If it's a well known hospital in Boston, and best for HNC, it must be a CCC. Many just don't have that designation of being a CCC in their name or are listed by the above mentioned groups. A CCC is basically a hospital that uses a multi-modality team approach to cancer treatment.

I went to a number of top rated hospitals, and local private practices, hospitals. I was at Mt. Sinai, one of the top rated hospitals in the country, then switched to Beth Israel, which I found was even better, and btw, was not listed in the groups mentioned, but my doctors were well known, top rated. MSKCC didn't even want to consult with me lol. I'm now switching hospitals to follow my ENT practice to another top rated one in NYC, and listed in the above groups. Unfortunately, my RO went to Florida, but I have another one here at a sister hospital who did the proton therapy, and I can always go to Florida, if needed.