Carney Hospital
Encyclopedia
Carney Hospital is a 159-bed community teaching hospital
in Dorchester, Massachusetts
, affiliated with Tufts University School of Medicine
and Tufts Medical Center
. The hospital had its beginnings in 1863 in South Boston. It was the first Catholic
hospital in New England
. Among its first patients were American Civil War
soldiers. In 1892 a Carney Hospital team performed the first abdominal surgery
in Boston
.
Carney Hospital was established in 1863 in South Boston by Sister Ann Alexis Shorb, a member of the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, after she received $75,000 from Andrew Carney. The 40-bed hospital was the first Catholic
hospital in New England
. In 1877, the first outpatient department in Boston was established by the hospital in two adjacent houses, followed by the first skin clinic in Boston in 1891. The first abdominal surgery in USA was carried out in the hospital by John Homans
in 1882. The same year, the first ovariectomy in Boston was carried out in Carney by Henry I. Bowditch. The first Catholic nursing school in New England was opened in 1892.
In 1920 the hospital introduced its Residency
training programs. In 1950 the first plastic hip operation in the United States
was performed by Dr. W.R. MacAusland at Carney Hospital. In 1953, the hospital moved from South Boston to its present location in Dorchester
. The hospital became one of the first in USA to establish community health centers in 1973. Next year, Carney Hospital provided the first medical emergency rooftop helistop in Massachusetts. The hospital celebrated 125 years of service in 1988. After several months of deliberations, In 1997 the hospital became a member of the non-profit Caritas Christi Health Care
group, the second largest health care system in New England, and was christened "Caritas Carney Hospital."
Residency Program is affiliated with the Tufts University School of Medicine
.
It was reported in the Boston Globe on October 24, 2007, that due to a roughly $7 million shortfall in fiscal performance, Caritas Christi is considering closing or selling the hospital.
Teaching hospital
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in Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated and is today endearingly nicknamed "Dot" by its residents. Dorchester, including a large...
, affiliated with Tufts University School of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
The Tufts University School of Medicine is one of the eight schools that constitute Tufts University. Located on the university's health sciences campus in the Chinatown district of Boston, Massachusetts, the medical school has clinical affiliations with thousands of doctors and researchers in the...
and Tufts Medical Center
Tufts Medical Center
Tufts Medical Center is a medical institution in Boston, Massachusetts occupying space between Chinatown and the Theater District....
. The hospital had its beginnings in 1863 in South Boston. It was the first Catholic
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hospital in New England
New England
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. Among its first patients were American Civil War
American Civil War
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soldiers. In 1892 a Carney Hospital team performed the first abdominal surgery
Abdominal surgery
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in Boston
Boston
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.
History
Catholic
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hospital in New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
. In 1877, the first outpatient department in Boston was established by the hospital in two adjacent houses, followed by the first skin clinic in Boston in 1891. The first abdominal surgery in USA was carried out in the hospital by John Homans
John Homans
John Homans was an American surgeon who described Homans' sign and Homans' operation.- Biography :John Homans was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1877, and was educated at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School. His residency was undertaken at Massachusetts General Hospital, and was...
in 1882. The same year, the first ovariectomy in Boston was carried out in Carney by Henry I. Bowditch. The first Catholic nursing school in New England was opened in 1892.
In 1920 the hospital introduced its Residency
Medicine
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training programs. In 1950 the first plastic hip operation in the United States
United States
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was performed by Dr. W.R. MacAusland at Carney Hospital. In 1953, the hospital moved from South Boston to its present location in Dorchester
Dorchester, Massachusetts
Dorchester is a dissolved municipality and current neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It is named after the town of Dorchester in the English county of Dorset, from which Puritans emigrated and is today endearingly nicknamed "Dot" by its residents. Dorchester, including a large...
. The hospital became one of the first in USA to establish community health centers in 1973. Next year, Carney Hospital provided the first medical emergency rooftop helistop in Massachusetts. The hospital celebrated 125 years of service in 1988. After several months of deliberations, In 1997 the hospital became a member of the non-profit Caritas Christi Health Care
Caritas Christi Health Care
Caritas Christi Health Care was a non-profit Roman Catholic healthcare system in the New England region of the United States. It was established in 1985 and was the second largest healthcare system in New England. In 2010, Caritas Christi was sold to the private equity firm Cerberus Capital...
group, the second largest health care system in New England, and was christened "Caritas Carney Hospital."
Present status
As of 2007, Caritas Carney Hospital is a 159-bed facility. Services include primary care medicine, a wide range of surgical specialties and subspecialties, inpatient and outpatient psychiatry, emergency medicine, critical care, pediatrics, cardiology, neurology, ambulatory surgery, and rehabilitative care service. The current Internal MedicineInternal medicine
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Residency Program is affiliated with the Tufts University School of Medicine
Tufts University School of Medicine
The Tufts University School of Medicine is one of the eight schools that constitute Tufts University. Located on the university's health sciences campus in the Chinatown district of Boston, Massachusetts, the medical school has clinical affiliations with thousands of doctors and researchers in the...
.
It was reported in the Boston Globe on October 24, 2007, that due to a roughly $7 million shortfall in fiscal performance, Caritas Christi is considering closing or selling the hospital.