Patient Transfer

Thank you for choosing Mass General Brigham.

Our hospitals across New England are experiencing record numbers of patients needing care. If you require further hospital care after your Emergency Department evaluation, you may be asked to be transferred and admitted to another hospital in our Mass General Brigham system or one of our clinically affiliated hospitals, all of which are listed below.

Patients will have the opportunity to go straight to a room at a local, Mass General Brigham-affiliated hospital instead of experiencing potentially long wait times in the Emergency Department at our largest hospitals. By working together across the Mass General Brigham health system, we can get you to the right place at the right time, with the right team for the right care.

Brigham and Women’s Hospital is a co-founder Mass General Brigham and is consistently recognized as one of America’s best hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. The Brigham is a world-class academic medical center and a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.

• Located in Boston, near public transportation
  
• Self-parking and valet parking options are available; parking rates apply
  
• Free shuttle service to other Mass General Brigham sites and other locations in the Boston area      
  

Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital is a community teaching hospital with a long history of meeting the healthcare needs of the residents of southwest Boston and the surrounding suburbs.

• Located in Jamaica Plain, a 20-minute drive from downtown Boston and a 10-minute drive from Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  
• Self-parking and valet parking options are available; parking rates apply
  
• Free shuttle service to and from Brigham and Women’s Hospital
  
• Longstanding affiliation with Mass General Brigham with multiple collaborative services
  

Cooley Dickinson Hospital is an acute care community hospital, committed to serving our patients with exceptional, compassionate, and personalized care.

• Located 107 miles west of Boston in Northampton, MA, close to Amherst, MA and approximately a two-hour drive from Boston
  
• Visitor parking, free valet service, and access to public transportation is available
  
• Longstanding affiliation with Mass General Brigham with multiple collaborative services
  

Mass General is a co-founder of Mass General Brigham and is consistently recognized among the top hospitals in America by U.S. News & World Report. Mass General has the largest hospital-based research program in the U.S. and is the largest teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.

• Located in downtown Boston, near public transportation
  
• Free or discounted parking, as well as valet service, is available at most Mass General locations 
  
• Free shuttle service to other Mass General Brigham sites and other locations in the Boston area
  

Newton-Wellesley Hospital is a comprehensive medical center, combining the expertise of a major medical facility with the convenience and personal attention of a community hospital.

• Located 13 miles west of Boston, in Newton, MA, approximately a 20-minute drive
  
• Self-parking and valet parking options are available; parking rates apply
  
• Longstanding affiliation with Mass General Brigham with multiple collaborative services
  

The largest health provider on the North Shore, Salem Hospital maintains an ‘A’ rating for patient safety and combines the expertise of a major medical center with a focus on patient and family support.

• Located 16 miles north of Boston, approximately a 30–40-minute drive
  
• Largest health provider on the North Shore 
  
• Free valet and self-parking available
  
• Longstanding affiliation with Mass General Brigham with multiple collaborative services 
  

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital is a nationally recognized healthcare organization, including a Magnet® Recognized hospital, primary care and specialty care practices, and urgent-care and walk-in care facilities.

• Located 74 miles north of Boston, approximately an hour and a half drive
  
• Free parking available 
  
• Longstanding affiliation with Mass General Brigham with multiple collaborative services
  

Brigham and Women’s Home Hospital and Mass General's Home Hospital are innovative clinical services that helps our patients receive hospital-level care in the comfort of their own homes and avoid time in the hospital.

Similar to an in-patient stay, patients receive several visits from our Home Hospital clinicians each day to treat their conditions. When transferred to Home Hospital from the Emergency Department or an inpatient floor of the hospital, patients are transported directly home and met by someone from the Home Hospital care team.

The Home Hospital care team remains continually available throughout the patient’s Home Hospital stay. The Home Hospital team will also be in regular communication with the patient’s primary care provider or Mass General Brigham specialist regarding their care plan and progress. 

Emerson Hospital is a full-service medical center and top-ranked community hospital, recently receiving an “A” rating in patient safety from The Leapfrog Group.

• Located 20 miles west of Boston, approximately a 30-minute drive
  
• Ample parking available; rates may apply 
  

South Shore Hospital is clinically affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital and is the first and only Level II Trauma Center south of Boston, including the Cape and Islands. South Shore Hospital works with academic medical centers in Boston, including Mass General Brigham, to bring world-leading medical care to the community.

• Located in Weymouth, 17 miles south of Boston and approximately a 50-minute drive
  
• Self-parking and valet parking options are available; parking rates may apply