in Connecticut, which currently has 1,541 beds. Massachusetts General conducts the largest hospital-based research program in the world, with an annual research budget of more than $400 million. It is currently ranked as the #2 hospital in the United States by U.S. News & World Report. Mass General for Children at North Shore Medical Center is a pediatric department and pediatric hospital. The name reflects the more than twelve years of clinical collaboration with MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC). Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care is a collaboration between NSMC and Massachusetts General Hospital. Services include outpatient and minimally invasive surgery, the Mass General/North Shore Cancer Center, cardiac diagnostics, and advanced imaging services. Salem Hospital is a 248-bed community teaching hospital that provides adult and pediatric services. The NSMC Heart Center has fully integrated cardiac services including angioplasty and advanced cardiac surgery. NSMC surgical services include minimally invasive procedures. NSMC's full pediatric services are located on the Salem campus as well. Union Hospital closed in 2020. North Shore Medical Center founding Captain John Bertram (Massachusetts businessman) (1796–1882) lived in Salem, Massachusetts and is the founder of Salem Hospital. In 1873, Captain John Bertram gave a gift of $25,000 in cash, plus a brick mansion on Charter Street to create Salem Hospital. From the original building on Charter Street, Salem Hospital moved to the current location on Highland Avenue in 1917. After John Bertram died in March 1882, his widow donated their home, John Bertram Mansion, a mansion built in the High Style Italianate with brick and brownstone for materials, built at 370 Essex Street and this became the Salem Public Library. In addition, John Bertram House is now a home for the elderly. Awards The 23rd Cancer WALK took place on June 23, 2013, at Salem Willows to raise money for North Shore Medical Center’s oncology unit in Salem and the Mass General/North Shore Cancer Center in Danvers. A 2nd Cancer Walk was started in 2011 was the first year that North Shore Medical Center sponsored a Cancer Walk in the City of Salem (2013 is the 4th year). References External links Hospitals in Essex County, Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Essex County, Massachusetts