Franciscan Children's is a non-profit pediatric specialty hospital located in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.

[1] Founded in 1949,[2] the facility provides inpatient and outpatient chronic care and rehabilitation services to pediatric patients.

[5] Notably, it is the only rehabilitation facility in the region which accepts infants requiring ventilator support.

[3] Funded largely with a $600,000 gift by the Kennedy family, the hospital was originally named the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Memorial Hospital,[2][5] honoring the late Kennedy who was killed during a 1944 air mission over England during World War II.

[3] The hospital is known for accepting patients requiring intensive and complex care due to major trauma, chronic conditions and serious behavioral problems.