Barnstable County Hospital

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Hospital in Massachusetts, United States

Barnstable County Hospital

Building on the grounds of the former Barnstable County Hospital

Geography
Location| Pocasset, Massachusetts, United States
Organization
Funding| Public hospital
Type| Specialist
Services
Emergency department| No
Speciality|

* Tuberculosis
* Rehabilitation

History
Opened| 1918
Closed| 1999
Demolished| 2003
Links
Lists| Hospitals in Massachusetts

Barnstable County Hospital was a public hospital in Pocasset, Massachusetts, owned and operated by Barnstable County.[1] The hospital opened in 1918 as a tuberculosis sanatorium and served multiple functions throughout its history. During the 1920s and 1930s, it hosted children's summer camp. In the 1940s, it was equipped with iron lungs to treat patients during the polio epidemic. In the 1980s and 1990s, it functioned as a rehabilitation and long-term care facility.[1]

In 1995, due to significant financial difficulties faced by Barnstable County, the hospital began the process of winding down its operations. In 1996, the county secured a $1.25 million loan to cover closure and debt-related expenses.[2] The hospital ceased all operations by 1999. In 2003, many of the hospital's buildings were demolished to make way for the construction of a $10.9 million assisted living facility.[2][3]

The hospital also conducted the autopsies of John F. Kennedy Jr., Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, and Lauren Bessette following their plane crash off the coast of Martha's Vineyard in June 1999.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b Dennehy, Kevin (July 30, 2000). "A place of healing". Cape Cod Times. Pocassett, MA. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
2. ^ a b Melo, Frederick (August 29, 2002). "Pocasset hospital eyed as assisted-living site". Cape Cod Times. Pocasset, MA. Archived from the original on April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
3. ^ Gately, Paul (July 8, 2019). "Former Otis Hospital to be demolished". Bourne Courier. Archived from the original on April 23, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024 – via WickedLocal.com.
4. ^ MacQuarrie, Brian (July 23, 1999). "Kennedy, Bessette ashes cast from ship". The Boston Globe. Aquinnah, MA. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2024 – via Boston.com.

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* Arbour-Fuller Hospital
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* Martha's Vineyard Hospital

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* Lawrence General Hospital
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* VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System

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* Nantucket Cottage Hospital

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* Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton
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* Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Plymouth
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* Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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Defunct|

| Barnstable County|

* 551st United States Air Force Hospital
* Barnstable County Hospital

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Berkshire County|

* North Adams Regional Hospital

Bristol County|

* Lovering Colony State Hospital
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Dukes County|

* Penikese Island Leper Hospital

Essex County|

* Benjamin Stickney Cable Memorial Hospital
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Hampden County|

* Monson Developmental Center

Hampshire County|

* Belchertown State School
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* Boston Regional Medical Center
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* Foxborough State Hospital
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Plymouth County|

* Cranberry Specialty Hospital
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* Adams-Nervine Asylum
* Boston City Hospital
* Boston Consumptives Hospital
* Boston Emergency and General Hospital
* Boston Psychopathic Hospital
* Boston State Hospital
* Carney Hospital
* Dimock Community Health Center Complex
* Massachusetts Homeopathic Hospital
* Naval Hospital Boston
* New England Hospital for Women and Children

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* Dale General Hospital
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* Lyman School for Boys
* Rutland Heights State Hospital
* State Reform School for Boys
* Templeton Developmental Center
* Westborough State Hospital
* Worcester City Hospital
* Worcester County Hospital
* Worcester State Hospital

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