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History Children's was founded in 1869 as a 20-bed facility at 9 Rutland Street in Boston's South End neighborhood. CHB became affiliated with Harvard Medical School in 1903. Clinical Services Children's records about 17,000 inpatient admissions and 22,000 surgical procedures annually. Over 160 outpatient programs and emergency services at Children's serve over 450,000 patients each year. International Center of Children's Hospital Boston serves patients from over 100 coutries worldwide including co-ordination of visits, medical records, travel, accommodation and immigration. Research Over 1200 scientists and support staff make Children's world's largest pediatric research facility, with over US$ 120 million in federal and private funding. Nobel Prizes Children's Hospital scientist Dr. John Enders and his team were first to successfully culture the polio virus and were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1954. Dr. Joseph Murray, chief plastic surgeon at Children's Hospital from 1972-1985 was awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1990 for his research on immunosuppression. Resources | ||||||||||
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