Falmouth Hospital
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Falmouth Hospital is a private medical center located in Falmouth, Massachusetts
founded in 1963. It has 95 beds with unknown number of employees and physicians on staff. Falmouth Hospital is located just west of Palmer Avenue (Route 28) just south off of TerHeun Drive.
The Emergency Department is one of the busiest in Massachusetts, providing emergency services
to more than 40,000 patients on an annual basis.
In 1996 it merged with Cape Cod Hospital
to form the unified Cape Cod Healthcare organization.
is a benefactor and uses the hospital's heliport.
Falmouth, Massachusetts
Falmouth is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States; Barnstable County is coextensive with Cape Cod. The population was 31,531 at the 2010 census....
founded in 1963. It has 95 beds with unknown number of employees and physicians on staff. Falmouth Hospital is located just west of Palmer Avenue (Route 28) just south off of TerHeun Drive.
The Emergency Department is one of the busiest in Massachusetts, providing emergency services
Emergency medical services
Emergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...
to more than 40,000 patients on an annual basis.
In 1996 it merged with Cape Cod Hospital
Cape Cod Hospital
Cape Cod Hospital is a not-for-profit regional medical center located in Hyannis, Massachusetts. Founded in 1920, as of 2011 it is the largest hospital on Cape Cod. The current administration is headed by CEO Michael K. Lauf....
to form the unified Cape Cod Healthcare organization.
History
Falmouth Hospital opened May 2, 1963 with 58 beds. A third floor was added in 1969 increasing capacity to 88 beds. Then further expansions in 1971, 1976, and 1977 added offices, a helicopter landing pad, and other facilities. In 1983 a fourth floor addition was completed along with x-ray, laboratory, and emergency services facilities. In 1996, an outpatient and maternity center was added.Miscellaneous
Billionaire Peter NicholasPeter Nicholas (businessman)
Peter M. Nicholas co-founded medical device firm Boston Scientific with partner John Abele.Nicholas earned a B.A. from Duke University in 1964 and an M.B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School. Nicholas is Chairman Emeritus of the Duke Board of Trustees...
is a benefactor and uses the hospital's heliport.