Salem Hospital
From Salem Links and Lore
The Salem Hospital was founded in 1873, by Capt. John Bertram. One of the first Salem hospitals was a large brick building, 31 Charter Street, formerly a private residence, the birthplace of the late Hon. Stephen H. Phillips, attorney-general of Massachusetts and of Hawaii.
Damaged in the fire of 1914, the building was torn down during Salem's period of urban renewal in the 1970's.
The present hospital on Highland Ave. was erected in 1916-17, largely as a replacement for the Charter Street building burned in the Salem fire of 1914.
Early Salem Hospital 1873 at 31 Charter Street
Today, the Salem Hospital runs under the umbrella of North Shore Medical Center - Salem
See Also
- Vertical File in Salem Collection - Hospital
- Postcard courtesy of CardCow.com
- Charter Street history Salem Tales website
- Visitor's Guide to Salem 1953 ed., p. 152
- Salem Massachusetts ed. by K. Turino, p. 60
- Salem Women's Heritage Trail by B.H. Smith, p. 18-19
