Located at 300 Longwood Avenue in Boston, MA, Boston Children's Hospital is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of children worldwide through exceptional clinical care, groundbreaking biomedical research, medical education, and community engagement. As the #1 pediatric hospital in the nation, we offer a full range of healthcare services for children from birth through age 21, with specialized clinical programs and a commitment to treating rare and complex conditions. Home to the world's largest pediatric research enterprise and the leading recipient of NIH funding, we are pushing the boundaries of what's possible in children's health. Discover why families trust Boston Children's Hospital for innovative treatments and compassionate care.
| Hospital Name | Boston Children's Hospital |
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| Facility ID | 223302 |
| Address | 300 LONGWOOD AVENUE |
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| City/Town | Boston |
| State | MA |
| ZIP Code | 2115 |
| County/Parish | SUFFOLK |
| Health System | Boston Children's Hospital |
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| Health System Website Domain | childrenshospital.org |
| Recently Joined Health System (Past 4 Years) | No |
| Health System Total Hospitals | 2 |
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| Health System Total Beds | 507 |
| Health System Hospital Locations | Massachusetts |
| Hospital Type | Childrens |
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| Hospital Ownership | Voluntary non-profit - Private |
| Ownership Details | Children's Medical Center Corp. |
| Emergency Services | Yes |
Kevin B. Churchwell, MD, is Chief Executive Officer of Boston Children's Hospital, providing leadership, vision, and oversight for a team dedicated to improving and advancing child health through clinical care, research and innovation, medical education, and community engagement. [5] He joined Boston Children's as its Executive Vice President of Health Affairs Chief Operating Officer in 2013 and was instrumental in leading the hospital's work to become a High Reliability Organization. [5] He is an advocate for equity, diversity, and inclusivity and established the Office at Boston Children's in 2016. [5] Dr. Churchwell is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Vanderbilt Medical School, and completed his pediatric residency and a clinical fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care at Boston Children's. [5] He is currently a Professor of Pediatric Anesthesia and the Robert and Dana Smith Professor of Anesthesia at Harvard Medical School. [5] He was named CEO effective March 31, 2021, and was previously President and Chief Operating Officer. [6]
Nancy Andrews, MD, PhD, has been Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer of Boston Children's Hospital since December 2021 and holds the Helen M. Ranney MD endowed chair. [7, 10] Prior to this appointment, she served for 10 years as Dean of the School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Duke University. [7] Before moving to Duke, she was on the faculty of Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, where she was an attending physician in hematology. [7]
| Allopathic Residency Program | Yes |
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| Dental Residency Program | Yes |
| Osteopathic Residency Program | No |
| Other Residency Programs | No |
| Pediatric Residency Program | No |
| Licensed Beds | 395 |
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| FTE Employees on Payroll | 9197.84 |
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| FTE Interns & Residents | 319.43 |
| Inpatient Days (Title V) | NA |
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| Inpatient Days (Title XVIII) | 1048 |
| Inpatient Days (Title XIX) | 60618 |
| Total Inpatient Days | 129885 |
| Bed Count | 485 |
| Available Bed Days | 177025 |
| Discharges (Title V) | NA |
| Discharges (Title XVIII) | 145 |
| Discharges (Title XIX) | 5588 |
| Total Discharges | 13225 |
| Inpatient Days (Title V; Adults & Peds) | NA |
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| Inpatient Days (Title XVIII; Adults & Peds) | 721 |
| Inpatient Days (Title XIX; Adults & Peds) | 39694 |
| Total Inpatient Days (Adults & Peds) | 88179 |
| Bed Count (Adults & Peds) | 329 |
| Available Bed Days (Adults & Peds) | 120085 |
| Discharges (Title V; Adults & Peds) | NA |
| Discharges (Title XVIII; Adults & Peds) | 145 |
| Discharges (Title XIX; Adults & Peds) | 5588 |
| Total Discharges (Adults & Peds) | 13225 |
| Care Quality Stengths | The hospital is average in every measured mortality rate |
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| Care Quality Concerns | NA |
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| Mortality Group – Rate of Complications for Hip/Knee Replacement Patients | |
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| Mortality Group – Death Rate for Heart Attack Patients | |
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| Mortality Group – Death Rate for COPD Patients | |
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| Mortality Group – Death Rate for Pneumonia Patients | |
| Mortality Group – Death Rate for Stroke Patients | |
| Mortality Group – Pressure Ulcer Rate | |
| Mortality Group – Death Rate Among Surgical Inpatients With Serious Treatable Complications | |
| Mortality Group – Iatrogenic Pneumothorax Rate | |
| Mortality Group – In-Hospital Fall with Hip Fracture Rate | |
| Mortality Group – Postoperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma Rate | |
| Mortality Group – Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury Requiring Dialysis Rate | |
| Mortality Group – Postoperative Respiratory Failure Rate | |
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| Mortality Group – Postoperative Sepsis Rate | |
| Mortality Group – Postoperative Wound Dehiscence Rate | |
| Mortality Group – Abdominopelvic Accidental Puncture or Laceration Rate | |
| Mortality Group – CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient Safety and Adverse Events Composite |
| Timely and Effective Care: Average (Median) Time in the Emergency Department Before Leaving (Lower Is Better) | Not Available |
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| Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Heart Attack Patients | Not Available |
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| Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Heart Failure Patients | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Hospital Return Days for Pneumonia Patients | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Colonoscopy (per 1,000 Colonoscopies) | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Rate of Inpatient Admissions for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Rate of Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Ratio of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Hospital Outpatient Surgery | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Rate of Readmission for CABG | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Rate of Readmission for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Heart Failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Rate of Readmission After Hip/Knee Replacement | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Rate of Readmission After Discharge From Hospital (Hospital-Wide) | Not Available |
| Readmission Score Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Heart Attack Patients | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Heart Failure Patients | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Hospital Return Days for Pneumonia Patients | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Rate of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Colonoscopy (per 1,000 Colonoscopies) | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Rate of Inpatient Admissions for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Rate of Emergency Department (ED) Visits for Patients Receiving Outpatient Chemotherapy | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Ratio of Unplanned Hospital Visits After Hospital Outpatient Surgery | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission Rate | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Rate of Readmission for CABG | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Rate of Readmission for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Patients | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Heart Failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission Rate | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Rate of Readmission After Hip/Knee Replacement | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Rate of Readmission After Discharge From Hospital (Hospital-Wide) | Not Available |
| Readmission Group Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission Rate | Not Available |
| CLABSI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) | NA |
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| CAUTI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) | NA |
| SSI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) | NA |
| CDI SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) | NA |
| MRSA SIR (Standardized Infection Ratio) | NA |
| Fiscal Year Begin | Oct 01, 2021 |
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| Fiscal Year End | Sep 30, 2022 |
| Charity Care Cost | |
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| Bad Debt Expense | |
| Uncompensated Care Cost | |
| Total Uncompensated Care |
| Total Salaries | $948,850 |
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| Overhead Expenses (Non-Salary) | $1,171,948 |
| Depreciation Expense | $143,812 |
| Total Operating Costs | $1,436,218 |
| Inpatient Charges | $1,705,203 |
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| Outpatient Charges | $1,425,373 |
| Total Patient Charges | $3,130,576 |
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| Wage Costs (Interns & Residents) |
| Cash & Bank Balances | $1,382 |
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| Short-Term Investments | |
| Notes Receivable | |
| Accounts Receivable | $357,295 |
| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts | $-52,492 |
| Inventory | |
| Prepaid Expenses | |
| Other Current Assets | $67,858 |
| Total Current Assets | $3,507,254 |
| Land Value | $38,481 |
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| Land Improvements Value | $7,449 |
| Building Value | $1,677,560 |
| Leasehold Improvements | $1,374,242 |
| Fixed Equipment Value | $695,541 |
| Major Movable Equipment | $513,921 |
| Minor Depreciable Equipment | |
| Health IT Assets | |
| Total Fixed Assets | $2,134,204 |
| Long-Term Investments | |
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| Other Assets | $2,255,827 |
| Total Other Assets | $2,255,827 |
| Total Assets | $7,897,285 |
| Accounts Payable | $212,868 |
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| Salaries & Wages Payable | $142,865 |
| Payroll Taxes Payable | |
| Short-Term Debt | |
| Deferred Revenue | |
| Other Current Liabilities | $219,225 |
| Total Current Liabilities | $574,958 |
| Mortgage Debt | |
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| Long-Term Notes Payable | $1,520,570 |
| Unsecured Loans | |
| Other Long-Term Liabilities | $734,345 |
| Total Long-Term Liabilities | $2,254,915 |
| Total Liabilities | $2,829,873 |
| General Fund Balance | $5,067,412 |
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| Total Fund Balances | $5,067,412 |
| Total Liabilities & Equity | $7,897,285 |
| DRG (Non-Outlier) | |
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| Total IME Payments |
| Inpatient Revenue | $1,705,290 |
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| Outpatient Revenue | $1,461,163 |
| Total Patient Revenue | $3,166,453 |
| Contractual Allowances & Discounts | $1,580,468 |
| Net Patient Revenue | $1,585,986 |
| Total Operating Expenses | $2,017,193 |
| Net Service Income | $-431,207 |
| Other Income | $520,872 |
| Total Income | $89,665 |
| Other Expenses | |
| Net Income | $89,665 |
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| EHR | Epic |
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| EHR Version | EpicCare Inpatient (not Community Connect) |
| EHR is Changing | Yes--In Process of Replacing |
| ERP | Workday |
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| ERP Version | NA |
| EHR is Changing | No |