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What Should I Know About Merrimack Health Methuen Hospital and Merrimack Health Haverhill Hospital?
Our two campuses collectively offer 283 full service beds for acute care. The two campuses are located in Methuen and Haverhill, Massachusetts. Together the campuses are accredited by The Joint Commission and provides expert care in the areas of orthopedics, wound care, women’s health, cardiovascular care, stroke care and behavioral health care to patients in the Merrimack Valley.
Merrimack Health features comprehensive inpatient medical/surgical units and 24/7 emergency services at both locations, outpatient services, a Level II Special Care Nursery, and Adult and Geriatric Psychiatry. Both campuses provide ample parking, and our Haverhill campus offers all private rooms.
Merrimack Health’s Methuen and Haverhill campuses achieved their Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission, the health care industry’s pre-eminent accrediting body, in 2024. The Joint Commission accredits more than 17,000 health care organization and programs in the United States and is a leader in promoting patient safety within the health care industry.
In 2025, Merrimack Health Methuen Hospital was recognized with a Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award. Our Haverhill campus received a Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Silver Plus with Target: Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll award.
These two Merrimack Health hospitals have a long, storied history here in the region. When what is now Merrimack Health Methuen Hospital first opened in 1950, it was named Bon Secours to honor the commitment of the Sisters of Bon Secours, who were called to staff that hospital at its inception. What is now Merrimack Health Haverhill Hospital was first the municipally-owned Hale Hospital, which first accepted patients in 1901. In 1984, Hale moved to a new building on Lincoln Avenue where Merrimack Health Haverhill Hospital is today. The hospital was mismanaged, and the city sold it in 2001 to Essent Health Care. It was renamed Merrimack Valley Hospital. In 2011, Merrimack Valley Hospital was acquired by Steward and three years later, the Haverhill location merged with Holy Family Methuen. They have been operating as separate campuses ever since. Lawrence General Hospital purchased Holy Family Hospital from Steward on Oct. 1, 2024 following Steward’s bankruptcy proceedings.
The two hospitals joined Lawrence General Hospital under the shared name Merrimack Health on September 9, 2025.
