Health and Professionals

For Medical Professionals

Admit a patient

Scheduled admission (elective)

If you need to schedule an admission to Children's and you do not have attending privileges, please:

  • page the Coordinator of Patient Placement (COPP) at 617-355-6369
  • or, call direct at 617-355-0000
     

Unplanned/emergency admission

If a patient needs to be admitted to Children's, but Emergency Services at Children's are not needed:

  • page the Coordinator of Patient Placement (COPP) at 617-355-6369
  • or, call direct at 617-355-0000

 

Transfer an unstable patient

If a patient needs to be transferred from another facility to Boston Children's Hospital, call 866-771-KIDS. An attending physician will mobilize the Critical Care Transport Team, discuss the availability of a bed and plan for interim stabilization.

 

Medical passport

Children's has a new "Medical passport" (aka medication list) form for patients to bring with them during their visit to Children's. The passport is a form that referring health care providers can use to help list all of a patient's prescriptions, over-the-counter medications, herbal remedies and supplements, including dose and frequency.

Get a free referral kit, with everything you need to know about how to refer to Children's

Our annual guide, offers an overview of our programs, listing of our contacts and information on which department treats what diagnoses to make the referral process easier.