Lowell General Hospital
| Lowell General Hospital | |
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| Wellforce Health System | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | 295 Varnum Ave. Lowell, Massachusetts 01852 |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Private, Medicare, Medicaid |
| Type | Community Hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | Level III trauma center |
| Beds | 445 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1891 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.lowellgeneral.org/ |
Founded in 1891, Lowell General Hospital is an independent, not-for-profit community hospital serving the Greater Lowell area and surrounding communities. With two primary campuses located in Lowell, Massachusetts, Lowell General Hospital offers a full range of medical and surgical services for patients. Lowell General Hospital is a member of the Voluntary Hospitals of America.[citation needed] Lowell General is affiliated with Tufts Children's Hospital in Boston.[1]
History
The Lowell Free Hospital Association was founded in May 1891. James Fellows funded the purchase of the Fay mansion in the Pawtucketville neighborhood with a $30,000 donation,[2] and in July 1893, Lowell General Hospital opened. In the first year, the Lowell General Hospital Training School for Nurses started.[3]
LGH Nurses responded to the Spanish Influenza outbreak, which struck Lowell particularly hard, in November 1918.[4] The epidemic killed several hundred people in the city.
In the twentieth century, the hospital underwent several expansions, with a building dedicated to the Nursing School, and a Maternity and Children's Building.
In 2012, Lowell General merged with Saints Medical Center, adding a second campus to the hospital, and consolidating hospital care in the city under the Lowell General Hospital name.[5] The hospital, now one of the largest institutions in the Merrimack Valley, has 407 beds.[6] Saints Medical Center itself has a long history in Lowell, itself formed by the 1992 merger of St. Joseph's Hospital and St. John's Hospital. St. Joseph's Hospital, the oldest in the city, had been founded as Lowell Corporation Hospital in 1839.[7]
Magnet designation
The Magnet Recognition Program recognizes healthcare organizations that are dedicated to nursing excellence, professionalism and patient focused care. The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), the largest and most prominent nursing credentialing organization in the United States, honored Lowell General Hospital with Magnet Recognition for excellence in nursing care in October 2010. Lowell General was the eighth hospital in Massachusetts to achieve Magnet designation.[8]
Criticism
The hospital has received criticism for the salary paid to its president, Joseph White, being 1.25 million, while hospital staff have not received increases in their compensation.[9] According to ProPublica, in 2019 there were 12 employees being paid more than $200,000 per year:[10]
Joseph White (President): $1,324,761 Amy Hoey (Chief Operating Officer): $759,458 William Galvin III (Board Member/Medical Director):$523,540 Cecelia Lynch (CNO): $409,111 Arthur Lauretano (CMO): $400,926 William Wyman (VP of finance): $366,595 Wendy Mitchell (Medical Director): $312,213 Ramya Prabhakar (Physician): $272,947 James Woolman (Director ACO Performance Management): $261,532 Emily Young (Director of Healthcare Operations): $261,055 Yishis Ren (Chief Medical Physicist): $252,271 Michelle Davis (VP External Affairs): $233,198
References
- ^ "Lowell General Hospital and Tufts Children's Affiliation".
- ^ Kendall Wallace (24 September 2016). "Lowell General Hospital is a pillar to health care in the city". Lowell Sun. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Lowell General Hospital 125 year history". Lowell General Hospital. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Lowell Guild Work In Epidemic Siege". University of Michigan, reprint from the Lowell Courier Citizen. 14 November 1918. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "Lowell General Hospital merges with Saints Medical Center". Modern Healthcare. 21 July 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ "American Hospital Directory - Lowell General Hospital - Main Campus (220063) - Free Profile". www.ahd.com. Retrieved 2020-01-16.
- ^ "Lowell Corporation Hospital / Saint Joseph's Hospital". History of Franco-Americans in Lowell, Massachusetts. Le Comité Franco-Américain de Lowell. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ American Nurses Credentialing Center, "Find a Magnet Hospital" Archived 2011-10-28 at the Wayback Machine, Massachusetts Magnet Hospitals
- ^ "These local hospital honchos made more than $1 million in 2018 - the Boston Globe". The Boston Globe.
- ^ "The Lowell General Hospital - Nonprofit Explorer". 9 May 2013.
