Children's Hospital Boston
Children's Hospital Boston
The Hospital for Children
Boston, Massachusetts
Founded in 1869 as a 20-bed hospital for children, Children's Hospital Boston today is the nation's leading pediatric medical center and the primary pediatric teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. With more than 160 subspecialty programs, Children's Hospital Boston has more clinical breadth and depth than any other pediatric hospital. In addition to 347 pediatric and adolescent inpatient beds and comprehensive outpatient programs, Children's houses the world's largest research enterprise based at a pediatric medical center, where its discoveries benefit both children and adults. More than 500 scientists, including eight members of the National Academy of Sciences, nine members of the Institute of Medicine and 10 members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute comprise Children's research community. U.S. News & World Report has ranked Children's one of the top two pediatric hospitals in the country for 17 straight years.