For more than 160 years, The Dimock Center has been caring for our community. We’ve been a neighbor, an advocate, and a constant in the lives of generations of families across Greater Boston.
From our historic campus in Roxbury, we provide integrated health and human services that meet people where they are. Primary and specialty medical care. Behavioral health and addiction treatment. Early education and family support.
All of it, in one place, for everyone.We believe that health extends far beyond the exam room. A child’s well-being can be shaped by whether their family has stable housing, enough food, and access to mental health care. A person in recovery needs more than a treatment plan. They need a community that believes in them.
That’s why we built something different.
At Dimock, a family can receive primary medical care in our health center, enroll their child in our Head Start program, and access our food pantry, all on the same Roxbury campus. Our integrated model means we can address all aspects of your health and well-being together, rather than leaving you to navigate a fragmented system alone.
As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) and Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH), we are committed to making comprehensive care accessible to all, regardless of ability to pay.
We accept many insurance plans and offer a sliding fee discount program. The majority of our board members are patients and community members who help shape our priorities because the people we serve should always have a voice in how we work.In 1862, Dr. Marie Zakrzewska opened the New England Hospital for Women and Children at a time when women were barred from hospital staffs, medical schools, and professional societies. Her vision to provide excellent care to families regardless of their background or ability to pay and educate women in medicine was radical then. It still inspires us now.
The hospital moved to its current Roxbury location in 1872 and that same year opened America’s first formal nursing school. The program’s first graduate, Linda Richards, became the country’s first professionally trained nurse in 1873. In 1879, Mary Eliza Mahoney became America’s first professionally trained Black nurse, breaking barriers of both race and gender. Their legacies live on in the building names of our campus.
In 1969, we were renamed The Dimock Center in honor of Dr. Susan Dimock, the hospital’s pioneering resident physician and surgeon who helped establish that nursing school.
Today, our historic campus is recognized as a National Historic Landmark. We continue to serve thousands of people each year from Roxbury’s Egleston Square neighborhood.