It was established by an act of the Massachusetts state legislature and initially funded with a $200,000 donation from Worcester philanthropist George Jacques.

[1] The hospital was initially run out of the Abijah Bigelow house (at the corner of Front and Church Streets).

[2] As of 1988, the 271-bed hospital had an occupancy rate of only 39 percent.

[3] The hospital was closed in 1991 due to financial difficulty and its campus at 26 Queen Street now houses a non-profit community health center called the Family Health Center of Worcester.

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