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Brigham and Women's Hospital

75 Francis Street
Boston, MA 02115
Brigham and Women's Hospital is a hospital located in Boston, MA. It has 4 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric, Burn Intensive Care, Coronary Care, and Surgical Intensive Care.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
75 Francis Street
Boston, Massachusetts (MA)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Private
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: Above national average in 3 of 5 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Critical Care services: At national average in 4 of 4 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Gastrointestinal services: Above national average in 3 of 5 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

General Surgery services: Below national average in 2 of 3 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Orthopedic services: Below national average in 4 of 5 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Pulmonary services: At national average in 1 of 2 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Vascular services: At national average in 1 of 3 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Hospital Features

Brigham and Women's Hospital is a Short Term hospital. The facility has 720 beds of which 564 are Adult and Pediatric, 10 are Burn Intensive Care, 10 are Coronary Care, and 136 are Surgical Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
720
  • Surgical Intensive Care beds
136
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
564
  • Teaching Hospital
Yes
  • Burn Intensive Care beds
10
  • Residency Program Approval:
ADA
  • Coronary Care beds
10
 
 
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 2 of 16 procedures
Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 16 procedures
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Pulmonary Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Pulmonology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Maternity Care
bullet Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Bariatric Surgery
bullet Total Knee Replacement
bullet Stroke
bullet Valve Replacement Surgery
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Heart Bypass Surgery
 

There can be enormous quality differences between one hospital and another, and between one doctor and another.

For example, a recent study by HealthGrades found that a typical patient would have, on average, a 69 percent lower chance of dying in a five-star rated hospital compared to a one-star rated hospital.

 

Source for appendectomy, bariatric surgery, women's health, and maternity care: Individual states (AZ, CA, FL, IA, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, TX, UT, VA, WA, and WI ) for years 2004 - 2006.

Source for all other procedures: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2005 - 2007.

 

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