Boston Dispensary

Boston Dispensary
Boston Medical Dispensary, corner Ash Street and Bennett Street, South End, Boston, 1859
Map
Geography
LocationBoston, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42°20′58″N 71°03′48″W / 42.34951°N 71.06331°W / 42.34951; -71.06331
History
Opened1796
Links
ListsHospitals in Massachusetts

The Boston Dispensary (est.1796) or Boston Medical Dispensary provided for "medical relief of the poor" in Boston, Massachusetts, from the late 18th century through the mid-20th century.[1][2] It was one of the first hospitals in the United States. In the 1960s the Boston Dispensary merged with New England Medical Center and is now known as Tufts Medical Center.[3]

  1. ^ Boston Directory. 1823, 1832
  2. ^ Greenleaf. 1898
  3. ^ "History of the Tufts Medical Center". Tufts Medical Center. Retrieved May 26, 2020.