MA · 14 Counties

Massachusetts Rural Hospitals

115 active hospitals serving 14 counties. 0 counties have no hospital access.

115
Hospitals
4
Critical Access
2
Rural
24,786
Beds
0
Deserts
0%
No Hospital

CMS Rural Health Transformation Program

Massachusetts Receives $162.0M/year$810.0M total over 5 years (FY2026–2030)

As part of the federal $50 billion Rural Health Transformation Program (CFDA 93.798), Massachusetts receives $162,005,238/year for FY2026–2030 to strengthen rural health infrastructure, expand access, and support workforce development.

Lead Agency: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Award ID: RHTCMS332069

Source: USAspending.gov, CFDA 93.798. Performance period: 2025-12-29 to 2030-10-30.

County Health Map

Explore Massachusetts's 14 counties and 115 hospitals. Click any county or hospital for details.

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Counties with vs. without a hospital

Margin ≥ 0%-5% to 0%Below -5%No dataCAHFQHC
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Sources: CMS POS, CDC SVI (2022), HRSA HPSA, County Health Rankings, CDC PLACES (2023), AHRF (2024), HRSA FQHCs. Hospital markers sized by bed count, colored by operating margin. FQHC diamonds show safety-net delivery sites.

Hospital Directory

All 115 active hospitals in Massachusetts. Search by name, city, or county.

HospitalCityCountyBedsOwnershipType
Adcare Hospital of Worcester IncWorcesterWorcester114Not-for-Profit
Anna Jaques HospitalNewburyportEssex123Government
Arbour Hospital, theBostonSuffolk118Not-for-Profit
Arbour Human Resource InstituteBrooklineNorfolk68Not-for-Profit
Arbour-fuller HospitalSouth AttleboroBristol86Not-for-Profit
Athol Memorial HospitalAtholWorcester25GovernmentCAH
Baystate Franklin Medical CenterGreenfieldFranklin92Government
Baystate Medical CenterSpringfieldHampden716Government
Baystate Medical Center - Transplant CenterSpringfieldHampden0Government
Baystate Noble HospitalWestfieldHampden97Government

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County Health Profiles

All 14 counties in Massachusetts. Each county has a dedicated health profile with SVI scores, health metrics, HPSA designations, and hospital access.

CountyPopulationHospitalsStatus
Barnstable228,99655 Hospitals
Berkshire129,02633 Hospitals
Bristol579,20099 Hospitals
Dukes20,60011 Hospital
Essex809,82977 Hospitals
Franklin71,02911 Hospital
Hampden465,8251111 Hospitals
Hampshire162,30822 Hospitals
Middlesex1,632,0021919 Hospitals
Nantucket14,25511 Hospital

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County Health Snapshot

Average health indicators across Massachusetts's 14 counties

8.4%
Avg Diabetes Rate
29.0%
Avg Obesity Rate
3.0%
Avg Uninsured Rate
8.8
PCPs per 10K
2
High-Vulnerability Counties
Avg SVI: 0.41

Health Professional Shortage Areas

139
Primary Care HPSAs
150
Dental Health HPSAs
54
Mental Health HPSAs
2.4M
Est. Underserved Population

Sources: County Health Rankings (2025), CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce (HPSA designations)

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Financial Health

FY2025 hospital financial performance from CMS cost reports

-18.4%
Median Operating Margin
4
Negative Margin Hospitals

4 hospitals reporting negative margins.

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Federal Rural Health Funding

5 active HRSA grants totaling $6.7M in FY2025

$2.4M
1 grant · CFDA 93.241
$2.3M
Rural Health Outreach
2 grants · CFDA 93.912
$1.4M
State Office of Rural Health
1 grant · CFDA 93.913
$541K
Small Hospital Improvement (SHIP)
1 grant · CFDA 93.301

Largest Grant Recipients

Public Health, Massachusetts Department Of$4.4M
Athol Memorial Hospital$2.0M
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court$300K

Source: USAspending.gov, FY2025. Includes CFDA 93.241 (Flex), 93.301 (SHIP), 93.912 (Outreach), 93.913 (SORH).

Healthcare Workforce & Access

Provider supply, community health centers, and medically underserved designations

Provider Workforce

7,158
Primary Care Physicians
102.2/100k
12,177
Nurse Practitioners
5,369
Physician Assistants
250.6 NP+PA/100k
7,923
Dentists
113.2/100k
$13,533
Medicare Per Capita Cost
18.8%
Avg Readmission Rate

Federally Qualified Health Centers

275
FQHC Sites
18
Rural Sites
6.5% of total
257
Urban Sites
37
Grantee Organizations

Medically Underserved Areas & Populations

46
Total Designations
42
Underserved Areas (MUA)
4
Underserved Populations (MUP)
54.5
Avg MUA Score

CDC PLACES Health Indicators

Census-tract-level health data aggregated to county averages

10.1%
Diabetes
Max: 12.9%
28.1%
Obesity
Max: 35.9%
24.6%
Depression
Max: 27.5%
16.7%
Mental Distress
Max: 19.6%
6.5%
COPD
12%
Smoking
32.1%
High Blood Pressure
6.3%
Heart Disease
3.2%
Stroke
5.4%
Uninsured (18-64)

Sources: AHRF 2024-2025 (HRSA), HRSA GIS Portal (FQHCs, MUA/MUP), CDC PLACES 2023-2024

Hospital Ownership

Breakdown of Massachusetts's 115 hospitals by ownership type

36
Not-for-Profit
31% of total
11
For-Profit
10% of total
68
Government
59% of total

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Data from CMS Provider of Services, CMS Cost Reports (HCRIS), County Health Rankings, CDC Social Vulnerability Index, Community Benefit Insight, UNC Sheps Center, USAspending.gov, and HRSA Bureau of Health Workforce. Last updated: 2026-03-11.