Facts
Mission
Emerson Hospital exists to promote health and well-being in the community by being an accessible resource for the most advanced high quality health care.
Values
At Emerson, we believe deeply in our core values of providing our communities with the highest quality of medical care and the most compassionate care. These values are focused upon:
- Quality
- Expertise
- Care
- Community
Type of Hospital
Emerson is a full-service, non-profit community hospital. With 307 active staff primary care doctors and specialists on staff, Emerson is well known for its outstanding medical and surgical specialists, as well as excellent nursing care and patient-centered services.
Year Founded
Emerson was founded in 1911 as the Deaconess Hospital. In 1924, the hospital was renamed after Charles Emerson (a nephew of Ralph Waldo Emerson).
Number of Beds
Today Emerson is a 179-bed acute care medical center which provides advanced medical services to over 300,000 individuals in 25 towns.
Service Area
Emerson’s service area includes the towns of Acton, Ayer, Bedford, Berlin, Bolton, Boxborough, Carlisle, Chelmsford, Concord, Groton, Harvard, Hudson, Lancaster, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Lunenburg, Maynard, Pepperell, Shirley, Stow, Sudbury, Townsend, Wayland, Westford.
Number of Employees
1,600 employees
Number of Volunteers
With more than 525 adult and student volunteers representing 38 towns, Emerson has more volunteers per bed than any other hospital in Massachusetts. In 2007, volunteers gave 74,681 hours of service.
Number of Physicians
Active Staff: 307
Courtesy Staff: 100
Satellites
- Groton Health Center
- Westford Health Center
- Sudbury Health Center
- Center for Specialty Care, Concord
Key Statistics
- More than 37,500 emergency department visits per year
- More than 14,000 day surgeries per year
- More than 68 ,000 rehab treatments per year
- Nearly 45,000 home care visits
- More than 300,000 individuals served
Clinical Affiliations
- Boston IVF
Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility - Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Perinatology - Lahey Clinic
Neurosurgery, Spine Surgery, Urology - Massachusetts General Hospital
Neonatology
Radiation Oncology
Pain management
Pediatric affiliations in Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Nephrology and Surgery - Reproductive Science Center
Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility - Sports Medicine North
Spine Surgery - Tufts–New England Medical Center
Nephrology
Accreditations
- American Association of Blood Banks
- American College of Radiology
Breast Imaging Center of Excellence - American College of Surgeons, Commission on Cancer
(Bethke Cancer Center) - American College of Surgeons Bariatric Surgery Center Network
- College of American Pathologists
- The Joint Commission
- Massachusetts Medical Society Committee
on Accreditation Review
Recognition
- Certified as a designated stroke center
