Marquardt Nursing Center
AKA: Thom Hospital
Building #: 69
Campus: Center
Built: 1952
Square Footage: 32,116ft²
Architectual Style: Colonial Revival
Location
42.3904, -71.20788History
Opening its doors in 1952 as the Thom Hospital, this building was dedicated to delivering medical care to the school's residents. It contained a fully-equipped operating room, eliminating the need for major surgical procedures to be performed at Metropolitan State Hospital. Beds were provided for patients needing full-time medical support staff. It was later named Marquardt Nursing Center, named after Father Henry Marquardt, the Catholic chaplain at Fernald who championed for better end-of-life care and appropriate burial services. The hospital was one of the last buildings to be shuttered when the institution was dissolved.
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