Hospitals in Cambridge, MA
All 4 Cambridge hospitals, with addresses, phone numbers, emergency rooms, ER wait times and Medicare star ratings.
Hospitals
4
321 beds (3 reporting)
With an ER
2
emergency departments
There are 4 hospitals in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in Middlesex County. 2 of them have an emergency department. By type: 2 acute care hospitals and 1 long-term care hospital (type not recorded for 1).
The median emergency department visit in Cambridge lasts 2 hr 59 min, 30 min shorter than the Massachusetts median of 3 hr 29 min. The shortest is at Cambridge Health Alliance, 2 hr 33 min.
Cambridge hospitals
- Cambridge Health Alliance 1493 Cambridge St, 2139 · (617) 665-1000 2 hr 33 minmedian ER Emergency room acute care hospital Birthing-friendly
- M I T Medical Department 77 Massachusetts Ave, 2139 · (617) 253-4481 18 beds
- Mount Auburn Hospital 330 Mt Auburn St, 2138 · (617) 492-3500 3 hr 25 minmedian ER Emergency room acute care hospital Birthing-friendly 183 beds
- Youville Lifecare 1575 Cambridge St, 2138 · (617) 876-4344 long-term care hospital 120 beds
No Cambridge hospital matches that. .
No longer listed by Medicare (closed or merged): Stillman Infirm, Harvard Univ. These pages are kept for reference.
People and health care in Cambridge
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024) for the city of Cambridge.
Population
118,796
Median age 30.4
Hospitals per 100,000
3.4
4 hospitals listed
No health insurance
1.7%
below the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
12.2%
below the U.S. 17.2%
Median household income
$130,748
U.S. $80,734
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Questions about hospitals in Cambridge
How many hospitals are in Cambridge, Massachusetts?
There are 4 hospitals in Cambridge, Massachusetts. 2 of them have an emergency department.
How long is the emergency room wait in Cambridge?
The median emergency department visit in Cambridge lasts 2 hr 59 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 Cambridge has the shortest ER wait?
Cambridge Health Alliance reports the shortest median emergency department visit in Cambridge at 2 hr 33 min.
Which hospital in Cambridge has the best Medicare star rating?
Mount Auburn Hospital has 4 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 2 Cambridge 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.
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