About Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

About Our Academic Medical Center

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is an academic medical center located in the heart of Boston. We are a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Our passion is caring for our patients like they are family, finding new cures, using the finest and the latest technologies, and teaching and inspiring caregivers of tomorrow. We put people at the center of everything we do, because we believe in medicine that puts people first.

BIDMC Patient Care by the Numbers

743 licensed beds
5,095 births
37,606 inpatient discharges
47,780 emergency department visits
803,000 outpatient visits

BIDMC is part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a health care system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, and more than 4,700 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.

History and Mission

Decades before Beth Israel Hospital and New England Deaconess Hospital came together as Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, each was a leader in health care with a long history of innovation, patient-centered care and service to those in need. Through our combined efforts, our legacy has grown even stronger.

The BIDMC Difference

We believe in medicine that puts people first. We are passionate about providing extraordinary care with the best therapies and the latest technologies, finding new cures and teaching and inspiring the caregivers of tomorrow. BIDMC has a long-standing commitment to ensure equitable care and services. Learn about BIDMC's commitment to healthcare equity here.

Recognition and Accreditations

U.S. News & World Report recently issued its Best Hospitals rankings for 2021-22, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center was once again ranked as a leading hospital in Boston. BIDMC was recognized as a national leader and ranked among the top 50 hospitals in the country in four specialties — Cancer (#24), Diabetes & Endocrinology (#41), Gastroenterology & GI Surgery (#40) and Gynecology (#37). In addition, two specialties and ten procedures and conditions were rated as High Performing (i.e., in the top 25% nationally). U.S. News & World Report also rates hospitals regionally, and BIDMC ranked No. 3 in the state.

Our doctors and researchers regularly receive rewards in recognition of their contributions to medicine, as well as grants to fund their groundbreaking work.

Our Specialty Services

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center provides leading-edge care in cardiovascular care, cancer, neuroscience, orthopedics, organ transplantation and much more. The hospital also offers a full range of emergency services, including a Level 1 Trauma Center and roof-top heliport. The BIDMC offers patients and families up-to-date health information and access to current research on a wide range of medical conditions.

Teaching and Research

Teaching

BIDMC has 1,335 physicians on the active medical staff, most of whom hold faculty appointments at Harvard Medical School. In addition to its medical students, BIDMC provides clinical education to students in nursing; social work; radiologic technology, ultrasound and nuclear medicine; and physical, occupational, speech and respiratory therapies.

The Carl J. Shapiro Institute for Education and Research provides medical students and physicians in training with an on-site centralized educational facility, a state-of-the-art computer lab, and a variety of educational resources that let students diagnose, manage, and learn technical skills on simulated patients.

Research

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center consistently ranks as a national leader among independent hospitals in National Institutes of Health funding. Research funding totals over $229.8 million annually. BIDMC researchers run more than 850 active sponsored projects and 500 funded and non-funded clinical trials.

The Harvard-Thorndike Laboratory, the nation's oldest clinical research laboratory, has been located on this site since 1973. BIDMC also shares important clinical and research programs with institutions such as the Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, Joslin Diabetes Center and Children's Hospital.