▁at ▁Boston ▁Children ' s ▁Hospital , ▁was ▁flow n ▁by ▁hel ic opter ▁from ▁Boston ▁to ▁consult ▁on ▁his ▁case ; ▁he ▁recommended ▁transfer ▁to ▁Boston . ▁Five ▁hours ▁after ▁birth ▁the ▁infant , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁Dr . ▁D ror b aught , ▁was ▁r ushed ▁by ▁amb ul ance ▁to ▁Boston ▁Children ' s ▁Hospital , ▁ ▁away ▁in ▁under ▁ 9 0 ▁minutes . ▁The ▁transfer ▁to ▁the ▁hospital ▁in ▁Boston ▁was ▁initially ▁reported ▁as ▁a ▁" pre ca ution ary ▁measure ," ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁said . ▁His ▁condition ▁was ▁accur ately ▁reported ▁as ▁H MD , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁reported ▁it ▁would ▁take ▁at ▁least ▁four ▁days ▁to ▁assess ▁his ▁condition , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁being ▁given ▁medic ation ▁to ▁assist ▁his ▁condition . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁all ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁done ▁for ▁a ▁baby ▁with ▁h yal ine ▁memb rane ▁disease ▁was ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁patient ' s ▁blood ▁chem istry ▁as ▁close ▁to ▁normal ▁as ▁possible . ▁Led ▁by ▁Dr . ▁D ror b aught , ▁who ▁stayed ▁aw ake ▁the ▁entire ▁time , ▁the ▁hospital ▁tried ▁everything ▁possible ▁to ▁save ▁his ▁life . ▁ ▁Kennedy ▁was ▁given ▁hyper bar ic ▁o xygen ▁ther apy ▁ ▁( H B OT ), ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁hyper bar ic ▁chamber ▁filled ▁with ▁ 1 0 0 ▁percent ▁o xygen ▁and ▁press ur ized ▁to ▁greater ▁than ▁ 1 ▁atmosphere . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁it ▁was ▁revolution ary ; ▁the