Anna Jaques Hospital (AJH)

About:
Anna Jaques Hospital is an independent, not-for-profit community hospital serving the Merrimack Valley, North Shore and Southern New Hampshire.

Mission:
To provide the highest quality medical care and improve the health of our community in alliance with our medical staff.

History:
Through the vision and charity of Miss Anna Jaques, our hospital was established in 1884. In 1883, she sought the advice of her family physician, Dr. F. A. Howe, on how best to use her money for the benefit of the community. He told her that the community needed a hospital. As a result Anna Jaques gave $25,000 and plans were drawn up for Newburyport’s first hospital, originally located at the corner of Broad and Monroe Streets.

On May 7, 1884 the first patient was admitted to Anna Jaques Hospital. By 1901 the hospital's original building had become inadequate. Plans began to take shape and three years later in 1904 the Georgian Revival building that stands to this day was opened at 25 Highland Avenue in Newburyport. That "new" hospital remains the centerpiece, and proud historic front, of Anna Jaques Hospital today. Although many hospital expansions, and an attractive neighborhood, have grown up around the hospital, the original building stands as a testament to one woman's, and one physician's, commitment to the community and its needs.