U.S. News & World Report
Boston Medical Center’s Geriatrics, Neurology & Neurosurgery, Cardiology, Heart & Vascular Surgery, and Urology departments have all been ranked among the top 50 in the nation in their specialties by U.S. News & World Report.
BMC has also been designated “high performing” in three additional specialties—Cancer, Gastroenterology & GI Surgery, and Pulmonology & Lung Surgery—as well as in seven procedures and conditions: diabetes, heart failure, kidney failure, leukemia, lymphoma & myeloma, pacemaker implantation, pneumonia, and stroke.
2025
- Named a top place to work in healthcare by Becker's Hospital Review
- Awarded the 2025 Better Project Award by the U.S. Department of Energy
- Boston Medical Center earned the Joint Commission's Sustainable Healthcare Certification
- Named a 2025 Best Hospital for Black America by BlackDoctor.org
- Recognized by Becker's Hospital Review as a hospital with a great psychiatry and behavioral health program
- BMC named an Academic Medical Center to Know by Becker's Hospital Review
- Recognized as a hospital with a great diabetes and endocrinology programs by Becker's Hospital Review
- Accredited as Level 4 Epilepsy Center by by the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC)
- Recognized as one of the World's Best Smart Hospitals 2025 by Newsweek
- Named one of the America's Best Large Employers 2025 by Forbes
- Recognized as one of the America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek
- Named one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women by Newsweek
- Earned Top Hospital - Gold Standard from Castle Connolly
- Alastair Bell, MD,president & CEO, named one of the Most Influential Bostonians by Boston Magazine
- Ankur Agrawal, MBA, SVP and chief financial officer, named a health system CFO to know by Becker's Hospital Review
- Joy Brown, MBA, SVP and chief digital information officer, named a Tech Power Player by the Boston Globe
- Joy Brown, MBA, SVP and chief digital information officer, recognized as a woman in health IT to know and a chief digital officer to know by Becker's Hospital Review
- Rachel Felix, MBA, SVP and chief marketing & growth officer, recognized with the Pinnacle Award for Achievement in Health Care by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
- Thea James, MD, VP of mission and associate chief medical officer, awarded the 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King Honor by Embrace Boston
- Petrina Martin Cherry, VP of community engagement and external affairs, received the Champion of Youth Award from the Yawkey Club of Roxbury
- Petrina Martin Cherry, VP of community engagement and external affairs, earned the Leader of Change Award from Trinity Boston Connects
- David McAneny, MD, SVP and chief medical officer, named a chief medical officer to know by Becker's Hospital Review
- Boston Medical Center earned Project of the Year by Construction Management Association of American - New England Chapter
2024
- Received the Foster G. McGaw Prize from the American Hospital Association
- Recognized with the Hypertension Innovator Award the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women’s Health
- Earned the Integrated Behavioral Health Award in partnership with BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine from the Association of American Medical Colleges
- Recognized by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society with the MileStones in Community Service Award
- Recognized with the 25-Year Silver Accreditation Milestone by by IAC Vascular Testing
- Honored with the Excellence in Health Care Facility Management by American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE), a professional membership group of the American Hospital Association
- Named as one of America's 250 Best Hospitals by Healthgrades
- Received the Gastrointestinal Care Excellence Award from Healthgrades
- Designated as a LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Leader by the Human Rights Campaign
- Earned “A” Grade for social responsibility by the Lown Institute
- Earned the DEI Impact Award by Smart Energy Decisions
- Named a Top 25 Hospital in the Nation for Environmental Excellence by Practice Greenhealth
- Named one of the Great Hospital Hospitals in America by Becker's Hospital Review
- Recognized Becker's list of hospitals and health systems with great oncology programs
- Recognized Becker's list of hospitals and health systems with great orthopedic programs
- Recognized Becker's list of hospitals and health systems with great diabetes and endocrinology programs
- Named one of America's Best Cardiac Hospitals by Newsweek
- Named one of America's Best Neurological Hospitals by Newsweek
- Named one of America's Best Cancer Hospitals by Newsweek
- Named one of America's Best Orthopedic Hospitals by Newsweek
- Honored with Community Champion Award from Roxbury YMCA
- Named one of America's Best Employers for Women by Forbes
- Named one of America's Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes
- Recognized by Forbes as one of America's Best Large Employers
- Named a Best Employer by State by Forbes
- Recognized with Baby-Friendly designation from Baby-Friendly USA
- Alastair Bell, MD, President & CEO of BMCHS, recognized as a Power 50: Movement Maker by the Boston Business Journal
- Alastair Bell, MD, President & CEO of BMCHS, named an academic medical center CEO to know by Becker's Hospital Review
- Alastair Bell, MD, President & CEO of BMCHS, recognized as a CEO influencer to know by Becker's Hospital Review
- Joy Brown, SVP and chief digital information officer, named to Becker's Hosital Review's list of chief digital officers to know
- Joe Camillus, MBA, MPH, and chief operating officer, named an academic medical center chief operating officers to know by Becker's Hospital Review
- Rachel Felix, SVP and chief marketing & growth officer; David Henderson, psychiatrist-in-chief; Thea James, VP of mission and associate chief medical officer; and Lisa Kelly-Croswell, SVP and chief human resources officer, were named as Black healthcare leaders to know by Becker's Hospital Review
- Nancy Gaden, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, SVP and chief nursing officer, recognized as a Living Legend by the American Nurses Association Massachusetts
- Nancy Gaden, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, SVP and chief nursing officer, named a Chief Nursing Officer to Know by Becker's Hospital Review
- Thea James, MD, VP of mission and associate chief medical officer, recognized with the Dr. William Montague Cobb Award by the NAACP
- Thea James, MD, VP of mission and associate chief medical officer, earned the Health Equity Champion Award from the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
- Lisa Kelly-Croswell, MA, SVP and chief human resources officer, named a Diversity Leader by Modern Healthcare
- Jodi Larson, MD, VP and chief quality officer, named a patient safety expert to know by Becker's Hospital Review
- David McAneny, MD, SVP and chief medical officer, named to Becker's Healthcare's list of hospital and health system chief medical officers to know
- Jesse Souweine, MBA, SVP, chief transformation officer and interim chief financial officer, named a chief transformation officer to know by Becker's Hospital Review
- Boston Accountable Care Organization (BACO), an entity of BMCHS, recognized as an ACO to know by Becker's Hospital Review
- Named one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Mental Wellbeing by Newsweek
- Honored with the Best and Brightest in Wellness award by the National Association for Business Resources
- Recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity
- Recognized by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women
- Named by Newsweek as one of America's Greatest Workplaces
- Recognized by US News as High Performing for Maternity
2023
- Named one of Becker's "100 hospitals and health systems with great oncology programs."
- Received an "A" safety grade rating from the Leapfrog Group
- Recognized as one of Newsweek's World's Best Hospitals 2023
- Named to the 2023 Becker's Healthcare list of top 150 places to work in health care
- Named one of the top 25 hospitals in the U.S. for Environmental Excellence by Practice Greenhealth
- David McAneny, MD, SVP and chief medical officer, named to Becker's Healthcare's list of hospital and health system chief medical officers to know
- Lisa Kelly-Croswell, SVP and chief human resources officer, and Thea James, MD, VP of mission and associate chief medical officer named to Becker's Healthcare's list of Black healthcare leaders to know
- WorkWell Massachusetts Award from Healthiest Employers
- Named to Healthiest Employers’ Best Workplace for Veterans list 2023
- Joe Camillus, MBA, MPH, and chief operating officer, named to Becker’s Healthcare’s list of hospital and health system chief operating officers to know
- Named to Best for Vets: Employers list by Military Times
- Named a U.S. News High Performing hospital in neurology and neurosurgery, geriatrics, urology, heart failure, diabetes, kidney failure, stroke, and pneumonia
- Named #1 in the nation for racial inclusivity by the Lown Institute
- Named to Newsweek's list of World's Best Smart Hospitals 2024
- Recognized as one of Newsweek's Greatest Workplaces for Parents and Families 2023
- Thea James, MD, MBA, VP of mission, was named a Health Equity Hero by the Boston Globe
- Terri Newsom, SVP and chief financial officer, named to Becker’s Healthcare’s list of Hospital and health system chief financial officers to know
- Named as one of America’s Best-in-State Employers by Forbes
- Named one of Becker’s “100 hospitals and health systems with great orthopedic programs”
- Nancy Gaden, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, SVP and chief nursing officer, named to Becker’s Healthcare’s list of hospital and health system chief nursing officers to know
- Thea James, MD, MBA, VP of mission, received a lifetime achievement award from the Arthritis Foundation