Baker Memorial Hospital | |
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Massachusetts General Hospital | |
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Location | West End, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
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Lists | Hospitals in Massachusetts |
Baker Memorial Hospital, affiliated with the Massachusetts General Hospital, was the first "white collar hospital" in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. [1] It was meant to treat people from the middle class receive hospital care on an inpatient basis at affordable rates. Daily rates ranged between $4.50 and $6.50 with a daily cap of about $150. [2] Mary Richardson left a $1,000,000 to fund the hospital in honor of her father, Richard Baker, Jr. [3]
Baker Memorial Hospital | |
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Massachusetts General Hospital | |
Geography | |
Location | West End, Boston, Massachusetts, United States |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Massachusetts |
Baker Memorial Hospital, affiliated with the Massachusetts General Hospital, was the first "white collar hospital" in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. [1] It was meant to treat people from the middle class receive hospital care on an inpatient basis at affordable rates. Daily rates ranged between $4.50 and $6.50 with a daily cap of about $150. [2] Mary Richardson left a $1,000,000 to fund the hospital in honor of her father, Richard Baker, Jr. [3]