[10] After this, the floating hospital relocated to shore and became a permanent part of the Tufts Medical Center campus.

[11] At the time there was little medical help for the many, often fatal, childhood illness that befell infants and small children.

Because many people believed in the cleansing and therapeutic qualities of sea air to improve health, Tobey thought that sending the sick children out onto Boston Harbor on a boat and having them be seen by a doctor would be very beneficial.

[13] In January 2022, Mike Tarnoff, MD announced that Tufts Medical Center closed the doors of its pediatric hospital after being open for 128 years.

Of note was Tufts' research that led to the discovery of drugs that prevent the body's rejection of transplanted organs, coining the term "immunosuppression."

Tufts ranks among the top 5 percent of the nation's institutions that receive federal research funds.

Tufts Medical Center is part of the consortium of hospitals which operates Boston MedFlight, and is equipped with a rooftop helipad.

[24] Tufts Medical Center is located in Boston's Chinatown, near many highways including Interstates 90 and 93.