Mass General Brigham

National Affiliations

Innovative clinical collaborations with U.S. hospitals and health systems.

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Improving healthcare nationally

Mass General Brigham extends its mission to improve healthcare nationally by leveraging our system’s clinical expertise and groundbreaking research and innovation.

We collaborate nationally to support healthcare locally, partnering with institutions that share our core values. Our goal is to improve patient outcomes, promote equity, and enhance the overall well-being of the communities we serve. Through innovation and shared purpose, we strive to advance the field of medicine for the benefit of all those in our care.

We are interested in developing robust affiliations to explore clinical, research and academic collaborations that foster the highest level of clinical engagement and strategic alignment between your organization and Mass General Brigham. With our partners, we co-create and implement tailored solutions that address your unique needs and challenges, while helping support your long-term goals.

About Mass General Brigham

Mass General Brigham was founded by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. The formation brought together two of the nation’s leading academic medical centers and Harvard Medical School’s largest teaching hospitals. Today, our integrated healthcare system includes:

12 acute and specialty hospitals
5 Harvard-affiliated, nationally ranked teaching hospitals
28 outpatient rehabilitation sites
4 ambulatory surgery centers
22 urgent care centers
5 community health centers

Mass General Brigham cares for more than 2.5 million patients annually in the U.S. and 120+ countries. More than 1 million lives are covered through Mass General Brigham Health Plan.

Among the top health systems in the nation

Mass General Brigham National is designed to extend our hospital’s capabilities and knowledge nationally and aims to drive the innovative future of clinical, research and educational collaborations across the country.

By leveraging the expertise of clinical and administrative thought leaders from our system, Mass General Brigham National is uniquely positioned to provide you with access to our broader healthcare and innovation community.

Harvard-affiliated physicians: Access to physicians and renowned professors at Harvard Medical School. Train and work alongside top clinical experts and professors.
Biopharma hub and industry collaborations: Our unique location in Boston has allowed us to collaborate with leaders across the life sciences industry.
Clinical and operational excellence: World-renowned clinical expertise and dedication to developing new and improved methods of care delivery and treatments. Our Mass General Brigham hospitals are consistently ranked among the best in the U.S.
International experience: With 25 years of experience, we provide consulting and advisory services across the globe. Our physician, nurse, allied health, and administrative leaders know how to create solutions and adapt strategies to international healthcare environments.
Top in research: We are a leader in medical research and discovery. With more than $2 billion dollars in research activity, Mass General Brigham has the largest hospital-based research program in the U.S.
Education and training: Mass General Brigham is committed to training the next generation of healthcare professionals.

National affiliations

Increasing value and continuously improving quality are essential for maintaining excellence in this ever-changing healthcare environment. We look for innovative ways to work together to raise standards of care and improve the health of local communities, optimize operational performance, and deliver better value for patients, all the while helping you achieve your vision and creating and enhancing your own leading brands.

Our Harvard-affiliated physicians, experienced administrators and subject matter experts collaborate with hospitals and health systems regionally, nationally and internationally.

We are interested in robust affiliations versus a vendor of services, exploring clinical, research and academic collaborations that offer the highest level of clinical engagement and business alignment between your organization and Mass General Brigham. Together, we develop and deliver custom solutions for your local and regional needs, challenges, and growth goals designed for long-term sustainability.

Collaboration opportunities

The Mass General Brigham National team first seeks to gain a deep understanding of a hospital or health system's unique local needs, to develop tailored innovation-driven partnerships and collaborations. Accelerating your organization’s goals could start in one of the following areas:

Advisory/knowledge sharing: We recognize that increasing value and continuously improving quality are essential to maintaining excellence in the ever-changing healthcare environment. Therefore, we look for new ways to work together with organizations to raise standards of care and improve the health of local communities, optimize operational performance, and deliver better value for patients—all the while helping you achieve your vision and creating and enhancing your own leading brands.
Clinical collaborations: We understand the importance of providing high quality care in your local community. Mass General Brigham has a track record of building clinical collaborations with various organizations utilizing different models and structures to ensure that patients receive world class care closer to home.

Clinical collaboration opportunities include but are not limited to: cancer, rehabilitation, heart and vascular, neurosciences and behavioral health.
Research and innovation: Mass General Brigham is committed to translating medical discoveries into practice, improving patient outcomes, and driving efficiency in the healthcare ecosystem. Research at Mass General Brigham integrates the full translational spectrum of discovery from "bench to bedside to community and population" to improve care for patients at Mass General Brigham, in the community and across the globe. Mass General Brigham can support clinical trials as an anchor site for multiple collaborators.

Innovation and technology transfer opportunities are also available to hospital and health systems looking to build or optimize current capabilities.

What else could we build together?

Mass General Brigham is open to elevating all components of our partners' systems and interested in collaborations across the full continuum of care.

Mass General Brigham leaders attend Tampa General Hospital’s 2025 Power of Academic Medicine event. From Left to Right: Shyam Tanguturi, MD, Lindsay Gainer, Abraham Schwarzberg, MD, John Couris, Susan Fahmy, Nicole Keefe — Mass General Brigham leaders attend Tampa General Hospital’s 2025 Power of Academic Medicine event.

Spotlight on Tampa General Hospital

Mass General Brigham has been collaborating with Tampa General Hospital (TGH) since 2021. We are proud of what we have been able to achieve together, including:

The co-development of a Radiation Oncology Joint Venture in Palm Beach County, which is slated to open in 2026.
Formed a Home Base Program partnership for the physical and mental health of hundreds of veterans via Home Base Florida, providing services such as the Warrior Fitness Program and the Brain Health Clinic.
Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute shared expertise and best practices with TGH to develop its Bone Marrow Transplant and CAR-T programs, including support for FACT accreditation.
Ongoing knowledge sharing including bi-directional learning sessions to optimize performance and best practices.

This collaboration formalizes the long-standing relationship between Tampa General and Mass General Brigham. For years, our leadership, providers, researchers and teams have worked closely to share knowledge, information, findings and outcomes to elevate the level of care we offer.

John Couris
President and CEO
Tampa General Hospital

How can we help you?

To begin exploring your collaboration with Mass General Brigham and learn how we can help your organization achieve your goals, contact us today.