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BMC Ranks 30th in Geriatrics, 38th in Pulmonology in U.S. News & World Report’s 2010-11 Best Hospitals

BMC has been ranked 30th in geriatrics and 38th in pulmonology in U.S. News & World Report's 2010-11 Best Hospitals, online at http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings and featured in the August print issue of U.S.News.
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Boston Medical Center to Consolidate Its Emergency Services

BMC will consolidate its two emergency departments on July 12, merging the services of the Newton Pavilion Emergency Department (ED) into the Menino Pavilion ED.
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Jonathan Woodson, MD, nominated by President Obama to be assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs

Dr. Jonathan Woodson, Associate Professor of Surgery and Associate Dean at Boston University School of Medicine and a senior attending vascular surgeon at Boston Medical Center has been nominated by President Barack Obama to be assistant secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. His nomination requires US Senate confirmation.
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Boston Medical Center's Chief and Chair of Emergency Medicine receives Above and Beyond Award

Jonathan Olshaker, MD, chief and chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM), has received the Above and Beyond Award, presented by the Employee Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Department.
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BMC Names Kate Walsh as New President & CEO

Kate Walsh, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, will become the next president and CEO of Boston Medical Center.
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Boston Medical Center Named Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery, Knee and Hip Replacement

Boston Medical Center has been named a Blue Distinction Center® for spine surgery and knee and hip replacement by Blue Cross Blue Shield. This designation is based on rigorous, evidence-based selection criteria established in collaboration with expert physicians' and medical organizations' recommendations.
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BMC Physicians Among Boston’s Top Doctors

Twenty two BMC physicians are listed in Boston Magazine’s annual compilation of Boston’s Top Doctors. The December issue showcases more than 300 physicians in 55 specialties who have been chosen by their peers as representing the best in Hub health care. View list of 22 BMC physicians.Congratulations!
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U.S. News & World Report and NCQA rank BMC HealthNet Plan #2 in America for Medicaid Plans

BMC HealthNet Plan, the largest private Medicaid health plan in Massachusetts, earned the #2 rank among Medicaid plans in the nation, according to the 2009-10 “America’s Best Health Insurance Plans” rankings by U.S. News and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
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Boston Medical Center Appoints New Chief
of Infectious Diseases

Jerrold J. Ellner, MD, has been appointed chief of the section of infectious diseases at Boston Medical Center and professor of medicine in the department of medicine at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Ellner is internationally recognized for his research on tuberculosis and its interactions with HIV infection.
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Surgeons at BMC Offering New Procedure for Acid Reflux/GERD

Boston Medical Center (BMC) surgeons are now offering patients an incisionless alternative to laparoscopic and traditional surgery for treatment of acid reflux or GERD. BMC is the only hospital in New England offering this new treatment.
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Robert Helm Joins BMC as a Electrophysiologist in the Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology

Robert Helm, MD, has been appointed as an electrophysiologist in the Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology and has been recommended for assistant professor of medicine and radiology at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM).
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Ullian to Retire from Boston Medical Center in 2010 Successfully Led BMC for 16 years

(Boston) -- Elaine Ullian, who led Boston Medical Center (BMC) to become one of the nation's leading teaching safety-net hospitals, announced that she will retire as president and CEO when her contract expires in January 2010.
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BMC Makes the Grade in US News’ 2009 Edition of America’s Best Hospitals

BMC has been ranked 21st in geriatrics care, 24th in rheumatology and 40th in diabetes/ endocrine disorders in US News’ 2009-10 publication of America’s Best Hospitals, accessible online at http://www.usnews.com/besthospitals.
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Cancer Program Report Focuses on Lung Cancer

The Boston Medical Center Cancer Program Annual Report: Focus on Lung Cancer is now available. At BMC’s Center for Thoracic Oncology, patients with lung cancer receive multidisciplinary care based on the most advanced technologies, practices and expertise, including the CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System, as well as breakthrough translational and clinical research.
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