1955: Boston Poison Control Center established, which was the first of its kind in the state and the third center in the nation.
1955 - 1978: Additional poison control centers established in Worcester, Fall River, New Bedford and Springfield.
1973: Congress passed the National Emergency Medical Services System Act.
1976: Massachusetts Department of Public Health appointed a poison committee to create a statewide poison system.
1978: Massachusetts Poison Control System replaced the local poison centers.
1981: Rhode Island Poison Center began operations as a community service funded by Rhode Island Hospital.
January 1999: Lifespan, through its affiliate Rhode Island Hospital, announced the closing of the Rhode Island Poison Center.
March 1999: Rhode Island General Assembly allocated state funding for poison center services.
August 1999: Massachusetts and Rhode Island Departments of Health issued joint request for proposals for poison center services.
January 2000: Regional Center For Poison Control and Prevention Serving Massachusetts and Rhode Island Established at Children's Hospital Boston.
February 2000: President Clinton signed into law the Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act, which allocated federal funding to poison centers.
March 2000: Massachusetts and Rhode Island Departments of Health convened the first meeting of The Regional Poison Center Advisory Committee.
September 2001: The Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention was awarded a three-year stabilization grant and a two-year competitive grant for the first time through the Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act.
January 2002: The new toll-free phone number- 1-800-222-1222 -was launched nationwide.
September 2002: The first New England Regional Toxicology Conference was held in Sturbridge, MA.
March 2005: The Center celebrates its 50th Anniversary!
