
Cambridge Health Alliance
Emergency Medicine • Cambridge, MA • Since 1996
About
Emergency Care at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) - What CHA is: A nonprofit healthcare system and teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School and Tufts School of Medicine, serving Cambridge, Somerville, and metro-north communities north of Boston, MA. - Emergency services: 24/7 emergency departments at two CHA locations. - Locations (emergency care access): - 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 (HQ area) - 230 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA 02143 - Affiliation and care scope: Integrated with primary, specialty, mental health/substance use services, and affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. - Notable attributes: Teaching hospital with broad acute and community health services, part of CHA’s larger network including hospitals and community health programs. If you need specific details (contact numbers, wait times, or which site to go to for a particular condition), tell me your location and the situation and I’ll point you to the best CHA emergency department option.
Clinic Type
Emergency Medicine (multi-location group)
Address
CHA Cambridge Hospital: 1493 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139; CHA Everett Hospital: 103 Garland Street, Everett, MA 02149
Phone
617-665-1000
webmaster@challiance.org
Opening Hours
24 hours a day (implied by 24-hour care)
Emergency Care
Emergency Department with 24-hour care at CHA Cambridge Hospital and CHA Everett Hospital
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- Boston Consumers' Checkbook: 79% "superior" overall rating (based on 15 ratings) (15 ratings)
- Healthgrades: 69% patient recommendation rate (Not explicitly stated total count)
- Yelp: 2.0 stars (81 reviews)
Patients praise
- Some patients report efficient and high-quality care
- Helpful and empathetic medical and nursing staff
- Overall recommendation rates are relatively stable and comparable to national averages
Common complaints
- Long wait times in the emergency department
- Reports of unprofessional or dismissive staff and communication issues
- Concerns regarding billing and administrative processes
- Incidents involving delayed or inadequate medical assessment and screening
"Cha Cambridge is our preferred hospital and health care provider. They are efficient and have high quality services and programs and are a great help to my community."
— Boston Consumers' Checkbook"Doctor who discharged me was very rude and very irresponsible/ unprofessional. ... I explained the pain was still there... She told me she would prescribe pain medication... The nurse then came in and handed me the prescribed meds which did not have anything for the pain..."
— LocalityBiz user review"I received terrific care in CHA’s emergency room (Cambridge Hospital). However, dealing with the billing department has been a total nightmare. The employees there, in marked distinction to the healtcare providers, are uncaring and completely incompetent."
— Unilocal user reviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 11, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- Cambridge Health Alliance Hits 1M Visits and Expands Care — May 15, 2026
- CHA’s High Reliability Organization Initiative Helps Propel Windsor Street Primary Care to Patient Experience Awards - Massachusetts Health Quality Partners — Apr 8, 2026
- 'Beacon of hope': Cambridge Birth Center reopens after six years — Jun 17, 2026
- Opening, closure reflect tenuous landscape for birth centers | Health & Human Services | statehousenews.com — Jun 26, 2026
- Medicaid cuts loom, but CHA budget changes only modestly - Cambridge Day — Jun 30, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 11, 2026.
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