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About NEBH
New England Baptist Hospital NEBH offers nationally recognized expertise in orthopedic surgery built on more than a century of experience with an exceptional blend of superb patient care and advanced medical knowledge

The site of one of the first artificial hip replacements in the country NEBH continues to lead the way in new methods to diagnose and treat all forms of musculoskeletal disorders and disease

NEBH has been recognized by the American Association of Retired Persons AARP as one of the top 10 hospitals nationally for knee and hip orthopedics NEBH was also selected by US News amp World Report as a top orthopedic hospital

The hospital is a teaching affiliate of Tufts University School of Medicine and conducts teaching programs in collaboration with the Harvard School of Public Health and the Harvard School of Medicine

Values
New England Baptist Hospital is committed to upholding our core values of Respect Ownership Superior Service and Excellence

Respect Acting with integrity in all things Being trustworthy and respectful with fellow employees physicians patients and our community

Ownership Being accountable to our core values and our patient outcomes while we act as stewards of precious resources

Superior Service Behaving in a manner which recognizes that all customer requests are improtant and that we address these needs in a timely accurate compassionate and friendlyt mannerthereby creating a legendary experience

Excellence Striving to reach ever higher levels of performance in all that we do through continuous improvement in care delivery education and support processes

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History

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New England Baptist Hospital More Than a Century of Legendary Service

The Early Years

From its humble beginnings in 1893 NEBH has adhered to its singular devotion to providing the highest quality and most compassionate patient care available That dedication is still reflected today in the faces and the work of those who strive daily to provide that care the men and women of the New England Baptist Hospital team

It began over a century ago in a single room located in a building adjacent to the Ruggles Street Baptist Church in Roxbury There Dr and Mrs Francis F Whittier along with Dr H Warren White and three other dedicated physicians established a free dispensary to provide medical care for the communitys poor

In a short time several other dispensaries had been established in Roxbury and the South End treating over 2500 people a year The increased demand and need for these medical services led to severe overcrowding and unsatisfactory conditions

In 1893 Dr Whittier prevailed upon Rev Everett D Burr Pastor of the Ruggles Street Baptist Church to present the problem to the Boston Baptist Social Union His recommendation led to incorporation of the Boston Baptist Hospital that September

Located in a house at 47 Bellevue Street in the Longwood section of Brookline the site of the former New England Deaconess Hospital the doors of the newly incorporated Boston Baptist Hospital were first opened to patients in June 1894 Dr Whittier performed surgery there the same day

Shortly after opening the Hospital had already outgrown its new location and a search began for a suitable longterm site The Hospital purchased the Parker Mansion on Parker Hill in Roxbury and by 1896 relocated to its present site atop Mission Hill

In 1897 the Hospital changed its name to New England Baptist Hospital to reflect its growing constituency What began as Dr and Mrs Whittiers dream of creating a Baptist hospital in Boston had become a reality The groundwork was laid for what has today become one of the leading health care facilities in the world serving patients of all faiths from New England and beyond

During a time of deep financial distress Col Edward H Haskell NEBHs second President helped guide the Hospitals course quotfrom an obscure charity to a leading position in the community from a few rooms in a private house to the vision of a complete and worthy institution fully equipped with every facility for the finest servicequot Born in Gloucester in 1845 Haskell joined the 23rd Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteers at age 16 and served through the Civil War He served as NEBH president from 1898 until his death in 1924

The Lahey Era

In the 1920s as one of the worlds most eminent surgeons Dr Frank H Lahey revolutionized thyroid surgery Taking the lead from his close friends Will and Charlie Mayo who founded the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota Dr Lahey recruited experts from all branches of medicine to form the Lahey Clinic

Because it had no facility of its own the Lahey Clinic sent a majority of its patients to NEBH During the years the Lahey Clinic was adjacent to the Baptist as many as 70 of the Hospitals patients were from the
Lahey Clinic In 1925 Dr Lahey became SurgeoninChief at New England Baptist Hospital

Although the Hospitals affiliation with the Lahey Clinic ended in 1980 when the clinic moved to Burlington the spirit of caring that Dr Lahey bestowed on his patients lives on today at the Hospital

The AufrancTurner Legacy

Dr Otto E Aufranc was the architect of the Hospitals first Orthopedic Department in 1968 bringing to the Baptist his talented team of young physicians from Massachusetts General Hospital

During his fivedecade medical career Dr Aufrancs many innovations included a leading role along with Dr Roderick H Turner in the development of one of the first American replacement hips the AufrancTurner The prosthesis was further modified in 1980 and the name Scheller added to it in recognition of input from another Baptist doctor Dr Arnold D Scheller Jr

As a lasting tribute to his skills as a surgeon teacher and scientist a fellowship society was formed in 1970 Today Aufranc Fellows who have received specialty orthopedic training at NEBH are practicing in hospitals around the world

Continuing a Legacy of Excellence

In the last 20 years developments in orthopedics have revolutionized patient care and NEBHs orthopedic surgeons have been at the forefront performing total joint replacements major large bone grafts and arthroscopic surgery With the highest annual volume of reconstructive orthopedic patients in New England the Baptist is a worldrenowned referral center for reconstructive orthopedic procedures

The formation of the Hospitals Sports Medicine division in 1986 continued NEBHs commitment to our patients health and wellbeing In 1987 the Baptist assumed the role of official team hospital of the sixteentime world champion Boston Celtics Dr Brian P McKeon serves as Chief Medical Officer and Head Team Physician for the Celtics

In 1995 the Hospital established the New England Baptist Bone amp Joint Institute Under the direction of Dr Benjamin E Bierbaum Chairman of Orthopedics the Institute specialized in all aspects of musculoskeletal health The Institutes mission has been threefold

First and foremost to provide coordinated individualized patient care
To educate health professionals patients and the community and
To conduct relevant research into the causes and cures for musculoskeletal conditionsRecognizing the Hospitals unique musculoskeletal reputation the Institutes functions are now conducted under the New England Baptist Hospital banner

In 1996 in an effort to detect cardiac abnormalities in the professional student and recreational athlete the Hospital created the Thomas W Nessa Center for Sports Cardiology The Center complements our focus on sports medicine

In 2004 Dr Benjamin Bierbaum stepped down after 30 years as Chair of the Department of Orthopedics turning the reigns over to Dr John C Richmond

The New Era of Research at New England Baptist Hospital

Research at New England Baptist Hospital took a significant step forward in the Spring of 2007 with the arrival of David J Hunter MD PhD as Chief of the Division of Research Dr Hunter an accomplished clinical investigator whose focus is osteoarthritis will lead the Baptists research enterprise by building an infrastructure that supports clinical and translational research and research education