Lemuel Shattuck Hospital

Lemuel Shattuck Hospital (commonly shortened as Shattuck Hospital) is a 255-bed^[1] public health and teaching hospital located in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.^[1] The hospital is owned and operated by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), and as an affiliate of the Tufts University School of Medicine, serves as the only teaching hospital operated by DPH.^[2]

LocationJamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

TypeTeaching

Affiliated university

Tufts University School of Medicine

NetworkBoston Medical Center

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Lemuel Shattuck Hospital
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Lemuel Shattuck Hospital in 2024
Geography
Location	Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Organization
Type	Teaching
Affiliated university	Tufts University School of Medicine
Network	Boston Medical Center
Services
Standards	Joint Commission
Emergency department	No
Beds	255 (2024)
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m  Orange Line   Bus  16, 21, 31  Franklin/Foxboro   Needham Line   Providence/Stoughton Line
Links
Website	www.mass.gov/locations/lemuel-shattuck-hospital
Lists	Hospitals in Massachusetts
Other links	Lemuel Shattuck Hospital Correctional Unit

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Shattuck Hospital offers inpatient care, including that of inmates through its correctional unit, as well as outpatient and social services.^[1]

The hospital was named after Lemuel Shattuck, a local politician, statistician and historian recognized for his part in developing the plan that would lead to the 1869 creation of the nation's first Board of Health in Massachusetts.^[3][4][5]