About Mass General Brigham
Our mission
Mass General Brigham is an integrated academic healthcare system with a four-part mission: patient care, research, education, and community health.
We connect world-class hospitals, community health centers, and specialized institutes. Through this model, we combine our clinical expertise, research, education, and community engagement to solve large-scale health challenges — supporting individual patients while advancing healthcare innovation.
Our system also includes the Mass General Brigham Health Plan and MGH Institute of Health Professions, extending our impact beyond care delivery, strengthening access, affordability, and the future health care workforce.
A mission to serve
"Mass General Brigham is building the integrated academic health care system of the future with patients at the center, transforming care and making it more affordable, improving outcomes and expanding our impact regionally, nationally, and globally."
Anne Klibanski, MD
- President and CEO, Mass General Brigham
Integrated health care system
Mission
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We are committed to our four-part mission of excellent patient care, research and discovery, teaching and education, and improving the health of the communities we serve.
Quality, safety, and outcomes
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Learn how we strive to deliver the highest quality, safest care and best possible experience for every patient.
Leadership and governance
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Learn about our leadership team.
Members and affiliates
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Learn about our member organizations and affiliated sites of care.
News
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Check out the latest news and updates from Mass General Brigham.
Giving
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Discover opportunities to support Mass General Brigham’s mission.
Facts and figures
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Learn about Mass General Brigham: who we are, who we serve, and our impact.
Awards and recognition
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Our people and our organization are recognized for delivering the very best care and research.
14 hospitals
including 5 nationally ranked teaching hospitals
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3,700
ongoing clinical trials
Participate in research
85,000+
employees
A history of innovation
Mass General Brigham's legacy is one of medical firsts, Nobel Laureates, and prestigious world-leading hospitals.
For more than 200 years, we've shaped health care through innovation, collaboration, and compassion. We have made groundbreaking contributions to the medical field, reflecting our long-standing approach of accepting challenges and advancing breakthroughs, including the first heart transplant in New England, the first triple organ transplant in the United States, and the first FDA-approved gene therapy to cure inherited blindness.
Today, we continue pioneering the future of medicine as a world-recognized leader in research. Through thousands of clinical trials, our physician-researchers continuously help bring new treatments and therapies to our patients. We are also recognized as one of the most innovative institutes in the country.
Our Institutes
Cancer Institute
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Comprehensive cancer care, including early detection, diagnosis, treatment, survivorship support, and access to clinical trials.
Heart and Vascular Institute
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Specialized care for cardiovascular conditions, including advanced treatment for complex conditions such as atrial fibrillation and peripheral artery disease.
Neuroscience Institute
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Expert neurological and neurosurgical care for common and rare conditions of the brain, spine, and nervous system.
Our academic medical centers and specialty hospitals
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Located in the heart of Boston's West End for more than 200 years, Massachusetts General Hospital is recognized by U.S. News as one of the Nation's Best Hospitals.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
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Located in the heart of Boston's Longwood Medical Area, Brigham and Women's Hospital is recognized by U.S. News as one of the Nation's Best Hospitals.
Mass Eye and Ear
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Since 1824, Mass Eye and Ear has been an international center for treatment and research in eye, ear, nose, throat, head and neck care.
McLean Hospital
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McLean is a world leader in mental health care, offering expert care for all ages and educational programs for mental health professionals and the public.
Spaulding Rehabilitation
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Spaulding is a national leader in rehabilitative care across Eastern Massachusetts and is consistently ranked among the country’s top rehabilitation hospitals by U.S. News & World Report.
