The hospital records approximately 18,000 inpatient admissions each year, and its more than 150 outpatient clinics and Emergency Services handle more than 300,000 patients annually. As a major pediatric referral center, Children's Hospital Boston's mission is to provide the highest quality health care. It is also the Hospital's mission to enhance the health and wellbeing of the children and families in our local community. In support of this mission, Children's strives to be the leading source of research and discovery, seeking new approaches to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of childhood diseases as well as to educate the next generation of leaders in child health. Our identity is largely shaped by the fact that we are a pediatric academic hospital, a serious environment where childhood illness and disease are faced daily.
Education is an ongoing process for all staff, who are at different times both teacher and student.
Children's mission as a teaching hospital also extends to the teaching and training of nurses, social workers and other healthcare professionals. All rights reserved. The information on this website should not be taken as medical advice, which can only be given to you by your personal health care professional.