Hospitals in Salem, MA
As of the July 2026 CMS release, Salem, Massachusetts, has 1 hospital, and it has an emergency department. The one emergency room that reports a time has a median visit of 4 hr 31 min, 1 hr 2 min longer than the Massachusetts median of 3 hr 29 min. North Shore Medical Center is the only one Medicare rates, at 5 out of 5 stars.
Hospitals
1
129 beds
With an ER
1
emergency departments
There is 1 hospital in Salem, Massachusetts, in Essex County. 1 of them has an emergency department.
The median emergency department visit in Salem lasts 4 hr 31 min, 1 hr 2 min longer than the Massachusetts median of 3 hr 29 min. The shortest is at North Shore Medical Center, 4 hr 31 min.
Salem hospitals
- North Shore Medical Center 81 Highland Ave, 1970 · (978) 741-1200 4 hr 31 minmedian ER Emergency room acute care hospital Birthing-friendly 129 beds
No Salem hospital matches that. .
No longer listed by Medicare (closed or merged): Shaughnessy-Kaplan Rehab Hosp. These pages are kept for reference.
Community health centers near Salem
Community health centers (federally qualified health centers) see patients with or without insurance and charge on a sliding scale based on income. They are not emergency rooms: call ahead for an appointment.
- 0.6mi Mayor Jean A. Levesque Community Life Center 401 Bridge St, Salem, MA · North Shore Community Health, INC 978-744-0388
- 0.7mi LifeBridge 56 Margin St, Salem, MA · North Shore Community Health, INC 978-744-8388 x97882
- 1.1mi SALEM FAMILY HEALTH CENTER 47 Congress St, Salem, MA · North Shore Community Health, INC 978-744-8388
- 1.4mi Peabody FAMILY HEALTH CENTER 89 Foster St, Peabody, MA · North Shore Community Health, INC 978-532-4903
Source: HRSA Health Center Program (HHS).
Care after the hospital in Salem
Medicare-certified dialysis centers, home health agencies and hospices, with their CMS ratings.
Find doctors in Salem
Medicare-enrolled specialists with a practice in Salem, with addresses, phone numbers and the hospitals they work with.
Internal medicine doctors 79 Psychiatrists 40 Pulmonologists 22 Cardiologists 17 Psychologists 15 General surgeons 13 Orthopedic surgeons 12 Family doctors 12 Gastroenterologists 11 Urologists 10 Pediatricians 10 Oncologists 8 Infectious disease doctors 8 Endocrinologists 7 Allergists 7 Ophthalmologists 6 OB-GYNs 5 Vascular surgeons 5 All doctors in Salem
People and health care in Salem
From the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey (2020–2024) for the city of Salem.
Population
44,795
Median age 39.3
Hospitals per 100,000
2.2
1 hospital listed
No health insurance
3.1%
below the U.S. 8.4%
Age 65 and over
17.2%
about the U.S. rate
Median household income
$85,153
U.S. $80,734
What nurses earn in Massachusetts
Questions about hospitals in Salem
How many hospitals are in Salem, Massachusetts?
There is 1 hospital in Salem, Massachusetts. 1 of them has an emergency department.
How long is the emergency room wait in Salem?
The median emergency department visit in Salem lasts 4 hr 31 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 Salem has the shortest ER wait?
North Shore Medical Center reports the shortest median emergency department visit in Salem at 4 hr 31 min.
Which hospital in Salem has the best Medicare star rating?
North Shore Medical Center has 5 out of 5 stars, the highest overall rating among the 1 Salem hospital 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.