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Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH): State Hospitals and Community Mental Health Centers
- The DMH have their own police department, which handles all DMH Facilities with the exception of the following
- Kindred Hospital Springfield (Former Springfield Municipal Hospital, which still does long term care), which rents a 40 Bed unit out to the DMH as a replacement for Northampton State Hospital.
- DMH Facilities housed at DPH Facilities utilize the DPH Police. Bridgewater State Hospital utilizes the Department of Correction for security.
- This project of finding the frequencies started from work related meetings at some of these facilities. Most frequencies are simplex.
- For Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, Please see MA Hospitals
| Facility |
Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Location |
Other Info |
Confirmation/Reconfirmation
|
| Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) DMH Police |
453.6875 |
R |
136.5 |
Boston |
DMH Police |
2019.04.12 ecps92
|
| Dr. Solomon Carter Fuller Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) |
463.7250 |
R |
D612 |
Boston |
Maintenance / Administration |
2022.01.28 ecps92
|
| Dr. Erich Lindemann Community (CMHC)/DMH Headquarters (AKA Lindemann Center) DMH Police |
453.1625 |
R |
D423 |
Boston |
Operations |
2012.04.28
|
| Tewksbury Hospital DPH Police |
453.1500 |
R |
123.0 |
Tewksbury |
|
2022.11.11 ecps92
|
| Taunton State Hospital DMH Police |
158.7750 |
R |
D115 |
Taunton |
|
2025.01.03 W1KNE
|
| Taunton State Hospital DMH Operations |
159.3525 |
R |
D023 |
Taunton |
- |
2025.01.03 W1KNE
|
| Taunton State Hospital DMH Maintenance (Includes property snow removal) |
155.5500 |
R |
D311 |
Taunton |
- |
2025.01.11 W1KNE
|
| Westboro State Hospital DMH Police (Closed) |
154.0250 |
S |
146.2 |
Westboro |
|
|
| Worcester Recovery Center Hospital DMH Police |
155.4000 |
S |
79.7 |
Worcester |
|
|
| Worcester Recovery Center Hospital DMH Police |
453.8125 |
R |
C01 |
Worcester |
SL:1 TG:6000 - Operations (Security?) |
2021.06.07 W1KNE
|
| Bridgewater State Hospital |
DOC TRS |
|
|
Bridgewater |
Forensic Only |
|
| Quincy CMHC DMH Police |
158.7750 |
S |
? |
Quincy |
|
|
| Pocasset CMHC DMH Police |
158.7750 |
S |
?? |
Bourne |
Proposed FY2026 Closure |
|
| Dr. John C. Corrigan CMHC DMH Police |
158.7750 |
S |
? |
Fall River |
|
|
| Brockton Multi-Services Center DMH Police |
158.7750 |
S |
? |
Brockton |
|
|
| Dr. Harry C. Solomon CMHC (Lowell) DMH Police |
453.8375 |
|
151.4 |
Lowell |
|
|
Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) Hospitals
- No DPH Hospitals have emergency rooms. DPH hospitals provide specialized long term care. Lemuel Shattuck Hospital is a full service DPH hospital and has a operating room.
| Facility |
Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Location |
Other Info |
Confirmation/Reconfirmation
|
| Lemuel Shattuck Hospital (Boston) DPH Police |
453.1500 |
R |
C12 |
Boston |
|
See Hospitals for Confirmations
|
| Tewksbury Hospital DPH Police |
453.1500 |
R |
123.0 |
Tewksbury |
|
2020.05.22 N1ZYY
|
| Western Mass Hospital (Westfield) DPH Police |
154.5700 |
? |
? |
Westfield |
|
|
Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation (DMR) Regional/Developmental Centers
- These facilities are mostly long term care specialized group homes reserved for only the most severely developmentally disabled and who have special situations that would prevent them from living in community group homes. DMR has its own police force for its larger facilities.
| Facility |
Frequency |
Type |
Tone |
Location |
Other Info |
Confirmation/Reconfirmation
|
| Dr. Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center - DMR Police |
154.8450 |
|
127.3 |
Waltham |
Closed, Property sold to city of Waltham |
|
| Dr. Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center - Ops/Maint |
154.0850 |
S |
127.3 |
Waltham |
Voice Paging |
2011.02.28
|
| Dr. Walter E. Fernald Developmental Center - Alarms |
151.6850 |
|
151.4 |
Waltham |
Repeater may still be active, 2020.01.26 |
2011.09.14
|
| Hogan Regional Center |
? |
|
? |
Hawthorne (Danvers) |
DMR Police force was disbanded at this facility, might reappear with other facilities closing |
|
| Galvin Regional Center |
? |
|
? |
Shrewsbury |
(Closing) |
|
| Monson Developmental Center DMR Police |
155.3250 |
S |
103.5 |
Monson |
AKA Monson State Hospital (Closing) |
|
| Templeton Developmental Center DMR Police |
? |
|
? |
Templeton |
Also known as "Fernald School". Long held a large annual crafts fair. (Closing) |
|
| Wrentham Developmental Center DMR Police |
158.9550 |
S |
? |
Wrentham |
|
|
Massachusetts Soldier's Homes
- Soldier's Homes located Holyoke and Chelsea provide long-term care, acute care, day surgery at Chelsea's Soldier's Home and numerous other programs to MA veterans.
Holyoke Soldier's Home
- New facility to be constructed at the same location
| Facility |
Frequency |
Tone |
Notes |
Confirmation/Reconfirmation
|
| Holyoke Soldier's Home |
453.5625 |
C01 |
SL:1 TG:1 - Operations and Police |
2024.03.31 W1KNE
|
Chelsea Soldiers Home
- Also known as Lawrence F. Quigley Memorial Hospital
| Name
|
Frequency
|
Type
|
Tone
|
Notes
|
Confirmation/Reconfirmation
|
| Chelsea Soldiers Home |
461.6875 |
R |
C?? |
SL:? TG:? |
2012.11.24 N1BHH
|
| Chelsea Soldiers Home |
463.4625 |
R |
C01 |
SL:2 TG:1 - Police/Security? |
2020.03.31 OceanNora
|
