Inpatient Pediatrics
Staff and Services
- Providers
- Nursing Staff
- X-Ray Specialists
- PainFree Pediatrics: One initiative that illustrates our commitment to children is the Pain Free Pediatrics program. Over the coming months, the nursing and physician staff will all be trained to incorporate pain management techniques, such as distraction or topical anesthetics, into all, non-emergent venipunctures and intravenous line placements. We are excited about this initiative and hope that it will reduce the pain and anxiety that can accompany medical procedures.
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Child Life: Child Life Specialists help children and families manage stress in order to help children feel more comfortable during their medical experience.
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Social Services: Social workers assist with families and children in accessing assistance they need.
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Nutrition: Dietary and nutrition experts prepare suggestions to improve child health and growth.
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Occupational and Physical Therapy: Experts help children with their physical recovery and home or work activities.
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Interpreter Services: Provide a linguistically and culturally sensitive interface between the providers and children/families.
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Administration, Housekeeping and Transport staff
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Discharge Planners: Prepare a plan for going home and follow-up care.
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Volunteers
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Pastoral Care: The Chapela Capella, open for non-denominational spiritual counseling and worship is located on the first( street level) floor of the Harrison Pavilion. It conducts the Interfaith Worship Service at 1:00 PM on Sundays although its doors are unlocked all of the time.
In addition, the chapel offers daily Silent Prayer/Meditation services from 12:15-12:30. Pastoral counseling, the sacraments, and outreach to local clergy are also available.
From the information desk in the Inpatient Lobby, turn right, cross the plant-filled lobby and go through the double glass doors. The chapel is immediately to the left. Chaplain: Carmela Delia, (617) 414-5366.
For more information:
Chi-Cheng Huang, M.D.
Pediatric Inpatient Unit
Boston Medical Center
840 Harrison Avenue, 4th Floor
Boston MA 02118
617-414-4320
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