Founded in 1886 as the first hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Mount Auburn Hospital is dedicated to delivering healthcare services to you in a personable, convenient and compassionate manner. Our mission is to improve the health of the residents of Cambridge and its surrounding communities. We respect the dignity of you, our patients, as well as that of your families.

Mount Auburn Hospital is a top notch teaching healthcare system affiliated with Harvard Medical School . This allows us to make significant contributions to educating the caregivers of tomorrow, thereby maximizing your quality of care.

The hospital is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and is a member of the American Hospital Association, the Council on Teaching Hospitals, and the Association of American Medical Colleges. We have received numerous awards in recognition of our high standard of quality care.

With 217 licensed beds in all private rooms, and comprehensive inpatient services in all medical specialties, we aim to provide you with the highest level of care and comfort. You can rely on top-level care in all treatment areas, including our Cardiac Care and Cancer Care departments, both known as centers of excellence. The hospital also offers specialized and streamlined services for men, women and seniors.

You can learn more about our providers and service lines by viewing our online Physician Directory.

Mount Auburn Hospital is part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a new health care system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, more than 4,000 physicians and 35,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.