Longwood Medical and Academic Area
medical campus in Boston, Massachusetts
The Longwood Medical and Academic Area, also known as Longwood Medical Area, LMA, or simply Longwood, is a medical campus in Boston, Massachusetts. Flanking Longwood Avenue, LMA is adjacent to the Fenway–Kenmore, Audubon Circle, and Mission Hill neighborhoods, as well as the town of Brookline.
The campus houses several schools associated with Harvard University, including Harvard Medical School, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Harvard's teaching hospitals, and several institutions not formally affiliated with Harvard. Long known as a global center of research, institutions in the Longwood Medical Area secured over $1.2 billion in NIH funds in 2018, which exceeds NIH funding received by 44 states.
Hospitals and research institutions
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston Children's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dana–Farber Cancer Institute
Joslin Diabetes Center
Massachusetts Mental Health Center
New England Baptist Hospital
Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering
Schools and colleges
Boston Latin School
Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Emmanuel College
Harvard Medical School
Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Simmons University
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Winsor School
Transportation
LMA is served by two subway stations at opposite ends of Longwood Avenue:
Longwood station on the MBTA Green Line's "D" branch; and
Longwood Medical Area on the Green Line E branch
Several public bus routes serve the area and commuter rail service is available at nearby Ruggles Station. The Longwood Collective, formerly known as MASCO (Medical Area and Scientific Community Organization)), offers shuttle buses for affiliated personnel around the Longwood Medical Area and between Harvard University's main campus in Cambridge and its medical campus in Boston. The medical campus shuttle, known as M2, is free for passengers holding a Harvard ID. Shuttles are also offered to JFK/UMass, Ruggles, and Lansdowne Stations, in addition to satellite Fenway parking lots, the Landmark Center at Fenway, The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and to the Renaissance & Columbus Parking Garages. A number of additional stops are listed on the Longwood Collective Website.
Energy
LMA receives electrical power, cooling, and heating from a trigeneration (CCHP) facility, the Medical Area Total Energy Plant (MATEP).
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