 2013.[2] In 2015 the hospital became part of the Yale New Haven Health System.[3]

One of Florence Nightingale's nursing caps was on display in the lobby of the hospital, starting in 1965.[4] As of 2019, the cap is no longer on display.[5]

Services

The hospital employs 742 employees and 307 medical staff.

During its 2020 fiscal year, it reported 12,609 inpatient discharges and 284,718 outpatient visits. [6]

The Westerly Hospital provides comprehensive diagnostic and therapeutic services to inpatients and outpatients, with particular expertise in laboratory services, diagnostic imaging, surgery, emergency care, cardiac care, physical therapy & rehabilitation. Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center provides cancer care and treatment to western Rhode Island.

In late 2019, Westerly Hospital opened a Geriatric-Psychiatric unit, providing 18 beds to 55-years of age and older patients.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Our Town: Westerly - Rhode Island PBS, retrieved 2021-09-03
  2. ↑ Dale P. Faulkner (31 May 2015). "Two years after its acquisition by L+M, Westerly Hospital is making a full recovery". Thewesterlysun.com. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  3. ↑ Arielle Levin Becker, "New London, Westerly hospitals to join Yale New Haven system," July 15, 2015, The CT Mirror, http://ctmirror.org/2015/07/15/new-london-westerly-hospitals-join-yale-new-haven-system/
  4. ↑ "Quahog.org: Florence Nightingale's Nursing Cap". www.quahog.org. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  5. ↑ "Florence Nightingale's Nurse Cap (Gone), Westerly, Rhode Island". RoadsideAmerica.com. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  6. ↑ "Yale New Haven Health Annual Report". Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  7. ↑ "Westerly Hospital marks opening of new inpatient geriatric psychiatric unit". The Day. 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2021-09-03.

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