Mount Auburn Hospital is a hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts, affiliated with Harvard Medical School. It was founded by Civil War nurse and administrator Emily Elizabeth Parsons as the first hospital in Cambridge in 1866. It was reopened in 1886 and until 1947 was known as Cambridge Hospital.
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.
Notable births
A Legacy of Excellence, Mount Auburn Hospital - This video describes in detail the history of Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge Massachusetts.
- Bhumibol Adulyadej, former King of Thailand. His father, HRH Prince Mahidol Adulyadej of Songkla, was attending Harvard as a public health student at the time.
- Steven Wright, award-winning comedian
Notable deaths
- Jessie Woodrow Sayre (1887-1933)
- Charles Stark Draper (1901â€"1987)
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
External links
- Mount Auburn Hospital
- Mount Auburn Hospital on YouTube
- Mount Auburn Hospital Facebook Page
- Mount Auburn Hospital Health Connection
- The Midwives at Mount Auburn Hospital
- Department of Radiology at Mount Auburn Hospital
- Radiology Residency at Mount Auburn Hospital
