Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA
Also known as Brigham's
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About Brigham and Women's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital 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 5 out of 5. It has 811 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 Boston Children's Hospital, about 0.2 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 0.51
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.71
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.51
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)Better than national · SIR 0.60
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 0.33
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.68
37% 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 recommend81%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1074%
- Completed surveys666
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.33501, -71.10607
Nearby hospitals
- Boston Children's Hospital300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA · Emergency roomChildren's hospital0.2 mi
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital0.3 mi
- New England Baptist Hospital125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MAAcute care hospital0.3 mi
- VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain150 S. Huntington Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA · Emergency roomVA medical center0.6 mi
- Arbour Human Resource Institute227 Babcock Street, Brookline, MAPsychiatric hospital1.3 mi
- Arbour Hospital49 Robinwood Avenue, Boston, MAPsychiatric hospital1.3 mi
- Boston Medical Center1 Boston Medical Center Place, Boston, MA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.6 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 hospital2.2 mi
- Boston Medical Center-Brighton736 Cambridge Street, Nevins Building, Brighton, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.4 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Brigham and Women's Hospital located?
Brigham and Women's Hospital is at 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115 in Suffolk County.
Does Brigham and Women's Hospital have an emergency room?
Yes. Brigham and Women's Hospital reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 300 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Brigham and Women's Hospital?
Brigham and Women's Hospital has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 5 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 Brigham and Women's Hospital 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 Brigham and Women's Hospital?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (617) 732-5500.
Would patients recommend Brigham and Women's Hospital?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (666 completed surveys), 81% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 74% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
Related guides
- How CMS Hospital Star Ratings WorkThe five measure groups behind the 1 to 5 star Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating, how it is calculated and what it leaves out.
- How to Choose a HospitalA practical checklist for planned care: insurance networks, procedure volume, quality ratings, certifications and cost estimates.
- How to Choose a Hospital to Give BirthLevels of maternal and newborn care, the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation, quality data and questions to ask on a tour.
- ER Wait Times ExplainedHow triage and the Emergency Severity Index decide who is seen first, why emergency rooms get crowded and where to find timing data.