Boston Medical Center in Boston, MA
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About Boston Medical Center
Boston 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 adult, Level II pediatric trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 414 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. It meets the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation criteria for maternity care. The nearest other listed hospital is Dr Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center, about 0.3 mi away.
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 0.44
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.56
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.57
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.14
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.43
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.60
62% 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 recommend73%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1071%
- Completed surveys3,808
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.33470, -71.07540
Nearby hospitals
- Dr Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center85 East Newton Street, Boston, MAPsychiatric hospital0.3 mi
- Tufts Medical Center800 Washington Street, Boston, MA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.2 mi
- Boston Children's Hospital300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA · Emergency roomChildren's hospital1.6 mi
- Brigham and Women's Hospital75 Francis Street, Boston, MA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.6 mi
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.6 mi
- New England Baptist Hospital125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MAAcute care hospital1.7 mi
- VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain150 S. Huntington Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA · Emergency roomVA medical center1.9 mi
- Massachusetts General Hospital55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.9 mi
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -243 Charles Street, Boston, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.9 mi
- The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston51 Blossom Street, Boston, MAChildren's hospital2.0 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Boston Medical Center located?
Boston Medical Center is at 1 Boston Medical Center Place, Boston, MA 02118 in Suffolk County.
Does Boston Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Boston Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 227 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Boston Medical Center?
Boston 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 Boston Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level I adult, Level II pediatric 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 Boston Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (617) 638-8000.
Would patients recommend Boston Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (3,808 completed surveys), 73% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 71% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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