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Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital is a general academic medical institution in Boston. Its international patient entry point now connects to the Mass General Brigham international service system.
INSTITUTIONAL PROFILE
- Established
- Founded in 1811
- Name and history
- Its name describes its role as Massachusetts General Hospital. Boston physicians helped establish it as a general hospital, and it is among the oldest such institutions in the United States.
- Current ranking and recognition
- Mass General is included in the U.S. News & World Report 2025-2026 Best Hospitals Honor Roll, with multiple specialties receiving national ranking recognition.Massachusetts General Hospital
REPRESENTATIVE SPECIALTIES
- Complex care and multidisciplinary medicine
- Cancer, cardiovascular, neurological and digestive diseases
- Critical care, transplantation and surgery
RESEARCH FOCUS
- Basic and translational medicine
- Imaging, genomics and immunology
- Clinical trials and medical technology innovation
PUBLICLY DESCRIBED AREAS
- General and specialty care
- Academic medicine and clinical research
- Specialty resources across its system
PATIENT SERVICE INFORMATION
- International appointment entry point
- International patient service information
- Connections across Mass General Brigham
Important notice
Content is compiled from public information for reference only. It does not represent a partnership and does not constitute medical advice or an institutional recommendation.