Hospital rankings
Hospitals in Massachusetts by total beds
80 Massachusetts hospitals ranked by total beds in the 2026 Medicare (CMS) data. Leading: Northampton VA Medical Center, Bedford VA Medical Center, VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain. Filter by type, ownership and size, choose the measures you care about, and sort by any column.
| # | Hospital | Total beds | Overall star ratinghigher is better | Patient survey star ratinghigher is better | Heart attack death ratelower is better | Heart failure death ratelower is better | Hospital-wide readmission ratelower is better · 2025 data | Serious complicationslower is better | Time in emergency departmentlower is better | Medicare spending per patientlower is better | Compare |
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| National average | 3.3 | 11.9% | 11.1% | 15.0% | 1.00 | 162 min | 1.00 | ||||
| 1 | Northampton VA Medical Center | 1,014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Northampton VA Medical Center |
| 2 | Bedford VA Medical Center | 993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Bedford VA Medical Center |
| 3 | VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain | 920 | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.1%, 95th percentile | 6.6%, 99th percentile | 17.2%, 0th percentile | — | — | — | Compare VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain |
| 4 | Massachusetts General Hospital | 907 | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.3%, 99th percentile | 6.8%, 99th percentile | 14.3%, 86th percentile | 0.87, 81st percentile | 288 min, 2nd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | Compare Massachusetts General Hospital |
| 5 | Baystate Medical Center | 716 | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.7%, 19th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 1.69, 1st percentile | 286 min, 2nd percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | Compare Baystate Medical Center |
| 6 | Southcoast Hospitals Group | 695 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.6%, 58th percentile | 10.1%, 68th percentile | 15.0%, 46th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | Compare Southcoast Hospitals Group |
| 7 | Brigham And Women's Hospital | 663 | 5, 94th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 9.1%, 99th percentile | 6.7%, 99th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 300 min, 1st percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | Compare Brigham And Women's Hospital |
| 8 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 597 | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 6.9%, 99th percentile | 16.0%, 7th percentile | 1.03, 29th percentile | 336 min, 0th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center |
| 9 | MelroseWakefield Healthcare | 538 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.2%, 35th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.36, 5th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | Compare MelroseWakefield Healthcare |
| 10 | Boston Medical Center | 441 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 6.6%, 99th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.14, 15th percentile | 227 min, 10th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | Compare Boston Medical Center |
| T11 | North Shore Medical Center - | 415 | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 9.1%, 85th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.84, 87th percentile | 271 min, 3rd percentile | 0.91, 86th percentile | Compare North Shore Medical Center - |
| T11 | Tufts Medical Center | 415 | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 17.2%, 0th percentile | 1.32, 6th percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 1.03, 28th percentile | Compare Tufts Medical Center |
| 13 | Boston Children's Hospital | 395 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Boston Children's Hospital |
| 14 | MetroWest Medical Center | 360 | 1, 3rd percentile | 1, 1st percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 10.7%, 56th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | Compare MetroWest Medical Center |
| 15 | Mercy Medical Center | 339 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 0.93, 63rd percentile | 275 min, 2nd percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | Compare Mercy Medical Center |
| 16 | Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | 327 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 15.6%, 16th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 226 min, 10th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | Compare Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington |
| 17 | UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus | 325 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 10.3%, 64th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 291 min, 2nd percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | Compare UMass Memorial Medical Center/University Campus |
| 18 | McLean Hospital Corporation | 324 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare McLean Hospital Corporation |
| 19 | Berkshire Medical Center | 319 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 254 min, 4th percentile | 1.02, 33rd percentile | Compare Berkshire Medical Center |
| 20 | South Shore Hospital | 284 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.2%, 71st percentile | 9.5%, 79th percentile | 17.4%, 0th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 233 min, 8th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | Compare South Shore Hospital |
| T21 | Northeast Hospital Corporation | 283 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.3%, 92nd percentile | 7.8%, 95th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 1.18, 12th percentile | 190 min, 24th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | Compare Northeast Hospital Corporation |
| T21 | St Vincent Hospital | 283 | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 9.3%, 82nd percentile | 14.8%, 61st percentile | 1.11, 18th percentile | 206 min, 16th percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | Compare St Vincent Hospital |
| 23 | Holy Family Hospital | 275 | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.3%, 44th percentile | 15.8%, 11th percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 238 min, 7th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | Compare Holy Family Hospital |
| 24 | Cape Cod Hospital | 259 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 11.4%, 41st percentile | 16.5%, 3rd percentile | 0.99, 37th percentile | 201 min, 19th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | Compare Cape Cod Hospital |
| 25 | Boston Medical Center-Brighton | 252 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.5%, 62nd percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 16.4%, 3rd percentile | 0.79, 94th percentile | 146 min, 52nd percentile | 1.06, 16th percentile | Compare Boston Medical Center-Brighton |
| 26 | Westwood Pembroke Health Systems | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Westwood Pembroke Health Systems |
| 27 | Good Samaritan Medical Center | 231 | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 9.7%, 75th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 0.73, 97th percentile | 264 min, 3rd percentile | 1.00, 44th percentile | Compare Good Samaritan Medical Center |
| 28 | Newton-Wellesley Hospital | 224 | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.9%, 80th percentile | 8.1%, 94th percentile | 15.1%, 40th percentile | 0.67, 99th percentile | 265 min, 3rd percentile | 0.88, 92nd percentile | Compare Newton-Wellesley Hospital |
| 29 | Mount Auburn Hospital | 217 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 9.6%, 77th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.09, 20th percentile | 205 min, 17th percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | Compare Mount Auburn Hospital |
| 30 | Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital | 205 | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | — | 0.96, 51st percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | Compare Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital |
| T31 | Winchester Hospital | 189 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.0%, 77th percentile | 10.0%, 70th percentile | 16.8%, 1st percentile | 0.81, 92nd percentile | 233 min, 8th percentile | 0.93, 80th percentile | Compare Winchester Hospital |
| T31 | Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital | 189 | 2, 17th percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 12.5%, 22nd percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 1.10, 19th percentile | 241 min, 6th percentile | 1.07, 14th percentile | Compare Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital |
| 33 | Worcester Recovery Center And Hospital | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Worcester Recovery Center And Hospital |
| 34 | Holyoke Medical Center | 164 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 11.6%, 37th percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 1.05, 26th percentile | 253 min, 5th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | Compare Holyoke Medical Center |
| 35 | Saint Anne's Hospital | 160 | 3, 43rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 10.5%, 89th percentile | 10.6%, 58th percentile | 15.9%, 9th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | Compare Saint Anne's Hospital |
| 36 | Cambridge Health Alliance | 159 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 7.2%, 98th percentile | 14.9%, 54th percentile | 0.95, 55th percentile | 153 min, 47th percentile | 0.99, 50th percentile | Compare Cambridge Health Alliance |
| 37 | Lowell General Hospital | 158 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.4%, 29th percentile | 10.5%, 60th percentile | 16.1%, 6th percentile | 1.20, 10th percentile | 267 min, 3rd percentile | 0.98, 55th percentile | Compare Lowell General Hospital |
| 38 | Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth | 155 | 4, 73rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 12.5%, 26th percentile | 7.5%, 97th percentile | 15.3%, 28th percentile | 1.21, 10th percentile | 237 min, 7th percentile | 0.96, 66th percentile | Compare Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth |
| 39 | Brigham And Women Faulkner Hospital | 153 | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 10.8%, 83rd percentile | 5.9%, 100th percentile | 14.1%, 91st percentile | 0.70, 98th percentile | 256 min, 4th percentile | 0.90, 88th percentile | Compare Brigham And Women Faulkner Hospital |
| 40 | Westborough Behavioral Healthcare Hospital LLC | 152 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Westborough Behavioral Healthcare Hospital LLC |
| T41 | UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospitals | 150 | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.1%, 74th percentile | 8.6%, 90th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 0.97, 46th percentile | 253 min, 5th percentile | 1.04, 23rd percentile | Compare UMass Memorial HealthAlliance Hospitals |
| T41 | Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital |
| 43 | Emerson Hospital - | 149 | 5, 94th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.9%, 46th percentile | 10.2%, 66th percentile | 13.5%, 98th percentile | 0.98, 41st percentile | 208 min, 15th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | Compare Emerson Hospital - |
| 44 | The Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc | 142 | 2, 17th percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.7%, 54th percentile | 13.1%, 14th percentile | 15.2%, 34th percentile | 1.59, 1st percentile | 261 min, 4th percentile | 0.92, 83rd percentile | Compare The Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc |
| 45 | Heywood Hospital - | 134 | 2, 17th percentile | 4, 76th percentile | — | 12.3%, 25th percentile | 15.7%, 13th percentile | 1.01, 33rd percentile | 192 min, 23rd percentile | 1.08, 12th percentile | Compare Heywood Hospital - |
| 46 | Brown University Health Morton Hospital | 133 | 1, 3rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 11.8%, 49th percentile | 12.2%, 27th percentile | 16.7%, 2nd percentile | 0.88, 78th percentile | 209 min, 15th percentile | 1.01, 38th percentile | Compare Brown University Health Morton Hospital |
| 47 | Sturdy Memorial Hospital | 126 | 3, 43rd percentile | 3, 39th percentile | 11.3%, 68th percentile | 9.8%, 73rd percentile | 16.2%, 5th percentile | 0.96, 51st percentile | 194 min, 22nd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | Compare Sturdy Memorial Hospital |
| 48 | Anna Jaques Hospital | 123 | 3, 43rd percentile | 2, 10th percentile | 12.1%, 38th percentile | 8.8%, 88th percentile | 15.5%, 19th percentile | 1.04, 28th percentile | 188 min, 25th percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | Compare Anna Jaques Hospital |
| 49 | Milford Regional Medical Center | 121 | 4, 73rd percentile | 4, 76th percentile | 12.8%, 19th percentile | 8.9%, 87th percentile | 17.2%, 0th percentile | 0.83, 89th percentile | 274 min, 2nd percentile | 0.97, 61st percentile | Compare Milford Regional Medical Center |
| 50 | Southcoast Behavioral Health | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Compare Southcoast Behavioral Health |
About these rankings
Rankings use the 2026 release of CMS Care Compare data. Hospitals share a rank (“T”) when their values are equal, and only hospitals with a reported value for the sorted measure are ranked. Shading compares each value with every hospital in the country, so it doesn’t change with your filters. Small differences are often not statistically meaningful; use the methodology and glossary for context.
- Total beds
- Total beds reported to CMS (Provider of Services file).
- Overall star rating
- CMS overall hospital quality star rating (1-5).
- Patient survey star rating
- HCAHPS summary star rating (1-5).
- Heart attack death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart attack patients.
- Heart failure death rate
- 30-day death rate for heart failure patients.
- Hospital-wide readmission rate
- Rate of unplanned readmission within 30 days, all conditions. From 2025 CMS reports the Hybrid Hospital-Wide Readmission measure (claims plus EHR data), which replaced the claims-only measure; values are close but not strictly comparable across the change. CMS suppressed it for 2026.. Latest available: 2025 release.
- Serious complications
- Patient safety and adverse events composite (PSI 90; 1.0 = national value).
- Time in emergency department
- Median time patients spent in the emergency department before leaving.
- Medicare spending per patient
- Medicare spending per beneficiary episode relative to the national median (1.0 = national median).