Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - in Boston, MA

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - is an acute care hospital in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It reports its ownership to Medicare as nonprofit (private). It provides emergency services. It does not currently have a CMS Overall Star Rating, which usually means it reports too few measures to be rated. It has 41 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. Massachusetts General Hospital is on the same campus or next door.

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.

Lower times are better. Reporting period ending September 2025. Source: CMS Timely and Effective Care. What these numbers mean.

• Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsNo different · SIR 0.59

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.

• Patient survey star rating
• Would definitely recommend83%
• Rated the hospital 9 or 1078%
• Completed surveys351

Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.

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