Tufts Medical Center will close its pediatric hospital after more than a century of treating sick kids
After more than a century of treating sick children, Tufts Medical Center will close its 41-bed pediatric hospital in July and convert those beds to treat more adult patients.
Tufts will refer children who need hospitalization to Boston Children’s Hospital, its longtime competitor and the dominant pediatric hospital in the state. The changes at Tufts, announced Thursday, will affect thousands of young patients and hundreds of employees.