In 1963, The Walter E. Boehm Birth Defects Center was established by Dr. Walter E. Boehm, a Chattanooga neurosurgeon who recognized a need to treat children born with birth defects, particularly hydrocephalus and spina bifida. The Center was created to address the medical, financial, and psycho-social needs of these children and their families.
Today, the Center serves over 1,000 clients across the Southeast and is located at Children's Hospital at Erlanger's main campus in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
