In January 2022, Tufts announced they would be closing their 41-bed pediatric hospital later in 2022 but will keep their NICU open. It closed in June 2022.
The 41-bed children's hospital offered pediatric inpatient and outpatient services in every medical and surgical specialty. Tufts Children's Hospital was also the principal pediatric teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine, where all full-time physicians held faculty appointments.
Tufts Children's Hospital was a member of Tufts Medicine and has affiliations with hospitals in the community, including Lawrence General Hospital,[3]Lowell General Hospital,[4]MetroWest Medical Center, Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital and Cape Cod Hospital.[5] Tufts Children's Hospital had Specialty Centers in Woburn, Chelmsford, Westford and Lawrence provided sub-specialist care for children on an outpatient basis. Along with the New England Quality Care Alliance (NEQCA), a 1,600-physician network, who provide care to patients throughout eastern Massachusetts. NEQCA's primary care physicians care for more than 550,000 patients. Some ambulatory sub-specialty centers remained open after the main hospital’s closure.
The Harvard medical school and its clinical opportunities (1916) (14777891004)The Harvard medical school and its clinical opportunities (1916) (14777893714)
Floating Hospital for Children began as a hospital ship sailing the Boston Harbor for the first time in 1894.[6] The hospital was founded by Rufus Tobey, a Congregationalist minister. For a time, the boat was also used for parties on Boston harbor, with the leisure cruise ending at midnight and hospital services opening at 8am.[7][8] Heralded as a major innovation in pediatric medicine, the mission of the hospital ship was to take ill urban children out onto the harbor to experience the healing qualities[further explanation needed] of fresh sea air and sunshine.[9] By the end of the first summer, 1,100 children were treated. For 33 years, Floating Hospital for Children was located on two successive vessels helping children and educating mothers about dysentery and other important health issues. Furthermore, two major advancements made on board were the development of a human milk bank to supply breast milk to sick infants,[10] and the creation of the first effective synthetic milk product for infants (infant formula), still sold worldwide today as Similac.[11] The Floating Hospital claims to be the first with air conditioning in 1906,[12] though the Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast claims to be the world's first air-conditioned public building.
In 1927 the Floating Hospital ship was destroyed by fire, and an on-shore facility was created for research and some clinical specialties.[13][14] It also began an affiliation with Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center's predecessor, the Boston Dispensary. Floating Hospital for Children officially merged with Tufts Medical Center in 1965,[15] but retained its name until it became Tufts Children's Hospital in 2020.[16]
In January 2022, Tufts announced they would be closing their 41-bed pediatric hospital as of July 2022 but will keep their NICU open. This closure will allow the hospital to expand the treatment of adult patients. Tufts will now refer pediatric patients to Boston Children’s Hospital.[17]
Emergency Medicine
Tufts Medical Center, formally Tufts Children's Hospital is home to the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute (the oldest pediatric trauma center in the country).
^Tufts Floating Hospital and Cape Cod Hospital Form Pediatric Partnership CapeCod.com 29 Oct. 2015, Retrieved 3 Nov. 2015
^A History of the Boston Floating Hospital American Academy of Pediatrics, April 1957, Retrieved 2 Nov. 2015
^Chakrabarti, Meghna, Brooks, Anthony, & Kulig, John. (1 October 2014). 12 Things You Didn’t Know About The History Of Boston’s Floating Hospital For Children. Radio Boston, WBUR. Archived (Text of Interview) in the on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^Chakrabarti, Meghna, Brooks, Anthony, & Kulig, John. (1 October 2014). 12 Things You Didn’t Know About The History Of Boston’s Floating Hospital For Children. Radio Boston, WBUR. Archived (Text and Audio) in the on 18 April 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
^Comeau, Elizabeth. (2014). Inside the Floating Hospital for Children. Boston.com, Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC. Archived in the on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2022
^History of U.S. Milk Banking Mother's Milk Bank of Western Great Lakes, Retrieved 12 Nov. 2015
^History on the Hill: Floating Hospital for Children The Tufts Daily, 9 Oct. 2014, Retrieved 2 Nov. 2015
^"Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Timeline - Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century". www.greatachievements.org.
^Long-Lived Floating Hospital Is Still Going, Just Not Floating New York Times 1 Sept. 2003, Retrieved 12 Nov. 2015
^Inside the Floating Hospital for Children Boston.com, Retrieved 2 Nov. 2015
^NEMC archives - Boston Floating Hospital, 1890-2014 Tufts Digital Library, Retrieved 2 Nov. 2015
^Dayal McCluskey, Priyanka (2022-01-20). "Tufts Medical Center will close its pediatric hospital after more than a century of treating sick kids". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
Further reading
Lucie Prinz; Jacoba van Schaik (2014). The Boston Floating Hospital: How a Boston Harbor Barge Changed the Course of Pediatric Medicine. Boston Floating Hospital. ISBN978-1934598153.
External links
Tufts Children's Hospital Official Website
Tufts renames Floating Hospital for Children, sparking mixed reactions
July 20, 2023
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This article is about a Boston based organization For a similarly named New York based organization see Floating Hospital Tufts Children s Hospital formerly Floating Hospital for Children in Boston Massachusetts was a downtown Boston pediatric hospital owned by Tufts Medical Center 1 occupying the space between Chinatown and the Boston Theater District 2 which closed in summer 2022 Tufts Children s HospitalGeographyLocation755 Washington Street Boston Massachusetts United StatesCoordinates42 21 00 N 71 03 52 W 42 349912 N 71 064340 W 42 349912 71 064340OrganizationCare systemNonprofitTypeTeachingAffiliated universityTufts University School of MedicineServicesEmergency departmentLevel I trauma centerBeds128SpecialityPediatricsHelipadYesHistoryOpened1894Closed2022LinksWebsitehttps www tuftschildrenshospital org In January 2022 Tufts announced they would be closing their 41 bed pediatric hospital later in 2022 but will keep their NICU open It closed in June 2022 The 41 bed children s hospital offered pediatric inpatient and outpatient services in every medical and surgical specialty Tufts Children s Hospital was also the principal pediatric teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine where all full time physicians held faculty appointments Tufts Children s Hospital was a member of Tufts Medicine and has affiliations with hospitals in the community including Lawrence General Hospital 3 Lowell General Hospital 4 MetroWest Medical Center Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital and Cape Cod Hospital 5 Tufts Children s Hospital had Specialty Centers in Woburn Chelmsford Westford and Lawrence provided sub specialist care for children on an outpatient basis Along with the New England Quality Care Alliance NEQCA a 1 600 physician network who provide care to patients throughout eastern Massachusetts NEQCA s primary care physicians care for more than 550 000 patients Some ambulatory sub specialty centers remained open after the main hospital s closure Contents 1 History 2 Emergency Medicine 3 Transportation 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory Edit The Harvard medical school and its clinical opportunities 1916 14777891004 The Harvard medical school and its clinical opportunities 1916 14777893714 Floating Hospital for Children began as a hospital ship sailing the Boston Harbor for the first time in 1894 6 The hospital was founded by Rufus Tobey a Congregationalist minister For a time the boat was also used for parties on Boston harbor with the leisure cruise ending at midnight and hospital services opening at 8am 7 8 Heralded as a major innovation in pediatric medicine the mission of the hospital ship was to take ill urban children out onto the harbor to experience the healing qualities further explanation needed of fresh sea air and sunshine 9 By the end of the first summer 1 100 children were treated For 33 years Floating Hospital for Children was located on two successive vessels helping children and educating mothers about dysentery and other important health issues Furthermore two major advancements made on board were the development of a human milk bank to supply breast milk to sick infants 10 and the creation of the first effective synthetic milk product for infants infant formula still sold worldwide today as Similac 11 The Floating Hospital claims to be the first with air conditioning in 1906 12 though the Royal Victoria Hospital Belfast claims to be the world s first air conditioned public building In 1927 the Floating Hospital ship was destroyed by fire and an on shore facility was created for research and some clinical specialties 13 14 It also began an affiliation with Tufts University School of Medicine and Tufts Medical Center s predecessor the Boston Dispensary Floating Hospital for Children officially merged with Tufts Medical Center in 1965 15 but retained its name until it became Tufts Children s Hospital in 2020 16 In January 2022 Tufts announced they would be closing their 41 bed pediatric hospital as of July 2022 but will keep their NICU open This closure will allow the hospital to expand the treatment of adult patients Tufts will now refer pediatric patients to Boston Children s Hospital 17 Emergency Medicine EditTufts Medical Center formally Tufts Children s Hospital is home to the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Institute the oldest pediatric trauma center in the country Transportation EditThe Tufts Medical Center MBTA Station is on the MBTA Orange Line and there is a connecting Silver Line stop beneath the overpass connecting the main atrium with Tufts Children s Hospital Also within a short walking distance is South Station a major transportation hub serving the MBTA Commuter Rail MBTA Red Line Greyhound Lines Amtrak and several Chinatown buses with links to New York City References Edit About Tufts Medical Center NEQCA org Retrieved 3 Nov 2015 Historic Markers Chinatown Theater District BostonHistory org Retrieved 3 Nov 2015 Top Floating Hospital for Children Pediatricians Now at Lawrence General LawrenceGeneral org Retrieved 3 Nov 2015 Our Affiliations Greater Lowell Pediatrics Retrieved 3 Nov 2015 Tufts Floating Hospital and Cape Cod Hospital Form Pediatric Partnership CapeCod com 29 Oct 2015 Retrieved 3 Nov 2015 A History of the Boston Floating Hospital American Academy of Pediatrics April 1957 Retrieved 2 Nov 2015 Chakrabarti Meghna Brooks Anthony amp Kulig John 1 October 2014 12 Things You Didn t Know About The History Of Boston s Floating Hospital For Children Radio Boston WBUR Archived Text of Interview in the Wayback Machine on 8 October 2014 Retrieved 20 June 2022 Chakrabarti Meghna Brooks Anthony amp Kulig John 1 October 2014 12 Things You Didn t Know About The History Of Boston s Floating Hospital For Children Radio Boston WBUR Archived Text and Audio in the Wayback Machine on 18 April 2017 Retrieved 20 June 2022 Comeau Elizabeth 2014 Inside the Floating Hospital for Children Boston com Boston Globe Media Partners LLC Archived in the Wayback Machine on 8 November 2014 Retrieved 20 June 2022 History of U S Milk Banking Mother s Milk Bank of Western Great Lakes Retrieved 12 Nov 2015 History on the Hill Floating Hospital for Children The Tufts Daily 9 Oct 2014 Retrieved 2 Nov 2015 Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Timeline Greatest Engineering Achievements of the Twentieth Century www greatachievements org Long Lived Floating Hospital Is Still Going Just Not Floating New York Times 1 Sept 2003 Retrieved 12 Nov 2015 Inside the Floating Hospital for Children Boston com Retrieved 2 Nov 2015 NEMC archives Boston Floating Hospital 1890 2014 Tufts Digital Library Retrieved 2 Nov 2015 Floating Hospital renamed Tufts Children s Hospital Tufts Children s Hospital www tuftschildrenshospital org Retrieved 2020 09 21 Dayal McCluskey Priyanka 2022 01 20 Tufts Medical Center will close its pediatric hospital after more than a century of treating sick kids The Boston Globe Retrieved 2022 01 20 Further reading EditLucie Prinz Jacoba van Schaik 2014 The Boston Floating Hospital How a Boston Harbor Barge Changed the Course of Pediatric Medicine Boston Floating Hospital ISBN 978 1934598153 External links EditTufts Children s Hospital Official Website Tufts renames Floating Hospital for Children sparking mixed reactions Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tufts Children 27s Hospital amp oldid 1147237055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
