Franciscan Children’s provides a compassionate and positive environment where children and adolescents with mental health challenges, complex medical conditions and/or special education needs receive outstanding care from experts committed to helping them reach their full potential, so every kid can.

By the Numbers

1 of 4

children's hospitals in the country offering mental/behavioral health, medical and special education services on-site.

4,571 patients and families served

112 licensed beds

700+ caregivers and staff

830 inpatient stays

27,449 outpatient stays

27,201 patient days

30 clinical partnerships

training hundreds of healthcare professionals each year.

Behavioral Health

15,500+ visits and 1,344 patients

seen across our mental/behavioral health programs, including:

520+ admissions and 480+ kids in crisis treated in our in Inpatient and Community Based Acute Treatment (CBAT) programs

4,290+ visits and 370+ kids treated in our outpatient program

15,800+ visits and 470+ kids treated in our school-based programs

Medical

Only pulmonary rehab program in the region that accepts patients under 2 on ventilators

27,000+ patient days and 67-day average length of stay

Approximately 210 admissions and 128 patients served

Over 60% of our kids are on ventilators at any given time

72% of kids are able to be safely discharged home

Dental and Dental Surgery

We perform almost 70% of pediatric dental surgeries in Massachusetts.

We specialize in treating children with developmental disabilities, medical complexity and anxiety; ~50% of our patients are on the autism spectrum.

4,190 dental surgeries performed on 2,908 patients

2,700+ patients treated in our Dental Clinic

103 credentialed dentists conduct surgeries in our operating rooms

Kennedy Day School

59 students

enrolled in Kennedy Day School

*Information based on FY23