Cambridge Hospital

The Cambridge Hospital campus is a community teaching hospital located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. The hospital is located at 1493 Cambridge Street, between Inman Square and Harvard Square. It is one of three hospital campuses part of Cambridge Health Alliance.

Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge Hospital Campus
Cambridge Health Alliance
Entrance to the Cambridge Hospital campus
Geography
Location1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge MA, Massachusetts, United States
Organization
Care systemPublic
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityHarvard Medical School
Services
Emergency department24-hour
Speciality
  • Emergency Medicine
  • OB/GYN
  • Medical and Surgical specialties
  • Primary Care
  • Psychiatry
History
Opened1917
Links
Websitehttp://www.challiance.org/Locations/CambridgeHospitalcampus.aspx
ListsHospitals in Massachusetts

Services

The main Cambridge Hospital campus has a wide variety of health services including:

  • 24-hour Emergency Department
  • Primary Care for all ages
  • Cambridge Women's Health Center
  • Cambridge Breast Center
  • Maternity Care, including the Cambridge Birth Center
  • Medical Specialties
  • Surgical Specialties
  • Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
  • Mental Health

Services highlights

Community Hospital Cancer Program, Am. College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
Primary Stroke Service, MA Department of Public Health

National Accreditation:
- Cambridge Breast Center, National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers
- CT Service, American College of Radiology
- Ultrasound Service, American College of Radiology
- Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, American College of Radiology
- Baby Friendly Hospital, National Baby Friendly Health Initiative

Academics

Cambridge Health Alliance is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and the Tufts University School of Medicine.

Training programs include:

  • Harvard Internal Medicine Residency Program - a premier academic community based training program with emphasis on primary care in underserved population with the flexibility of subspecialty training at other Harvard-affiliated tertiary care teaching hospitals, and in producing healthcare policy and community leaders. The training site of Harvard Medical School Cambridge Integrated Clerkship for Harvard medical students.
  • Combined Training in Internal Medicine and Occupational Medicine - a new combined four-year training program began in 2010, administered by Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health which allow residents to become board-eligible in both specialties: internal medicine and occupational (preventive) medicine and receive a Masters of Public Health Degree (MPH) at HSPH.
  • Family Medicine Residency Program - affiliated with Tufts University School of Medicine. Based in Malden, Massachusetts as one of 14 nationwide residency curriculum using the new model of residency training called Preparing the Personal Physician for Practice (P4).
  • Harvard General Psychiatry Residency Program - this is one of the four Harvard Medical School Adult Psychiatric Residencies. The department serves as a popular training site for Harvard Medical students.
  • Harvard Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Training Program - this is one of the three Harvard Medical School Child Psychiatric Residencies.
  • CHA also training programs in Podiatric Surgery, Dentistry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Psychosomatic Medicine.

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