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Founded in 1811, Massachusetts General Hospital is the third oldest general hospital in the United States and the oldest and largest in New England. The 868-bed world-renowned medical center offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. Each year, MGH admits approximately 42,000 inpatients and handles more than 1.2 million outpatient visits. Its emergency services handle nearly 75,000 visits annually. MGH is the largest nongovernment employer in the city of Boston, with more than 16,000 employees, including a nursing staff of 2,900 and a 3,700 member medical staff.
The Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Psychiatry was created in 1934 with support from the Rockefeller Foundation as one of only three psychiatry departments in general hospitals nationwide. In the course of seven decades, its scientists and clinicians have made significant contributions to the understanding and treatment of mental illness. Today, the Department includes more than 600 affiliated psychiatrists and psychologists who have maintained and advanced this tradition of excellence in patient care, research and teaching.
The Department has the largest clinical research program in the hospital, which includes research in neuroscience, genetics, and the assessment of new and established treatments for mental health disorders. The Department recently launched the Psychiatry Academy, now with over 30,000 members, to bring high quality, objective continuing medical education to psychiatrists, primary care doctors, psychologists, social workers, and other health professionals around the world through live programming and the internet. The Department of Psychiatry has earned the #1 ranking in psychiatry in the U.S. News & World Report annual survey “America’s Best Hospitals” each year since 1996.
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