Morton Hospital and Medical Center

Morton Hospital is a medical complex located on 88 Washington Street near Route 140 and Route 138 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. The facility serves the Greater Taunton Area and is equipped with its own heliport for medical emergency flights. Also, it owns a small rehabilitation facility down the street at Mill River Plaza.

Morton Hospital
Steward Health Care System
Side entrance,Morton Hospital
Geography
LocationTaunton, Massachusetts, USA
Coordinates41°54′20.6″N 071°05′42″W
Organisation
TypeCommunity/Teaching
Affiliated university
Services
StandardsJoint Commission
Emergency departmentYes
Beds152
HelipadYes (FAA LID: 1MA9)
History
OpenedJanuary 3, 1889
Links
Websitehttp://www.mortonhospital.org/

History

The Taunton Hospital Company was incorporated June 8, 1888.[1] In 1914, the name of the corporation was changed to Morton Hospital.[2] It originally occupied the former home of the late Massachusetts Governor Marcus Morton. In the 20th century, the hospital administered its own nursing school.

Heliport

The Morton Hospital Heliport (FAA LID: 1MA9) is a heliport composed of one helipad on the roof of Morton Hospital. The heliport is privately owned and is primarily used at the utmost discretion of the hospital for medical emergency airlifts and transport. Most often, critically injured patients are airlifted from the hospital to large and well-equipped medical facilities around the region; sometimes as far as Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

The heliport is made of asphalt and its dimensions are 40 x 40 ft / 12.2 x 12.2 m.

See also

References
  1. Mass. Secretary of the Commonwealth, Corporate Card File Database
  2. Secretary of the Commonwealth (1914). Acts and Resolves passed by the General Court of Massachusetts in the year 1914. Boston: Wright & Potter Printing Company. pp. 16-17. Retrieved April 11, 2013.
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