Salem Hospital, a member of Mass General Brigham, is located on the North Shore of Boston, Massachusetts and is the second largest community hospital system in Massachusetts. It offers comprehensive medical and surgical services and includes emergency/trauma departments and a birthplace. It includes Salem Hospital and the Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center in Lynn, as well as outpatient care and urgent care. The Medical Staff includes nearly 800 affiliated physicians representing primary care, family practice and 50 additional sub-specialties. It is affiliated with

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. Salem Hospital is a general medical and surgical hospital which has 395 beds. The hospital had 19,467 admissions in the latest year for which data are available. It performed 4,409 annual inpatient and 7,955 outpatient surgeries. Its

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had 90,149 visits for 2012. A

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at Salem Hospital is a

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transportation hub, with multiple daily flights to hospitals all over

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Background

Affiliates

Salem Hospital is a member of

Mass General Brigham Mass General Brigham (MGB) is a Boston-based non-profit hospital and physician network that includes Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), two of the nation's most prestigious teaching institutions. It was f ...

, founded by

Brigham and Women’s Hospital Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) is the second largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and the largest hospital in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. Along with Massachusetts General Hospital, it is one of the two f ...

and

Massachusetts General Hospital 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 Stat ...

. It maintains clinical collaborations with Massachusetts General Hospital, working together to offer advanced inpatient and outpatient care in the community including cancer care, cardiac care, pediatrics,

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, orthopedics, surgery, and urology services. North Shore Physicians Group is also affiliated with Salem Hospital. North Shore Physicians Group is a network of multi-specialty and primary care physicians serving individuals and families in 25 North Shore locations.

2013 renovations and expansions

In October 2013, North Shore Medical Center announced a $170 million expansion and renovation project. Construction is expected to be finished by 2017 and will include a brand new emergency department, over 70 private beds and numerous upgrades within the hospital.

Other hospitals in the complex

''Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH, "The Brigham")'' is the largest

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of the

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, United States. It is a teaching affiliate of

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and has 793 beds. With Massachusetts General Hospital, it is one of the two founding members of

Partners HealthCare Mass General Brigham (MGB) is a Boston-based non-profit hospital and physician network that includes Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), two of the nation's most prestigious teaching institutions. It was f ...

, the largest healthcare provider in Massachusetts. ''Massachusetts General Hospital (Mass General or MGH) ''is a

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and a

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facility located in the West End neighborhood of

. It is the third oldest general hospital in the United States and the 2nd biggest hospital in New England with 1,057 beds coming in after Yale-New Haven Hospital in Connecticut, which currently has 1,541 beds. Massachusetts General conducts the largest hospital-based research program in the world, with an annual research budget of more than $400 million. It is currently ranked as the #2 hospital in the United States by '' U.S. News & World Report''. Mass General for Children at North Shore Medical Center is a pediatric department and pediatric hospital. The name reflects the more than twelve years of clinical collaboration with MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC). Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care is a collaboration between NSMC and Massachusetts General Hospital. Services include outpatient and minimally invasive surgery, the Mass General/North Shore Cancer Center, cardiac diagnostics, and advanced imaging services. 1820 Salem Massachusetts map bySaunders BPL 12094

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Salem Hospital is a 248-bed community teaching hospital that provides adult and pediatric services. The NSMC Heart Center has fully integrated cardiac services including angioplasty and advanced cardiac surgery. NSMC surgical services include minimally invasive procedures. NSMC's full pediatric services are located on the Salem campus as well. Union Hospital closed in 2020.

North Shore Medical Center founding

Captain

John Bertram (Massachusetts businessman) John Bertram (1795–1882) was a sea captain, businessman, and philanthropist in Salem, Massachusetts and namesake of Bertram, Iowa and John Bertram Hall at Bates College. He is also the founding donor of North Shore Medical Center and the Salem ...

(1796–1882) lived in Salem, Massachusetts and is the founder of Salem Hospital. In 1873, Captain John Bertram gave a gift of $25,000 in cash, plus a brick

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on Charter Street to create Salem Hospital. From the original building on Charter Street, Salem Hospital moved to the current location on Highland Avenue in 1917. After John Bertram died in March 1882, his widow donated their home, John Bertram Mansion, a mansion built in the High Style Italianate with brick and

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for materials, built at 370 Essex Street and this became the Salem Public Library. In addition, John Bertram House is now a home for the elderly.

Awards

The 23rd Cancer WALK took place on June 23, 2013, at

Salem Willows Salem Willows is an oceanfront park in Salem, Massachusetts. It is named for the European white willow trees planted there in 1801 to form a shaded walk for patients convalescing at a nearby smallpox hospital. The area became a public park in 185 ...

to raise money for North Shore Medical Center’s oncology unit in Salem and the

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/North Shore Cancer Center in Danvers. A 2nd Cancer Walk was started in 2011 was the first year that North Shore Medical Center sponsored a Cancer Walk in the City of Salem (2013 is the 4th year)."North Shore Cancer Run"
Wicked Running Club

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