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Tufts Medical Center is our Preferred Tertiary Provider

▶  Business Journal named the 2012 Most Admired 81 Tufts Medical Healthcare Company in the region. Center physicians in 41 specialties were ▶ Tufts Medical Center consistently ranks within the Top 20 in the nation for quality and recognized by Boston patient safety by the University HealthSystem Consortium. Magazine’s annual ▶ Tufts Medical Center received a Hospital Safety Score grade of “A” by the Leapfrog “Top Doctors” list. Group in 2012. This achievement demonstrates a strong commitment to patient safety. 41 Tufts MC physicians were further honored ▶ Tufts Medical Center is verified as a Level I Trauma Center by the American College of with the distinction Surgeons. This certification recognizes the trauma center’s dedication, commitment of ranking among the and ability to provide optimal care for all trauma patients. top 1% in the nation Tufts Medical Center is in their respective the principal teaching ▶ The most recent Quality Report by the Joint Commission gives Tufts specialty by US News hospital for Tufts Medical Center the highest marks for any Boston AMC for patient care and World Report. University School in these key areas: heart failure, pneumonia, heart attack and surgical of Medicine. infection prevention.

▶ Tufts Medical Center’s CardioVascular Center is recognized as one of the nation’s premier cardiac care providers and has done the most heart transplants in New England over the past three years with results far exceeding national standards.

▶ Tufts Medical Center’s Department of Neurosurgery was the first center in New England to perform Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery and has the only Gamma Knife Center in Massachusetts.

▶ Tufts Medical Center’s tuftsmedicalcenter.tv website allows anyone to watch a variety of videos covering important health topics and to meet our physicians or request an appointment.

For Outpatient Needs: 617-636-7255 (Physician Referral and Scheduling Appointments)

For Inpatient Transfers or Admissions: 1-877-OK TUFTS (1-877-658-8387) Physician Liaisons: Erin DiBacco 617-636-3252 • Julia Newman 617-636-1398

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Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center is our Preferred Pediatric Tertiary Provider

▶ Floating Hospital is verified as a Level I Trauma Center by the American College of Floating Hospital Surgeons. This certification recognizes the trauma center’s dedication, commitment physicians in 13 and ability to provide optimal care for all pediatric trauma patients. pediatric specialties were recognized by ▶ Floating Hospital is home to the Neely Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant (BMT) Unit Boston Magazine’s — an innovative five-bed, 5,900-square-foot HEPA-filtered unit combined with an annual “Top adjacent three bedroom family apartment fully equipped with kitchen, living room Doctors” list. and laundry facilities for parents to stay during their child’s treatment.

Floating Hospital for ▶ Floating Hospital for Children has a 10-bed PICU including a Pediatric Sedation Children is the full-service Program, and a 40-bed Level III NICU with Floating neonatal specialists who staff children’s hospital of Tufts the Special Care Nurseries at six community hospitals. Medical Center and the principal pediatric teaching ▶ Floating Hospital offers a Rapid Pediatric Transport Service — a dedicated hospital of Tufts University ambulance service with an expert team to rapidly bring children to Floating School of Medicine. Hospital for specialized care.

▶ Floating Hospital provides seamless care through our Hospitalist Program for pediatric inpatients at four community hospitals throughout Massachusetts.

For Outpatient Needs: 617-636-8100 (please use this number for same-day consults with an on-call specialist)

For Inpatient Needs: 1-877-KIDS-FHC (1-877-543-7342) (staffed 24/7 by an Attending) Physician Liaisons: Erin DiBacco 617-636-3252 • Julia Newman 617-636-1398

Clinical Affiliations with: • Lawrence General Hospital • MetroWest Medical Center • Signature Healthcare

Treating each child and family like our own