About St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center

Founded in 1868, St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center has been recognized for its top-rated physicians, who have been providing person-centered specialty care to their community in the heart of Brighton for more than a century.  

Expert Specialty Care in Your Community

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, a Boston University teaching hospital, is a 291-bed hospital that provides patients and families in the Brighton area and beyond access to some of Boston’s most advanced treatments and specialty care, including:

  • The nationally recognized, award-winning Center for Advanced Cardiac Surgery
  • A surgical care program that has been named #1 in the country
  • An Advanced Primary Stroke Center, certified by the Joint Commission
  • One of only two hospitals in Massachusetts to receive the American Heart Association’s Elite Plus level recognition for stroke care
  • A Level III neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), providing critical care for newborns with the highest risk and need of support 

Dedication to Our Community, for More Than a Century

Since its founding in 1868 in Boston’s South End, through tumult and transformation, and with its move to Brighton in 1914, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center has been a mainstay for its community members. We serve our patients and neighbors in the heart of Brighton and our surrounding communities of Allston, Boston, Brookline, Newton, Watertown, Weston, and beyond.

St. Elizabeth's was founded in the mission to deliver comprehensive, high quality, compassionate, and efficient healthcare in a community setting by assessing the unmet needs in our neighborhoods, participating on local action committees, delivering preventative care and education, and funding community-based healthcare initiatives.

Founded in a Health Equity Mission

Since our founding more than a century and a half ago, we have been driven by the mission of advancing high-quality clinical care for our communities. In its original South End location, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center was founded to address the specific medical needs of the impoverished and elderly women in Boston, and today our dedicated teams are committed to closing the gaps in access and outcomes for our most underserved patients and community members.

We are the tertiary care hospital for the Gateway Cities of Massachusetts. From the Mill Cities of the Merrimack Valley to the north, and Brockton, Fall River, and Taunton to the south, St. Elizabeth's cares for transfer patients from some of the most historically underserved regions of the state.

Awards & Recognition

  • Named #1 in Massachusetts for Surgical Care (2024)
  • One of Healthgrades America’s 50 Best Hospitals for Cardiac Surgery (2024)
  • Recipient of the Healthgrades Surgical Care Excellence Award (2024)
  • Designated an Advanced Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission in collaboration with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.
  • Recipient of the Healthgrades Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award for seven years in a row (2018 – 2024)
  • Named among the Top 5% in the Nation for Cardiac Surgery (2024)
  • Named among the Top 10% in the nation for Cardiac Surgery for seven years in a row (2018 – 2024)
  • Named among the Top 10% of Hospitals in the Nation for Surgical Care (2024)
  • Recognized as “high-performing” by U.S. News & World Report for prostate cancer surgery and kidney failure (2024)
  • Five-Star Recipient for Coronary Bypass Surgery for three years in a row (2022 – 2024)
  • Five-Star Recipient for Valve Surgery, Defibrillator Procedures, Gallbladder Removal Surgery, and Treatment of Diabetic Hospitalizations (2024)
  • Five-Star Recipient for Defibrillator Procedures (2024)
  • American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines: Stroke Gold Plus award (2024)
  • American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines: Target Type 2 Diabetes Honor Roll (2024)
  • Received an "A" safety grade rating from the Leapfrog Group for achieving the highest national standards in patient safety (2023)
  • Nationally designated as a Blue Distinction Center for Knee and Hip Replacement by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (2023)
  • Awarded three-year accreditation by the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) (2023) 

Meet the St. Elizabeth's leadership team.

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