Morton Hospital
Morton Hospital in Taunton is a 112-bed acute care community hospital serving patients and families in southeastern Massachusetts. In addition to a compassionate and skilled team of physicians & nurses who treat patients like family, we provide comprehensive health care services including emergency care, wound care, state-of-the-art imaging services, and a variety of surgical services including vascular surgery, breast surgery, general surgery, orthopedic surgery and podiatric surgery. Please click here to view a full list of our specialties.
We continue to invest in patient care services and programs. In addition to facility renovations and investments in innovative technology and patient care equipment, Morton Hospital recently opened a new, state-of-the-art $25 million Emergency Department.
Morton Hospital maintains partnerships with Mass General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Level 1 trauma centers and leading academic medical centers for emergency care. In addition, oncology patients have access to Dana Farber cancer services through the hospital’s affiliation with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center. We also offer urgent care services through our partnership with Health Express – located in Raynham, MA.
Morton Hospital is a 154-bed hospital primarily concerned with maintaining and restoring the health of people who live or work in the central part of southeastern Massachusetts. In October 2011, Morton Hospital was acquired by Steward Health Care System, the largest fully integrated community care organization in New England.
Morton Hospital recruits and supports employees, physicians, and volunteers to assist in achieving the mission of the hospital, and who meet the hospital’s standards of addressing the health and related social welfare needs of the patients.
Steward Health Care is the largest private, tax-paying physician-led health care network in the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Steward operates 37 hospitals in the United States and the country of Malta that regularly receive top awards for quality and safety. The company employs approximately 42,000 health care professionals. The Steward network includes multiple urgent care centers and skilled nursing facilities, substantial behavioral health services, over 7,900 beds under management, and approximately 2.2 million full risk covered lives through the company’s managed care and health insurance services.