55 Lake Avenue N.

Began admitting patients January 18, 1976

Clocktower Dr

may also be reached via 309 Belmont St.

A monument to the Worcester State Insane Hospital  which moved here from Summer St in 1877.  At its peak it housed over 3,000 patients.  It was closed in 1991.  The monument was built to the design of the original clock tower that was deconstructed and a replica tower built utilizing some original materials, opening in 2015.

119 Belmont St.

Built in 1888 as a result of a bequest by industrialist Samuel Washburn (named as a memorial to his wife and daughter).  The hospital has undergone a series of mergers starting in the 1980s and now is part of UMass Memorial Health system.

25 Catherine St.

1925-37  38 beds and 6 bassinets

107 Lincoln St.

Opened originally as the Lincoln Hospital cicra 1924 and run by doctors without privledgees elsewhere it was closed in 1947 by the state DPH.  The property was purchased by a group of doctors in 1948 and opened as Doctors' Hospital.  Closed as an inpatient facility in 1984, now exclusively treating substance abuse disorder.

281 Lincoln St.

1909  Founded as a Homeopathic Surgical hospital and named the Warren Surgical Hospital after its founder John Warren, it opened in the Lincoln St address after being at a few locations on Pleasant St and Providence St.  It began admitting traditional, non-homeopathic patients shortly after.  It closed to inpatients in 1989 after merger with Memorial Hospital.

10 Institute Rd.

1945-1966.  Home of the multispecialty group the Fallon Clinic, John Fallon (the son) died in 1951 and was the last Fallon to practice at the Clinic.  In 1966 the Clinic moved to 600 Planation St housing many more doctors.   

189 May St.

1921  Founded to serve the Scandinavian community.  It closed as a general hospital in 1987 and was converted to a rehab hospital.

Jaques & Queen St.

1874-1991.  Beginning with a bequest from George Jaques and responding to high demand the city initially opened a hospital using the Jaques mansion and quickly expanded to include buildings for surgery, a nursing student dormitory.  Some of the buildings survive today.  It served as a major education institution for the region prior to UMass hospital.

55 Pearl St.

1876-1912   Originally erected by Danial Wesson (of Smith & Wesson firearms) as a wedding gift for his daughter Sarah  to Dr. George Bull, a surgeon.  The marriage did not last and both moved out of the house within 5 years.  It was later bought by Mr. Hobbs, a mercantilist, as a wedding gift for his daughter, Henrietta to Howard Beal, MD,  a surgeon.  They occupied the house from 1903 to 1912 when they moved to Shrewsbury.  Dr Beal was the Worcester District Medical Society's only combat fatality when he died of shrapnel wounds in France.  The Major Howard Beal Elementary School in Shrewsbury is named for him.

390 Main St.

1929-46.  Originally occupied by Michael Fallon and then with his son, John they maintained a busy surgical practice, centered at St. Vincent Hospital.  Both maintained an admiration for the Mayo Clinic which influenced the development of Worcester's first multispecialty group- the Fallon Clinic.  The father and son were here from around 1927.  Michael died in 1938.  In 1946 they moved to 10 Institute Rd. where the multispecialty group was developed.  John Fallon died in 1951.

Front & Church St (NW Corner)

1871 (City) 1874 (Memorial).  Opened as a dispensary for the poor by the city it quickly outgrew its facility and moved to a campus on Queen and Jaques St.  The house was then occupied as the Washburn Dispensary as the initial step in establishing Memorial Hospital.

123 Summer St.

History wall at Southwest entrance (Major Taylor Blvd).  Opened in 2000

Summer St. & Asylum St.

1833.  First state run mental health hospital in the US.  Due to crowding and demand a new facility was build on Belmont St in 1877, but the Summer St/Asylum St location remained open for the most severely affected patients

128 Providence St.

1893-1954   Started by the Sisters of Providence this began at the Bartlett Farmhouse and quickly underwent several expansions at this site.  The original brick edifice was erected in 1898.  It now stands adjacent to the Worcester Senior Center.

121 Providence St.

1954-2000  Replacing the original hospital this grew to be the second largest hospital in MA (next to mass General in Boston).  In 2000 the main hospital moved to a new facility on Summer St and the old hospital was slowly decommissioned and finally demolished.

81 Providence St.  

Originally Worcester Medical College from 1851-59 it closed and was  converted in 1864 by the US government to a 1,000 bed Dale hospital for Civil War soldiers.  It was closed after one yrear, the war having ended and the demand never reaching capacity..  In 1869 the Worcester Manual Labor High School moved there.  This was later renamed Worcester Academy and the building survives as Davis Hall.

111 Shrewsbury St.

1864-1871  Started by the Sisters of Mercy this facility along with its convent were on Shrewsbury St.  A plaque stands today at the 111 Chop House restaurant.