Children's Hospital

Description

OUR VISION
Be the worldwide leader in improving childrens 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 wellbeing 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

Stateoftheartenvironment
Create stateoftheart work and patient care environments to support the evolution and practice of the worlds most advanced and compassionate pediatric care most sophisticated research and highestlevel 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 worlds best and brightest people who can excel as individuals and as teams

Financial strength
Maintain the hospitals financial strength in service of its mission to retain its independence as a childrensonly 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 Childrens 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 cant afford health care The Childrens community also includes thousands of dedicated supporters who give generously to the hospital in many different ways

History

Childrens 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 Childrens 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

Childrens Hospital Boston has been a leader in child health for more than 130 years Below are some of Childrens Hospitals recent research and clinical milestones

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Our History Read all about it
Learn more about the rich history of Childrens Hospital Boston with Images of America the popular book series by Arcadia publishing which chronicles the history of towns cities and historicallysignificant institutions like Childrens across the nation

The recently published book about Childrens 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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