Providence Behavioral Health Hospital
| Providence Behavioral Health Hospital | |
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| Trinity Health Of New England | |
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.jpg) Providence Hospital, as seen from Main Street (US-5), 1970 | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 1233 Main St, Holyoke, Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°09′57″N 72°38′02″W / 42.165920°N 72.633928°W |
| Organization | |
| Care system | Private |
| Funding | Non-profit hospital |
| Type | Community, Behavioral and Substance Abuse |
| History | |
| Opened | November 7, 1873 (founded) December 17, 1892 (charter) |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in Massachusetts |
Providence Behavioral Health Hospital, formerly known as Providence Hospital, is a faith-based non-profit behavioral health and substance abuse medical center located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, providing non-emergency services. Founded in 1873 by the Sisters of Providence of Holyoke, Providence was originally the first full-service medical hospital in Holyoke, continuing until 1996 when it was converted to a psychiatric and behavioral health facility.[1] In February 2020 the hospital announced it would cease all inpatient psychiatric services, citing a shortage of psychiatrists, effective June 30, 2020. The hospital will continue to maintain substance use disorder services as well as a methadone clinic.[2]
The hospital's adjacent Catherine Horan Medical Building also houses medical practices,[3] as well as the Holyoke branch of the Massachusetts Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
History
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The hospital was first founded by the Sisters of Providence on November 7, 1873, in a small dwelling in South Hadley Falls to aid the sick and needy.[4] In 1894 the Sisters opened a modern medical hospital in Holyoke on the corners of Dwight and Elm Streets, which also featured their residence on the top floor; the facility would serve more than 200,000 patients in its 64 years of use.[1]
The hospital's facility in downtown closed in June 1958 following the opening of its current facility in the month prior.[5] The former facility was razed in the following year and the land leased to the city by the Diocese for additional downtown parking.[6] The hospital would maintain a full emergency staff with medical specialists, surgeons, and an intensive care unit until 1996, when it closed and began transitioning into a behavioral care facility.[1][7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Providence Hospital 1873—1973". Springfield Union. Springfield, Mass. May 7, 1973. p. 32.
- ^ Phillips, Amy (February 28, 2020). "Providence Behavioral Health Hospital in Holyoke to discontinue inpatient psychiatric services". WWLP 22 News. Chicopee, Mass.
- ^ Flynn, Anne-Gerard (August 13, 2017). "Family physician enjoys continuity of care to generations". The Republican. Springfield, Mass.
- "CHD's Community Support Program (CSP) to Open at Providence Hospital". Springfield, Mass.: Center for Human Development. December 7, 2017.
- ^ Liptak, Dolores Ann; Bennett, Grace (1999). Seeds of hope : the history of the Sisters of Providence, Holyoke, Massachusetts. The Sisters of Providence. OCLC 43637892.
- ^ "Old Providence Hospital Closed". Springfield Union. Springfield, Mass. June 23, 1958. p. 22.
- ^ "Old Hospital Coming Down". Springfield Union. Springfield, Mass. February 6, 1959. p. 4.
- "New Parking Area". Springfield Union. Springfield, Mass. August 21, 1959. p. 3.
- ^ Hospital Closure: 1996 (PDF) (Report). US Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Inspector General. February 1998. p. C-1. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 28, 2017.Kinney, Jim (December 10, 2015). "Vincent J. McCorkle, former Sisters of Providence CEO, dies at 64". The Republican. Springfield, Mass.
