Boston Children’s Hospital and Franciscan Children’s finalized their affiliation agreement and will officially close on the deal as of July 1. This affiliation will reshape children’s mental health and rehabilitative care in Massachusetts and throughout the region. The organizations plan to make significant investments to increase available beds, build a more diverse care workforce, modernize the Franciscan campus, and expand community-based prevention programs.
The organizations are affiliating as sister hospitals to more effectively confront an acute children’s mental health crisis in Massachusetts and across the country, and advance equitable access to care and eliminate disparities. Read more.
