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See a clinician todayThe Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston in context
The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston is a children's hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, run as a for-profit hospital. Medicare certifies it under CMS Certification Number 223304, the number CMS uses for this hospital in its Care Compare files.
CMS has not given this facility an overall Hospital Compare star rating. CMS rates only hospitals that report enough of its measures, which many critical-access and specialty hospitals do not. CMS has not published measure-group results for this facility in this file. The overall rating combines five groups of measures (mortality, safety of care, readmission, patient experience, and timely and effective care). CMS does not break it down by patient race.
In the CMS file, The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston does not report emergency services and does not meet the criteria for CMS's Birthing-Friendly designation. In an emergency, call 911 or go to the nearest hospital with an emergency department.
Statewide context: The Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA) publishes the most detailed state hospital scorecard in the Northeast, including patient-experience scores stratified by race and by payer. Boston Medical Center is the state's largest safety-net teaching hospital.
For Black patients
If you are a Black patient being seen at The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston in Boston, Massachusetts, a few concrete steps:
- Bring someone with you. A partner, a relative, a friend or a doula can take notes, ask questions and speak up when you cannot. Under federal hospital rules (42 CFR 482.13(h)) you have the right to receive the visitors you choose, and the hospital must tell you about that right. It may restrict visits only for clinically necessary or reasonable reasons set out in its written policy, and never on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.
- For ongoing primary care, our Massachusetts provider directory lists Black clinicians who chose to be listed. Filter to your insurance first.
- If the hospital doesn't take your coverage, the closest Federally Qualified Health Center is listed under our FQHCs in this area. FQHCs serve every patient on a sliding-fee scale regardless of insurance status.
- For help paying for care, our Massachusetts Medicaid guide explains eligibility, documents and how to apply.
- If you are treated dismissively or your pain is ignored, file a grievance. Every Medicare-certified hospital must run a grievance process (42 CFR 482.13(a)(2)): it must tell you whom to contact, accept a written or verbal grievance, set time frames for reviewing it, and give you a written decision. Concerns about the quality of your care or a premature discharge can be referred to Medicare's Quality Improvement Organization.
After a hospital stay in Boston
If you or a family member will need care after discharge, these are the Medicare-certified providers in Boston, with the quality data CMS publishes for each one. Under federal rules (42 CFR 482.43(d)), when you are referred for home health or a skilled nursing stay, the hospital must give you a list of the Medicare-certified agencies and facilities available to you and tell you that the choice among them is yours.
Alternatives & nearby care
Sliding-scale clinics
FQHCs near Boston
Federally Qualified Health Centers, take Medicaid and uninsured on sliding scale.
Providers
Providers in MA
Black clinicians in MA, by specialty, city and insurance.
State rollup
All hospitals in Massachusetts
Safety-net systems, state scorecard, rollups by CMS star rating.
Coverage + benefits in Massachusetts
Hospitals that take part in hospital presumptive eligibility (42 CFR 435.1110) can start temporary Medicaid coverage on the spot from preliminary information while your full application is processed. Ask the financial counselor whether The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston does, and ask about its financial assistance (charity care) policy. Anyone enrolled in Medicaid is automatically income-eligible for WIC under federal adjunctive eligibility (7 CFR 246.7).
Frequently asked questions
What kind of hospital is The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston?
The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston is a for-profit hospital.
Where is The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston located?
The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston is at 51 Blossom Street, Boston, MA, 02114. Phone: (617) 722-3000.
References & primary sources
- CMS Hospital Compare, Hospital General Information (the source for the overall star rating, measure-group counts, ownership, emergency services and the Birthing-Friendly flag): data.cms.gov/provider-data/dataset/xubh-q36u.
- This hospital on Medicare Care Compare: Care Compare search by CCN.
- 42 CFR Part 482, Medicare Conditions of Participation for Hospitals (the source for the visitation and grievance rights above): ecfr.gov, Title 42 Part 482.
CMS Hospital General Information file dated