Quick answers
- Does Boston Children's Hospital have an emergency room?
- Yes. Medicare (CMS) data lists emergency services at Boston Children's Hospital. In a medical emergency, call 911.
- Where is Boston Children's Hospital?
- 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, in Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
- What is the phone number of Boston Children's Hospital?
- (617) 735-6000, as listed by Medicare (CMS).
- What is the Medicare star rating of Boston Children's Hospital?
- CMS does not show an overall star rating for this hospital. This is common, for example when a hospital reports too few quality measures or is not part of the rating program.
Specialties and care areas[5][6][7]
- Emergency Medicine
- Pediatric Trauma
- Emergency Psychiatry
- Orthopedic Trauma
- Poison Control and Prevention
Conditions treated[5][6][7]
- Bone fractures
- Burns
- Abdominal injuries
- Chest injuries
- Brain injuries
- Poisoning
- Musculoskeletal injuries
Programs and centers[5][6][7][8][9]
- Level I Pediatric Trauma Center
- Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention
- Emergency Psychiatry Service
- Orthopedic Trauma Program
- Orthopedic Urgent Clinic
- Critical Care Transport Program
- Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit
- Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Visiting and practical information
| Visiting | Parents/guardians may stay 24 hours a day. Siblings, friends and relatives may visit noon-8 p.m. daily. Visitor badge required[12] |
|---|---|
| Parking | Patient & Family Garage at Longwood Ave and Blackfan St, open 24 hours with validation. 24-hour valet at the main entrance[13] |
| Patient portal | MyChildren's |
Recognition[7][10][11]
- Level I Pediatric Trauma Center verification (American College of Surgeons)
- U.S. News & World Report Best Children's Hospitals Honor Roll 2025-26
- Newsweek World's Best Specialized Hospitals in Pediatrics 2026
Doctors and clinicians (250)
250 doctors and other clinicians list Boston Children's Hospital as a hospital where they work, in Medicare's official clinician data (updated 2026-10-02). It is not a complete staff list.
Main specialties
- Pediatric Medicine54
- Diagnostic Radiology41
- Anesthesiology26
- Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)22
- Critical Care (Intensivists)12
- Pulmonary Disease11
- Nurse Practitioner10
- Neurology7
- Ophthalmology7
- Nephrology6
- Interventional Radiology5
- Urology5
Doctors with a page on this site (250)
- Aaron C. Spicer, MDCritical Care (Intensivists)
- Aaron K. Remenschneider, MDOtolaryngology
- Abbey J. Winant, MDDiagnostic Radiology
- Ahmad I. Alomari, MDInterventional Radiology
- Ahmet Z. Uluer, DOPediatric Medicine
- Alex G. Cuenca, MDGeneral Surgery
- Alexander Rotenberg, MDNeurology
- Alfonso Casta, MDAnesthesiology
- Allissia GilmartinMedical Genetics and Genomics
- Alyaa Al-Ibraheemi, MDPathology
- Amrit Misra, MDPediatric Medicine
- Amy E. Vinson, MDAnesthesiology
- Amy M. Kritzer, MDPediatric Medicine
- Amy R. Danehy, MDDiagnostic Radiology
- Andrew J. Powell, MDPediatric Medicine
- Andrew M. Fine, MDPediatric Medicine
- Andy Tsai, MDDiagnostic Radiology
- Anjali Koka, MDAnesthesiology
- Ankana Daga, MDNephrology
- Anna Baglieri, ODOptometry
- Anna FormanekAnesthesiology
- Anne M. Valente, MDCardiovascular Disease (Cardiology)
- Antonio R. Perez Atayde, MDPathology
- Arin L. MadenciGeneral Surgery
And 226 more: the button below opens the full list.
Names link to the doctor’s page on this site when there is one, otherwise to the official NPI Registry record (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services). Find a doctor · Source: CMS Facility Affiliation Data
Other emergency rooms nearby
Hospitals that list emergency services, by straight-line distance (not driving distance).
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center0.1 mi · Boston, MA · Acute Care Hospital
- Brigham and Women's Hospital0.2 mi · Boston, MA · Acute Care Hospital
- VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain0.8 mi · Jamaica Plain, MA · Federal/VA Acute Care Hospital
- Boston Medical Center1.6 mi · Boston, MA · Acute Care Hospital
- Boston Medical Center-Brighton2.3 mi · Brighton, MA · Acute Care Hospital
Other hospitals nearby
- New England Baptist Hospital0.5 mi · Boston, MA · Acute Care Hospital
- Arbour Human Resource Institute1.2 mi · Brookline, MA · Psychiatric Hospital
- Arbour Hospital1.5 mi · Boston, MA · Psychiatric Hospital
Nursing homes, hospice, home health and dialysis nearby
Medicare-certified providers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance. Hospice and home health care is given at home: their address is the office.
Nursing homes
- The Benjamin Healthcare Center0.7 mi · Boston, MA · 2 of 5 stars
- Sherrill House0.7 mi · Boston, MA · 3 of 5 stars
- Care One at Brookline0.9 mi · Brookline, MA · 2 of 5 stars
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Hospice providers
- Longwood Hospice0.9 mi · Brookline, MA
- Beacon Hospice, An Amedisys Company3.7 mi · Charlestown, MA · 3 of 5 stars
- First Choice Healthcare Inc4.3 mi · Newton, MA
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Home health agencies
- Suburban Home Health Care, Inc0.6 mi · Boston, MA · 4 of 5 stars
- Ez Healthcare of Boston Group Inc1.4 mi · Roxbury, MA
- Kind Home Healthcare1.4 mi · Roxbury, MA
All home health agencies in the state →
Dialysis facilities
- Brigham and Women's Hospital0.6 mi · Boston, MA
- Children's Hospital Boston - Dialysis0.6 mi · Boston, MA
- FMC - The Kidney Center0.7 mi · Boston, MA · 3 of 5 stars
Outpatient surgery centers nearby
Medicare-certified ambulatory surgery centers within 25 miles, by straight-line distance.
- Boston Eye Surgery and Laser Center, Inc2.7 mi · Boston, MA
- Shields Surgery Center5.9 mi · Medford, MA
- Cataract & Laser Center, Inc7.3 mi · Dedham, MA
Community care nearby
Health centers, clinics, urgent care and pharmacies closest to this hospital, by straight-line distance, from official HRSA, Medicare and NPI Registry data. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Community health centers
- Fenway Health, Ansin Building0.6 mi · Boston, MA · Community health center
- Whittier mobile health van #20.8 mi · Roxbury Crossing, MA · Community health center
- Whittier mobile health van#10.8 mi · Roxbury Crossing, MA · Community health center
Clinics and urgent care
- Carbon Health Medical Group of Florida PA0.6 mi · Boston, MA · Urgent care center
- Carbon Health Medical Group of Florida PA0.6 mi · Boston, MA · Urgent care center
- Carbon Health Urgent Care of Massachusetts PC0.6 mi · Boston, MA · Urgent care center
Pharmacies
- Boston Children's Health Solutions RX, LLC0.6 mi · Boston, MA · Community/retail pharmacy
- Brigham & Womens Hospital, Inc.0.6 mi · Boston, MA · Community/retail pharmacy
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.0.6 mi · Boston, MA · Pharmacy
About the Medicare star rating
CMS (the federal Medicare agency) gives many hospitals an overall rating from 1 to 5 stars, based on measures of mortality, safety, readmissions, patient experience and timely care. It is one piece of information: ask your doctor what matters for your care. See the full Medicare profile →
Medicare quality data
What Boston Children's Hospital reported to Medicare (CMS), the federal agency that publishes these results for hospitals nationwide. These are averages for many patients, not a prediction for any one person: ask your doctor what matters for your care. In a medical emergency, call 911.
What patients said (patient survey)
What this means: Patients who stayed overnight answered a national survey (HCAHPS) about their stay. More stars mean patients reported a better experience than at other hospitals. The percentages show how often patients gave the best answer, next to the national average.
Not reported to Medicare
Source: Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026; patients discharged October 2024 to September 2025.
Infections caught in the hospital
What this means: CMS compares the number of infections patients caught in this hospital with the number expected for a hospital like it. The number shown is that ratio: below 1 means fewer infections than expected, above 1 means more. “Better” or “worse” is shown only when the difference is clear in the data.
| Central line bloodstream infections (CLABSI) | Not reported to Medicare |
|---|---|
| Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) | Not reported to Medicare |
| Surgical site infections after colon surgery | Not reported to Medicare |
| Surgical site infections after abdominal hysterectomy | Not reported to Medicare |
| MRSA bloodstream infections | Not reported to Medicare |
| Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) intestinal infections | Not reported to Medicare |
Source: Healthcare Associated Infections - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026.
Complications and deaths
What this means: Death rates are the share of patients who died within 30 days of going into the hospital for that condition, adjusted for how sick they were. PSI-90 combines several serious complications (a lower number is better). “No different from the national rate” is the most common result and means the hospital is in line with hospitals nationwide.
| Deaths within 30 days: heart attack patients | Not reported to Medicare |
|---|---|
| Deaths within 30 days: heart failure patients | Not reported to Medicare |
| Deaths within 30 days: pneumonia patients | Not reported to Medicare |
| Deaths within 30 days: COPD patients | Not reported to Medicare |
| Deaths within 30 days: stroke patients | Not reported to Medicare |
| Deaths within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery (CABG) | Not reported to Medicare |
| Serious complications (patient safety indicator PSI-90) | Not reported to Medicare |
| Complications after hip or knee replacement | Not reported to Medicare |
Source: Complications and Deaths - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026.
Return visits to the hospital (readmissions)
What this means: The share of patients who had to be admitted to a hospital again within 30 days after going home, adjusted for how sick they were. A lower percentage is better.
| Returned to any hospital within 30 days (all patients) | Not reported to Medicare |
|---|---|
| Readmitted within 30 days: heart attack | Not reported to Medicare |
| Readmitted within 30 days: heart failure | Not reported to Medicare |
| Readmitted within 30 days: pneumonia | Not reported to Medicare |
| Readmitted within 30 days: COPD | Not reported to Medicare |
| Readmitted within 30 days: coronary bypass surgery | Not reported to Medicare |
| Readmitted within 30 days: hip or knee replacement | Not reported to Medicare |
Source: Unplanned Hospital Visits - Hospital — CMS, released September 10, 2026.
Emergency room times and sepsis care
What this means: ER time is the middle (median) time from arriving at the emergency room to leaving it; busier ERs usually have longer times, so the ER volume is shown too. Leaving before being seen: a lower percentage is better. Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection; a higher percentage means more patients got every recommended early step.
| Average (median) time patients spent in the emergency room before leaving (OP-18b) | Not reported to Medicare |
|---|---|
| Patients who left the emergency room before being seen (OP-22) | Not reported to Medicare |
| Sepsis patients who got all the recommended early care (SEP-1) | Not reported to Medicare |
Source: Timely and Effective Care - Hospital — CMS, released July 22, 2026.
ER wait times and Medicare ratings nearby
How this hospital compares with others in the area, ranked only by official Medicare (CMS) numbers.
Prices
We have not been able to read a price file for Boston Children's Hospital yet. Every US hospital must publish its standard charges online (federal price transparency rule): look for “price transparency” or “standard charges” on the hospital’s website, or call the hospital and ask for an estimate. In a medical emergency, call 911.
Hospital information
| Hospital type | Children's Hospital |
|---|---|
| Address | 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115 |
| County | Suffolk County |
| State | Massachusetts |
| Phone | (617) 735‑6000 |
| Emergency services | Yes |
| Ownership | Voluntary non-profit - Private |
| Medicare overall rating | Not rated by CMS |
| CMS Certification Number | 223302 |
| Name in Medicare records | BOSTON CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL |
| Profile level | Medicare data + hospital website |
| Main phone on the hospital’s website | (617) 355‑6000[4] |
| Official website | childrenshospital.org |
| Corrections | Report an error or suggest an update → |
Sources
- Hospital General Information — Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), data updated 2026-07-22, retrieved 2026-10-29
- Medicare Care Compare — official Medicare profile of this hospital
- U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder — map position used for distances
From the hospital’s website
Numbers match the citations above. Checked 2026-10-30.
- Boston Children's Hospital — childrenshospital.org
- Programs and Services — childrenshospital.org
- Emergency Medicine — childrenshospital.org
- Trauma Center — childrenshospital.org
- Pediatric Intermediate Care Unit: Your Visit — childrenshospital.org
- MSICU Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit Welcome Booklet — childrenshospital.org
- About Us: Contact Us — childrenshospital.org
- Patient Resources: Parking & Directions — childrenshospital.org
- Patients & Families: Visitor Information — childrenshospital.org
- Patients & Families: Parking & Directions — childrenshospital.org