Best Hospitals in Boston, MA
How we picked them
Of all 77 hospitals in the Boston, Massachusetts metropolitan area, the 25 listed below are the top-ranking. This metro area includes Brookline, Cambridge, Chelsea, and Quincy.
| Metro rank |
Hospital |
No. of specialties (nationally ranked) |
No. of specialties (high-performing) |
Recognized in... |
|
#1
|
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
|
16
|
–
|
Cancer;
Diabetes & Endocrinology;
Ear, Nose & Throat;
+13 other specialties.
|
|
#2
|
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
|
12
|
1
|
Cancer;
Diabetes & Endocrinology;
Gastroenterology;
+10 other specialties.
|
|
#3
|
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
|
8
|
5
|
Cancer;
Diabetes & Endocrinology;
Gastroenterology;
+10 other specialties.
|
|
#4
|
Lahey Clinic
Burlington, MA
|
3
|
9
|
Diabetes & Endocrinology;
Gastroenterology;
Urology;
+9 other specialties.
|
|
#5
|
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA
|
2
|
5
|
Geriatrics;
Pulmonology;
Cancer;
+4 other specialties.
|
|
#6
|
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Boston, MA
|
2
|
–
|
Ear, Nose & Throat
and
Ophthalmology
|
|
#6
|
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
|
2
|
–
|
Neurology & Neurosurgery
and
Orthopedics
|
|
#8
|
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Boston, MA
|
1
|
–
|
Cancer
|
|
#8
|
McLean Hospital
Belmont, MA
|
1
|
–
|
Psychiatry
|
|
#8
|
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Boston, MA
|
1
|
–
|
Rehabilitation
|
|
#11
|
South Shore Hospital
South Weymouth, MA
|
–
|
9
|
Diabetes & Endocrinology;
Ear, Nose & Throat;
Gastroenterology;
+6 other specialties.
|
|
#12
|
Tufts Medical Center
Boston, MA
|
–
|
8
|
Diabetes & Endocrinology;
Geriatrics;
Gynecology;
+5 other specialties.
|
|
#13
|
Caritas St. Elizabeth's Medical Center
Brighton, MA
|
–
|
2
|
Geriatrics
and
Urology
|
|
#13
|
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
|
–
|
2
|
Geriatrics
and
Urology
|
|
#13
|
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA
|
–
|
2
|
Ear, Nose & Throat
and
Gynecology
|
|
#16
|
Beverly Hospital
Beverly, MA
|
–
|
1
|
Gynecology
|
|
#16
|
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
|
–
|
1
|
Ear, Nose & Throat
|
|
#16
|
Caritas Holy Family Hospital
Methuen, MA
|
–
|
1
|
Urology
|
|
#16
|
Good Samaritan Medical Center
Brockton, MA
|
–
|
1
|
Neurology & Neurosurgery
|
|
#16
|
Lowell General Hospital
Lowell, MA
|
–
|
1
|
Gynecology
|
|
#16
|
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton Lower Falls, MA
|
–
|
1
|
Urology
|
|
#16
|
North Shore Medical Center
Salem, MA
|
–
|
1
|
Geriatrics
|
|
#16
|
Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Portsmouth, NH
|
–
|
1
|
Orthopedics
|
|
#16
|
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
Brockton, MA
|
–
|
1
|
Diabetes & Endocrinology
|
|
#16
|
Wentworth-Douglass Hospital
Dover, NH
|
–
|
1
|
Nephrology
|
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