- CountySUFFOLK
- Emergency CapableNo
Quality and performance
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · data as of July 2026
CMS has not reported an emergency department wait time for The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston. That usually means too few cases to report, or no emergency department.
Source: CMS Hospital General Information and Timely & Effective Care. Wait times are a median over a past 12-month reporting period, not live data. Not affiliated with CMS or with The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston. For a medical emergency, call 911.
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Who owns The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston
Medicare enrollment and ownership records (PECOS)
Medicare lists the hospital's legal name as The Shriners Hospital for Children, a non-profit organization.
Organizations with 5% or more ownership (directly or through other companies), partnership interests or operational control, as the hospital reported them to Medicare. Records can lag behind recent sales. Individuals are not listed. Who owns America's hospitals.
The area around The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston
HRSA shortage designations and BLS pay data
Primary care: Parts of Suffolk are federally designated health professional shortage areas (2 designations). Highest shortage score 17.
Mental health: Parts of Suffolk are federally designated health professional shortage areas (1 designation). Highest shortage score 18.
Dental: Parts of Suffolk are federally designated health professional shortage areas (6 designations). Highest shortage score 15.
Nurse pay: registered nurses in Massachusetts earn a median $104,550 a year. Healthcare salaries in Massachusetts.
Shortage areas are designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration where there are too few primary care, mental health or dental providers for the population; scores run from 0 to 25 for primary and mental health care and 0 to 26 for dental care, higher meaning greater need. Massachusetts shortage areas