Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington in Burlington, MA
Also known as Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Lahey Clinic
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About Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington is an acute care hospital in Burlington, Middlesex 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 4 out of 5. It has 345 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hosp of New Englan, about 2.5 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 0.62
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)Better than national · SIR 0.42
- Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) infectionsBetter than national · SIR 0.64
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 0.67
- Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomyNo different · SIR 2.64
- Surgical site infections after colon surgeryNo different · SIR 0.67
49% 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 recommend72%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1067%
- Completed surveys2,376
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.48480, -71.20376
Nearby hospitals
- Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hosp of New Englan2 Rehabilitation Way, Woburn, MARehabilitation hospital2.5 mi
- Bedford VA Medical Center200 Springs Road, Bedford, MAVA medical center3.7 mi
- Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital200 Springs Road, Bedford, MAHospital3.8 mi
- Winchester Hospital41 Highland Avenue, Winchester, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital4.4 mi
- Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford170 Governors Avenue, Medford, MA · Emergency roomHospital6.2 mi
- McLean Hospital Corporation115 Mill Street, Belmont, MAPsychiatric hospital6.2 mi
- Melrosewakefield Healthcare585 Lebanon Street, Melrose, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital7.4 mi
- Somerville Hospital230 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA · Emergency roomHospital8.1 mi
- Mount Auburn Hospital330 Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, MA · Emergency roomAcute care hospital8.4 mi
- Tewksbury Hospital365 East Street, Tewksbury, MALong-term care hospital8.8 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington located?
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington is at 41 & 45 Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01803 in Middlesex County.
Does Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington have an emergency room?
Yes. Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington reports emergency services to Medicare, and patients spent a median of 226 minutes in its emergency department before leaving. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington?
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington has a CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating of 4 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 Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington 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 Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (781) 744-5100.
Would patients recommend Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (2,376 completed surveys), 72% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 67% 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.
- 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.
- What Is a Trauma Center? Levels I to V ExplainedWhat each trauma center level provides, who designates and verifies them, pediatric trauma centers and how trauma systems route patients.