June 04, 2010 03:05am EST 

With approximately 5,800 hospitals in the United States, it can be difficult to stand out, let alone be the best hospital in the state. Well forget about just being the best hospital in Massachusetts, Massachusetts General Hospital has consistently ranked among the top 5 hospitals in all of the United State by U.S. News & World Report. Since 1811, Massachusetts General Hospital has been delivering standard-setting medical care. The hospitals has maintained a strong commitment to advancing health care through their pioneering research, as well as their education of future health care professionals. Being the third oldest general hospital in the United States, Mass General continues its tradition of excellence today.
Mass General was just recently re-designated a Magnet hospital, the highest honor for nursing excellence. With 900-beds in their medical center, 5 multidisciplinary care centers, and top pediatric health care, this is not surprising. Mass General has been responsible for and has lived up to some of the high-quality standards and expectations of sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in almost very specialty and sub-specialty of both medicine and surgery. Additionally, Mass General has been a leader in medical research by bridging innovative science with state-of-the-art clinical medicine. Conducting the largest hospital-based research programs in the country, Mass General consistently makes discoveries and breakthroughs that lead to new and better treatments for patients.
With a mission of delivering the very best health care in a safe, compassionate environment and advancing that care through research and education, Mass General continues to improve the health and well-being of the communities that they serve. Admitting 47,000 inpatients, handling 1.5 million outpatient visits, recording 83,000 emergency room visits, performing 37,000 operations, and delivering 3,700 per year, Mass General is a hospital guided by the needs of their patients and their families. Through their teaching, research, and highest-quality medical standards, Mass General stands as one of the top hospitals in the nation.