The Yawkey building entrance is now closed.

As of April 29, BMC’s Yawkey building doors are closed as an entrance. All patients and visitors on our main campus must enter the hospital via the Shapiro, Menino, or Moakley buildings, where they will be greeted by team members at a new centralized check-in desk. Learn more.

Due to high referral rates, whilst patients are waiting for an evaluation we recommend you support them with the following:

If your patient is under age of the 3: Refer to their local Early Intervention (EI) agency if they are not currently enrolled in EI: https://www.massfamilyties.org/#EI

If your patient is 3 years or older and not yet enrolled in school: Assist the family with requesting a special education evaluation through their public school system. Having a child evaluated by their school system is an imperative and time-sensitive step. The following link will provide you with useful information for requesting a special education evaluation that can be used to advocate for your patient and provided to parents/caregivers.

The following link is for Boston schools but is applicable to other school districts: All Boston (and you!) Can Do For Your Child (ABCD) - English

This packet is also available in Spanish, Haitian Creole and Portuguese
All Boston (and you!) Can Do For Your Child (ABCD) - Spanish
All Boston (and you!) Can Do For Your Child (ABCD) - Haitian Creole
All Boston (and you!) Can Do For Your Child (ABCD) - Portuguese

If your patient is 3 years or older and already enrolled in school: ensure they have received a special education evaluation and are receiving all services that they are deemed eligible for through an IEP or a 504 plan.

If your patient is in need of behavioral health/therapy services: we recommend making a referral to psychiatry and ensuring your patient receives appropriate behavioral health supports. If your patient has MassHealth, and would benefit from in-home or outpatient therapy services, please make a referral by using the following search engines: