Lahey Clinic

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Lahey Clinic Foundation
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts
Geography
Location	Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Organization
Care system	Medicare/Medicaid/charity
Hospital type	Teaching/Specialist
Affiliated university	Tufts University School of Medicine Harvard Medical School Boston University School of Medicine
Services
Emergency department	Trauma certification level II
Beds	317
History
Founded	1923
Links
Website	www.lahey.org
Lists	Hospitals in Massachusetts

The Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, formerly known as Lahey Clinic, is a physician-led nonprofit teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine based in Burlington, Massachusetts. The hospital was founded in Boston in 1923 by surgeon Frank H. Lahey, M.D., and is managed by Lahey Health. U.S. News & World Report has cited it several times on its list of "America's Best Hospitals" in the category of urology.

Lahey Clinic was founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1923 by world-renowned combat surgeon Dr. Frank H. Lahey. It grew rapidly during its first three decades of operation, often outpacing its physical capacity in Boston's Kenmore Square. During this time, Lahey Clinic patients occupied the majority of beds at neighboring Boston hospitals including the New England Deaconess Hospital (now Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center), and the New England Baptist Hospital. Lahey's Commonwealth Avenue facilities grew increasingly overcrowded. Faced with an expanding patient base (notable patients included former United States president John F. Kennedy), discussions for a new facility were drafted in partnership with New England Baptist Hospital, which long held close ties to Lahey Clinic. A partnership with New England Deaconess was also considered. However disagreement between administrators led Lahey officials to seek other options outside of downtown Boston. A transition to its current facility in Burlington, Massachusetts was completed in November 1980 under the leadership of then CEO, Dr. Robert E Wise. In 1994, Lahey opened an additional facility in Peabody, Massachusetts.

In January 2017, the Boston Globe reported of a letter of intent for a merger between Lahey and Beth Israel Deaconess with this partnership creating the largest hospital merger in more than 20 years. The combined system would be counteraction to Partners HealthCare, Massachusetts largest network of hospitals and doctors with a market share of 22% in the eastern part of the state.