Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, MA has 16 licensed hospitals listed on ElderCareCosts.
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Hospital context in Boston
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16 hospitals in Boston
What hospitals looks like in Boston
5 of the 9 hospitals here with a current CMS rating hold four or five stars, 56% against 39% across Massachusetts.
Arbour Hospital
The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston
Boston Children's Hospital
Franciscan Children's Hospital & Rehab Center
Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital
Tufts Medical Center
Brigham and Women's Hospital
VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain
New England Baptist Hospital
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary -
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston Medical Center-Brighton
Boston Medical Center
Carney Hospital
Free local help worth saving
Boston, in Suffolk County, has about 666,442 residents. About 86,924 of them (13%) are 65 or older. The median household income is $97,344.
Source: US Census Bureau- Massachusetts Long-Term Care Ombudsman Programltcombudsman.org
State Long-Term Care Ombudsman program.
- Massachusetts State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP)shiphelp.org
State Health Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP).
- Mass Options1-844-422-6277massoptions.org
Statewide help for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers.
- Jamaica Plain VA Medical Centerva.gov
VA Medical Center in Boston.
- Frail Elder WaiverOfficial program page
Can help pay for care if your parent qualifies.
National helplines, including the Eldercare Locator and 211, are listed on paying for care.
Veterans & surviving spouses: VA Aid & Attendance can help wartime veterans who qualify. How Aid & Attendance works →
Questions families ask
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