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Mass General Brigham

About

Mass General Brigham is an integrated academic health care system based in Boston, founded by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. It connects major teaching hospitals, community hospitals, community health centers and specialized institutes under a four-part mission of patient care, research, education and community health. Patients can find care ranging from routine primary visits to highly complex specialty treatment, with appointments and records managed through the Patient Gateway portal.

The system’s teaching hospitals are affiliated with Harvard Medical School, and it ranks among the largest hospital-based research enterprises in the United States, with a history that includes medical firsts and Nobel laureates. Beyond hospitals, Mass General Brigham operates its own health plan and a university for health professions, extending its role into insurance and training the next generation of clinicians.

What to Know

  • The system includes five nationally ranked teaching hospitals.
  • Brand Finance’s Global 250 Hospitals ranking for 2026 named it among the leading health systems worldwide.
  • It was originally formed in 1994 as Partners HealthCare and adopted the Mass General Brigham name in 2019.
  • It is a member of the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce.

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