Tufts Medical Center - Boston, MA - Hospitals on Waymarking.com

In Boston, within the Chinatown section, is Tufts Medical Center, which is a world-class teaching hospital associated with Tufts University. According to the medical center's web site, it is "the oldest permanent medical facility in the country and was founded by early American patriots including Paul Revere and Samuel Adams."

The main entrance is on 800 Washington Street. The facility rises above both sides of the road. Tufts Medical Center now encompasses two hospitals: the old Tufts-New England Medical Center, and the Floating Hospital for Children.

Tufts MC is a research and teaching hospital affiliated with Tufts University School of Medicine. All full-time physicians in the center have faculty positions at the medical school. It has 415 beds. The web site states this about its facilities: "Our focus is tertiary and quaternary care, providing the most advance treatments for the most complex and serious illnesses and injuries. We provide heart, kidney and bone marrow transplants, are a level II trauma center, provide comprehensive neurological and neurosurgical care, and offer cutting-edge cancer treatments."

On Washington Street, in front of the main entrance, is a sculpture of a teddy bear and blocks. This bear was once in front of the F.A.O. toy store on Boylston Street, but when the store was closed, the bear was eventually placed here.

Address: 800 Washington Street Boston, MA United States of America 02111 Website: [Web Link] Rate this facility:

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