Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital

The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital (Bassett Medical Center) is a teaching hospital in Cooperstown, New York. The hospital opened in June 1922.^[2] The hospital has 180 beds. It is associated with Columbia University.^[1][3][4] It is home to the Bassett Cancer Institute.

Bassett Healthcare Network
Geography
Location	Cooperstown, New York, United States
Coordinates	42.6956°N 74.9237°W / 42.6956; -74.9237
Organization
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Columbia University
Services
Emergency department	Level III trauma center
Beds	180[1]
Helipads
Helipad	Yes (FAA LID: 3NK2)
Number Length Surface ft m H1 80 x 80 24 x 24 concrete
History
Former name(s)	Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital
Opened	June 1922
Links
Website	www.bassett.org
Lists	Hospitals in New York State

History

Some of the early work on bone marrow transplants was performed here by Nobel Prize winner E. Donnall Thomas and his wife Dottie Thomas. Joseph Wiley Ferrebee was also a transplant scientist working at the hospital.^[5]

The Bassett Healthcare Network runs this hospital and six others, including:^[6]

• A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital in Oneonta and Tri-Town Campus
• Bassett Hospital in Schoharie
• Cobleskill Regional Hospital in Cobleskill
• Little Falls Hospital in Little Falls
• O’Connor Hospital in Delhi

Publishing

The hospital has published a number of works including

• Clinical Miscelleny vols 1 & 2, 1930s

Designations

• ACS-verified Level III Trauma Center^[7]
• Primary Stroke Center^[8]
• Level I Perinatal Center^[8]

External links

• Profile at health.ny.gov
• Official website
• Friends of Bassett