Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: Harvard Medical School's Teaching Hospital

Institutional Overview

• Full Name: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC)
• Affiliation: Teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School
• Location: Boston, Massachusetts (Longwood Medical Area)
• Type: Academic medical center, Level I trauma center
• History: Formed 1996 merger of Beth Israel Hospital (1916) and New England Deaconess Hospital (1896)

Clinical Enterprise

• Beds: ~673 licensed beds
• Annual Discharges: ~30,000
• Outpatient Visits: ~1M+
• Emergency Visits: ~55,000
• Surgeries: ~27,000/year

Clinical Excellence Areas

• Cardiovascular care (heart transplant, VAD, TAVR)
• Cancer (Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center affiliate)
• Neurosciences (stroke, epilepsy, brain tumor)
• Transplant (kidney, pancreas, liver)
• Obstetrics (high-risk, maternal-fetal medicine)
• Emergency medicine / Trauma

Academic & Research Mission

• Harvard Medical School clinical training site (students, residents, fellows)
• $200M+ annual research funding (NIH leader)
• Clinical trials across all specialties
• Innovation: BIDMC Healthcare Associates, Innovation Hub

Network & Access

• BIDMC Network: Community hospitals, physician groups, home care
• Beth Israel Lahey Health system member (since 2019)
• Serves Greater Boston, New England, national/international referrals