Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital- Plymouth

For hospitals with a similar name, see Deaconess Hospital (disambiguation).
"Jordan Hospital" redirects here. For the hospital in Amman, Jordan, see Jordan Hospital (Jordan).
The newly constructed main entrance of Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital- Plymouth

Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital- Plymouth (BID-Plymouth) is a hospital located in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Founded in 1901, it is today the largest hospital in the Southern region of the South Shore. BID-Plymouth is an acute care, 150-bed, not-for-profit community hospital serving 12 towns in Plymouth and Barnstable counties.[1] It contains more than 30 departments, programs and services, including chiropractic care.[2]

The hospital gained its original name of Jordan Hospital due to a $20,000 (equivalent to $568,880 in today's dollars)[3] donation by resident Eben Jordan.[4]

Distinction

The American Nurses Credentialing Center recognized Jordan Hospital with a Magnet designation.

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to Jordan Hospital". Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital- Plymouth Home Page. Accessed 19 July 2007
  2. ↑ Hospital Staff. "Find a Doctor". Jordan Hospital. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
  3. ↑ "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ Weisman, Robert (16 October 2013). "Plymouth’s Jordan Hospital to change its name". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 27 February 2014.

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Coordinates: 41°56′30.37″N 70°38′44.13″W / 41.9417694°N 70.6455917°W / 41.9417694; -70.6455917


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