OUR VISION
Be the worldwide leader in improving children's health
OUR MISSION
Provide the highest quality health care
Be the leading source of research and discovery
Educate the next generation of leaders in child health
Enhance the health and well-being of the children and families in our local community
Strategic objectives
Quality and safety first
Make patient care, quality, safety and satisfaction the number one institutional priority.
Satisfied families
Greatly enhance the health care experience of our patients and their families by expanding and fully integrating our pediatric care network to deliver care in the most convenient, timely, welcoming and effective manner and setting.
Leaders of tomorrow
Set the standard for training pediatric caregivers by offering new and innovative curriculum and systems to support trainees in learning how to deliver the highest quality and safest care, especially to our patients with the most complex medical needs.
State-of-the-art-environment
Create state-of-the-art work and patient care environments to support the evolution and practice of the world's most advanced and compassionate pediatric care, most sophisticated research and highest-level teaching and training.
Workplace of choice
Be the workplace of choice by fostering an environment that is just, respectful and supportive and by recruiting and retaining the world's best and brightest people who can excel as individuals and as teams.
Financial strength
Maintain the hospital's financial strength in service of its mission to retain its independence as a children's-only hospital, and to invest in the future of pediatric care and research.
Healthy neighborhoods
Improve the health and wellbeing of children in our surrounding neighborhoods by implementing programs that combine treatment with prevention, wellness, education, and advocacy; forging stringer collaborations with our community partners; and empowering families with the knowledge and tools to manage disease and prevent injury.
Frontiers of knowledge
Expand the frontiers of knowledge by conducting innovative and interdisciplinary basic and clinical research that leads to the prevention, better management and cure of childhood illnesses and diseases.
OUR VALUES
Excellence: We are committed to achieving and maintaining a standard of excellence in all we do. First and foremost, we consistently strive to make the patient experience a model of quality care through advanced treatment, compassionate support and full family participation and communication.
Sensitivity: We believe that sensitivity means a compassionate awareness of the stress experienced by families with ill and injured children, and an understanding of the impact it can have on the emotions and behavior of the children and families in our care. We strive both to anticipate and respond to issues arising from complex personal and family situations, and to provide the support that can contribute to the best possible outcome for the child and family. We also believe that sensitivity means a recognition of and respect for the diverse backgrounds of both the patients and families we serve and of our coworkers throughout the hospital.
Leadership: As an academic medical center devoted to the practice of pediatrics, Children's fosters an environment of innovation and discovery, and of individual and team contributions to advancing pediatrics in all areas of our mission.
Community: We are dedicated to fostering community, both within the hospital and in the neighborhoods around us. Toward that end, we welcome and treat many children whose families can't afford health care. The Children's community also includes thousands of dedicated supporters who give generously to the hospital in many different ways.
History Of Children's Hospital
Children's Hospital Boston is known worldwide for its current and historical achievements. From surgical innovations performed by doctors to the discovery of new treatments by researchers, the hospital continues its excellence in providing the proper care and attention to all of its patients. To preserve our history, we believe it is essential to pass on our legacy of achievements to our patients and families.
Today, Children's Hospital Boston continues to invest in its future, by furthering its advancement in care and research with help from its highly skilled doctors and notable researchers.
Children's Hospital Boston has been a leader in child health for more than 130 years. Below are some of Children's Hospital's recent research and clinical milestones.
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Our History: Read all about it!
Learn more about the rich history of Children's Hospital Boston with Images of America, the popular book series by Arcadia publishing, which chronicles the history of towns, cities and historically-significant institutions, like Children's, across the nation.
The recently published book about Children's Hospital Boston presents a visual tour of the history of the hospital, with images and stories, while also relaying the history of pediatrics in America. Arcadia Publishing is the leading local history publisher in the United States.
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