Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
Largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School located in Boston
Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General or MGH) is the original and largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School located in the West End neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. It is the third oldest general hospital in the United States and has a capacity of 999 beds. With Brigham and Women's Hospital, it is one of the two founding members of Mass General Brigham (formerly known as Partners HealthCare), the largest healthcare provider in Massachusetts. Massachusetts General Hospital conducts the largest hospital-based research program in the world, with an annual research budget of more than $1 billion in 2019. It is currently ranked as the #6 best hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.
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Details last updated 21-Jul-2019
People at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)
Steven Russell
Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Patrick Ellinor
Clinical cardiologist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Christiane Wrann
Assistant Professor in Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard Medical School
Gregory Lewis
Cardiologist and Medical Director, Heart Failure and Transplantation, Massachusetts General Hospital
Michael Callahan
President of United Therapeutics, Division of Cellular Therapeutics and doctor at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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