Somerville Hospital
| CHA Somerville Hospital campus | |
|---|---|
| Cambridge Health Alliance | |
 Somerville Hospital | |
| Geography | |
| Location | 230 Highland Avenue, Somerville, Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°23′24.0″N 71°6′33.7″W / 42.390000°N 71.109361°WCoordinates: 42°23′24.0″N 71°6′33.7″W / 42.390000°N 71.109361°W |
| Organization | |
| Hospital type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Harvard Medical School |
| History | |
| Founded | 1891 |
| Links | |
| Website |
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| Lists | Hospitals in Massachusetts |
The Somerville Hospital campus is a community teaching hospital located at 230 Highland Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts - near Porter Square and Davis Square.
It is one of three hospital campuses that are part of Cambridge Health Alliance.
Services
The main Somerville Hospital campus has a wide variety of health services, including:
- 24-hour Emergency Department
- Somerville Hospital Primary Care
- Somerville Women's Health Center
- Radiology and Imaging
- GI Center
- Eye Center
- Day Surgery Center
Service highlights
Community Hospital Cancer Program, Am. College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
Primary Stroke Service, MA Department of Public Health
National Accreditation:
- CT Service, American College of Radiology
- Ultrasound Service, American College of Radiology
- Breast Imaging Center of Excellence, American College of Radiology
Academics
Cambridge Health Alliance is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, and the Tufts University School of Medicine.
Somerville Hospital Primary Care, which is based at the hospital, is a main teaching location for the CHA Internal Medicine Residency Program.
History
The hospital was first incorporated in 1891, and the first buildings were erected the following year.
- This is about the hospital, for the mental hospital see Somerville Asylum.
External links
Further information
- Parker, Brock, "Check online for hospital emergency room wait times", Boston.com, February 18, 2011
References
"Haskell's Historical Guide Book Of Somerville, Massachusetts" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2007-08-30.