Patient safety at Children’s Hospital
Boston
A message to
referring providers
Over the course of the past several months, Children’s Hospital
Boston has been working closely with the Massachusetts Department
of Public Health regarding several widely publicized cases involving
patients with complex medical needs. Our response to DPH’s report
on these cases includes a detailed plan of corrections and improvements,
many of which have already been implemented. DPH has accepted
that plan as assuring safe care.
We are currently in the process of developing better coordination
and communication between services and among attending physicians,
residents and other clinical staff responsible for the care of
patients with complex, multi-disciplinary medical needs.
Each year, the outstanding clinicians at Children’s Hospital
Boston provide quality care with exceptional outcomes to tens
of thousands of patients, but that fact does not lessen our responsibility
to fully address the issues raised by these cases. We want to
assure every provider whose patient is referred to Children’s
that we remain dedicated to providing quality pediatric care at
the highest level. Ultimately, the changes that are being made
as a result of these cases will make this institution stronger
and even safer.
For more information or answers to your questions about patient
safety at Children’s visit www.childrenshospital.org/views/safety
