New England Baptist Hospital
125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA 02120 · (617) 754-5800
CMS rating
5/5
Overall hospital rating
Ownership
Non-profit
Voluntary non-profit - Private
CMS Hospital Compare measure groups
Mortality
1
measures reported
Safety
3
measures reported
1 better than national
Readmission
3
measures reported
2 better than national
1 worse than national
Patient experience
8
HCAHPS dimensions
Timely & effective
3
measures reported
New England Baptist Hospital in context
NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL is an acute-care hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, running as a non-profit hospital and operates as part of Baptist Health. The facility is Medicare-certified under CMS Certification Number 220088, which is the join key across Hospital Compare, MACRA, and most state discharge scorecards.
CMS Hospital Compare assigns this facility an overall rating of 5 of 5 stars — the top tier on CMS's 1–5 scale. On measure groups versus the national rate, the facility is: 1 mortality measures reported with none flagged; 1 better of 3 safety; 2 better + 1 worse of 3 readmission. CMS's composite rating weights mortality, safety, readmission, patient experience, and timely & effective care across all reporting measures; it is not stratified by patient race.
Operationally: NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL does not report an emergency department or the CMS Birthing-Friendly maternal-safety designation in this release of Hospital Compare. Emergency admissions are routed to the nearest EMTALA-covered facility; maternal cases likely refer to the closest birthing-friendly hospital.
Statewide context: The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) publishes the most detailed state hospital scorecard in the Northeast, including patient-experience scores stratified by race and by payer. Boston Medical Center is the state's largest safety-net teaching hospital.
For Black patients
If you are a Black patient being seen at NEW ENGLAND BAPTIST HOSPITAL in Boston, Massachusetts, a few concrete steps:
- Bring an advocate. National data from CDC's Black maternal mortality review show the single biggest reduction in missed-diagnosis rates comes from a second set of ears in the room — a partner, a doula, a family member. Ask in advance that they be credentialed as a visitor; the hospital cannot turn away a designated support person.
- If you need ongoing primary care, our Massachusetts provider directory filters to physicians who accept Medicaid and speak Spanish / Haitian Creole / ASL where relevant. Filter to your insurance first.
- If the hospital doesn't take your coverage, the closest Federally Qualified Health Center is listed under our FQHCs in this area. FQHCs serve every patient on a sliding-fee scale regardless of insurance status.
- For help paying for care, the state Medicaid navigator at /medicaid/massachusetts/ explains eligibility, documents, and how to apply (same-day presumptive eligibility for pregnancy).
- If you are treated dismissively or your pain is ignored, every Medicare-certified hospital is required by CMS Conditions of Participation (42 CFR 482.13) to have a grievance procedure; file in writing and request the CMS regional office contact if the hospital ombuds does not respond within seven days.
Alternatives & nearby care
Sliding-scale clinics
FQHCs near Boston
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Providers
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Coverage + benefits in Massachusetts
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Frequently asked questions
What is the CMS rating of New England Baptist Hospital?
New England Baptist Hospital has a CMS overall hospital rating of 5 out of 5 stars. CMS Hospital Compare combines mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience, and timely-effective-care measures into this single rating.
What kind of hospital is New England Baptist Hospital?
New england baptist hospital is a voluntary non-profit - private facility. part of the Baptist Health system.
Where is New England Baptist Hospital located?
New England Baptist Hospital is at 125 Parker Hill Avenue, Boston, MA, 02120. Phone: (617) 754-5800.
References & primary sources
- CMS Hospital Compare — Hospital General Information (the primary source for overall star rating, measure-group counts, ownership, ER, birthing-friendly flag): data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/xubh-q36u.
- CMS Care Compare facility profile — this hospital's public page: Care Compare.gov search by CCN.
- 42 CFR Part 482 — Medicare Conditions of Participation for Hospitals (source for grievance-procedure rights + EMTALA): ecfr.gov / Title 42 Part 482.
- Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health (AIM) — the obstetric safety bundles underlying the CMS Birthing-Friendly designation: saferbirth.org.
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