At Steward Health Care System, our commitment to helping our communities stay healthy and safe goes far beyond our walls.  Improving the overall health of the individuals who live in our communities is a top priority, but a healthy community is more than just the absence of illness.  Through our community health programs, we seek to respond to major health needs, promote healthy eating and active living, support safer neighborhoods, and improve overall wellness.

Steward Health Care is recognized as a health care leader in hospital and safety performance. A variety of health care associations rank hospitals based on applicable medical criteria and standards, gathering information related to hospital quality and safety measures.

Steward Health Care, the largest private hospital operator in the United States, is a physician-led health care services organization committed to providing the highest quality of care in the communities where patients live. Steward’s unique health care service delivery model leverages technology, innovation, and care coordination to keep patients healthier. Steward operates 36 community hospitals in ten states that employ approximately 37,000 people and regularly receives top awards for quality and safety.

Steward Health Care has the largest integrated network of urgent care providers in Massachusetts with 30 affiliated urgent and express care locations in eastern Massachusetts. This includes affiliations with Doctors Express, Compass Medical, Prima CARE, Hawthorn Medical, Health Express and All Care Medical.