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About BIDMC
Whether you’re a patient, a neighbor, a nurse, a donor, a medical student, a scientist, a technologist, a family member, a physician or a trustee, you’ll find a mission, a vision, a passion, a team, a commitment, a reason – a medical center with heart – Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Each year, more than a quarter million patients and their families count on Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Every day, we strive to meet and exceed their expectations.
We have assembled surgical and clinical expertise second to none, have a state-of-the-art trauma center, developed sophisticated minimally invasive techniques, and called on innovative training and technology to ensure the highest level of patient safety and quality of care. These clinical initiatives, a thriving research enterprise and an unparalleled Harvard-affiliated medical education program all enable Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center to fulfill our mission.
Our clinicians and researchers are highly skilled. Our techniques and technologies are state-of-the-art. You expect this from an internationally renowned institution at the center of medicine. But we believe what makes BIDMC even more remarkable is our spirit – the way we treat our patients with the utmost respect and compassion, like our own family members and friends.
This is the heart of caring at BIDMC.
Stats and Facts
A teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is renowned for excellence in patient care, biomedical research, teaching and community service. Located in the heart of Boston's Longwood Medical and Academic Area, it hosts more than three quarters of a million patient visits annually in and around Boston.
Patient Care
- 631 licensed beds, including 429 medical/surgical beds, 77 critical care beds and 60 OB/GYN beds
- approximately 5,000 births a year
- a full range of emergency services, including a Level 1 Trauma Center and roof-top heliport; and
- the Beth Israel Deaconess Learning Center, offering patients and families up-to-date health information and access to current research on a wide range of medical conditions.
Inpatient Discharges
- 2010 - 41,864
Outpatient Visits
- 2010 – 537,014
Emergency Department Visits
- 2010 – 55,771
Radiology Visits
- 2010 – 312,601
Biomedical Research
- BIDMC consistently ranks among the top four recipients of biomedical research funding from the National Institutes of Health. Research funding totals over $200 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.
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center shares important clinical and research programs with institutions such as the Dana- Farber/Harvard Cancer Center, the Joslin Diabetes Center and Children's Hospital.
Teaching
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has 1,200 physicians on the active medical staff (including over 800 full-time staff physicians). Most of these physicians hold faculty appointments at Harvard Medical School.
- In addition to its medical students, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 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.
A Network of Care
- Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham, a direct affiliate of the medical center, brings tertiary level care to the residents of Needham and surrounding communities.
- Through a close relationship with the Joslin Clinic, BIDMC is known for treatment of diabetes, with outstanding results in cardiology, vascular surgery, podiatric care, eye care, pregnancy, and pancreatic transplantation.
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has two multi-specialty regional outpatient centers in Lexington and on the Chelsea/Revere border,
- The medical center incorporates primary care physician offices in many communities throughout the greater Boston area.
- Through the Community Care Alliance , BIDMC is affiliated with community health centers in downtown Boston, Dorchester, Roxbury, Allston-Brighton, Quincy, and other areas.
A Caring Employer
- Over 6,000 diverse employees, including approximately 819 full-time staff physicians; 1,179 full-time registered nurses; and 3,600 non-clinical employees
Employment
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External Links
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