Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

**About Our Academic Medical Center** * * * Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is an academic medical center located in the heart of Boston. We are a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School. Our passion is caring for our patients like they are family, finding new cures, using the finest and the latest technologies, and teaching and inspiring caregivers of tomorrow. We put people at the center of everything we do, because we believe in medicine that puts people first. Decades before Beth Israel Hospital and New England Deaconess Hospital came together as Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, each was a leader in health care with a long history of innovation, patient-centered care and service to those in need. Through our combined efforts, [our legacy](https://www.bidmc.org/about-bidmc/a-history-of-improving-care-for-all "Learn more about our history and legacy") has grown even stronger. **[The BIDMC Difference](https://www.bidmc.org/about-bidmc/why-bidmc "Learn more about the BIDMC Difference")** We believe in medicine that puts people first. We are passionate about providing extraordinary care with the best therapies and the latest technologies, finding new cures and teaching and inspiring the caregivers of tomorrow.