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Historical Images of Baystate Medical Center

Baystate Medical Center was established in 1976 with the merger of the Medical Center of Western Massachusetts and Wesson Memorial Hospital. Baystate's roots extend to 1870, when Springfield City Hospital was one of just 178 acute-care hospitals in the United States. It was renamed Springfield Hospital in 1883 and moved to its current location at 759 Chestnut Street in 1889. The Hampden Homeopathic Hospital was founded in 1900, followed by the Wesson Maternity Hospital eight years later. All three hospitals have a long tradition of training physicians and nurses, and today, Baystate is the Western Campus of Tufts University School of Medicine. Many patient-care innovations have emerged, including one of the country's first chronic-care wards, the first kidney transplant, and fast-track cardiac surgery. Today, Baystate Medical Center is the flagship hospital of Baystate Health, whose 10,000 employees carry out the mission "to improve the health of the people in our communities every day, with quality and compassion."

Used with permission, this gallery contain images previously published in: Higgins TL, Baillargeon LS. Images of America Baystate Medical Center . Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing; 2014.

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  • Admissions 1952

    Admissions 1952

  • Admitting officer, 1952

    Admitting officer, 1952

  • Alumni reunion registration, May 1952

    Alumni reunion registration, May 1952

  • Ambulatory care disaster drill

    Ambulatory care disaster drill

  • Ambulatory care working on patient

    Ambulatory care working on patient

  • Anesthesiology

    Anesthesiology

  • Building construction, Dec. 1983

    Building construction, Dec. 1983

  • Cardiac Surgery, 1986

    Cardiac Surgery, 1986

  • Chapin operating room, 1915

    Chapin operating room, 1915

  • Cobalt unit for cancer therapy, 1960

    Cobalt unit for cancer therapy, 1960

  • Surgery in progress, 1950s

    Surgery in progress, 1950s

  • Wesson maternity hospital, 1950s

    Wesson maternity hospital, 1950s

  • Wesson maternity hospital groundbreaking, 1959

    Wesson maternity hospital groundbreaking, 1959

  • Building Construction 1983 by Baystate Health Sciences Library

    Building Construction 1983

  • A 1917 Postcard of Springfield Hospital by Baystate Health Sciences Library

    A 1917 Postcard of Springfield Hospital

  • Chapin Memorial Building by Baystate Health Sciences Library

    Chapin Memorial Building

  • Dr. Frederick Hopkins 1905 by Baystate Health Sciences Library

    Dr. Frederick Hopkins 1905

  • Dr Walker B. Rossman by Baystate Health Sciences Library

    Dr Walker B. Rossman

  • Elizabeth Moore, Springfield Nursing School 1894 by Baystate Health Sciences Library

    Elizabeth Moore, Springfield Nursing School 1894

  • George Dwight Pratt (1864-1947) by Baystate Health Sciences Library

    George Dwight Pratt (1864-1947)

  • Hospital Ward in the 1890s by Baystate Health Sciences Library

    Hospital Ward in the 1890s

  • Merrick Operating Room by Baystate Health Sciences Library

    Merrick Operating Room

  • Miss Carroll, a Ware visiting nurse 1922 by Baystate Health Sciences Library

    Miss Carroll, a Ware visiting nurse 1922

  • Smith & Wesson Factory by Baystate Health Sciences Library

    Smith & Wesson Factory

  • Springfield doctors 1903 by Baystate Health Sciences Library

    Springfield doctors 1903

 
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