The Value of Children's

Community mission

Children's Hospital Boston's mission is to provide high-quality clinical care, conduct innovative research, and train the next generation of pediatric providers.

As it specifically relates to improving the health of our community, with a special emphasis on Boston, Children's takes a four-pronged approach by:

• serving as a safety net hospital
• focusing on  community health:  asthma,  fitness and nutrition, injury prevention, and mental health.
• advocating for change
• supporting essential community partners

On November 14, 2011, Children's awarded the first annual William L. Boyan Award for Excellence in Community Health to Sociedad Latina. Learn more about the William L. Boyan Award here.

(From left to right: William L. Boyan, former Children's Board of Trustees chair and chair of Children's Board Committee on Community Service; James Mandell, MD, Children's CEO; Alexandra Oliver-Davila, executive director, Sociedad Latina; Stephen R. Karp, chairman Children's Board of Trustees.)