Southcoast Health System
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The Southcoast Health System is an affiliation of three partner hospitals located in the southeastern portion of Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...

. The organization was founded in 1996.

Charlton Memorial Hospital

Charlton Memorial Hospital in Fall River
Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...

 has provided continuous service to the community since 1885.

St. Luke's Hospital

St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford
New Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about east of Fall River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 95,072, making it the sixth-largest city in Massachusetts...

 was founded in 1884 through the principal efforts of Anna M. Lumbard, a local philanthropist
Philanthropist
A philanthropist is someone who engages in philanthropy; that is, someone who donates his or her time, money, and/or reputation to charitable causes...

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Tobey Hospital

Tobey Hospital in Wareham
Wareham, Massachusetts
Wareham is a town located in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 20,335, with an estimated 2008 population of 21,221....

 was founded in 1938. The hospital is named after its Alice Tobey Jones, from whose estate funds to develop the hospital originated. Tobey Hospital has provided continuous service to the community since 1940.

Closed institutions

St. Luke's Hospital in Middleboro, Massachusetts is closed as of 2007.
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