Boston Children's Hospital

Bank of America Grants $10M for Boston Children's Behavioral Health Campus

Boston – – October 01, 2026 -- Bank of America is providing a $10 million grant to Boston Children's Hospital to fund a new pediatric behavioral health campus at Franciscan Children's in Brighton, a project expected to generate between 150 and 200 permanent jobs and over 3,320 construction jobs.

Grant funds therapeutic campus combining inpatient and outpatient care

The gift will support development of a new space on the Franciscan Children's campus, which joined the Boston Children's health system in 2023. The facility will combine inpatient, outpatient, and rehabilitation services under one roof, increasing capacity to treat children and adolescents facing mental health needs.

CHOP Names Joseph Mitchell CEO, Succeeding 11-Year Chief Madeline Bell

Philadelphia – October 01, 2026 -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has officially installed Joseph Mitchell, MD, as President and Chief Executive Officer, succeeding Madeline Bell after her nearly four-decade tenure and 11 years as CEO.

Mitchell completes an 18-month transition after joining CHOP as President in April 2025

Mitchell spent the past year and a half working alongside CHOP leadership, clinicians, researchers and community partners ahead of taking full control of the nation's first children's hospital, an institution founded more than 170 years ago.

Granite Telecommunications Ranks No. 3 in Mass. Corporate Giving

Quincy, Mass. – September 19, 2026 -- Granite Telecommunications has been named the No. 3 corporate philanthropist in Massachusetts on the Boston Business Journal's 2026 Top Charitable Contributors List, marking its 18th consecutive year on the ranking and its 10th straight year in the top three.

Granite's Charitable Spend Tops $60 Million Combined in 2025

The company contributed more than $30 million in cash and in-kind donations to Massachusetts-based charities in 2025 and over $30.2 million nationwide, according to the announcement. The BBJ list requires companies to report at least $100,000 in cash contributions to Massachusetts charities during the prior calendar year.