Affiliates and Partnerships
Our commitment to community is stronger than ever, standing firmly as part of the Beth Israel Deaconess mission to provide exceptional patient care supported by world-class teaching and research. Time and time again, we reveal the true character of our organization and our staff through our ongoing efforts in the community. It is not by chance that so many of our physicians, nurses, trustees, volunteers and other staff take leading roles in improving medical care not only in our neighborhoods, but also in other parts of the world.
BIDMC’s expertise reaches well beyond downtown Boston. We have integrated a wide range of services with our partners, sharing physicians and technology to benefit the community.
In the pursuit of clinical and research excellence, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has formed partnerships with other outstanding institutions to benefit our patients in the areas where they live and work. These partners include:
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Advanced Vascular Care Center – Dialysis patients receive prompt care for vascular access complications at this dedicated ambulatory facility in Brighton, staffed by Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians from BIDMC.
Anna Jaques Hospital - Anna Jaques Hospital is a 123 bed community hospital serving 17 cities and towns in the Merrimack Valley. The hospital offers a wide range of acute care services to meet the needs of their growing patient population including inpatient and outpatient surgery in digital operating room suites, a full range of cardiology testing including a diagnostic cardiac cath lab, a noninvasive vascular lab, and a birth center with OB/GYN, midwifery, and neonatology. Programs include a leading wound center with a 96% healing rate, a primary stroke service, a comprehensive, community-based cancer center and a Level III Trauma Center. The hospital has been named one of the Boston Business Journal’s top 10 places to work in Massachusetts. And, the hospital’s Emergency Department and Birth Center consistently score between the 85th and 90th percentiles in Press Ganey patient satisfaction scores.
Atrius – Atrius Health, the state’s largest independent physicians group (comprised of affiliates Dedham Medical Associates, Granite Medical, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates, Reliant Medical Group, Southboro Medical Group and South Shore Medical Center) and BIDMC have expanded their relationship to establish a new model of health care delivery, better serving area patients. Learn more about our partnership >>
Beth Israel Deaconess HealthCare (BIDHC) - BIDHC is a network of more than 125 primary care physicians and specialists affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton and Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham. Our physicians are conveniently located across Greater Boston, the western suburbs, and much of eastern Massachusetts—near where you live and work so they are close-by when you need them most. For a list of practice locations, click here.
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton (BID-Milton) – Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton, formerly Milton Hospital, is dedicated to caring for people of all ages in Milton, Randolph, Quincy, Braintree, Canton, Dorchester, Mattapan, Hyde Park and other surrounding communities. Conveniently located just off Route 28 in Milton, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton is an 87-bed independently licensed hospital with general medical and surgical inpatient care, 24-hour emergency services in the renovated and expanded Emergency Department, and a complete complement of outpatient health services. With a mission of improving the health of its communities by providing high-quality, personalized health care with compassion, dignity and respect, BID-Milton has expanded to serve a growing community and to respond to advances in health care.
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham (BID-Needham) – This independently licensed acute care hospital in Needham is directly affiliated with BIDMC. The hospital provides care to patients in communities west of Boston. Critical hospital-based services are provided by the medical staff at BID-Needham, many of whom are also Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians from BIDMC.
Beth Israel Deaconess Cancer Care at Beverly Hospital – North Shore residents can access enhanced multi-specialty cancer care in Beverly as the result of collaboration between BIDMC and Northeast Health Systems (Beverly Hospital and Addison Gilbert Hospital). Patients are referred seamlessly to BIDMC for additional treatment options when they are not available in the local community.
CardioVascular Institute Network – The CardioVascular Institute (CVI) at BIDMC has assembled a regional network of heart and vascular physicians to deliver outstanding outcomes and service to patients throughout Eastern and Central Massachusetts. The CVI network includes 35 physicians in 12 practices at 16 locations.
Children’s Hospital Boston – Our clinicians collaborate on the specialized care of high-risk pregnancies and births, and care of adults with congenital heart disease.
Commonwealth Hematology-Oncology, PC (CHO) – CHO and BIDMC have joined forces to create a new model for cancer care in eastern Massachusetts that combines community-based practices with the advanced cancer care resources of an academic medical center. The affiliation combines CHO, the largest community-based private cancer practice in New England, with BIDMC Cancer Center’s renowned hematology/oncology, radiation oncology, surgical and research programs in Boston. Learn more about our partnership >>
Community Care Alliance - Community Care Alliance, LLC is a group of seven community health centers, affiliated with BIDMC, that collectively operate 19 sites throughout Boston, Waltham, Quincy and Cape Cod. These health centers include: Bowdoin Street Community Health Center (owned by BIDMC), The Dimock Center, Fenway Community Health, Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center, Outer Cape Health Services, Sidney Borum, Jr. Health Center and South Cove Community Health Center. Each year, BIDMC provides financial support to the health centers to maximize the scale and scope of community-based primary care, health education and social services. By sharing resources and expertise, we are able to create effective, culturally-responsive programs and initiatives to enhance the health and well-being of underserved communities.
Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center (DF/HCC) – BIDMC and six other Harvard-affiliated institutions have joined forces to create the largest comprehensive cancer center in the world. Funded by a grant from the National Cancer Institute, the DF/HCC consists of more than 1,000 researchers with a singular goal – to find new and innovative ways to combat cancer.
Harrington Memorial Hospital – Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians from BIDMC) provide readings for diagnostic imaging studies performed in Harrington Memorial Hospital’s Radiology Department.
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center – Hebrew Rehabilitation Center is nationally recognized as a leader for advanced care and rehabilitation in geriatrics with specialized areas of care in pulmonary, cardiac, and medically complex patients. Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, is the preferred provider of post-acute services for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and provides services in Boston and Dedham.
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center’s 46-bed Medical Acute Care Unit (MACU), located in Boston, is an LTACH and serves adults. Treatment on the MACU combines hospital-level care with primary and specialty medical care and rehabilitation therapies. The MACU is an appropriate placement for patients with a wide range of pulmonary, cardiovascular, orthopedic, neurological, and other medical and post-surgical conditions. The MACU provides on-site, 24/7 physician coverage.
The Recuperative Services Units (RSU), with locations in Boston and Dedham, are skilled nursing facilities. Our 50-bed RSU in Boston and our 48-bed RSU in Dedham provide care to adults recovering from a variety of medical and surgical conditions, including joint replacement and strokes.
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Accreditation demonstrates our commitment to continuously improve service quality and to focus on the satisfaction of the persons served.
Hebrew Rehabilitation Center, an integral part of Hebrew SeniorLife, a nonprofit, nonsectarian organization devoted to innovative research, health care, education and housing that improves the lives of seniors, also provides long-term care at its Boston and Dedham campuses.
The Skilled Nursing Facility at Orchard Cove in Canton is also part of Hebrew SeniorLife’s system of health-care services.
Joslin Clinic – Physicians from the two institutions work together to provide the best inpatient and outpatient care and prevention of diabetes and its complications, focusing on cardiovascular disease, vascular surgery and foot care, visual impairment, kidney and pancreas dysfunction, obesity and diabetes related to pregnancy.
Lawrence General Hospital - The affiliation enhances clinical programs in the greater Lawrence, Andover, Methuen and Merrimack Valley region; increases local access to all specialties of a Harvard-affiliated teaching hospital; and improves coordination of care through an integrated electronic medical record system. Several joint clinical programs are now in place, including cardiovascular, endocrinology and diabetes care, with others planned in the near future. These programs use resources from both institutions to bring new and expanded high quality services to the region.
MetroWest Medical Center – Longstanding clinical collaborations between MWMC and BIDMC provide local residents with advanced cancer care. When advanced tertiary services are needed, patients are seamlessly referred to BIDMC.
Saint Vincent Hospital – As a result of the strong clinical and academic ties between Saint Vincent Hospital, BIDMC and Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at BIDMC, emergency medicine services are provided by Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at BIDMC. Surgical residents from Beth Israel Deaconess perform rotations at Saint Vincent.
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Boston Red Sox - In 2003, BIDMC was selected as the official hospital of the Boston Red Sox. Not only are Fenway Park and the medical center neighbors, but BIDMC is also proud to provide first-aid care at every home game at Fenway. We also work with the home team and the Red Sox Foundation on a variety of health center and community programs. Together, we support and mentor the “Red Sox Scholars,” a group of 25 middle school students chosen each year to receive a $10,000 college scholarship and visit BIDMC to learn about careers in medicine and research. It’s just one of the many ways the Boston Red Sox and BIDMC are honoring our commitment to the communities and families we both serve.
Last Updated: June 29, 2010
