on the facade of Carney Hospital (2006) Carney Hospital was established in 1863 in
South Boston by
Andrew Carney with a $75,000 donation and with Sister
Ann Alexis Shorb, Carney's choice for its first administrator and a member of the
Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul. It was located on the former Hall Jackson Howe estate on Old Harbor Street on
Telegraph Hill. The hospital's main building was designed by architect
Charles J. Bateman and completed in 1891. The same year, the first
ovariectomy in Boston was carried out in Carney by
Henry I. Bowditch. After several months of deliberations, In 1997 the hospital became a member of the non-profit
Caritas Christi Health Care group, the second largest health care system in New England, and was christened "Caritas Carney Hospital." On May 6, 2024, Steward Health Care filed for
Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, raising uncertainty for Carney Hospital's future. Over the next several months, Steward began searching for potential buyers for all of its hospitals across the country through court-guided auctions. Despite reports from state government that Steward had received bids for all of its hospitals in Massachusetts, the system reported in late July that Carney Hospital, along with
Nashoba Valley Medical Center in
Ayer, would close on or around August 31 having received no "qualified bids." This was met with resistance by the public and government officials who planned to fight the hospital's closure, with emphasis specifically on the planned closure date being at odds with state requirements of 120 days' notice of any cessation of essential health services. However, on August 1, a Texas bankruptcy judge approved for the closure of Carney Hospital and Nashoba Valley Medical Center. Ultimately, Carney Hospital closed its doors on the morning of August 31, 2024. ==In popular culture==