Brigham and Women's Hospital Hospital Introduction

About Brigham and Women's Hospital, a Teaching Affiliate of Harvard Medical School

Brigham and Women's Hospital (formerly Brigham and Women's Hospital) affiliated with Harvard Medical School, also known as Brigham and Women's Hospital, has a long history and is the second largest affiliated hospital of Harvard Medical School in the United States. It was formed in 1980 by the merger of three Harvard Medical School affiliated hospitals: Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (founded in 1913), Robert Blake Brigham Hospital (founded in 1914) and Boston Women's Hospital (founded in 1832). The hospital has more than 12,000 employees, including 3,000 doctors, 2,800 nurses and more than 1,000 researchers; the hospital has 793 beds, nearly 950,000 outpatient visits per year, 46,000 annual admissions, and 54,000 emergency treatments.

Brigham and Women's Hospital (formerly Brigham and Women's Hospital) has become one of the world's most comprehensive hospitals for its advanced diagnostic and treatment technologies and strong scientific research capabilities. A total of 7 Nobel Prize winners were born here. It receives an average of $537 million in research funding from the National Institutes of Health, the highest among all institutions in the United States.

Brigham and Women's Hospital's Advantageous Specialties

Its Heart Center, Breast Cancer Center, Gynecological Cancer Center, Lymphoma Center, Melanoma Center, Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, and Sarcoma Center are nationally recognized in the United States.

One of the most recognized transplant centers in the United States, it performs heart transplants, lung transplants, kidney transplants, combined heart-lung transplants, and bone marrow transplants. In 2004, it set a record of completing five lung transplants within 36 hours.

Hospital website: http://www.brighamandwomens.org

Brigham and Women's Hospital Basic Information

English name: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Address: 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115

Official website: https://www.brighamandwomens.org/