UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center delivers family-centered care to infants, children and adolescents in Central Massachusetts. Our “hospital within a hospital" includes medical and surgical pediatric specialists who offer a full-range of care in a close-to-home environment.
Specialty Care
In all, more than 100 medical and surgical experts in 30 specialties devote their expertise to the care of children. This includes health care for children with cancer, kidney problems, heart disease, and diabetes, as well as those who need surgery and anesthesiology. Our Children’s Medical Center has the area’s only American Diabetes Association-approved program for children. Our Cystic Fibrosis Center is one of the most respected in the nation and serves as a clinical research site.
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Inpatient Care
We have an 11-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, a Newborn Intensive Care Unit and a 41-bed Inpatient Pediatric Unit staffed with pediatric trained specialists. Learn more.
Primary Care
Our primary care pediatricians, pediatric nurse practitioners and other staff members provide routine health visits, urgent sick visits, treatment of acute (immediate) and chronic (ongoing) health issues, in-depth consultations and referrals to specialists. Learn more.
Emergency Care
From major medical traumas to the bumps and bruises of being a child, our skilled team cares for children and teens when the unexpected happens. We are the only Level One Trauma Center for adults and children in Central Massachusetts. Learn more.
Family Support
We recognize that parents and other family members are a child's primary source of support. To enrich the lives of families, we offer programs to help them cope with stressful health care experiences, enjoy privacy and time together, educate themselves on illnesses and conditions, and share insights with us.
Leading Research Institution
We were excited to have been selected by the National Institutes of Health in 2007 as a designated site for the National Children’s Study, which will contribute to one of the richest research efforts exploring children’s health and development.
Exceptional Care
We are a member of the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions, which is the "Good Housekeeping Stamp of Approval" program for children’s hospitals. We join other leading children's facilities nationwide in this prestigious organization, and this recognition designates the Children's Medical Center as one that delivers exceptional care.
Your direct line to the Children's Medical Center
Call 508-856-KIDS (5437).
You care for your kids. We do too.