Massachusetts General Hospital (affiliated with Harvard Medical School)
Massachusetts General Hospital, founded in 1811, is the largest hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School. MGH leads the nation's largest hospital-based research program, with more than $600 million in annual research funding. The hospital's major research programs include AIDS, cardiovascular disease, cancer, computational and integrative biology, skin biology, human genetics, medical imaging, neurodegenerative diseases, regenerative medicine, systems biology, transplantation biology and photomedicine. The hospital has more than 900 beds, 21,000 employees, a main campus and four health centers.
Massachusetts General Hospital has created many firsts for human medicine. In 1846, it performed the first anesthesia surgery in the history of mankind (commemorated by the hospital's Ether Day-Ether Day on October 16 every year); it was the first to apply X-rays to the clinic in 1896, shortly after their discovery; it was also a pioneer in the application of PET technology (1970) and the application of nuclear magnetic **** vibration technology ( (1979); cocktail therapy for AIDS in 1990; and more. To date, Massachusetts General Hospital has had nine Nobel Prize winners (in 2009, it received the Physiology Prize in Medicine). Massachusetts General Hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best hospitals in the United States for more than a decade. Brigham and Women's Hospital (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School)
Brigham and Women's Hospital, located in Boston, is a globally recognized hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School. The hospital is a world leader in virtually every field of adult medicine, and according to the 2012-2013 Honor Roll of America's Best Hospitals (the Honor Roll) published July 16 by U.S. News & World Report, Massachusetts General Hospital, affiliated with Harvard Medical School in Boston, was ranked among the top 5,000 hospitals nationwide that participated in the review. The Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, ranked first among more than 5,000 hospitals nationwide on the list. The hospital is known globally for its contributions to improving patient care, developing advanced treatment programs and technologies, biomedical research, and educating healthcare professionals, making important contributions to the health of people across the United States and around the world. The hospital is nationally recognized for its strengths in clinical research in cardiovascular disease, neuroscience, arthritis, rheumatology, orthopedics and cancer. Brigham and Women's Hospital is also one of the nation's top transplant centers, performing heart transplants, lung transplants, kidney transplants, heart-lung transplants and bone marrow transplants.
The hospital's Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Center for Cardiovascular Disease brings together the world's leading cardiovascular specialists and state-of-the-art facilities, combined with leading-edge technology for patient-centered care. The Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer Center combines one of the world's top cancer research institutes with one of the world's top hospitals, creating 12 specialized research centers that combine integrative medicine, surgery, radiation therapy and the latest clinical trials. The Orthopedics and Arthritis Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital hosts one of the largest orthopedic and rheumatology research programs in the world. The Center's medical specialists are world-renowned in their field and are leaders in the research and treatment of all forms of orthopaedic and joint diseases and injuries. The Neuroscience Research Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital offers state-of-the-art treatment options for all diseases of the nervous system. The research center integrates neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, neuroradiology and advanced research and clinical trials. In addition, as one of the largest obstetrics and gynecology centers in the nation, the hospital's Mary Horrigan Connors Center for Women's Health is a leader in high-risk labor and delivery care, neonatal intensive care, infertility and comprehensive obstetrics and gynecology surgery. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (Dana-Farber Cancer Hospital, Harvard Medical School)
Established in 1947, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a major affiliate of Harvard Medical School, a federally-designated Center for AIDS Research, a federally-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and a founding member of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center. a founding member of the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center.
Since its inception, Dana-Farber Cancer Hospital has been committed to providing cancer patients with specialized, best-in-class medical care while improving the understanding, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer and related diseases through cutting-edge research. As a Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospital and a federally designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Dana-Farber Cancer Hospital also trains a new generation of physicians and scientists, improves public**** care in high-risk and underserved areas, and promotes advanced treatments and new scientific discoveries throughout the U.S. and the world.
Today, Dana-Farber Cancer Hospital employs 4,000 staff members, sees approximately 300,000 patients annually, participates in 700 clinical trials, and is recognized worldwide for its dual research and clinical excellence. Dana-Farber Cancer Hospital is committed to eliminating cancer, and new treatments are only introduced into the clinic after they have been proven to be effective and safe in the laboratory. Mclean Hospital (McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School)
Founded in 1811 as the psychiatric unit of Massachusetts General Hospital, McLean Hospital has been a world leader in the treatment of mental illnesses and the training of mental health care professionals since its inception. As a major teaching institution of Harvard Medical School, McLean has one of the largest neuroscience and psychiatry research programs in the nation. The hospital's extensive clinical trials program allows patients the opportunity to use new drugs that are still in the experimental stage before they are officially released.
McLean Hospital's major clinical trials examine a wide range of psychiatric disorders, including alcohol and drug abuse, Alzheimer's disease and other psychotic disorders of old age, bipolar disorder, child and adolescent psychiatric disorders, depression, anxiety disorders, developmental disorders, dissociative disorders, psychotic disorders, eating disorders, obsessive-compulsive disorder and schizophrenia. The hospital offers a comprehensive range of treatment and care for people of all ages with mental illness. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (Harvard Medical School)
Established in 1971, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital is the nation's largest specialized rehabilitation hospital, providing comprehensive and holistic rehabilitation services. The hospital is also the primary training site for the Harvard Medical School's School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation. In U.S. News & World Report's ranking of the nation's best hospitals, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital is the only rehabilitation hospital in New England that has consistently ranked among the top hospitals since 1995. The hospital's multidisciplinary approach to rehabilitation medicine combines high-caliber medical experts, cutting-edge technology and treatment techniques. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital treats patients with complex conditions with a multidisciplinary team of rehabilitation specialists. The team of more than 150 full- and part-time medical specialists in 30 medical specialties work closely with experienced rehabilitation nurses and more than 200 medical specialists in physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and recuperation to provide 15 specialized rehabilitation programs for patients of all ages.