Transferring a Patient

Arrange an admission or transfer

Scheduled admission

If you need to schedule an admission to Boston Children's Hospital, and you do not have attending privileges, call the coordinator of patient placement (COPP) at 617-355-0000. To page the COPP, contact 617-355-6369, 24/7.

Emergency admission

If a patient needs to be transferred immediately to Boston Children's Emergency Department (ED) or ICU, call the Expect Line at 617-355-2170 (toll-free 866-771-KIDS), staffed 24/7.

Critical care transfers

If a patient needs critical care transport from another facility to Boston Children's, call 617-355-2170 (toll-free 866-771-KIDS). A fellow or attending physician will mobilize the Critical Care Transport team, discuss the availability of a bed and plan for interim stabilization.

For 150 years, families have come from around the corner and across the world, looking to Boston Children's for answers. This is the place where the most difficult challenges are faced head on, where the impossible becomes possible, and where families in search of answers find them.

Transferring a Patient

Arrange an admission or transfer

Scheduled admission

Emergency admission

Critical care transfers

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