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Historic hospital in Massachusetts Hospital in Massachusetts, United States
Baker Memorial Hospital
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LocationWest End, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Baker Memorial Hospital, affiliated with the Massachusetts General Hospital, was the first "white collar hospital" in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States. 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. Mary Richardson left a $1,000,000 to fund the hospital in honor of her father, Richard Baker, Jr.

References

  1. Bullard, F. Lauriston; Times, The New York (22 February 1931). "MEMORIAL TO BAKER SUCCESS IN BOSTON; Hospital for 'White Collar' Folk Reports a Satisfactory Initial Year". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. Emerson, Haven. "The Baker Memorial: A Study of the First Ten Years of a Unit for People of Moderate Means at the Massachusetts General Hospital". JAMA. 117 (26): 2293. doi:10.1001/jama.1941.02820520089045. hdl:2027/uc1.b3843864. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  3. "Baker, Richard Jr". history.massgeneral.org. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Retrieved 12 September 2022.


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