Athol Hospital

Athol Hospital is a nonprofit critical access hospital in Athol, Massachusetts, within the Heywood Healthcare system. It serves the North Quabbin region, including Athol and surrounding communities. The hospital provides 24-hour emergency care, inpatient and outpatient services, diagnostic imaging, surgery, rehabilitation and swing-bed care for patients who need continued recovery after an acute stay. Heywood Healthcare identifies it as a 25-bed facility and coordinates it with Heywood Hospital in Gardner and affiliated medical practices. Its critical access role supports local care in communities that otherwise face longer trips to larger hospitals.