Mount Auburn Hospital

Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.[1] It was founded by Civil War nurse and administrator Emily Elizabeth Parsons as the first hospital in Cambridge in 1866.[2] It was reopened in 1886 and until 1947 was known as Cambridge Hospital.[3]

Mount Auburn Hospital
Beth Israel Lahey Health
Main Entrance from Mount Auburn Street
Geography
LocationCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates42.374414°N 71.133776°W / 42.374414; -71.133776
Organization
TypeTeaching
Affiliated universityHarvard Medical School
Services
Beds213 Occupancy Rate = 76%
History
Opened1886
Links
Websitehttp://www.mountauburnhospital.org/
ListsHospitals in Massachusetts

CareGroup, Inc. is the parent non-profit holding company for Mount Auburn Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham, and New England Baptist Hospital.[4]

King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the former King of Thailand, was born at Mount Auburn Hospital.

Notable births

Radiology Department

Mount Auburn Hospital's first building, the Parsons Building, built 1886

The Department of Radiology was founded by Dr. Richard Schatzki. He was the first to describe the most common cause of difficulty swallowing, now known as the Schatzki ring. The department has an active radiology residency program.

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References

  1. "About Us". Mount Auburn Hospital. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
  2. "Cambridge History". cambridgehistory.org. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  3. "A Legacy of Excellence - A History OF Mount Auburn Hospital" (PDF). Mount Auburn Hospital. Retrieved July 25, 2012.
  4. "CareGroup: Parent Company". Retrieved 2017-01-30.
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