Important Announcements

Nondiscrimination Statement Update

Boston Medical Center Health System complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), religion, culture, physical or mental disabilities, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity and/or expression. BMCHS provides free aids and services to people with disabilities and free language services to people whose primary language is not English.

To see our full nondiscrimination statement, click here.

Campus Construction Update

Starting September 14, we’re closing the Menino building lobby entrance. This, along with the ongoing Yawkey building entrance closure, will help us bring you an even better campus experience that matches the exceptional care you've come to expect. Please enter the Menino and Yawkey buildings through the Moakley building, and make sure to leave extra time to get to your appointment. Thank you for your patience. 

Click here to learn more about our campus redesign. 

Child Life Program: The Team

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Molly Ann Duggan, MS, CCLS

Molly received her M.S. in Child Life and Family Centered Care from Wheelock College and her B.S. in Rehabilitation Services with a concentration in Developmental Pediatric Rehabilitation. She completed internships at Hasbro Children’s Hospital and Emerson Hospital. Post graduate school, Molly worked as a Child Life Specialist in general pediatrics at Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU and most recently in both the Emergency Department and Comprehensive Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. Molly returns to the Massachusetts area and is currently the Manager of the Child Life Team as well as the Child Life Specialist on the Pediatric Inpatient and Pediatric Intensive Care Units at Boston Medical Center.

Molly Ann Duggan, MS, CCLS, Child Life Manager
Phone: 617-414-7346
Pager: 617-703-2448
Email: molly.duggan@bmc.org

Melissa LeFave, MS, CLS

Melissa received her B.S from Merrimack College in Human Development and Psychology. She received her M.S in Child Life and Development and Disabilities from Nova Southeastern University. She completed her internship at Dana-Farber’s Jimmy Fund Clinic - outpatient Hematology/Oncology clinic. Throughout graduate school Melissa worked as a Mental Health Specialist at Franciscan Children’s Hospital in their CBAT unit. Prior to working at Boston Medical Center Melissa worked Per Diem as a Child Life Specialist at Tufts Medical Center in their Emergency Department. Through Melissa's work and internship experience she is excited to continue her passion in making a difference in children and families lives throughout their hospital experiences.

Melissa LeFave, MS, CLS, Ambulatory Clinics Crosstown
Phone: 617-414-7346
Pager: 617-703-2448
Email: melissa.lefave@bmc.org

Katie Parrish, MA, CCLS

Katie received her M.A. in Child Development and Clinical Psychology from Tufts University. She completed internships in the Operating Room and Hematology/Oncology units at Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center. Prior to coming to Boston Medical Center, Katie was the Clinical Administrative Director for Global Smile Foundation and worked for several years as the Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant Child Life Specialist at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. Katie now joins us as the as the Pediatric Otolaryngology and OR Child Life Specialist at Boston Medical Center.

Katie Parrish, MA, CCLS, Pediatric Otolaryngology & OR Child Life Specialist
Phone: 617-414-2571
Pager: 617-638-5795, #1300
Email: katie.parrish@bmc.org