Commitment to Our Community
Located in Brighton, Massachusetts, Franciscan’s Children’s mission is to provide a compassionate and positive environment where children with complex medical, mental health and educational needs receive specialized care from people who are committed to excellence, innovation and family support so that children can reach their fullest potential and live their best lives.
In addition to providing medical, mental health, and educational services for children with complex needs, Franciscan Children’s offers dentistry as well as a variety of outpatient therapy services to children and families from the local community and beyond.
Franciscan Children’s is a mission-driven organization that is committed to serving those of all socioeconomic backgrounds. Franciscan Children’s provides benefit to the community in a number of different ways.
Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)
About our CHNA
In 2021, Franciscan Children’s conducted a community health needs assessment (CHNA) of the community it serves. The CHNA examines the current health status of children and families in the Allston/Brighton community, identifies health priorities, and explores community strengths, resources, and gaps in services in order to guide future planning and programming efforts for Franciscan Children’s. This is the third CHNA for the hospital; the last one was conducted in 2018 and led to identification of priority areas, including mental health. Franciscan Children’s and its partners have developed and implemented a range of strategies to address these identified needs.
2021 Community Health Needs Assessment materials
Contact Us
If you have questions, comments, or would like to request a printed copy of our Community Health Needs Assessment and implementation strategy, please contact us at Info@FranciscanChildrens.org.
Past Community Health Needs Assessments
Please click here to download a copy of our 2018 Community Health Needs Assessment.
Please click here to download a copy of our 2015 Community Health Needs Assessment.