Anesthesia
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Boston Children's Hospital has 18 operating rooms. More than 10,000 surgeries are performed each year in the Main Operating Rooms at Boston Children's Hospital. Services encompasses all of the surgical subspecialties, including:
- cranial-facial reconstruction and other plastic surgery procedures
- major urogenital reconstruction
- organ transplantation (kidney, liver, lung, and bowel)
- neonatal emergencies
- orthopaedics (including major spine surgery)
- otolaryngology
- neurosurgery (including awake craniotomies)
- ophthalmology
- gynecology
- dental procedures
An additional 5,000 cases are performed each year in the Ambulatory Surgery Program, providing an opportunity for experience in shorter cases with rapid turnaround. Another 1,500 cases in non-surgical settings (e.g., radiation therapy, angiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, etc.) provide valuable experience in conscious sedation as well as general anesthesia. Finally, there is a freestanding Pediatric Ambulatory Surgical Unit at Children's Hospital at Lexington.
| Locations | Address | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Boston |
Boston Children's Hospital 300 Longwood Avenue Boston, MA 02115 |
Phone: 617-355-7737 Fax: 617-278-9237 |
| Lexington |
Boston Children's Hospital at Lexington 482 Bedford Street Lexington, MA 02420 |
Phone: 781-672-2100 Fax: 781-672-2145 |
| Waltham |
Boston Children's Hospital at Waltham 9 Hope Avenue Waltham, MA 02453 |
Phone: 781-216-2100 |
For more information about our services or to schedule an appointment or consultation at Children's Department of Anesthesia, please contact us at:
Phone 617-355-7737
International patients
For families residing outside of the United States, please contact Children's International Health Services which facilitates the medical review of patient records and appointment scheduling and provides assistance with customs and immigration, transportation, hotel and housing accommodations.
