A member of Mass General Brigham since 1996,[2] it offers comprehensive medical and surgical services and includes emergency/trauma departments and a birthplace.

The Medical Staff includes nearly 800 affiliated physicians representing primary care, family practice and 50 additional sub-specialties.

Mass General/North Shore Center for Outpatient Care is a collaboration between NSMC and Massachusetts General 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 [8] and this became the Salem Public Library.

[10] In October 2013, North Shore Medical Center announced a $170 million expansion and renovation project.

Construction is expected to be finished by 2017 and will include a brand new emergency department, over 70 private beds and numerous upgrades within the hospital.