Important Announcements

Nondiscrimination Statement Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To see our full nondiscrimination statement, click here.

Campus Construction Update

Starting September 14, we’re closing the Menino building lobby entrance. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

Abscess Drainage


An abscess is a pus-filled pocket in the body surrounded by tissue. It happens when your body tries to stop an infection from spreading, and can become very painful.

Abscess drainage removes the fluid from the abscess to keep the infection from spreading. There are several ways to drain an abscess:

  • Surgery where the skin over the abscess is cut open and the pus is allowed to drain out
  • Percutaneous abscess drainage, where imaging is used to place a needle or catheter in the abscess so the infected pus can be drained

 

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