BCH Archives

The Boston Children's Hospital Archives was established to acquire, preserve and make available the historical records of Boston Children's Hospital.

[BCH Archives @BCHArchives]

This month's #ArchivesHashtagParty called for a *flip* in perspective, but we think we nailed it 😊
Happy #ArchivesGIFgiving!

@BostonChildrens nurse with patient, circa 1920
@USNatArchives

[BCH Archives @BCHArchives]

Student Edith Ralston enjoys "an afternoon off duty" from @BostonChildrens School of Nursing, circa 1902⛵️#ArchivesVacay #ArchivesHashtagParty

[Anaesthesia Heritage @Anaes_Heritage]

It's #NationalPetDay! 🥰 So here's Jimmy for #TriviaTuesday. He's helping his owner with the development of an important piece of equipment - what is it? 🤔 #MedTwitter #histmed @Assoc_Anaes @medicalmuseums

[BCH Archives @BCHArchives]

What a hoot! Gilbert Merrill of the @museumofscience brings along a special guest to visit @BostonChildrens patients at the House of Good Samaritan in November 1952 🦉#ArchivesfortheBirds #ArchivesHashtagParty @USNatArchives

[Anaesthesia Heritage @Anaes_Heritage]

The first caesarean section under general anaesthesia took place #OTD at @NHSBartsHealth in 1847. The patient, Sarah Bartlett, who was only 4ft tall and had a severaly deformed pelvis, was given ether to inhale for 7-8 minutes. #histmed #MedTwitter

[Anaesthesia Heritage @Anaes_Heritage]

We're celebrating an anniversary this week for #TriviaTuesday! Can you guess what was introduced into clinical practice 81 years ago? 🤔

Here's a clue... 🔎 #MedTwitter #histmed

[Tom Sandora @tomsandora]

11.5 million Americans have already received the updated bivalent #COVID19 booster since it became available just over a month ago. Now is a great time to get it as we head into winter and holidays, when transmission of respiratory viruses increases.
https://t.co/ODO9V7h3vo

[City of Boston Archives @archivesboston]

We recently digitized our nursing photographs in the Boston City Hospital collection. Have you seen them? Take a look! @universalhub @hubhistory https://t.co/T9W5jNfCF4

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

Many of you following along with #LizzoAtLOC were surprised that the Library has a flute vault. We are the largest Library in the world & home to more than 173 million objects, so there are many more surprises like that in our collections. Enjoy this thread of just a few of them.

[Carla Kim Lab @CarlaKimLab]

We celebrated the 16th anniversary of the lab with an apple picking trip and outdoor dining. We even had some of our alumni join us!

The Kim Lab started on 9/1/06, and I'm grateful for the contributions of our former & current lab members. Looking forward to future discoveries!

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

Hearing @lizzo play some of the Library's priceless antique instruments on Monday was such a gift, and we were honored and happy to help her share that gift with her concert audience Tuesday night. Here is some more behind-the-scenes footage of her Library tour. #LizzoAtLOC

[Boston Children's @BostonChildrens]

Pride Month is here — and what better way to celebrate than to learn how to support and empower your LGBTQ+ child! Join us for a free live-streaming event on Monday, June 27, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Register now: https://t.co/tHCGSdUHzB

[ChristinaProenzaColes @ProenzaColes]

Sarah Remond, granddaughter of a Black Revolutionary War veteran, was an antislavery activist. She ended segregation in a Boston theater with a lawsuit in 1853 & practiced medicine as a physician.

[City of Boston Archives @archivesboston]

Its a beautiful day, Boston! Are you planning to spend time outdoors in one of Boston's parks or playgrounds? #onthisday in 1961, a city photographer snapped this photo of children enjoying summer weather at the #Dorchester Ave Playground. https://t.co/SLel78QCfK

[Mass.gov @MassGov]

Massachusetts offers in-home COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone with difficulty getting to or using a community vaccination clinic, including children 5-11 years old. Learn more: https://t.co/mEOzQNO95a. To sign up for an in-home vaccination appointment, call [phone].

[Boston Children's @BostonChildrens]

Thank you for helping make Boston Children’s Hospital the nation’s #1 pediatric hospital according to @usnews — nine years in a row! Your support makes all the difference for our children. https://t.co/wN6K8LlPWl

[Boston Children's @BostonChildrens]

Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Walsh @ChrisAWalsh1 for being awarded the 2022 @KavliPrize in Neuroscience. Read more about this groundbreaking achievement in @statnews. https://t.co/ol1PYlcCLY.

[Boston's Leslie Knope @archifydd]

So, the MBTA is redesigning their bus system. Many changes changes are great (increased service!). Less great is that they are cutting off bus service to @ArchivesBoston,If you're a Boston #archives, #history, or #transit person, perhaps you would like to help 🧵

[Boston Children's @BostonChildrens]

Firearms are now the leading cause of death among kids 0-19 in the U.S., with shocking increases in recent years especially among Blacks and Hispanics. This is a public health emergency. We need to do better. https://t.co/RUqyP0Uqo6. #guncontrol #gunlaws

[BCH Archives @BCHArchives]

#OnThisDay in 1930, the Gardner House opened on Longwood Avenue.

It housed @BostonChildrens School of Nursing until 1978, containing classrooms, a library, and living space for all student #nurses.
#HistNursing #ThrowbackThursday

[Conquering CHD @conqueringchd]

Happy Birthday to Dr. Helen Taussig! One of the early pioneers of pediatric cardiac medicine, Taussig was instrumental in developing the BTT shunt, a surgical process still used today to save thousands of infant lives.