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Children's Hospital Boston founded

When
1869
Where
9 Rutland Street, South End
Episodes
1

Children's Hospital Boston was founded in July 1869 by Francis Henry Brown, a Civil War surgeon who had traveled to Europe in 1867 to study the specialized approach to treating children. Brown opened a 20-bed facility in a small townhouse at 9 Rutland Street in Boston's South End. The hospital is now the main pediatric training and research hospital of Harvard Medical School.

Episodes

  1. 20 July 1869 · 9 Rutland Street, South EndFounding and Initial Location

    Francis Henry Brown founded Children's Hospital Boston on 20 July 1869, opening a 20-bed facility in a small townhouse at 9 Rutland Street in Boston's South End.

Background and detail

Background. Francis Henry Brown, a Civil War surgeon, traveled to Europe in 1867 to study the pioneering specialized approach to treating children. The hospital he founded is known today as Boston Children's Hospital, the main pediatric training and research hospital of Harvard Medical School, Harvard University; it was known as Children's Hospital Boston until 2013.

Establishment. On 20 July 1869, Brown opened a 20-bed facility in a small townhouse at 9 Rutland Street in Boston's South End. This initial location served as the hospital's home until 1871, when it moved to Huntington Avenue.

Institutional Affiliation. Although founded independently, the hospital later became the main pediatric training and research hospital of Harvard Medical School. The formal affiliation with Harvard Medical School occurred in 1903, solidifying its academic role.

People involved

Sources

  1. Boston Children's Hospital Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22

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