Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton, MA
Also known as Boston Medical Center – South, Boston Medical - South, BMC South, Good Samaritan
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About Good Samaritan Medical Center
Good Samaritan Medical Center is an acute care hospital in Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It reports its ownership to Medicare as for-profit. It provides emergency services. It is listed as a Level III trauma center. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 2 out of 5. It has 267 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 Pam Health Specialty Hospital of Stoughton, about 0.9 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 infectionsNo different · SIR 1.50
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.89
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.04
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.00
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.00
39% 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 recommend51%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1053%
- Completed surveys652
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.09847, -71.06595
Nearby hospitals
- Pam Health Specialty Hospital of Stoughton909 Sumner Street 1st Floor, Stoughton, MALong-term care hospital0.9 mi
- Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital680 Center Street, Brockton, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital3.9 mi
- Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children3 Randolph Street, Canton, MAHospital6.0 mi
- Encompass Health Braintree Hospital of Braintree250 Pond Street, Braintree, MARehabilitation hospital7.3 mi
- South Shore Hospital55 Fogg Road, South Weymouth, MA · Level II traumaAcute care hospital7.8 mi
- Norwood Hospital800 Washington Street, Norwood, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital9.4 mi
- Walden Behavioral Care, LLC10 Carematrix Dr, Dedham, MAPsychiatric hospital10 mi
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton199 Reedsdale Road, Milton, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital11 mi
- Westwood Pembroke Health Systems45 Clapboardtree Street, Westwood, MA · Emergency roomPsychiatric hospital11 mi
- Carney Hospital2100 Dorchester Avenue, Boston, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital12 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Good Samaritan Medical Center located?
Good Samaritan Medical Center is at 235 North Pearl Street, Brockton, MA 02301 in Plymouth County.
Does Good Samaritan Medical Center have an emergency room?
Yes. Good Samaritan Medical Center reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 264 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Good Samaritan Medical Center?
Good Samaritan Medical Center has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 2 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 Good Samaritan Medical Center a trauma center?
Yes. It is listed as a Level III 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 Good Samaritan Medical Center?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (508) 427-3000.
Would patients recommend Good Samaritan Medical Center?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (652 completed surveys), 51% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 53% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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