VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain in Jamaica Plain, MA
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About VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain
VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain is a vA medical center in Jamaica Plain, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. It reports its ownership to Medicare as the Veterans Health Administration. It provides emergency services. Its CMS Overall Hospital Quality Star Rating is 4 out of 5. It has 361 licensed beds, according to state license data via HIFLD. The nearest other listed hospital is New England Baptist Hospital, about 0.3 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.
Infections and sepsis care
- Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI)No different · SIR 0.74
- Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI)No different · SIR 1.20
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 recommend77%
- Rated the hospital 9 or 1078%
- Completed surveys542
Survey period ending September 2025. Source: CMS HCAHPS Patient Survey.
Map
42.32744, -71.11090
Nearby hospitals
- New England Baptist Hospital125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MAAcute care hospital0.3 mi
- Brigham and Women's Hospital75 Francis Street, Boston, MA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital0.6 mi
- Boston Children's Hospital300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA · Emergency roomChildren's hospital0.8 mi
- Arbour Hospital49 Robinwood Avenue, Boston, MAPsychiatric hospital0.8 mi
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital0.9 mi
- Arbour Human Resource Institute227 Babcock Street, Brookline, MAPsychiatric hospital1.7 mi
- Boston Medical Center1 Boston Medical Center Place, Boston, MA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital1.9 mi
- Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital1153 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, MA · Level I traumaAcute care hospital2.0 mi
- Lemuel Shattuck Hospital170 Morton Street, Jamaica Plain, MALong-term care hospital2.0 mi
- Dr Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center85 East Newton Street, Boston, MAPsychiatric hospital2.1 mi
Frequently asked questions
Where is VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain located?
VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain is at 150 S. Huntington Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 in Suffolk County.
Does VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain have an emergency room?
Yes. VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain reports emergency services to Medicare. In a life-threatening emergency, call 911.
What is the CMS star rating of VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain?
VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain 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 VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain a trauma center?
We have no trauma center designation on record for VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain. 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 VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain?
The main phone number on record with Medicare is (617) 232-9500.
Would patients recommend VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain?
In the most recent HCAHPS patient survey (542 completed surveys), 77% of patients said they would definitely recommend the hospital, and 78% rated it 9 or 10 out of 10.
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