Children's Hospital Boston  300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
(617) 355-6000
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Clinical Services:
Respiratory Diseases
Children's Division of Respiratory Diseases provides care for infants, children and young adults with both chronic and acute respiratory disorders. The Division provides a wide range of patient care services and an active program of basic and clinical research and medical training program.

As one of the largest pediatric pulmonary services in the country, Children's Division of Respiratory Diseases cares for more than 8,000 patients each year. Our multi-disciplinary team of pediatric pulmonologists, pulmonary nurse specialists, physical therapists and social workers diagnose and provide care to children with numerous pulmonary disorders including those listed under "Related Topics" in the upper right corner.

To handle emergency situations, two physicians are on call 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. A nursing hot line is also available for call-in questions, as is a prescription line to provide prompt prescription refills.
In the Spotlight
Image Three women... a breath of life
The National Library of Medicine's exhibit, "Changing the Face of Medicine: Celebrating America's Women Physicians," features three women from Children's with a common passion: the human lung. Read more about the marks they have made on the field of respiratory medicine...
Contact Information
Phone 617-355-1900
Address 300 Longwood Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
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Related topics:
Apnea of Prematurity
Asthma
Asthma Hand Held Nebulizer Treatments
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Children's Hospital Boston has been ranked fourth in Respiratory Disorders by U.S.News & World Report
Give to the Department of Respiratory Diseases at Children's Hospital Boston
Sleep-disordered breathing The Respiratory Diseases Division and the Center for Pediatric Sleep Disorders discuss recent studies that says at least one in 50 children suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
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