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The Trauma Program at Children's Hospital Boston is a leading center in the treatment and care of injured children. The program ranks among the top 10 hospitals in the nation for the volume of injured children treated. Children's is one of only a few hospitals in the United States to earn a Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center verification from the American College of Surgeons, indicating that we provide the highest level of pediatric injury care.
Since the day Children's Hospital Boston opened its doors in 1869, when the first patient was treated for a broken wrist, the treatment of childhood injuries has remained a core part of the hospital's devotion to pediatric care.
Today, the doors are open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to treat injured patients, from very young children to adolescents and young adults. Some 50,000 patients come through the Children's Emergency Department each year; approximately 11,000 of those cases are injury-related, from minor to severe.
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