Mount Auburn Hospital
| Mount Auburn Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Beth Israel Lahey Health | |
 Main Entrance from Mount Auburn Street | |
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| Geography | |
| Location | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Coordinates | 42°22′28″N 71°08′02″W / 42.374414°N 71.133776°W |
| Organization | |
| Type | Teaching |
| Affiliated university | Harvard Medical School |
| Services | |
| Beds | 213 Occupancy Rate = 76% |
| History | |
| Opened | 1886 |
| Links | |
| Website | http://www.mountauburnhospital.org/ |
| Lists | Hospitals in Massachusetts |
Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School.[1] It was founded by Civil War nurse and administrator Emily Elizabeth Parsons as the first hospital in Cambridge in 1866.[2] It was reopened in 1886 and until 1947 was known as Cambridge Hospital.[3]
CareGroup, Inc. is the parent non-profit holding company for Mount Auburn Hospital, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham, and New England Baptist Hospital.[4]
King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the former King of Thailand, was born at Mount Auburn Hospital.
Notable births
- King Bhumibol Adulyadej, former King of Thailand. His father, Prince Mahidol Adulyadej of Siam, Prince of Songkla, was attending Harvard as a public health and medical student.
- Steven Wright, award-winning comedian
Radiology Department
The Department of Radiology was founded by Dr. Richard Schatzki. He was the first to describe the most common cause of difficulty swallowing, now known as the Schatzki ring. The department has an active radiology residency program.
References
- ^ "About Us". Mount Auburn Hospital. Retrieved January 3, 2013.
- ^ "Cambridge History". cambridgehistory.org. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
- ^ "A Legacy of Excellence - A History OF Mount Auburn Hospital" (PDF). Mount Auburn Hospital. Retrieved July 25, 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "CareGroup: Parent Company". Retrieved 2017-01-30.
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