Lemuel Shattuck Hospital

Summary

Lemuel Shattuck Hospital (commonly shortened as Shattuck Hospital) is a 255-bed[1] public health and teaching hospital located in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.[1] The hospital is owned and operated by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), and as an affiliate of the Tufts University School of Medicine, serves as the only teaching hospital operated by DPH.[2]

Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Map
Geography
LocationJamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Organization
FundingGovernment hospital
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityTufts University School of Medicine
NetworkBoston Medical Center
Services
StandardsJoint Commission
Emergency departmentNo
Beds255 (2024)
Public transit accessMassachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
Links
Websitewww.mass.gov/locations/lemuel-shattuck-hospital
ListsHospitals in Massachusetts
Other linksLemuel Shattuck Hospital Correctional Unit

Shattuck Hospital offers inpatient care, including that of inmates through its correctional unit, as well as outpatient and social services.[1]

The hospital was named after Lemuel Shattuck, a local politician, statistician and historian recognized for his part in developing the plan that would lead to the 1869 creation of the nation's first Board of Health in Massachusetts.[3][4][5]

Services edit

Shattuck offers outpatient care, surgical services, outpatient clinics, radiological imaging, and laboratory services. The hospital maintains several governmental and academic relationships, such as with the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Massachusetts Department of Correction, and Tufts University School of Medicine.[6][7]

The hospital plans to relocate its services to the Newton Pavilion in Boston's South End in 2024.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Lemuel Shattuck Hospital". Mass.gov. Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  2. ^ Tufts Medicine. "Academic Affiliations". Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  3. ^ Resnevic, Emily (November 12, 2013). "Shattuck Partners aims to raise $50K for local hospital". Jamaica Plain Gazette. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Massachusetts Department of Public Health. "Lemuel Shattuck Hospital mission and history". Mass.gov. Archived from the original on March 19, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  5. ^ Julie Arrison (2009). Franklin Park. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 94–. ISBN 978-0-7385-6531-6.
  6. ^ "Overview: Lemuel Shattuck Hospital". Mass.gov. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
  7. ^ Resnevic, Emily (12 November 2013). "Shattuck Partners aims to raise $50K for local hospital". Jamaica Plain Gazette.
  8. ^ "Shattuck Hospital Relocation". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 8 January 2019.