New England Sinai Hospital

New England Sinai Hospital
New England Sinai Hospital
Steward Health Care System
Geography
Location	Stoughton, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates	42°08′40″N 71°05′56″W / 42.144574°N 71.098836°W
Organization
Funding	For-profit hospital
Type	Specialist
Services
Standards	Joint Commission
Emergency department	No
Beds	203
Speciality	Chronic care
Public transit access	BAT Route 14
History
Former name(s)	Jewish Tuberculosis Sanatorium
Opened	1936
Closed	2024
Links
Website	www.newenglandsinai.org
Lists	Hospitals in Massachusetts

New England Sinai Hospital was a for-profit chronic care specialty hospital located in Stoughton, Massachusetts.^[1] Founded in 1927 and opened in 1936 in Rutland, Massachusetts as the Jewish Tuberculosis Sanatorium, the facility changed its name and moved to Jamaica Plain in 1955 before settling in Stoughton in 1976.^[2] Originally non-profit, the hospital became for-profit when it was acquired by Steward Health Care in 2012.^[3]

Steward closed the hospital in 2024, citing financial issues it attributed to low insurance reimbursement rates.^[4] In 2022, the hospital had 203 beds^[5] and operated with revenues of $37.6 million at a loss of $11 million.^[1]

History

The Jewish Tuberculosis Sanatorium of New England was founded in 1927 by Samuel Doxer, Harry Lukatch, Max Blender, and Fanny Bocholtz.^[2]^[6] The facility officially opened in Rutland, Massachusetts in 1936, with physician Moses J. Stone serving as its first chief of staff from its opening until his death in 1952. Though operated with Jewish values and amenities, the sanatorium was described as non-sectarian, accepting patients regardless of religious affiliation.^[2]^[6]

In 1952, the sanatorium was renamed New England Sinai Hospital. Outgrowing its original buildings, the hospital purchased land in Jamaica Plain and began fundraising to renovate and fit the building there for use as its new campus.^[2]^[6] $500,000 was raised, and the new facility opened in 1955.^[2]

In 1976, the hospital moved to its ultimate location in Stoughton. By this time, the hospital expanded from tuberculosis care and began offering rehabilitation and care for chronic conditions.^[7]

New England Sinai, facing a poor financial outlook, was acquired in 2012 by for-profit health system Steward Health Care.^[3] Steward promised to fund the hospital's pension and invest $13 million in upgrades to the facility, among other commitments.^[3] Amid revelations of extensive financial difficulties across its organization, Steward closed the hospital in April 2024, citing poor financial performance and low reimbursement rates.^[8]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Massachusetts Hospital Profiles - Data Through Hospital Fiscal Year 2022 (PDF) (Report). Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis. 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Jewish Tuberculosis Sanatorium of New England (Rutland, Mass.) Records". They Wyner Family Jewish Heritage Center at New England Historic Genealogical Society. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Weisman, Robert (April 4, 2012). "Steward to acquire Stoughton's New England Sinai". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on February 26, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b Bean, Mackenzie (April 2, 2024). "Steward rehab hospital closes". Becker's Hospital Review. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ "New England Sinai Hospital". American Hospital Directory. April 1, 2024. Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c Shapiro, Leo (December 20, 1954). "First Building Opened as Sinai TB Sanatorium". The Boston Globe. p. 12.
^ Flynn, John E. (1976). Beyond the Blew-Hills (1976 ed.). Stoughton Historical Society. p. 14. Archived from the original on March 18, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
^ Farrar, Molly (March 25, 2024). "Steward to close an 'essential' Stoughton hospital in April". Boston.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024.