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Article: Boston: Health Care
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Boston: Health Care
Few places in the country have more doctors than Boston
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more than 500 per 100,000 people
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and health care is among the best. More than 20 inpatient hospitals are located within the city, including Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Beth Israel Hospital, Children's Hospital, New England Deaconess Hospital, the New England Medical Center and Boston Medical Center. The city is also home of the medical and dental schools of Tufts, Harvard, and Boston universities.
Boston's history of medical research is a long one. Massachusetts General was the first hospital to use anesthetic and to reattach a severed human ...