MetroWest Medical Center

MetroWest Medical Center is a teaching hospital in Framingham and Natick, Massachusetts.

MetroWest Medical Center
Tenet Healthcare
MetroWest Cancer Center
Geography
Location	Framingham and Natick, Massachusetts, United States
Coordinates	42°17′04.49″N 71°25′08.51″W
Organization
Type	Teaching
Services
Public transit access	MWRTA 02, 03, 04N
History
Opened	1992
Links
Website	www.mwmc.com
Lists	Hospitals in Massachusetts

It is the largest health care provider in the MetroWest region between Boston and Worcester.^[1] MWMC was formed by the 1992 merger of two hospitals in neighboring towns: Framingham Union Hospital and Natick's Leonard Morse Hospital; the two hospitals have a combined capacity of 302 beds. It was acquired by Columbia/HCA in 1996; Tenet Health Systems in 1999; Vanguard Health Systems in 2009; and once again Tenet Healthcare Corp. in 2013^[2] when Tenet acquired Vanguard.^[3] MWMC also operates an outpatient diagnostic and rehabilitation facility, MetroWest Wellness Center, in Framingham. MetroWest is affiliated with the Tufts Children's Hospital.

See also

• Health care in the United States
• Massachusetts General Hospital, also known as MGH
• University of Massachusetts, Worcester, medical school

References

1. "About Us". MetroWest Medical Center. Archived from the original on May 20, 2007. Retrieved May 12, 2007.
2. "Massachusetts Hospitals: Closures, Mergers, Acquisitions and Affiliations". Massachusetts Hospital Association. Retrieved April 2, 2014.
3. "Vanguard Health Systems To Be Acquired". Worcester Business Journal.

External links

• MetroWest Medical Center official website