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Best hospitals in Massachusetts

9 of the 53 Massachusetts hospitals rated by CMS hold the top rating of five stars, and 11 more hold four. They are listed here in order of CMS's overall quality rating and what patients say, next to how long the ER takes and how much each hospital marks up its prices.

Also:All 84 Massachusetts hospitalsBest hospitals by stateMassachusetts ranks 27th of 52 statesCompare the top 3 side by side

9five-star hospitals
11four-star hospitals
53hospitals rated by CMS and open to the public, of 84 in the state
69%of patients would recommend the typical hospital US typical 71%
3 h 34 mintypical ER visit US typical 2 h 28 min

The top 10

1Fairview HospitalGreat Barrington · Rural (critical access)CMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend93%Typical ER visit1 h 53 minListed per $1 of cost$2.042New England Baptist HospitalBoston · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend86%Listed per $1 of cost$1.973Massachusetts General HospitalBoston · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend85%Typical ER visit4 h 48 minListed per $1 of cost$4.194Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend81%Typical ER visit5 h 0 minListed per $1 of cost$4.275Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend79%Typical ER visit4 h 25 minListed per $1 of cost$3.296Emerson Hospital -W Concord · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend76%Typical ER visit3 h 28 minListed per $1 of cost$2.687Brigham and Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend74%Typical ER visit4 h 16 minListed per $1 of cost$3.788Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend70%Typical ER visit3 h 16 minListed per $1 of cost$2.909North Shore Medical Center -Salem · GeneralCMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend67%Typical ER visit4 h 31 minListed per $1 of cost$3.3810Martha's Vineyard Hospital IncOak Bluffs · Rural (critical access)CMS rating★★★★★Patients★★★★★Would recommend78%Typical ER visit2 h 37 minListed per $1 of cost$2.03
How Massachusetts's 53 rated hospitals score
95 stars
114 stars
163 stars
152 stars
21 star

Every rated hospital in Massachusetts

In ranking order. Click a column to sort.

#HospitalCityCMS ratingPatient ratingWould recommendTypical ER visitListed per $1 of cost
1Fairview HospitalGreat Barrington★★★★★★★★★★93%1 h 53 min$2.04
2New England Baptist HospitalBoston★★★★★★★★★★86%–$1.97
3Massachusetts General HospitalBoston★★★★★★★★★★85%4 h 48 min$4.19
4Brigham and Women's HospitalBoston★★★★★★★★★★81%5 h 0 min$4.27
5Newton-Wellesley HospitalNewton★★★★★★★★★★79%4 h 25 min$3.29
6Emerson Hospital -W Concord★★★★★★★★★★76%3 h 28 min$2.68
7Brigham and Women Faulkner HospitalJamaica Plain★★★★★★★★★★74%4 h 16 min$3.78
8Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - NeedhamNeedham★★★★★★★★★★70%3 h 16 min$2.90
9North Shore Medical Center -Salem★★★★★★★★★★67%4 h 31 min$3.38
10Martha's Vineyard Hospital IncOak Bluffs★★★★★★★★★★78%2 h 37 min$2.03
11Milford Regional Medical CenterMilford★★★★★★★★★★77%4 h 34 min$2.28
12Mount Auburn HospitalCambridge★★★★★★★★★★75%3 h 25 min$2.07
13Southcoast Hospitals GroupFall River★★★★★★★★★★72%3 h 10 min$3.56
14Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BurlingtonBurlington★★★★★★★★★★72%3 h 46 min$2.69
15Holyoke Medical CenterHolyoke★★★★★★★★★★72%4 h 13 min$2.72
16Falmouth HospitalFalmouth★★★★★★★★★★71%2 h 40 min$3.30
17Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - MiltonMilton★★★★★★★★★★68%3 h 38 min$2.40
18Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital PlymouthPlymouth★★★★★★★★★★66%3 h 57 min$2.59
19Baystate Wing HospitalPalmer★★★★★★★★★★65%3 h 34 min$2.83
20Berkshire Medical CenterPittsfield★★★★★★★★★★56%4 h 14 min$2.77
21Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston★★★★★★★★★★79%5 h 36 min$2.66
22Saint Anne's HospitalFall River★★★★★★★★★★73%3 h 14 min$2.60
23Winchester HospitalWinchester★★★★★★★★★★75%3 h 53 min$2.56
24Boston Medical CenterBoston★★★★★★★★★★73%3 h 47 min$2.20
25Umass Memorial Medical Center/University CampusWorcester★★★★★★★★★★72%4 h 51 min$3.07
26Boston Medical Center-BrightonBrighton★★★★★★★★★★69%2 h 26 min$1.61
27Northeast Hospital CorporationBeverly★★★★★★★★★★66%3 h 10 min$2.91
28Sturdy Memorial HospitalAttleboro★★★★★★★★★★66%3 h 14 min$2.23
29Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfield★★★★★★★★★★65%3 h 14 min$2.98
30Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge★★★★★★★★★★65%2 h 33 min$1.85
31Melrosewakefield HealthcareMelrose★★★★★★★★★★64%3 h 10 min$2.31
32Umass Memorial Health - Harrington HospitalSouthbridge★★★★★★★★★★65%3 h 29 min$3.94
33Signature Healthcare Brockton HospitalBrockton★★★★★★★★★★62%3 h 28 min$1.84
34Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyport★★★★★★★★★★61%3 h 8 min$2.24
35Umass Memorial Healthalliance HospitalsLeominster★★★★★★★★★★54%4 h 13 min$4.03
36Nantucket Cottage HospitalNantucket★★★★★–82%2 h 0 min$1.86
37Tufts Medical CenterBoston★★★★★★★★★★79%3 h 28 min$2.58
38Heywood Hospital -Gardner★★★★★★★★★★71%3 h 12 min$2.31
39The Cooley Dickinson Hospital IncNorthampton★★★★★★★★★★74%4 h 21 min$3.41
40Cape Cod HospitalHyannis★★★★★★★★★★71%3 h 21 min$2.93
41South Shore HospitalSouth Weymouth★★★★★★★★★★68%3 h 53 min$2.02
42Mercy Medical CtrSpringfield★★★★★★★★★★67%4 h 35 min$2.33
43Lowell General HospitalLowell★★★★★★★★★★66%4 h 27 min$2.71
44Baystate Noble HospitalWestfield★★★★★★★★★★66%3 h 35 min$2.85
45Marlborough HospitalMarlborough★★★★★★★★★★60%3 h 46 min$3.52
46Baystate Medical CenterSpringfield★★★★★★★★★★62%4 h 46 min$2.56
47Merrimack Health Lawrence HospitalLawrence★★★★★★★★★★62%4 h 1 min$2.68
48Holy Family HospitalMethuen★★★★★★★★★★53%3 h 58 min$1.66
49St Vincent HospitalWorcester★★★★★★★★★★52%3 h 26 min$8.19
50Good Samaritan Medical CenterBrockton★★★★★★★★★★51%4 h 24 min$1.90
51Athol Memorial HospitalAthol★★★★★–75%2 h 54 min$2.10
52Brown University Health Morton HospitalTaunton★★★★★★★★★★48%3 h 29 min$2.01
53Metrowest Medical CenterFramingham★★★★★★★★★★42%3 h 25 min$7.33
How the order is set. Hospitals are sorted by CMS's overall hospital quality star rating (1 to 5 stars), which combines death rates, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. Ties are broken by the patient survey star rating, then by the share of patients who would definitely recommend the hospital. Hospitals CMS has not rated, often small, new or specialty hospitals, are not listed; neither are Veterans Affairs and military hospitals, which most patients cannot choose. Prices and ER times are shown for comparison and do not change the order. A star rating is a summary: for a specific operation, look at that hospital's page and ask your doctor.

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Source: CMS Care Compare (overall star ratings and patient survey) and hospital cost reports.