Fonteum Care Compare · Massachusetts
Massachusetts hospitals: 84 Medicare-certified, source-cited CMS quality data.
Fonteum tracks 84 Medicare-certified hospitals in Massachusetts in this snapshot, with available CMS rating, hospital-type, ownership, and emergency-services fields. Facility pages identify the CMS Hospital General Information dataset and snapshot 2026-05-07; individual facts are not signed.
Reviewed by Jennifer Montecillo, MD, medical reviewer. Non-practicing medical reviewer. Last reviewed: June 2026 · Next review: December 2026.
Editorial note: Massachusetts has dense local journalism + AARP coverage of hospital quality; Fonteum's contribution is the per-facility provenance layer, not editorial commentary.
Massachusetts hospitals at a glance
Type, ownership, emergency-services availability, and CMS overall-rating distribution across Massachusetts’s 84 Medicare-certified hospitals.
Offer emergency services
60 (71.4%)
Birthing-friendly designation
38
Average CMS overall rating (of 5)
3.21
By hospital type
| Acute Care Hospitals | 55 |
| Psychiatric | 19 |
| Critical Access Hospitals | 4 |
| Acute Care - Veterans Administration | 3 |
| Childrens | 3 |
By ownership
| Voluntary non-profit - Private | 43 |
| Proprietary | 23 |
| Voluntary non-profit - Other | 6 |
| Government - State | 5 |
| Veterans Health Administration | 3 |
By CMS overall star rating
| 5 of 5 ★ | 7 |
| 4 of 5 ★ | 15 |
| 3 of 5 ★ | 16 |
| 2 of 5 ★ | 12 |
| 1 of 5 ★ | 3 |
Hospitals in Massachusetts, ranked by CMS overall rating
53 of 84 Massachusetts hospitals carry a CMS overall star rating (state average 3.21 of 5). The table is an unlinked state inventory.
| Hospital | City | Overall (of 5) |
|---|---|---|
| Baystate Wing Hospital | Palmer | 5 / 5 |
| Brigham And Women Faulkner Hospital | Jamaica Plain | 5 / 5 |
| Brigham And Women's Hospital | Boston | 5 / 5 |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington | Burlington | 5 / 5 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | 5 / 5 |
| New England Baptist Hospital | Boston | 5 / 5 |
| Newton-wellesley Hospital | Newton | 5 / 5 |
| Athol Memorial Hospital | Athol | 4 / 5 |
| Baystate Franklin Medical Center | Greenfield | 4 / 5 |
| Berkshire Medical Center | Pittsfield | 4 / 5 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Milton | Milton | 4 / 5 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham | Needham | 4 / 5 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Plymouth | Plymouth | 4 / 5 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | Boston | 4 / 5 |
| Cambridge Health Alliance | Cambridge | 4 / 5 |
| Falmouth Hospital | Falmouth | 4 / 5 |
| Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc | Oak Bluffs | 4 / 5 |
| Mount Auburn Hospital | Cambridge | 4 / 5 |
| North Shore Medical Center - | Salem | 4 / 5 |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital | Brockton | 4 / 5 |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group | Fall River | 4 / 5 |
| Va Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain | Jamaica Plain | 4 / 5 |
| Anna Jaques Hospital | Newburyport | 3 / 5 |
| Boston Medical Center | Boston | 3 / 5 |
| Cape Cod Hospital | Hyannis | 3 / 5 |
| Cooley Dickinson Hospital Inc,the | Northampton | 3 / 5 |
| Emerson Hospital - | W Concord | 3 / 5 |
| Fairview Hospital | Great Barrington | 3 / 5 |
| Heywood Hospital - | Gardner | 3 / 5 |
| Lawrence General Hospital | Lawrence | 3 / 5 |
| Milford Regional Medical Center | Milford | 3 / 5 |
| Northeast Hospital Corporation | Beverly | 3 / 5 |
| Saint Anne's Hospital | Fall River | 3 / 5 |
| South Shore Hospital | South Weymouth | 3 / 5 |
| Sturdy Memorial Hospital | Attleboro | 3 / 5 |
| Tufts Medical Center | Boston | 3 / 5 |
| Umass Memorial Medical Center/university Campus | Worcester | 3 / 5 |
| Winchester Hospital | Winchester | 3 / 5 |
| Baystate Noble Hospital | Westfield | 2 / 5 |
| Boston Medical Center-brighton | Brighton | 2 / 5 |
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital | Taunton | 2 / 5 |
| Holy Family Hospital | Methuen | 2 / 5 |
| Holyoke Medical Center | Holyoke | 2 / 5 |
| Lowell General Hospital | Lowell | 2 / 5 |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare | Melrose | 2 / 5 |
| Mercy Medical Ctr | Springfield | 2 / 5 |
| St Vincent Hospital | Worcester | 2 / 5 |
| Umass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital | Southbridge | 2 / 5 |
| Umass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals | Leominster | 2 / 5 |
| Umass Memorial Healthcare-marlborough Hospital | Marlborough | 2 / 5 |
| Baystate Medical Center | Springfield | 1 / 5 |
| Good Samaritan Medical Center | Brockton | 1 / 5 |
| Metrowest Medical Center | Framingham | 1 / 5 |
| Adcare Hospital Of Worcester Inc | Worcester | — |
| Arbour Hospital | Boston | — |
| Arbour Human Resource Institute | Brookline | — |
| Arbour-fuller Hospital | South Attleboro | — |
| Bedford Va Medical Center | Bedford | — |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Boston | — |
| Bournewood Hospital | Brookline | — |
| Cape Cod & Islands Community Mental Health Center | Pocasset | — |
| Carney Hospital | Boston | — |
| Dr John C Corrigan Mental Health Center | Fall River | — |
| Dr Solomon Carter Fuller Mental Health Center | Boston | — |
| Franciscan Children's Hospital & Rehab Center | Brighton | — |
| Hospital For Behavioral Medicine | Worcester | — |
| Massachusetts Eye And Ear Infirmary - | Boston | — |
| Mclean Hospital Corporation | Belmont | — |
| Miravista Behavioral Health Center | Holyoke | — |
| Nantucket Cottage Hospital | Nantucket | — |
| Nashoba Valley Medical Center | Ayer | — |
| North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation | North Adams | — |
| Northampton Va Medical Center | Leeds | — |
| Norwood Hospital | Norwood | — |
| Southcoast Behavioral Health | Dartmouth | — |
| Taravista Behavioral Health Center | Devens | — |
| Taunton State Hospital | Taunton | — |
| The Shriners' Hospital For Children - Boston | Boston | — |
| Valley Springs Behavioral Health Hospital | Holyoke | — |
| Walden Behavioral Care, Llc | Dedham | — |
| Westborough Behavioral Healthcare Hospital Llc | Westborough | — |
| Westwood Pembroke Health Systems | Westwood | — |
| Whittier Pavilion | Haverhill | — |
| Worcester Recovery Center And Hospital | Worcester | — |
Massachusetts hospitals — FAQ
- How many Medicare-certified hospitals are in Massachusetts?
- 84 Medicare-certified hospitals operate in Massachusetts as of the CMS Hospital General Information snapshot (2026-05-07). 53 carry a CMS overall star rating, averaging 3.21 of 5.
- What kinds of hospitals does Massachusetts have?
- Massachusetts's hospitals break down by CMS hospital type (acute care, critical access, children's, psychiatric and more) and by ownership (government, proprietary, and voluntary non-profit). 71.4% offer emergency services. The breakdown tables on this page aggregate every facility CMS lists in the state.
- What does the CMS overall star rating mean?
- The CMS overall hospital rating (1–5 stars) summarizes performance across measure groups such as mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely & effective care. CMS does not rate every hospital; facilities below the reporting threshold show no rating and are excluded from the state average rather than counted as zero.
- Where does this hospital data come from and how current is it?
- The displayed fields come from the CMS Hospital General Information file, source-modified 2026-01-26. Record-level provenance can be null; cross-check a consequential facility record at Medicare.gov.
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