Baker Memorial Hospital, affiliated with the Massachusetts General Hospital, was the first "white collar hospital" in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States.[1] It was meant to treat people from the middle class receive hospital care on an inpatient basis at affordable rates. Daily rates ranged between $4.50 and $6.50 with a daily cap of about $150.[2] Mary Richardson left a $1,000,000 to fund the hospital in honor of her father, Richard Baker, Jr. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Bullard, F. Lauriston; Times, The New York (22 February 1931). "MEMORIAL TO BAKER SUCCESS IN BOSTON; Hospital for 'White Collar' Folk Reports a Satisfactory Initial Year". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  2. ↑ Emerson, Haven. "The Baker Memorial: A Study of the First Ten Years of a Unit for People of Moderate Means at the Massachusetts General Hospital". JAMA. 117 (26): 2293. doi:10.1001/jama.1941.02820520089045. hdl:2027/uc1.b3843864. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Baker, Richard Jr". history.massgeneral.org. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA. Retrieved 12 September 2022.


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