Pediatric specialty hospital in Boston
Hospital in Massachusetts, United States
Franciscan Children's is a non-profit pediatric specialty hospital located in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston , Massachusetts .[ 1] Founded in 1949,[ 2] the facility provides inpatient and outpatient chronic care and rehabilitation services to pediatric patients. In 2022, the hospital had 112 staffed beds and operated with revenues of $78.7 million, at a profit of $0.1 million.[ 1] It also offers mobile health services such as home care and school visits,[ 3] [ 4] and provides special education at its Kennedy Day School.[ 5] Notably, it is the only rehabilitation facility in the region which accepts infants requiring ventilator support.[ 6]
History
Franciscan Children's was founded in 1949 through the collaboration of Archbishop of Boston Richard Cushing and the Franciscan Missionaries of Mary .[ 3] Funded largely with a $600,000 gift by the Kennedy family , the hospital was originally named the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Memorial Hospital,[ 2] [ 5] honoring the late Kennedy who was killed during a 1944 air mission over England during World War II .[ 7] In 1989, the hospital was renamed Franciscan Children's Hospital and Rehabilitation Center,[ 3] which was then shortened to Franciscan Children's in 2016.[ 8]
In 2023, Franciscan was acquired by Children's Medical Center Corp., parent company of Boston Children's Hospital .[ 6]
As of 2024, services offered by Franciscan include inpatient services such as behavioral health , rehabilitation, and ventilator care,[ 6] as well as outpatient services including dentistry .[ 3] The hospital is known for accepting patients requiring intensive and complex care due to major trauma , chronic conditions and serious behavioral problems.[ 9]
References
^ a b
Massachusetts Hospital Profiles - Data Through Hospital Fiscal Year 2022 (PDF) (Report). Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis. 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 15, 2024. Retrieved April 16, 2024 .
^ a b "Our History" . Franciscan Children's. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024 .
^ a b c d Hurley, Mark (January 25, 1998). "Great pains, greater gain" . The Boston Globe . pp. 1, 9. Retrieved July 9, 2024 .
^ Tracy, Erin (October 27, 2004). "Rockers ease hospital's efforts" . The Republican . pp. NP11.
^ a b Martelli, Joseph (June 24, 2014). "Joseph P. Kennedy Visits Franciscan Hospital for Children" . Patch . Archived from the original on July 5, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024 .
^ a b c Bartlett, Jessica (June 29, 2023). "Boston Children's parent finalizes acquisition of Franciscan Children's" . The Boston Globe . Archived from the original on June 29, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2024 .
^ "Joseph P. Kennedy Jr" . John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum . Archived from the original on June 16, 2024. Retrieved July 5, 2024 .
^ McCluskey, Priyanka Dayal (March 10, 2016). "What's in a name? Not a 'hospital' " . The Boston Globe . pp. C4.
^ Negri, Gloria (September 10, 2000). "A day comes up roses" . The Boston Globe . pp. 1, 4. Retrieved July 9, 2024 .
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