Brigham and Women's Hospital

Name

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Legal name

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Website

https://brighamandwomens.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic Medical Center

NAICS

General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (62211), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (6221), General Medical and Surgical Hospitals (622110)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-General Medical & Surgical Hospitals, Nec (8062)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based & Nonprofit Hospital Systems (HLAFAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Oncology & Cancer Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAC), Cardiac & Cardiothoracic Specialty Hospitals (HLAFAHAA), Children’s Hospitals (Acute Care) (HLAFAAAI)

Keywords

• Academic medical center
• Hospital services
• Clinical research
• Patient care
• Medical education

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Patient Care Services: Hospital provides comprehensive medical and surgical services to patients including inpatient care, outpatient visits, diagnostic procedures, and treatments. Revenue generated through insurance reimbursements, Medicare/Medicaid, and patient payments.
2. Research Grants and Philanthropy: Receives NIH funding and other research grants for clinical trials and biomedical research. Also receives charitable donations through development office.
3. Healthcare Delivery Enhancement Grants: Received $16 million grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to enhance healthcare delivery for non-communicable diseases.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Brigham and Women's Hospital is a 793-bed academic medical center and Harvard Medical School teaching affiliate that provides comprehensive adult medical and surgical care across multiple Centers of Excellence (cancer, heart and vascular, lung, neurosciences, orthopedics, women's health, primary care). It also conducts basic, clinical, and translational research through programs such as the TIMI Study Group and supports medical education for residents, fellows, and medical students.

Product overview

Brigham and Women's Hospital is a 793-bed teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School offering comprehensive adult medical and surgical care through multiple Centers of Excellence. The hospital's main clinical service centers include the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center (adult cancer care), Heart & Vascular Center (cardiovascular services), The Lung Center (pulmonary care), Neurosciences Center, Women's Health Center, Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center, and Primary Care Center. Supporting these clinical operations are patient-facing digital services including Patient Gateway portal. The hospital also conducts extensive clinical research through programs like the TIMI Study Group for cardiovascular trials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases: Center focused on accelerating treatments, preventions, and cures for complex neurologic diseases
• Gillian Reny Stepping Strong Center for Trauma Innovation
• Heart & Vascular Center
• The Lung Center
• Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center

Products and services

• Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center
• Heart & Vascular Center
• The Lung Center
• Neurosciences Center
• Women's Health Center
• Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center
• Primary Care Center
• Psychiatry Department Services
• TIMI Study Group
• International Patient Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 27% reduction in cardiovascular death risk with daily cocoa flavanol supplementation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tiziana Life SciencescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026Clinical trial partnership for Phase 2a INFORM-MS trial evaluating intranasal foralumab for non-active Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (na-SPMS). Brigham serves as a clinical trial site with 48 patients enrolled across multiple U.S. clinical sites.
• Alzheimer's Prevention Trials (APT) Webstudy ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026The APT Webstudy is led by researchers at USC Epstein Family Alzheimer's Therapeutic Research Institute, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Cleveland Clinic, with funding from National Institute on Aging, NIH, Epstein Family Foundation, and Gates Ventures.
• Seer, Inc.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2026Brigham and Women's Hospital joined Seer's ITC complaint as co-complainant, protecting intellectual property related to nanoparticle protein enrichment technology.
• Amplifi VascularminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2026Amplifi Vascular launched AMPLIFI-1 Pivotal Trial at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, with first North American patients treated using the Amplifi™ Vein Dilation System for distal arteriovenous fistula creation in hemodialysis patients.
• National Institute on Drug AbuseminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2026National Institute on Drug Abuse is sponsoring a clinical trial evaluating tirzepatide as a potential treatment for cannabis use disorder, with Brigham and Women's Hospital planning to launch another trial later in 2026.
• Oryon Cell TherapiescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2026Oryon Cell Therapies is conducting Phase 1b/2a clinical trial of autologous neuron replacement therapy for Parkinson's disease at Brigham & Women's Hospital. Early data showed motor improvements and restored dopaminergic signaling in patients.
• LusoméminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 February 2026Clinical trial partnership with Lusomé for Harvard-led study conducted with Brigham and Women's Hospital on sleep surface technology, finding participants gained 26 additional minutes of sleep per night.
• Mass General BrighamcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 February 2026Mass General Brigham is the parent healthcare system that includes Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital, and other affiliated hospitals. BWH is part of this integrated healthcare delivery system.
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) DelhiminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 February 2026AIIMS Delhi is collaborating with Brigham and Women's Hospital (Harvard Medical School) in Boston, conducting training sessions with Dr Indranil Sinha to build facial transplant surgical expertise.
• 10x GenomicscoreTechnology or Integration · 12 January 2026Collaboration to study immune signatures in autoimmune diseases using single-cell technology. Analysis of blood samples from 1,000 patients with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and giant cell arteritis to create molecular maps of immune cells throughout disease progression and treatment response.
• AppleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrigham and Women's Hospital uses Apple Watches to study the connection between physical activity and heart health as part of clinical research programs.
• Dana-Farber Cancer InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrigham and Women's Hospital partners with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to deliver adult cancer care through the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center, providing multidisciplinary, individualized cancer treatment.
• Harvard Medical SchoolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBrigham and Women's Hospital is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School, training the next generation of leading physicians and scientists.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Mount Sinai Hospital: New York City academic medical center with comparable research intensity, NIH funding, and specialty-care programs; a direct competitor in national rankings and complex-care referrals.
• Stanford Health Care: Academic medical center combining tertiary/quaternary care with a deep research enterprise and active digital-health and AI clinical initiatives that overlap with BWH's translational strategy.
• Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: Large Los Angeles academic medical center with comparable specialty breadth (heart, cancer, neuroscience) and a significant clinical-trial footprint competing with BWH for national patient share.
• Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn Medicine): Philadelphia-based academic medical center with a comparable multi-specialty clinical portfolio, strong cardiovascular and oncology programs, and university-affiliated research output.
• Massachusetts General Hospital: Flagship peer academic medical center within the same Mass General Brigham system in Boston; comparable scale, Harvard Medical School affiliation, full multi-specialty clinical and research portfolio including cardiovascular, oncology, and neuroscience.
• Johns Hopkins Hospital: Elite academic medical center and research institution in Baltimore with comparable bed scale, NIH-funded research leadership, and U.S. News top-tier rankings across adult specialties.
• NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital: Large academic medical center affiliated with Columbia and Cornell with a similarly broad specialty mix, high-acuity tertiary care volume, and integrated research enterprise comparable to BWH.
• UCSF Medical Center: West Coast academic medical center with comparable research intensity, tertiary specialty care, and university affiliation, competing with BWH in national rankings and clinical-trial enrollment.

Broad incumbents

• Cleveland Clinic: Large nonprofit multispecialty academic health system with nationally top-ranked cardiology and oncology programs directly comparable to BWH's Heart & Vascular and Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center franchises.
• Mayo Clinic: The most established nonprofit multispecialty academic medical system in the U.S., with broader geographic reach and an integrated care model that competes with BWH for complex tertiary referrals globally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/brighamwomens
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/Brighamandwomens
• Facebookfacebook.com/pages/Brigham-and-Womens-Hospital/43361098740
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/brigham-and-women%27s-hospital
• Instagraminstagram.com/brighamandwomens/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors4 records

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Investments

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