HealthGrades®

North Shore Medical Center - Salem Hospital

81 Highland Avenue
Salem, MA 01970
North Shore Medical Center - Salem Hospital is a hospital located in Salem, MA. It has 2 specialty units, including Adult and Pediatric and Intensive Care. This hospital reports jointly with North Shore Medical Center - Union Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services.  
 
 
Profile for North Shore Medical Center - Salem HospitalAwards & Ratings for North Shore Medical Center - Salem HospitalPatient Safety RatingsService Line Ratings*Comprehensive Ratings*

Hospital Profile

Address
81 Highland Avenue
Salem, Massachusetts (MA)
Provider Type
Acute Care
Ownership
Private
Accepts Medicare
Yes
Accepts Medicaid
Yes
 

Hospital Ratings

Cardiac services: Above national average in 4 of 5 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Critical Care services: At national average in 2 of 4 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Gastrointestinal services: At national average in 4 of 5 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

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

Orthopedic services: At national average in 3 of 5 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

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

Vascular services: At national average in 2 of 3 areas, as rated by HealthGrades

Hospital Features

North Shore Medical Center - Salem Hospital is a Short Term hospital. The facility has 242 beds of which 336 are Adult and Pediatric and 36 are Intensive Care.

  • Total beds
242
  • Intensive Care beds
36
  • Adult and Pediatric beds
336
  • Teaching Hospital
Yes
 
Cost Lower Costdollar icon Average Costdollar icondollar icon Higher Costdollar icondollar icondollar icon Length of
Stay Short Staybed icon Average Staybed iconbed icon Long Staybed iconbed iconbed icon
 
Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 6 of 16 procedures
Length of Stay is at the state average in 14 of 16 procedures
CardiacOrthopedicWomen's ServicesPulmonaryMore
Hospital Service Lines Cost Length of Stay
Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent) dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Attack dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Bypass Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Heart Failure dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon
Valve Replacement Surgery dollar icon dollar icon bed icon bed icon

Cardiac Doctors Associated with this Hospital

+ Cardiology
+ Cardiothoracic Surgery
+ Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
+ Interventional Cardiology
Top 10 Procedures and Diagnoses
bullet Maternity Care
bullet Heart Failure
bullet Pneumonia
bullet Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
bullet Gastrointestinal Bleed
bullet Heart Attack
bullet Stroke
bullet Total Knee Replacement
bullet Hip Fracture Repair
bullet Coronary Interventional Procedures (Angioplasty/ Stent)
 

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.

 

You are here:

  1. Home
  2. Hospital Directory
  3. Massachusetts - Other areas
  4. North Shore Medical Center - Salem Hospital