MedStar Washington (D.C.) Hospital Center. Founded in 1958 through the merger of three specialty hospitals, 926-bed MedStar Washington Hospital Center has grown to become the largest private hospital in the country’s capital. This teaching hospital carries the reputation of being…
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia got its start in 1855, when Francis West Lewis, MD, T. Hewson Bache, MD, and R.A.F. Penrose, MD, decided to open the nation’s first hospital focused exclusively on treating children. It…
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Nationally recognized consultant, speaker, educator, and author Dr. Rhoda Weiss will share strategies for healthcare marketing and branding at Becker’s Hospital Review 5th Annual Meeting. There are less than 100 spots left and 13 days to receive the early registration…
Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago). Two of Chicago’s oldest hospitals — Passavant Memorial, founded in 1865, and Wesley Memorial, founded in 1888 — merged in 1972 to form what is now known as Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The teaching hospital for Northwestern…
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Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.). Mayo Clinic dates back to 1864 when William Worrall Mayo, MD, opened a private medical practice in Rochester. Now, the hospital has an international presence and is known for pioneering an approach to teamwork that…
Massachusetts General Hospital (Boston). Massachusetts General Hospital opened its doors in 1821 and became the first teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School within the hospital’s first year of operation. It has since been home to medical discoveries that no patient…
Lahey Hospital and Medical Center (Burlington, Mass.). Lahey Hospital and Medical Center dates back to 1923, when Frank Lahey, MD, founded a group practice that — with several specialties under one roof — was considered unconventional at the time. Dr.…
Cleveland Clinic. Founded in 1921 by four physicians who wanted to see a healthcare model centered on patient care and medical research, Cleveland Clinic is a nonprofit, multispecialty academic medical center with 1,450 beds on its main campus and 4,450…
In January, Surgical Information Systems acquired AmkaiSolutions. Here, leaders of the two organizations discuss the impact of the merger on the healthcare industry.