Floating Hospital

In September 2020, we proudly introduced our patients and families to our new name Tufts Childrens Hospital. For more than a century, Floating Hospital for Children has been a pioneer in health care for pediatric patients. Our new name carries forward that legacy and reflects the groundbreaking pediatric research and medicine that has helped us ear... n regional and national respect and recognition. As always, our goal is to return our young patients to their very best childhood and treat them in the warm, compassionate family centered way that we have been for more than 125 years. Tufts Childrens Hospital is a major academic medical institution with innovative programs in clinical care, biomedical research, education and health care delivery. It is only one of two stand-alone full-service childrens hospitals in Massachusetts, complete with a Level 1 emergency department and a Level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Aligned with Tufts Medical Center to care for patients and families all along the continuum of care, we offer a full range of inpatient and outpatient services in primary care and in every area of pediatric specialization. Tufts Childrens Hospital remains committed to the core founding principle of being a community-based, low-cost provider of world-class medical services for all the diverse patients and families who come through our doors. Whether at our main campus in downtown Boston or at one of our specialty centers in the communities we proudly serve, our focus remains on caring for the whole child in a personalized environment. Dedicated to educating the future leaders of pediatric medicine, Tufts Childrens Hospital is also proud to be the principal pediatric teaching and research institution for Tufts University School of Medicine. For more than a century, Tufts Childrens Hospital was known as Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. Floating Hospital was established in 1894 as a hospital ship, sailing in Boston Harbor. In those days, little was known about the care of sick ...Read More