- CountyMIDDLESEX
- Emergency CapableNo
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Bedford VA Medical Center. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with Bedford VA Medical Center. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Timely and effective care
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · all patients unless noted · Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
Bedford VA Medical Center's emergency department is classed by CMS as low volume.
| Measure | This hospital | U.S. |
|---|---|---|
| Patients who left the ER before being seenLower is better. 4,732 patients. | 1% | 2% |
| Health care workers vaccinated against fluHigher is better. 1,513 patients. | 83% | 78% |
CMS publishes these process-of-care measures without a better/worse verdict, so the U.S. figure is shown for context; small differences, or results based on few patients, may not mean much. About the data.
The area around Bedford VA Medical Center
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Middlesex are federally designated health professional shortage areas (2 designations). Highest shortage score 17.
Mental health: Parts of Middlesex are federally designated health professional shortage areas (2 designations). Highest shortage score 18.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Massachusetts earn a median $104,550 a year. Healthcare salaries in Massachusetts.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Massachusetts shortage areas