Caritas Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center

736 Cambridge Street
Boston, MA 02135
Caritas Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center is a non-profit hospital located in Boston, MA. It has 3 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric, Coronary Care, and Surgical Intensive Care.  
 
 
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Hospital Profile

Address
736 Cambridge Street
Boston, Massachusetts (MA)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Church
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

HealthGrades Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: At national average in 4 of 5 areas

Critical Care services: At national average in 4 of 4 areas

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 4 of 4 areas

General Surgery services: At national average in 3 of 3 areas

Orthopedic services: Above national average in 2 of 4 areas

Pulmonary services: Above national average in 2 of 2 areas

Vascular services: Above national average in 1 of 1 areas

Hospital Features

Caritas Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center is a Short Term hospital. Its residency program is certified by the AMA. The facility has 241 beds of which 196 are Adult and Pediatric, 7 are Coronary Care, and 9 are Surgical Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
241
  • Surgical Intensive Care beds
9
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
196
  • Teaching Hospital
Yes
  • Coronary Care beds
7
  • Residency Program Approval:
AMA
 
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Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 13 of 13 procedures
Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 13 procedures
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
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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 Pneumonia
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bullet Sepsis
bullet Gastrointestinal Bleed
bullet Stroke
bullet Appendectomy
 

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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, and maternity care: Individual states (AZ, CA, FL, IA, MA, MD, ME, NJ, NV, NY, OR, PA, RI, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, and WI ) for years 2005 through 2007.

Source for all other procedures: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for years 2006 through 2008.

 
 

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