Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is one of the nation's preeminent academic medical centers. They are committed to excellence in clinical care, bio-medical research and education and to the health and wellness of their patients and their communities.

Excellence In Clinical Care
Beth Israel Deaconess, a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, is a fully integrated medical center providing adult services from cardiology to obstetrics, gastrointestinal disorders to cancer care. As national leaders in patient care quality, safety and transparency, they are setting standards in the way health data can be used to improve care and services. They were the first hospital in the country to achieve meaningful use of electronic medical records, meeting a key set of new federal government standards.

BIDMC attracts leading clinicians in all medical fields. Their experts not only provide gold standard treatments to help a patient get better, they also help educate the public on disease prevention. BIDMC clinicians feel a responsibility to do more than make patients better when they are sick — they want to help the community stay healthy.

Excellence In Research
BIDMC is home to a renowned academic research program, where scientific discoveries help to transform medical care. They rank third in the country for National Institutes of Health funding among independent hospitals. With revolutionary advances and therapies happening within their walls, they are a national and international leader in "bench-to-bedside" research.

Their patients benefit directly from their dedication to research. At any given moment, more than 300 clinical trials are offered throughout the medical center for those difficult to treat cases, in areas such as cancer, neurology, cardiology and other medical specialties.

Excellence In Education
BIDMCs 1,250 full-time physicians constitute almost a quarter of Harvard Medical School's faculty. Because of their roots, they are committed to training the next generation of doctors, and have raised medical education to a higher level with a uniquely strong and deep program that enhances their ability to attract top faculty and residents. Learning flourishes within their hallways, as students learn from the best of the best in an open environment that produces leaders of tomorrow.

Advancing Care in Communities
In pursuit of clinical and research excellence, they have formed partnerships with outstanding community hospitals, specialty care centers and physician practice groups in eastern Massachusetts to give you and your family the convenience of high quality care, close to home. With BIDMC at the core of this network, access to specialty care downtown is always available when appropriate. They are dedicated to providing the right care, at the right time, in the right place.

Blending Warmth and Innovation
Compassionate nursing is central to your experience here. Their nurses are highly regarded for superb care, kindness and proficiency. Their quality and safety initiatives, second to none, are often held up as a model for other institutions. As a hospital deemed "Most Wired," and "Most Wireless," they are reengineering how to gather, safeguard and utilize health information. Their systems are state-of-the-art and all BIDMC clinicians use centrally hosted electronic medical records.

The Heart of Caring
You expect excellence in clinical care, research, education and community outreach from a prominent academic medical center. But they believe what makes BIDMC even more remarkable is their spirit. They treat their patients with the utmost respect and compassion, as they would their own family members and friends.

This is the heart of caring at BIDMC.