Longwood Medical and Academic Area
The Longwood Medical and Academic Area also LMA or Longwood, is the official name for a medical campus in Boston, Massachusetts in the United States, which is considered due to its size as an informal district - the official website of Boston, the area of not as such. The term is not to be confused with the directly opposite on the other side of the Muddy River nearby, "real" neighborhood Longwood in Brookline.
The campus runs on Boston's Longwood area along the Avenue of the Huntington Avenue to the Riverway through the districts of Fenway - Kenmore and Mission Hill. On the premises are located next to Harvard Medical School for many more medical facilities and hospitals, but also museums, colleges and research institutions.
Hospitals and research institutions
On campus there are the following hospitals and research institutions:
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
- Boston Children's Hospital
- Joslin Diabetes Center
Schools and Colleges
On the site the following educational institutions are to be found:
- Boston Latin School
- Emmanuel College
- Harvard Medical School
- Harvard School of Dental Medicine
- Harvard School of Public Health
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Northeastern University
- Simmons College
- Wentworth Institute of Technology
- Wheelock College
- The Winsor School
Transport
LMA is operated by two stops at the opposite ends of Longwood Avenue. The stop Longwood is approached by the MBTA Green Line D, the Longwood Medical Area stop by the Green Line E. In addition, some bus routes in the district, and shuttle buses for employees create direct connections to Harvard and MIT.