More than 2,200 Massachusetts hospital workers test positive for COVID-19

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The number of hospital workers in Massachusetts who’ve tested positive for coronavirus has surpassed 2,200, according to a Boston 25 News tally.

The figures represent individuals in both clinical and non-clinical roles.

The data is not being collected by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH) nor the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association, according to their respective spokespeople.

The individual healthcare facilities are self-reporting the data to Boston 25 News upon request.

These individuals are included in the total number of positive COVID-19 cases being reported by the state health department for the state in which they were tested in.

Anna Jaques Hospital: 0 (as of 5/26 at 8 a.m.)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center: 76 (as of 5/26 at 8 a.m.)

Beverly/Addison Gilbert Hospitals: 27 (as of 5/26 at 8 a.m.)

BID – Milton: 2 (as of 5/26 at 8 a.m.)

BID – Needham: 4 (as of 5/26 at 8 a.m.)

BID – Plymouth: 12 (as of 5/26 at 8 a.m.)

BILH Behavioral Sciences: 1 (as of 5/26 at 8 a.m.)

BILH Continuing Care: 5 (as of 5/26 at 8 a.m.)

BILH Primary Care: 22 (as of 5/26 at 8 a.m.)

Boston Children’s Hospital: 104 (as of 4/23 at 2:15 p.m.)

Boston Medical Center: 227 (as of 4/24 at 2 p.m.)

Brigham and Women’s Hospital: 408 (as of 5/26 at 10 a.m.)

Cambridge Health Alliance: 23 (as of 3/31 at 3:45 p.m.)

Cape Cod Hospital: N/A** (as of 3/31 at 9 a.m.)

Carney Hospital: N/A** (as of 3/31 at 9 a.m.)

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: 68 (as of 5/22)

Falmouth Hospital: N/A** (as of 3/31 at 9 a.m.)

Good Samaritan Medical Center: N/A** (as of 3/31 at 9 a.m.)

Holy Family Hospital - Haverhill N/A** (as of 3/31 at 9 a.m.)

Holy Family Hospital - Methuen N/A** (as of 3/31 at 9 a.m.)

Lahey Hospital and Medical Center: 60 (as of 5/26 at 8 a.m.)

Lawrence General Hospital: 17 (as of 4/6 at 4 p.m.)

Lemuel Shattuck Hospital: 42 (as of 4/19)

Lowell General Hospital: 0 (as of 3/23 at 4:15 p.m.)

Martha’s Vineyard Hospital: 1 (as of 4/9 at 7 p.m.)

Massachusetts Eye & Ear: 22 (as of 4/13 at 1:45 p.m.)

Massachusetts General Hospital: 540* (as of 5/22 at 10 a.m.)

MelroseWakefield Hospital: N/A** (as of 4/6 at 1:30 p.m.)

MetroWest Medical Center: N/A*** (as of 3/31 at 9 a.m.)

Milford Regional Medical Center: 27 (as of 4/23 at 2:15 p.m.)

Morton Hospital: N/A** (as of 3/31 at 9 a.m.)

Mount Auburn Hospital: 7 (as of 5/26 at 8 a.m.)

Nantucket Cottage Hospital: 0 as of (3/23 at 2:15 p.m.)

Nashoba Valley Medical Center: N/A** (as of 3/31 at 9 a.m.)

New England Baptist Hospital: 8 (as of 5/26 at 8 a.m.)

New England Sinai Hospital: N/A** (as of 3/31 at 9 a.m.)

Newton-Wellesley Hospital: 133 (as of 5/25 at 12 p.m.)

Norwood Hospital: N/A** (as of 3/31 at 9 a.m.)

Pappas Rehabilitation Hospital for Children: 1 (as of 4/21 at 6:30 p.m.)

Saint Anne’s Hospital: N/A** (as of 3/31 at 9 a.m.)

Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center: N/A** (as of 3/31 at 9 a.m.)

Saint Vincent Hospital - Worcester: 9**** (as of 4/1 at 7 p.m.)

Signature Healthcare - Brockton Hospital: 29 (as of 4/23 at 12:30 p.m.)

South Shore Hospital: N/A** (as of 3/23 at 3 p.m.)

Tewksbury Hospital: 90 (as of 4/19)

Tufts Medical Center: 132***** (as of 4/22 at 6 p.m.)

UMass Memorial Health Care: 107 (as of 4/23 at 2:15 p.m.)

Western Massachusetts Hospital: 1 (as of 4/21 at 6:30 p.m.)

Winchester Hospital: 15 (as of 5/26 at 8 a.m.)

TOTAL: 2,220

From Massachusetts General Hospital: “Based on hospital data, broad implementation of CDC-guided infection control procedures at the MGH, and significant community spread in Massachusetts, we believe the vast majority of these individuals did not contract the virus at work.”

**Cape Cod Healthcare, MelroseWakefield Healthcare, South Shore Health and Steward Health Care told Boston 25 News they’re referring all COVID-19 data requests from the media to DPH. A DPH spokesperson told Boston 25 News they’re not tracking the number of healthcare workers or hospital employees who are diagnosed with COVID-19.

***A spokeswoman for MetroWest Medical Center told Boston 25 News she was unable to provide us with a number.

****A spokeswoman for Saint Vincent Hospital told Boston 25 News she was unable to provide us with a number, however Boston 25 News obtained an internal email from a source in which the hospital’s CEO, Carolyn Jackson, states 9 staff members in total have tested positive for COVID-19 as of April 1, 2020.

*****A Tufts Medical Center spokeswoman noted the number is cumulative and some of the employees have already recovered from COVID-19.

If there’s an organization not listed above that you’d like included in the tally, email Michael.Saccone@boston25.com

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