Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals

The Conference of Boston Teaching Hospitals, known as COBTH, is a nonprofit coalition of twelve teaching hospitals in Greater Boston. It supports the full mission of those institutions: providing clinical care, training physicians, nurses and other health professionals, discovering new treatments and cures, and responding to community public health needs. Although its members are diverse and often compete, the coalition gives them a shared voice on issues where collaboration matters.

COBTH’s work focuses on ensuring high-quality, accessible and affordable care, advocating for policies that support medical education, research and specialized services, and working with government and local communities to address unmet social and health needs. It also partners with the business community to strengthen the regional economy. The organization highlights member achievements, such as the first transplant of a pig kidney into a living human patient at Massachusetts General Hospital.

What to Know

• Its board chair is Pete Healy, president of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
• Member hospitals draw patients from across the country and abroad.
• Many health professionals trained at its member hospitals go on to lead institutions worldwide.
• Listed in the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce directory as a trade organization.