CMS's overall star rating covers general acute care and critical access hospitals; long-term care hospitals are not rated.
Source: CMS Care CompareER figures are medians, not live waitsAbout the data
Visiting Youville LifeCare
Cambridge, MA 02138
County: Middlesex Directions Apple Maps Call (617) 876-4344
- Photo ID and your insurance, Medicare or Medicaid card
- A list of your medicines, doses and allergies
- Your doctor's name and phone number
- A phone charger
Nearest emergency rooms
- 0.1mi Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · Emergency room · median ER visit 2 hr 35 min Call Cambridge Health Alliance Directions to Cambridge Health Alliance (Google Maps) Details for Cambridge Health Alliance
- 1.4mi Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · Emergency room · median ER visit 3 hr 25 min Call Mount Auburn Hospital Directions to Mount Auburn Hospital (Google Maps) Details for Mount Auburn Hospital
- 2.1mi Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Boston, MA · Emergency room · median ER visit 2 hr 54 min Call Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Directions to Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (Google Maps) Details for Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Quick answers about Youville LifeCare
What is the phone number for Youville LifeCare?
The main phone number for Youville LifeCare is (617) 876-4344, from Medicare's hospital records.
Call (617) 876-4344What is the address of Youville LifeCare?
Youville LifeCare is at 1575 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02138.
Directions (opens Google Maps)Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for Youville LifeCare. 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 Youville LifeCare. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Health insurance at Youville LifeCare
Original Medicare: Medicare-certified, so it can bill Original Medicare (Medicare number 222000). Medicare Advantage plans have their own networks, which this section does not cover.
Massachusetts runs its own exchange, Massachusetts Health Connector. Check its provider directory for Youville LifeCare.
Source: the insurers' 2027 machine-readable provider files listed in the CMS Marketplace public use files, loaded November 4, 2026, matched to hospitals by NPI from CMS Hospital Enrollments. How we match networks to hospitals Networks change; confirm with your insurer before you go.
Care after a stay at Youville LifeCare
Medicare-certified providers near this hospital, with their CMS ratings. A hospital discharge planner can make the referral.
Skilled nursing facilities nearby
- 0.4mi Cambridge Rehabilitation & Nursing Center Cambridge, MA · 83 beds Medicare overall 4 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 3 of 5
- 2.3mi Neville Center at Fresh Pond for Nursing & Rehab Cambridge, MA · 112 beds Medicare overall 4 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 3 of 5
- 2.3mi Spaulding Nursing and Therapy Center - Brighton Boston, MA · 123 beds Medicare overall 5 of 5 stars · Short-stay quality 4 of 5
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Dialysis centers nearby See more
- 1.4mi DCI Ball SquareSomerville, MA
- 1.5mi DaVita - Mystic River Home TrainingCambridge, MA
- 1.5mi DaVita Northeast Cambridge DialysisCambridge, MA
Home health agencies nearby See more
- 1.9mi Vna of Eastern MassachusettsSomerville, MA
- 2.6mi Suburban Home Health Care, INCBoston, MA · 81% would recommend
- 3.0mi International Health SolutionsBrighton, MA
Hospice care providers nearby See more
- 2.3mi Beacon Hospice, an Amedisys CompanyCharlestown, MA · 84% would recommend
- 2.4mi Longwood HospiceBrookline, MA Not rated
- 4.0mi Visiting Nurse & Community CareArlington, MA · 78% would recommend Not rated
Source: CMS Care Compare. Distances are approximate.
Inpatient rehabilitation unit
CMS Inpatient rehabilitation Quality Reporting Program, data through December 2025 · unit CCN 22TA00
Youville LifeCare runs an inpatient rehabilitation unit that reports its own results to Medicare. Returned home or to the community: 62% here, against 67% nationally. Where CMS compares facilities statistically, this one is no different from the national rate.
Results
Safety
Source: CMS Inpatient rehabilitation Quality Reporting Program (Provider Data Catalog). Better/worse labels appear only where CMS itself compared the facility with the national rate; other figures are shown next to the national figure for context.
Long-term acute care quality
CMS Long-term acute care Quality Reporting Program, data through December 2025
Youville LifeCare reports long-term acute care quality results to Medicare. Returned home or to the community: 41% here, against 15% nationally. CMS rates it better than national on returned home or to the community, preventable readmissions after discharge and central line bloodstream infections. It is worse than national on c. diff infections.
Results
Safety
Cost
Source: CMS Long-term acute care Quality Reporting Program (Provider Data Catalog). Better/worse labels appear only where CMS itself compared the facility with the national rate; other figures are shown next to the national figure for context.
Find doctors in Cambridge
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Cambridge, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
What Medicare paid at Youville LifeCare
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · original Medicare patients · 2024
Average hospital charges and actual payments for the procedure Medicare patients most often had here, compared with the average for Massachusetts.
Outpatient services
| Service | Services | Avg billed | Avg allowed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Level 1 Nerve ProceduresAPC 5431 | 25 | $5,064 | $2,074 |
Charges are the hospital's list prices; payments are what Medicare, the patient and any other insurer actually paid (for outpatient services, Medicare's allowed amount). Private insurance prices differ. "vs state" compares this hospital's average payment with the state average for the same stay. All procedure costs.
Size and finances
Medicare cost report · fiscal year ending Sep 2024
As reported by the hospital to CMS; not audited. Operating margin is income from patient care divided by net patient revenue and leaves out investment income and donations. Compare Massachusetts hospital finances.
Who owns Youville LifeCare
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as Spaulding Hospital-cambridge Inc., a non-profit organization, incorporated 2009.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around Youville LifeCare
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
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Healthcare pay in Massachusetts
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