Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA Cancer Rankings

Massachusetts General Hospital Rankings

Adult Specialties: Cancer; Cardiology & Heart Surgery; Diabetes & Endocrinology; Ear, Nose & Throat; Gastroenterology & GI Surgery; Geriatrics; Gynecology; Nephrology; Neurology & Neurosurgery; Ophthalmology; Orthopedics; Psychiatry; Pulmonology; Rehabilitation; Rheumatology; Urology

Children's Specialties: Diabetes & Endocrinology; Gastroenterology & GI Surgery; Neonatology; Neurology & Neurosurgery; Orthopedics; Pulmonology

Cancer

	Rank in this specialty	#7
	Overall Score in this Specialty	74.9 / 100

Reputation with specialists

Strong

Score: 17.4%

Strong=15.0%-49.9%

Survival

Much better than expected

100

Score: 9

Much better than expected=9-10

Success in keeping patients safe

Moderate

Score: 2

Moderate=2 out of 3

Preventing deaths from treatable complications	Superior 100 Score: 3 Superior=3 out of 3
Preventing collapsed lung after surgery	Limited 5 Score: 1 Limited=1 out of 3
Preventing major bleeding after surgery	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3
Preventing respiratory failure after surgery	Superior 100 Score: 3 Superior=3 out of 3
Preventing incisions from reopening after surgery	Moderate 50 Score: 2 Moderate=2 out of 3
Preventing accidental injuries during surgery	Limited 5 Score: 1 Limited=1 out of 3

Patient volume

Highest

100

2,187 discharges

Highest=850 or above

Nurse staffing

Highest

100

Score: 2.1

Highest=2.0 or above

Nurse Magnet hospital

Score: √

NCI cancer center

Score: √

Transplant accreditation

Score: 2

2 out of 2

Advanced technologies

Highest

100

Score: 7

Highest=7 out of 7

Patient services

Number of important patient services available in this specialty

Highest

100

Score: 8

Highest=8 out of 8

Intensivists

Score: √

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