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Hospitals in Boston, MA

All 20 Boston hospitals, with addresses, phone numbers, emergency rooms, ER wait times and Medicare star ratings.

20 hospitals 12 with an ER Suffolk County
Hospitals 20 5,063 beds (17 reporting)
With an ER 12 emergency departments
Median ER visit 4 hr 2 min +33 min vs Massachusetts
Average stars 3.8 / 5 8 rated by CMS

There are 20 hospitals in Boston, Massachusetts, in Suffolk County. 12 of them have an emergency department. By type: 11 acute care hospitals, 3 children's hospitals, 2 psychiatric hospitals and 2 long-term care hospitals (type not recorded for 2).

The median emergency department visit in Boston lasts 4 hr 2 min, 33 min longer than the Massachusetts median of 3 hr 29 min. The shortest is at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 2 hr 54 min.

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Boston hospitals

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No longer listed by Medicare (closed or merged): Jewish Memorial Hospital, Kindred Hospital-Boston, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hosp. These pages are kept for reference.

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People and health care in Boston

From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024) for the city of Boston.

Population
666,442
Median age 33.3
Hospitals per 100,000
3.0
20 hospitals listed
No health insurance
2.9%
below the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
13%
below the U.S. 17.2%
Median household income
$97,344
U.S. $80,734

What nurses earn in Massachusetts

Registered Nurses · $104,550 Nurse Practitioners · $142,440 Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses · $80,220 Nursing Assistants · $46,680 All healthcare salaries in Massachusetts
Hospitals per capita by state

Questions about hospitals in Boston

How many hospitals are in Boston, Massachusetts?

There are 20 hospitals in Boston, Massachusetts. 12 of them have an emergency department.

How long is the emergency room wait in Boston?

The median emergency department visit in Boston lasts 4 hr 2 min, based on CMS measure OP-18b. That is a median over a 12-month reporting period, not a live figure. The Massachusetts median is 3 hr 29 min.

Which hospital in Boston has the shortest ER wait?

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary reports the shortest median emergency department visit in Boston at 2 hr 54 min.

Which hospital in Boston has the best Medicare star rating?

Brigham and Women's Hosptial has 5 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 8 Boston hospitals CMS rates.

Source: hospital listings from CMS and public records; emergency room wait times (measure OP-18b) and overall star ratings from CMS Care Compare. Wait times are 12-month medians, not live. Where these figures come from.

Not affiliated with CMS. For a medical emergency, call 911.