In 1919 BCH determined that two buildings, near the site of the current Menino Pavilion would be dedicated to the care of children and this began the Pediatric Service at BCH. With support from the City of Boston, funds were earmarked for a free standing Children's Building, and in honor of the wife of Mayor Curley, the Mary E. Curley Pavilion for Children opened in 1932. This nine story facility housed a Walk-In Clinic, an Ambulatory Clinic and a large inpatient Pediatric ward service, which occupied five stories of the Curley Pavilion. A number of the current faculty provided care in the Curley Pavilion. |