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Morton Hospital in Taunton is a 144-bed acute care community hospital serving patients and families in southeastern Massachusetts. In addition to a compassionate and skilled team of caregivers who treat patients like family, we provide comprehensive health care services including state-of-the-art imaging services, emergency care, orthopedics and rehabilitation services, substance abuse treatment, and a variety of surgical services including general, breast, vascular, podiatric and weight loss surgery. We continue to invest in patient care services and programs. Over the past few years, we’ve invested more than $90 million in renovations and new technology upgrades, including open-bore MRI imaging and low-dose CT, a $25 million state-of-the-art Emergency Department, and new world class doctors and specialists. In addition to earning our Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission, in 2019, Morton Hospital has earned the following achievements:
- Awarded an "A" Hospital Safety Grade from the Leapfrog Group (Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Fall 2020)
- Voted "Best Hospital" in the 2021 Best of the Best Community Choice Awards for the Metro South Region
- Center for Weight Control accredited by the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program®
- "Empowering Youth to Succeed" Business Recognition Award from Taunton Area School to Career (2019)
- Center for Wound Healing Community Award from Co-Op (2019)
- Designated as a Lung Cancer Screening Center by the American College of Radiology
- Lab Program Accreditation by the College of American Pathologists and American Academy of Blood Banks
- Mammography Program Accreditation by the American College of Radiology
- Breast Ultrasound Program Accreditation by the American College of Radiology
- Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Program Accreditation by the American College of Radiology
Morton Hospital maintains partnerships with Mass General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Level 1 trauma centers and leading academic medical centers for emergency care. In addition, oncology patients have access to Dana Farber cancer services through the hospital’s affiliation with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute at St. We also offer urgent care services through our partnership with Health Express – located in Raynham, MA. DISCLAIMER: Steward Health Care System welcomes and encourages open discussion on social media sites. While Steward makes reasonable efforts to monitor and/or moderate content posted on its social media platforms, it does not moderate all comments and cannot always respond in a timely manner to online requests for information. Steward reserves the sole right to review, edit and/or delete any comments it deems inappropriate. Inappropriate comments and posts may include abusive or hurtful comments about a participant, off topic and redundant comments, comments using foul language, personal attacks or defamatory statements, or comments that violate the privacy of our patients and their families. Information posted on Steward’s social media sites is not intended to be medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have a question about a specific medical condition, you should speak with your physician or other qualified healthcare provider. By submitting content to any of Steward’s social media sites, you understand and acknowledge that this information is available to the public. Please note that other participants my use this information in ways beyond the control of Steward. If you do not wish to have the information you share made available beyond Steward’s social media sites, then you should not post this information to these sites.
12/12/2025
We can enjoy the holidays with our loved ones while staying safe and healthy. Read our blog for wellness tips that will keep the doctor away this holiday season.
Dr. Michael Koster and Dr. Leonard Mermel shared some advice on how you can keep yourself and your loved ones safe during the holiday season.
12/10/2025
We were honored to ring in the holidays with our community during the City of Taunton Lights On Festival and Christmas Parade this past weekend. Kudos to our talented and creative team for building and decorating Morton's "Elf on the Shelf" themed parade float. We loved sharing in the holiday spirit and seeing so many smiling faces at this year's festivities!
12/08/2025
Thank you to our SEIU Labor Management Team members for making our campus merry and bright by planting and decorating mini Christmas trees around the hospital to bring some holiday cheer to our patients, visitors, and staff! 🎄❤️
12/04/2025
Morton Hospital is proud to be a premier sponsor of the City of Taunton Lights On Festival! Watch our special holiday greeting from our leadership team in this year's Lights On video below.
We look forward to kicking off the holiday season with our community during this weekend's festivities - and remember to watch for our Morton Hospital float in Sunday's Christmas parade! 🎄❤️
Morton Hospital is hiring medical assistants and patient services specialists to join our team! Positions are available at our Brown Health Medical Group multispecialty practice in Dartmouth and Morton Hospital in Taunton.
Teams around Morton Hospital recently participated in our Fun Friday flannel theme! 📸
11/27/2025
Wishing everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving! 🦃This year and every year, we’re grateful for our Brown University Health team members across Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
11/26/2025
If you’ve been told you have a lung nodule, the good news is that you really don’t need to worry too much. Lung nodules can occur for a variety of reasons and are generally benign. Very rarely, though, they are indicators of lung cancer.
Lung nodules can occur for a variety of reasons and are generally benign. Very rarely, though, they are indicators of lung cancer.
11/25/2025
Come learn about medical and surgical weight loss options available at Morton Hospital and receive education and support to help you jump start or maintain your weight loss.
Morton Hospital was proud to be the event sponsor for the Manet Community Health Center recent Fall Fundraiser. Manet's commitment to providing access to primary care and essential programs and services makes greater Taunton a better place. We are grateful for their partnership in caring for our community.
11/21/2025
Last week we shared our gratitude with two of our very deserving community partners, Our Daily Bread and the Boys and Girls Clubs of Metro South, by donating about 100 Thanksgiving turkeys and several boxes of canned goods and non-perishable food items collected during a food drive sponsored by our SEIU Labor Management Team. We are grateful to our generous employees for helping us give back and feed those who are less fortunate this holiday season.
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Morton Hospital in Taunton is a 112-bed acute care community hospital serving patients and families in southeastern Massachusetts. In addition to a compassionate and skilled team of caregivers who treat patients like family, we provide comprehensive health care services including state-of-the-art imaging services, emergency care, orthopedics and rehabilitation services, and a variety of surgical services including general, breast, vascular, podiatric and weight loss surgery. Please click here to view a full list of our specialties.
We continue to invest in patient care services and programs. Over the past few years, we’ve invested more than $90 million in renovations and new technology upgrades, including open-bore MRI imaging and low-dose CT, a $25 million state-of-the-art Emergency Department, and new world class doctors and specialists.
In addition to earning our Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission, in 2019, Morton Hospital was honored with the following achievements from Healthgrades®:
Named One of America's 100 Best Hospitals for General Surgery™ in 2019
Named Among the Top 5% in the Nation for General Surgery in 2019
Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Treatment of Stroke in 2019
Named Among the Top 10% in the Nation for Overall Pulmonary Services in 2019
Recipient of the 2019 Stroke Care Excellence Award™
Recipient of the 2019 Pulmonary Care Excellence Award™
Recipient of the 2019 General Surgery Excellence Award™
Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Failure, Respiratory Failure, Stroke, Pneumonia and COPD
Morton Hospital maintains partnerships with Mass General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Level 1 trauma centers and leading academic medical centers for emergency care. In addition, oncology patients have access to Dana Farber cancer services through the hospital’s affiliation with the Dana Farber Cancer Institute at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center. We also offer urgent care services through our partnership with Health Express – located in Raynham, MA.
DISCLAIMER: Steward Health Care System welcomes and encourages open discussion on social media sites. While Steward makes reasonable efforts to monitor and/or moderate content posted on its social media platforms, it does not moderate all comments and cannot always respond in a timely manner to online requests for information.
Steward reserves the sole right to review, edit and/or delete any comments it deems inappropriate. Inappropriate comments and posts may include abusive or hurtful comments about a participant, off topic and redundant comments, comments using foul language, personal attacks or defamatory statements, or comments that violate the privacy of our patients and their families.
Information posted on Steward’s social media sites is not intended to be medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. If you have a question about a specific medical condition, you should speak with your physician or other qualified healthcare provider.
By submitting content to any of Steward’s social media sites, you understand and acknowledge that this information is available to the public. Please note that other participants my use this information in ways beyond the control of Steward. If you do not wish to have the information you share made available beyond Steward’s social media sites, then you should not post this information to these sites.
