ECMO Nurse Liaison

At Boston Children’s Hospital, the quality of our care – and our inclusive hospital working environment – lies in the diversity of our people. With patients from local communities and 160 countries around the world, we’re committed to reflecting the spectrum of their cultures, while opening doors of opportunity for our team. Here, different talents pursue common goals. Voices are heard and ideas are shared. Join us, and discover how your unique contributions can change lives. Yours included. Department Summary: ECMO, which stands for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, is an advanced technology that functions as a replacement for a critically ill child’s heart and lungs. It’s used to support a child who is awaiting surgery, or to give a child’s vital organs time to recover from heart surgery or disease. Boston Children’s Hospital is home to one of the largest pediatric ECMO programs in the world; we provide services to critically ill children in the New England region, and to those who are referred from other states and internationally. We serve between 50 and 60 patients with severe respiratory or cardiac problems each year. Since its establishment in 1984, the ECMO Program has supported more than 900 children. Throughout the 20-year history of the ECMO Program at Boston Children’s, we have gained considerable expertise, minimized complications, and increased its success rate for survival to 60 percent, higher than the national average of around 40 percent.