AdCare Hospital

AdCare Hospital of Worcester (originally named Doctors Hospital^[2]) is a substance abuse treatment hospital located in Worcester, Massachusetts. With 114 inpatient beds and a variety of outpatient services in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, AdCare is the only private hospital in Massachusetts specifically dedicated to substance abuse treatment.^[3]

Adcare Hospital
American Addiction Centers
Geography
Location	Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates	42°16′34.4″N 71°47′41.7″W
Organization
Funding	For-profit hospital
Type	Specialist
Services
Standards	Joint Commission
Emergency department	No
Beds	114
Speciality	Substance abuse
Public transit access	WRTA
History
Former name(s)	Doctors Hospital
Opened	1948[1]
Links
Website	adcare.com
Lists	Hospitals in Massachusetts

As of 2018, AdCare is owned by American Addiction Centers, a national chain of providers.^[4]

History

Doctors Hospital was founded in March 1948 after 21 physicians purchased the former Lincoln Hospital, which closed the previous year, and renovated it in order to ensure stability of the old structure.^[5] For most of its history, Doctors Hospital served as a general medical-surgical hospital.^[6]

The hospital first offered inpatient substance abuse treatment starting in 1975, when it opened a ten-bed alcoholism unit.^[6] In 1984, due to surges in demand for these services in the area, Doctors Hospital converted into a specialty hospital, primarily offering substance abuse treatment. The hospital was formally renamed AdCare Hospital of Worcester in 1987 to reflect this specialization.^[6][2]

In March 2018, AdCare was purchased by American Addiction Centers for $85 million.^[7]

Rhode Island

In 2015, AdCare purchased SSTAR of North Kingstown, an inpatient treatment center in Rhode Island. Originally opened in 1977, the North Kingstown facility is located on a wooded 29-acre parcel of land.^[8]

In 2021, the Rhode Island facility was struck by a fire which destroyed a hall connecting two buildings.^[9] While there were no injuries,^[10] all patients needed to be evacuated and the damaged structure needed to be rebuilt. Work on the new section began in 2024 and is expected to be completed by 2025 with an addition of 18 patient beds.^[9]

References

1. "Worcester Hospitals". Worcester Historical Museum. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2024. On March 9, 1948, the doors of the new Doctors Hospital, with a capacity of thirty beds, were opened with the official blessings of the State Commissioner of Health. In 1987, Doctors Hospital was renamed AdCare Hospital of Worcester, Inc. to reflect the mission of providing a continuum of quality alcohol and drug treatment and vision of developing and expanding treatment services.
2. "Worcester Hospitals". Worcester Historical Museum. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved June 10, 2024. On March 9, 1948, the doors of the new Doctors Hospital, with a capacity of thirty beds, were opened with the official blessings of the State Commissioner of Health. In 1987, Doctors Hospital was renamed AdCare Hospital of Worcester, Inc. to reflect the mission of providing a continuum of quality alcohol and drug treatment and vision of developing and expanding treatment services.
3. "Massachusetts Hospital Profiles" (PDF). Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis. 2024. p. B4. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
4. "AdCare's $85M sale finalized". Worcester Business Journal. March 5, 2018. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
5. Bergin, Paul (1953). History of the Worcester District Hospitals and Allied Medical Societies (PDF). Worcester District Medical Society. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 7, 2023.
6. "AdCare's History". AdCare Treatment Centers. Archived from the original on April 17, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
7. "AdCare's $85M sale finalized". Worcester Business Journal. March 5, 2018. Archived from the original on June 11, 2024. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
8. "AdCare Announces the Purchase of SSTAR of North Kingstown, RI" (Press release). Worcester, Massachusetts: AdCare Hospital of Worcester. June 4, 2014. Archived from the original on October 3, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
9. Turley, Elizabeth; Ricci, Erica (May 9, 2024). "North Kingstown substance abuse recovery center rebuilds after 2021 fire". WPRI-TV. North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Archived from the original on May 16, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.
10. DaSilva, Melanie; Ricci, Erica (April 19, 2021). "Fire breaks out at substance abuse hospital in North Kingstown". WPRI-TV. North Kingstown, Rhode Island. Archived from the original on May 17, 2024. Retrieved June 10, 2024.