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The BMC Brief is an E-newsletter for the BMC staff community. The newsletter highlights staff and department happenings, research breakthroughs, clinical care, and showcases employees' commitment to providing exceptional care, without exception.

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Current Issue: May 9, 2012


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2012


April 26, 2012
Volume 1, Issue 23

  • Check Up on QUEST Goals
  • Study Finds Diverting Passengers to Elevators Could Help Reduce Falls at Logan Airport and Beyond
  • Former College President Devotes Time to BMC Kids
  • What Do You Do, Theresa Knight?
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note
  • Awards and Accolades

April 12, 2012
Volume 1, Issue 22

  • BMC Forms New Partnerships with Blue Cross Blue Shield, Harvard Pilgrim
  • New Support Center Enhances Efficiency, Coordination of Care
  • Nurse, Long-Time Smoker, Quits
  • What Do You Do, Nathan Stanford?
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note
  • Awards and Accolades

March 27, 2012
Volume 1, Issue 21

  • Juan Ortiz Remembered for Smile, Caring Spirit
  • Multicultural Week Makes a Splash
  • Staffers Pound the Pavement for Team BMC
  • What Do You Do, Michelle Alexis-Telfort?
  • In Their Words
  • Awards and Accolades

March 9, 2012
Volume 1, Issue 20

  • Strategic Plan, QUEST Goals Focus of Town Hall Meeting
  • Leadership Corner: Scott O’Gorman, President, Boston Medical Center HealthNet Plan
  • How Fast You Walk and Your Grip in Middle Age May Predict Dementia, Stroke Risk
  • What Do You Do, Katie Langford?
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note
  • Awards and Accolades

February 10, 2012
Volume 1, Issue 19

  • Oh Baby! Employees Cite Modern Rooms, Convenience Among Attractions to Maternity Services
  • Long-time Physician Honored for Excellence
  • Movie Premiere to Benefit BMC Program
  • What Do You Do, Winnie Suen?
  • In Their Words
  • Awards and Accolades

January 27, 2012
Volume 1, Issue 18

  • BMC Celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
  • A Progress Report on QUEST Goals
  • Researchers Clarify Link between Salt and Hypertension
  • What Do You Do, Development?
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note

January 12, 2012
Volume 1, Issue 17

  • New Year, New You
  • New Solomont Simulation Center to Enhance Collaboration
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease Common in Two Supercentenarians
  • Leadership Corner: Joe Camillus, Senior Director, Business Development
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note
  • Awards and Accolades

2011


December 21, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 16

  • 2011: A Year in Review
  • BMC Saves Patient Impaled by Nail Gun
  • Researchers Find Misinformation about Emergency Contraception Common in Low-Income Neighborhoods
  • What Do You Do, Malissa Danforth?
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note
  • Awards and Accolades

December 8, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 15

  • BMC Celebrates World AIDS Day
  • Elders Living at Home Program Celebrates 25 Years
  • BMC Selected as Spinal Cord Injury Model System Site
  • What Do You Do, Jon Fuller?
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note
  • Awards and Accolades

November 23, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 14

  • BMC Announces FY12 Goals
  • For Food Pantry Staffer, Giving Back is a Way of Life
  • Leadership Corner: Bob Biggio, VP of Facilities and Support Services
  • Study Finds Primary Health Care Providers Fail to Report Substantial Cases of Child Abuse
  • What do you do, Nadjoua Habib?
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note
  • Awards and Accolades

November 11, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 13

  • BMC Rolls Out Be Exceptional Strategic Plan
  • BMC Staff Survey: Changes Underway Respond to Results
  • BMC Staff Survey: Walk in My Shoes Program launches
  • Miara Lecture Focuses on Leading for Safer Care
  • What do you do, Joe Blansfield?
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note
  • Awards and Accolades

November 2, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 12

  • BMC Receives High Marks on Leapfrog Hospital Recognition Program
  • BMC Brings Outpatient Pharmacy In House, Reaps Savings
  • Spira Receives $13.6M Grant to Develop Tools for the Early Detection of Lung Cancer
  • What do you do, Ellen Kolton?
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note
  • Awards and Accolades

October 14, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 11

  • BMC Celebrates Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • NICU Celebrates Donor Breast Milk Program
  • Increase in SNAP Benefits Associated with Healthier Children
  • What do you do, Michael Stone?
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note
  • Awards and Accolades

September 29, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 10

  • Caregivers Voice Emotions of Working with Victims of Violence at Schwartz Rounds
  • Staff Pedal for Pediatrics in Rodman Ride
  • Study Finds Aggressive Glycemic Control in Diabetic CABG Patients Does Not Improve Survival
  • What do you do, Jean Figaro?
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note
  • Awards and Accolades

September 16, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 9

  • Longtime Employees Offer Advice to Younger Generation
  • iPads Help Deliver Efficient Patient Care
  • Physician Authors Best Practices for Treating Victims of Sexual Assault
  • What Do You Do, TranSComm?
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note
  • Awards and Accolades

September 1, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 8

  • Robotic Surgery Helps Teenage Singer Defeat Throat Cancer
  • BMC One of First Hospitals in Boston to Receive Technology Certification
  • Unhealthy Substance Use a Risk Factor for Not Receiving Preventive Health Services
  • What Do You Do, Dona Rodrigues?
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note
  • Awards and Accolades

August 17, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 7

  • Helping Victims of Violence Move Forward
  • Letter to a Young Patient
  • Possible Biomarker and Therapeutic Target for Melanoma Found
  • What Do You Do, George Barth?
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note
  • Awards and Accolades

August 3, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 6

  • The Hub on Wheels: Bike Share Program Comes to Boston
  • Fat Tissue May Hold Answers for Treating Obesity-Related Diseases
  • BMC Conducts High Rate of Thyroid Testing in Pregnant Women
  • What Do You Do, Missy DeVoy?
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note
  • Awards and Accolades

July 19, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 5

  • BMC Ranked in U.S. News and World Report Best Hospitals 
  • Residents See Poverty through Patients' Eyes
  • Herbal Medicine Found to Help Treat Asthma
  • Decreasing Pulmonary Complications with I COUGH
  • Cure Your Allergies ... With a Drop
  • In Their Words
  • News of Note
  • Awards and Accolades

July 1, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 4

  • Happy Birthday, Boston Medical Center
  • BMC Milestones

June 15, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 3

  • BMC's Patient Family Advisory Council
  • Top Priority: Reducing Radiation Exposure from CT Scans
  • BMC Rounds

May 13, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 2

  • BMC Celebrates National Nurses Week
  • A Day of Hope, Inspiration for Cancer Survivors
  • BMC Rounds, including Awards & Accolades

April 14, 2011
Volume 1, Issue 1

  • BMC Employees, City Leaders Come Together for Shapiro Opening
  • BMC Launches Cancer Care Center...Boosts Collaboration, Patient Access
  • Artwork in Shapiro
  • BMC Rounds

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