Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is a healthcare provider in Cambridge, Somerville and Boston's metro-north communities in Massachusetts. CHA offers services including primary care, specialty care, and mental health/substance use services. It includes two acute care hospitals, primary care and specialty practice facilities, and the Cambridge Public Health Department. CHA maintains an affiliation with

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teaching affiliate.

Locations

CHA includes two acute care hospitals, primary care and specialty practices, and the Cambridge Public Health Department. The two CHA hospitals are Cambridge Hospital and Everett Hospital. In addition to the two hospitals, CHA has locations in

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, Somerville, Malden, Revere, and Everett.

History

Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) was created in 1996 when the city-owned Cambridge Hospital merged with private, nonprofit

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. In 2001, Hallmark Health sold the Whidden Hospital to Cambridge Health Alliance. In 2016, the name of Whidden Hospital was changed to CHA Everett Hospital. In 2020, the emergency department at Somerville Hospital became an Urgent Care Center and the name was changed to CHA Somerville Campus. The three hospitals were originally founded around the turn of the 20th century. In 2013 Cambridge Health Alliance became affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. In 2014 its physicians joined BIDCO, the Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization. CHA is also an affiliate of the Massachusetts General Hospital for Children.

Community programs

The CEO of Cambridge Health Alliance serves as commissioner of public health for the city of

. Since the system was created in 1996, it has operated the Cambridge Public Health Department through a contract with the city.

As an employer

CHA employs approximately 4,500 staff members in Cambridge, Everett, Malden, Medford, Revere, and Somerville, Massachusetts. 65% of CHA's staff are unionized. As of 2013, more than 40% of CHA staff (1,600+) live within the area of Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett, Malden, Medford, Revere, Somerville, and Winthrop.

Further information

* Reinert, Sue
"Cambridge Health Alliance, born to serve poor, struggles to stay healthy itself"

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, September 27, 2011 * Bielaszka-DuVernay, Christina
"Taking Public Health Approaches To Care In Massachusetts"

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"Connecting underserved patients to preventive care"

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, May 23, 2011 *Nesin, Marjorie
"Cambridge Health wins Harvard Medical School Diversity Award"

, May 6, 2011 * Shaw, Gienna
"Case Study: The Coordinated ED"
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, April 20, 2011 * Daniel, Seth
"Practicing Teamwork – Revere Clinic is All About Collaboration and Communication"

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, March 3, 2011 * Parker, Brock
"Check online for hospital emergency room wait times"

, February 18, 2011 * Laidler, John
"Health care focusing on teamwork"

, December 16, 2010 * Falco, Miriam
"Study: Lack of breastfeeding costs lives, billions of dollars"

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, April 6, 2010 * Fennimore, Jillian
"Federal funds help heal ailing Cambridge Health Alliance"
Cambridge Chronicle, March 25, 2009

References

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