Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, MA
Also known as Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center East Campus, Beth Israel
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About Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level I trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 292 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. Boston Children's Hospital is on the same campus or next door.
Quality ratings
How this hospital compares with the national rate on each measure group:
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information. How star ratings work.
Emergency room times
Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.
Infections and sepsis care
- MRSA bloodstream infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.59
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.88
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.56
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.55
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyWorse than national · SIR 3.75
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 1.15
43% of patients with severe sepsis or septic shock received all the recommended early care steps (SEP-1). Higher is better.
SIR is the standardized infection ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than predicted for a hospital like this one. Period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Healthcare-Associated Infections and Timely and Effective Care.
What patients say
- Patient survey star rating
- Would definitely recommend79%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1076%
- Completed surveys5,505
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.33982, -71.10623
Nearby hospitals
- Boston Children's Hospital300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA · Emergency roomChildren's hospitalSame campus
- Brigham and Women's Hospital75 Francis Street, Boston, MA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital0.3 mi
- New England Baptist Hospital125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MAAcute care hospital0.7 mi
- VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain150 S. Huntington Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA · Emergency roomVA medical center0.9 mi
- Arbour Human Resource Institute227 Babcock Street, Brookline, MAPsychiatric hospital1.1 mi
- Boston Medical Center1 Boston Medical Center Place, Boston, MA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.6 mi
- Arbour Hospital49 Robinwood Avenue, Boston, MAPsychiatric hospital1.7 mi
- Dr Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center85 East Newton Street, Boston, MAPsychiatric hospital1.8 mi
- Franciscan Children's Hospital & Rehab Center30 Warren Street, Brighton, MAChildren's hospital2.0 mi
- Boston Medical Center-Brighton736 Cambridge Street, Nevins Building, Brighton, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.2 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center located?
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is at 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 in Suffolk County.
Does Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 336 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center?
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 3 out of 5. The rating combines measures of mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience and timely and effective care, compared with hospitals nationwide.
Is Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I trauma center in the HIFLD hospitals data, which is compiled from state trauma registries (source date November 2023). Trauma designations are renewed periodically, so confirm with the Massachusetts EMS or trauma program. In an emergency, call 911: paramedics take seriously injured patients to the right trauma center.
What is the phone number of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (617) 667-7000.
Would patients recommend Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (5,505 completed surveys), 79% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 76% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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