BOSTON, Mass. – Children’s Hospital has received a record-breaking gift from the Boston Celtics.

The hospital announced today that the Boston Celtics ownership in association with the Boston Celtics and Shamrock Foundation have donated $200 million.

“While the size of this gift is unprecedented for Boston Children’s Hospital, its significance will ultimately be measured not by the record it sets, but by the lives it will save.
 said Dr. Kevin Churchwell, CEO of Boston Children’s Hospital.

The hospital says the gift will support multiple projects including building a pediatric mental health facility, researching childhood disease therapies and origins of adult diseases, supporting pediatric nurse training, expanding family-centered programs with goals of building healthy lifestyles, and creating a fund to support concepts that could transform children’s health.

The Boston Celtics will celebrate Boston Children’s Hospital on Friday night’s game by recognizing current and former patients, families, staff and others connected to the hospital.