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Top hospitals in Massachusetts by number of beds
Despite its small geographical size, Massachusetts is home to some of the best hospitals in the U.S. Its population of nearly 7 million people is also ranked second in the country for overall healthiness.
How many hospitals are in Massachusetts?
As of February 2025, Definitive Healthcare tracked 129 active hospitals in Massachusetts. However, this is just a small fraction of the more than 7,300 active U.S. hospitals that we track in our HospitalView product.
Using HospitalView, we created a list of the largest hospitals in Massachusetts ranked by their number of staffed beds, according to the most recent 12-month interval tracked in our database.
| Rank | Definitive ID | MA hospital name | City | # of staffed beds | Explore dataset |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1973 | Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | 997 | Explore |
| 2 | 1969 | Brigham and Womens Hospital | Boston | 826 | Explore |
| 3 | 1940 | Baystate Medical Center | Springfield | 740 | Explore |
| 4 | 1970 | Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | 705 | Explore |
| 5 | 1981 | UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus | Worcester | 692 | Explore |
| 6 | 6261 | Hebrew SeniorLife - Hebrew Rehabilitation Center | Boston | 667 | Explore |
| 7 | 1979 | Boston Childrens Hospital | Boston | 485 | Explore |
| 8 | 274099 | West Roxbury VA Medical Center | West Roxbury | 448 | Explore |
| 9 | 274100 | Brockton VA Medical Center | Brockton | 448 | Explore |
| 10 | 1976 | Boston Medical Center | Boston | 442 | Explore |
| 11 | 5375 | Tewksbury Hospital | Tewksbury | 398 | Explore |
| 12 | 550047 | St Lukes Hospital | New Bedford | 391 | Explore |
| 13 | 1947 | Lowell General Hospital - Main Campus | Lowell | 390 | Explore |
| 14 | 1960 | South Shore Hospital | South Weymouth | 374 | Explore |
| 15 | 1966 | Tufts Medical Center | Boston | 364 | Explore |
| 16 | 1956 | Lahey Hospital & Medical Center - Burlington (FKA Lahey Clinic Hospital) | Burlington | 335 | Explore |
| 17 | 1927 | Charlton Memorial Hospital | Fall River | 328 | Explore |
| 18 | 5571 | Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital (FKA Worcester State Hospital) | Worcester | 320 | Explore |
| 19 | 1936 | Holy Family Hospital - Methuen | Methuen | 293 | Explore |
| 20 | 1935 | Salem Hospital (FKA North Shore Medical Center - Salem Hospital) | Salem | 268 | Explore |
Fig. 1 Data is from the Definitive Healthcare HospitalView product and aggregated from the most recent 12-month interval tracked in our database. Data is sourced from the January 2025 Medicare Cost Report release. Accessed February 2025.
Which Massachusetts hospitals have the most staffed beds?
Massachusetts General Hospital has the highest staffed bed count among hospitals in the state, with 997 beds. Also known as Mass General, this Boston hospital is a leading academic medical center, magnet hospital, and research facility. Additionally, the facility is ranked as the top hospital in Massachusetts by net patient revenue and number of discharges.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital has the second-highest number of staffed beds among Massachusetts hospitals, with 826. Another leading academic medical center in Boston, Brigham and Women’s Hospital is part of the same integrated delivery network (IDN) as Mass General, Mass General Brigham. As the second largest hospital in Massachusetts, this facility also ranked second in the state by both net patient revenue and number of discharges.
Rounding out the top three is Baystate Medical Center, located in Springfield, Massachusetts. This facility has 740 staffed beds and is another leading independent academic medical center. Baystate Medical Center also serves as one of the primary teaching hospitals for the UMass Chan Medical School and is home to the only Level 1 Trauma Center in the entire western part of the state.
Most of the top Massachusetts hospitals on this list are short-term acute care hospitals. Two VA hospitals, a children's hospital, a psychiatric hospital, and a long-term care hospital are also represented among the top 20. Seven are located in Boston, and two are in Worcester. The average number of staffed beds for these 20 hospitals is 496 beds.
Based on the most recent data from the 129 Massachusetts hospitals in HospitalView, the average number of staffed beds statewide is 176.
Why is the number of beds important when selling to hospitals?
A variety of metrics can provide vital information about a hospital’s operational capabilities and overall efficiency. Understanding the number of staffed beds in a hospital, for instance, can give you an overall picture of the size and capacity of the facility.
A staffed bed refers to a licensed and physically available bed that, should it be occupied by a patient, has the staff on hand to attend. Essentially, staffed beds are set up and ready to be used by patients. The number of staffed beds may differ from the number of licensed beds a hospital can operate, making it a better metric for you to measure a facility’s overall size.
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