Boston Medical Center-Brighton in Brighton, MA
Also known as St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, St. Elizabeth's, Boston Medical - Brighton, BMC Brighton
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About Boston Medical Center-Brighton
Boston Medical Center-Brighton is an acute care hospital in Brighton, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 3 out of 5. It has 282 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 Franciscan Children's Hospital & Rehab Center, 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 0.00
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.46
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.19
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.52
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.79
40% 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 recommend69%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1071%
- Completed surveys709
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.34996, -71.14746
Nearby hospitals
- Franciscan Children's Hospital & Rehab Center30 Warren Street, Brighton, MAChildren's hospital0.2 mi
- Arbour Human Resource Institute227 Babcock Street, Brookline, MAPsychiatric hospital1.3 mi
- Mount Auburn Hospital330 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital1.9 mi
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital2.2 mi
- Boston Children's Hospital300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA · Emergency roomChildren's hospital2.3 mi
- Brigham and Women's Hospital75 Francis Street, Boston, MA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital2.4 mi
- New England Baptist Hospital125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MAAcute care hospital2.4 mi
- VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain150 S. Huntington Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA · Emergency roomVA medical center2.4 mi
- Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Med Care-Camb1575 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MALong-term care hospital2.7 mi
- Cambridge Health Alliance1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital2.8 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Boston Medical Center-Brighton located?
Boston Medical Center-Brighton is at 736 Cambridge Street, Nevins Building, Brighton, MA 02135 in Suffolk County.
Does Boston Medical Center-Brighton have an emergency room?
Yes. Boston Medical Center-Brighton reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 146 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Boston Medical Center-Brighton?
Boston Medical Center-Brighton 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-Brighton a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for Boston Medical Center-Brighton. Hospitals without one still treat injuries in their emergency department and transfer patients who need a trauma center. Check the Massachusetts trauma program for the current list.
What is the phone number of Boston Medical Center-Brighton?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (617) 789-3000.
Would patients recommend Boston Medical Center-Brighton?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (709 completed surveys), 69% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 71% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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