 The hospital provides inpatient service and integrated home care to the population residing in Winchester, Woburn, Reading, Wilmington, North Reading, Stoneham, Burlington, Billerica, Medford, Malden, Wakefield, Tewksbury and several other surrounding communities.The hospital had a humble beginning in 1912 when the Winchester Visiting Nurse Association opened the first Winchester Hospital.It was a 12-bedded hospital on Washington Street.