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Using the patient-centered model, our nurses develop long lasting connections with the patients, families, and communities we serve. Joining the BMC nursing team is more than a career move: it's a place where you can truly with others to make a difference. Apply today!
CRISPR Technology Highlights Genes That Contribute to the Development of Emphysema and COPD
Study findings improve understanding of the disease at a cellular level and will aid development of future therapies.
Latest News at BMC
Featured Careers: Nursing
Using the patient-centered model, our nurses develop long lasting connections with the patients, families, and communities we serve. Joining the BMC nursing team is more than a career move: it's a place where you can truly with others to make a difference. Apply today!
CRISPR Technology Highlights Genes That Contribute to the Development of Emphysema and COPD
Study findings improve understanding of the disease at a cellular level and will aid development of future therapies.
BMC Recognized by IHI as Age-Friendly
We are thrilled to share the news that BMC has been recognized by IHI as an Age-Friendly Health System-Committed to Care Excellence!
How Boston Medical Center’s health equity accelerator is fast-tracking clinical improvements
Boston Medical Center launched a program dedicated to speeding up the timeline between discovering health inequities and implementing action plans to address them. The hospital has already made changes to its clinical guidelines based on the program's research on preeclampsia complications among Black maternity patients.
Tracey Dechert Appointed Chief of Acute Care and Trauma Surgery at Boston Medical Center
BOSTON – Tracey Dechert, MD, FACS has been appointed Chief of Acute Care and Trauma Surgery at Boston Medical Center (BMC) and will assume her new role on July 1. Dechert is believed to be the first woman to be named surgical trauma chief at a Level 1 adult trauma center in Massachusetts.
Project RED Reduces Hospital Readmissions for Patients with Depressive Symptoms
BOSTON - Results from a new study at Boston Medical Center show how transition support and post-discharge depression treatment reduce unplanned hospital readmissions for individuals with depressive symptoms. Published in Annals of Family Medicine, researchers discovered a 70 and 48 percent reduction in hospital re-admittance at the 30- and 90-day mark following post-discharge care by an adapted version of the Re-Engineered Discharge (RED) Program, a nationally disseminated readmission reduction program, amongst adherents to the program. The adapted version is named RED for Depression (RED-D).