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We’ve never wavered from this crucial pillar of our mission. As a result, Mass General is a nationally recognized leader on matters of community and public health. In fact, we’re the only academic medical center that has won both of the nation’s top community health prizes.</p> <p>Mass General has the experience, talent, resources and dedication to play a sustained role in promoting health equity for everyone in our communities, regardless of race, ethnicity or socioeconomic status.</p> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="anchor-tag container mx-auto break-out" data-v-bd1221c4 data-v-bd1221c4><div id="future"></div></div><div class="full-feature grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 md:gap-8 my-6 right break-out" style="background:#E4F7FA;" data-v-6a3e3d76 data-v-bd1221c4 data-v-bd1221c4><div class="image relative md:order-last" data-v-6a3e3d76><span data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-easing="linear" data-aos-duration="1500" data-v-4c874eb7 data-v-6a3e3d76><img data-src="https://admin.giving.massgeneral.org/assets/RS64970_20200507_kaf_chelsea_003-scr-1.jpg" src="https://admin.giving.massgeneral.org/assets/RS64970_20200507_kaf_chelsea_003-scr-1.jpg" alt="Chelsea food pantry" class="lazy-image " data-v-4c874eb7></span></div> <div class="content md:self-center" data-v-6a3e3d76><h3 class="font-header text-4xl mb-5 blue_darker" style="color:#00698a;" data-v-6a3e3d76>Imagine a future where ...</h3>  <div class="prose dark_blue" style="color:#324458;" data-v-6a3e3d76><ul> <li>Our toughest public health challenges are addressed with proven, broadly applied solutions that focus on equity in all our communities.</li> <li>More people and families can count on healthy meals as well as stable, safe and affordable housing.</li> <li>Our young people have access to expanded educational opportunities and behavioral health resources.</li> <li>Incidents of trauma and violence are reduced, and survivors receive the support they need.</li> </ul> <p><strong>By partnering with our communities, uniting top Mass General talent from across disciplines and providing robust resources, we’re uniquely positioned to continue leading the field in addressing the most persistent problems affecting our communities.</strong></p> </div> </div></div><div class="anchor-tag container mx-auto break-out" data-v-bd1221c4 data-v-bd1221c4><div id="story"></div></div><div class="floating-feature break-out" data-v-35ce24f1 data-v-bd1221c4 data-v-bd1221c4><div class="container mx-auto " data-v-35ce24f1><div data-aos="fade-background" class="grid grid-cols-1 m-6 lg:grid-cols-3 lg:gap-8 lg:mx-0 my-20 has-image inner-container" style="background:undefined;" data-v-35ce24f1><div class="image" data-v-35ce24f1><span data-v-4c874eb7 data-v-35ce24f1><img data-src="https://admin.giving.massgeneral.org/assets/IV-Drip.jpg" src="https://admin.giving.massgeneral.org/assets/IV-Drip.jpg" alt="IV drip" class="lazy-image " data-v-4c874eb7></span></div> <div class="lg:self-center col-span-2 content" data-v-35ce24f1><div class="font-accent text-xs md:text-sm font-normal uppercase pb-2 blue_darker" aria-label="sub headline" role="heading" aria-level="4" style="color:undefined;" data-v-35ce24f1>Featured Story</div> <h3 class="font-header text-xl md:text-4xl blue_darker" style="color:undefined;" data-v-35ce24f1>The Making of a World-Class Sickle Cell Treatment Center</h3> <div class="text-base md:text-md dark_blue" data-v-35ce24f1><p>Sharl Azar, MD, was recruited to Mass General in 2020 to build a comprehensive, inclusive program to treat adult patients with sickle cell disease, and the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center was born. In the three years since, the Center has become a nationally recognized and highly sought-after service.</p> </div> <a role="link" to="/stories/the-making-of-a-world-class-sickle-cell-treatment-center/" href="https://giving.massgeneral.org/stories/the-making-of-a-world-class-sickle-cell-treatment-center/" class="main-btn btn-slide slide-base slide-primary " type="" target="_blank" aria-label="click to read more about The Making of a World-Class Sickle Cell Treatment Center" style="background:undefined;border:solid 1px undefined;" data-v-31279f50 data-v-35ce24f1>Read More <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="19" height="10" viewBox="0 0 19 10" fill="none" role="img" aria-label="arrow"><path d="M0 5H18" stroke="#324458" stroke-width="2"></path><line x1="18.2929" y1="5.70711" x2="13.2929" y2="0.707107" stroke="#324458" stroke-width="2"></line><line y1="-1" x2="7.07107" y2="-1" transform="matrix(-0.707107 0.707107 0.707107 0.707107 19 5)" stroke="#324458" stroke-width="2"></line></svg></a></div></div></div></div><div class="anchor-tag container mx-auto break-out" data-v-bd1221c4 data-v-bd1221c4><div id="investing"></div></div><div class="rich-text-area break-out" data-v-bd1221c4 data-v-bd1221c4><div class="container md:container-md md:mx-auto "><div class="content mx-6 md:mx-0 "><div class="m-6"><div class="prose blue_primary dark_blue" style="color:undefined;"><h3 style="text-align: center;">We’re investing in …<span class='decor my-2 md:mx-auto' style='background-color:#007DA5;'></span></h3> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="image-accordion break-out" data-v-c2e4446e data-v-bd1221c4 data-v-bd1221c4><div class="container overflow-hidden mx-auto" data-v-c2e4446e><div class="inline-block mt-4 mb-24" data-v-c2e4446e><div class="container accordion-item inline-block clear-both m-6 sm:mx-0" data-v-c2e4446e><div class="image w-3/4 sm:w-1/2 float-left" data-v-c2e4446e><span data-aos="fade-right" data-aos-easing="linear" data-aos-duration="1500" data-v-4c874eb7 data-v-c2e4446e><img data-src="https://admin.giving.massgeneral.org/assets/RS64950_20200514_kaf_chelsea_001-scaled.jpg" src="https://admin.giving.massgeneral.org/assets/RS64950_20200514_kaf_chelsea_001-scaled.jpg" alt="Doctors and nurses wearing masks looking at camera in a Mass General hallway" class="lazy-image " data-v-4c874eb7></span></div> <div data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-easing="linear" data-aos-duration="1500" data-v-c2e4446e><div aria-expanded="false" class="information w-3/4 sm:w-1/2 float-right close " data-v-c2e4446e><div class="content mb-5 -ml-8 p-7" data-v-c2e4446e><h3 class="text-lg font-bold blue" aria-label="People" style="color:undefined;" data-v-c2e4446e>People</h3> <h2 class="font-header text-xl darkblue_darkest" aria-label="Mass General seeks to attract skilled, committed professionals to help us achieve our vision for equity and community health. " data-v-c2e4446e>Mass General seeks to attract skilled, committed professionals to help us achieve our vision for equity and community health. </h2> <div class="prose answer close dark_blue" aria-expanded="false" id="section0" data-v-c2e4446e><ul> <li><strong>Endowed leadership positions:</strong> Creating and funding key leadership positions in our Center for Community Health Improvement, Center for Gun Violence Prevention and broader community health teams will have a tremendous impact. These endowments help us recruit and retain the top minds in these fields and provide additional financial support to advance each crucial initiative.</li> <li><strong>Expanded program staff:</strong> Our local communities face a broad spectrum of health challenges. In response, we need a diverse team of passionate professionals — community health workers, patient navigators and additional staff — to execute our pioneering initiatives, such as Food for Families, Health Starts at Home, Youth Scholars and our multi-sector coalitions. These individuals can bring our programs to scale so we can reach more patients with complex needs.</li> </ul> </div> <button aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="section0" id="accordion0" aria-describedby="Accordion | Expand | Mass General seeks to attract skilled, committed professionals to help us achieve our vision for equity and community health. " data-track-gtm="Accordion | Expand | Mass General seeks to attract skilled, committed professionals to help us achieve our vision for equity and community health. " class="mt-2" data-v-c2e4446e><div class="slide-text inline-block text-base md:text-sm font-bold blue_darker_3" aria-label="Read more about People, collapsed" role="button" style="color:undefined;" data-v-c2e4446e>Read More</div> <div class="slide-loop blue_darker_3 inline-block" data-v-c2e4446e><svg width="14" height="8" viewBox="0 0 14 8" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" role="img" aria-label="chevron"><path d="M13 1L7 6L1 0.999999" stroke="#00698A" stroke-width="2"></path></svg></div></button></div></div></div></div><div class="container accordion-item inline-block clear-both m-6 sm:mx-0" data-v-c2e4446e><div class="image w-3/4 sm:w-1/2 float-left" data-v-c2e4446e><span data-aos="fade-right" data-aos-easing="linear" data-aos-duration="1500" data-v-4c874eb7 data-v-c2e4446e><img data-src="https://admin.giving.massgeneral.org/assets/gun-reform.jpeg" src="https://admin.giving.massgeneral.org/assets/gun-reform.jpeg" alt="Mass General Hospital workers holding "Gun Reform is Health Care Reform" banner" class="lazy-image " data-v-4c874eb7></span></div> <div data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-easing="linear" data-aos-duration="1500" data-v-c2e4446e><div aria-expanded="false" class="information w-3/4 sm:w-1/2 float-right close " data-v-c2e4446e><div class="content mb-5 -ml-8 p-7" data-v-c2e4446e><h3 class="text-lg font-bold blue" aria-label="Infrastructure" style="color:undefined;" data-v-c2e4446e>Infrastructure</h3> <h2 class="font-header text-xl darkblue_darkest" aria-label="We’ll invest in technology and other tools that enable us to engage and empower more individuals in local communities. " data-v-c2e4446e>We’ll invest in technology and other tools that enable us to engage and empower more individuals in local communities. </h2> <div class="prose answer close dark_blue" aria-expanded="false" id="section1" data-v-c2e4446e><ul> <li><strong>Leveraging data:</strong> Big data is transforming health care. Today we have access to previously unimaginable amounts of data that inform program design, execution and evaluation. The Center for Community Health Improvement will use data on social determinants of health to identify at-risk patients and populations most in need of assistance.</li> <li><strong>Utilizing technology:</strong> Emerging technologies are sparking innovative approaches to help staff increase the scope and quality of their services. With the aid of these innovative tools, we’ll find ways to reach more communities and expand our impact.</li> <li><strong>Conducting research:</strong> Research is critical to determining root causes and interventions for many medical and public health problems — including gun violence. The Center for Gun Violence Prevention will build the infrastructure to examine the causes of gun violence, identify the most effective opportunities for intervention and evaluate the impact of educational and intervention programs.</li> </ul> </div> <button aria-expanded="false" aria-controls="section1" id="accordion1" aria-describedby="Accordion | Expand | We’ll invest in technology and other tools that enable us to engage and empower more individuals in local communities. " data-track-gtm="Accordion | Expand | We’ll invest in technology and other tools that enable us to engage and empower more individuals in local communities. " class="mt-2" data-v-c2e4446e><div class="slide-text inline-block text-base md:text-sm font-bold blue_darker_3" aria-label="Read more about Infrastructure, collapsed" role="button" style="color:undefined;" data-v-c2e4446e>Read More</div> <div class="slide-loop blue_darker_3 inline-block" data-v-c2e4446e><svg width="14" height="8" viewBox="0 0 14 8" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" role="img" aria-label="chevron"><path d="M13 1L7 6L1 0.999999" stroke="#00698A" stroke-width="2"></path></svg></div></button></div></div></div></div><div class="container accordion-item inline-block clear-both m-6 sm:mx-0" data-v-c2e4446e><div class="image w-3/4 sm:w-1/2 float-left" data-v-c2e4446e><span data-aos="fade-right" data-aos-easing="linear" data-aos-duration="1500" data-v-4c874eb7 data-v-c2e4446e><img data-src="https://admin.giving.massgeneral.org/assets/RS65012_VanAukenT_massgeneral_20190319_2240-scaled.jpg" src="https://admin.giving.massgeneral.org/assets/RS65012_VanAukenT_massgeneral_20190319_2240-scaled.jpg" alt="Afterschool youth group playing basketball in Revere, MA" class="lazy-image " data-v-4c874eb7></span></div> <div data-aos="fade-left" data-aos-easing="linear" data-aos-duration="1500" data-v-c2e4446e><div aria-expanded="false" class="information w-3/4 sm:w-1/2 float-right close " data-v-c2e4446e><div class="content mb-5 -ml-8 p-7" data-v-c2e4446e><h3 class="text-lg font-bold blue" aria-label="Programs" style="color:undefined;" data-v-c2e4446e>Programs</h3> <h2 class="font-header text-xl darkblue_darkest" aria-label="We want to ensure our wide range of community health programs have the support they need to thrive." data-v-c2e4446e>We want to ensure our wide range of community health programs have the support they need to thrive.</h2> <div class="prose answer close dark_blue" aria-expanded="false" id="section2" data-v-c2e4446e><ul> <li><strong>The Center for Community Health Improvement:</strong> The center will continue to address social determinants of health — factors such as housing, education, employment, food insecurity and access to care. The center is also focused on increasing access to healthy food and addressing mental health and substance use among youth. The center’s community coalitions bring together hospital and community partners to achieve lasting change.</li> <li><strong>The Kraft Center for Community Health:</strong> The Kraft Center innovates, evaluates and scales novel solutions to the most difficult community health problems. With the help of local and national partners, it executes successful new approaches that have nationwide impact. For example, the center launched a mobile health initiative, Community Care in Reach, that provides clinical care, harm-reduction services and access to addiction treatment across Boston and Massachusetts and which has become a national model for caring for the most vulnerable populations.</li> <li><strong>The Center for Gun Violence Prevention:</strong> The center works to prevent firearm-related violence through clinical care and education, community engagement and research. The center trains health care professionals to better identify patients at risk for gun violence and improve how they engage those patients to increase safety.</li> <li><strong>The Center for Immigrant Health:</strong> This interdisciplinary center was launched to foster excellence in clinical care, education, advocacy and research aimed at improving the health and well-being of immigrants. The center functions across all departments and clinical sites at Mass General, focusing on supporting immigrant patients, staff and their families, and leveraging the strengths of our staff who come from around the globe.</li> <li><strong>Community health centers:</strong> Through clinical and programmatic work, our community health centers are the key to improving access to care for local residents. We’re expanding and strengthening our collaborative relationships, and working to replicate our proven Community Health Worker and Patient Navigation models in all of our health centers. 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He became a role model for Viet, setting an example as a hardworking home builder, husband and father of three.\r\n\r\nSo, when Scott was diagnosed with Stage 4 gastrointestinal cancer in July 2022, and died of the illness at the age of 49 in March 2023, the loss rocked Viet and his family. But on April 15, they’re taking their next steps forward together — at the 128th Boston Marathon®.\r\n\r\nIn memory of Scott and to honor the care he received at Mass General Cancer Center’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcancer-center\u002Ftreatments-and-services\u002Fgastrointestinal-cancers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ETucker Gosnell Center for Gastrointestinal Cancers,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Viet, Chau and Quyen are all running to raise funds for \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fcancer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMass General for Children\u003C\u002Fa\u003E’s pediatric cancer research. 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Viet was born when Scott was in college at Northeastern University, and he has fond memories of Scott and Quyen living at his house before they moved into their own place.\r\n\r\n“He was a really great man,” Viet says. “He married the love of his life, they raised three beautiful children, and he went out and built his own hardwood flooring business over the course of 25 years. But Scott’s biggest motivation was to take care of all of us. It was inspiring for me, growing up and seeing someone prioritize the right things, like caring for his family and making an impact on the community.”\r\n\r\nWhen Scott was diagnosed, Viet says that his care team at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcancer-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMass General Cancer Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E did everything they could do to treat his cancer. But, given the advanced nature and progression of Scott’s illness, their care eventually transitioned to focus on Scott’s quality of life for his terminal illness, and on comforting the family.\r\n\r\n“What stands out for me is the support the Mass General Cancer Center team gave to me and family, giving us that time to just be with Scott,” Viet says. “I’ll forever be grateful that we could spend his final few minutes with him. I’m sure they’ve been through that experience with other patients, but I’ll never forget their support.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1072354\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"350\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1072354\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn4.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FViet-group.jpg\" alt=\"L-R: Quyen (Scott's wife), Chau (Viet's sister), Jeff (Scott's brother), Scott and Viet, at his childhood home in Medford, Mass.\" width=\"350\" height=\"336\" \u002F\u003E Back L-R: Quyen (Scott's wife), Jeff (Scott's brother) and Scott; Front L-R: Chau (Viet's sister) and Viet, at their childhood home in Medford, Mass.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EHonoring a Legacy\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nViet was captain of the track and field team in high school, running the 1600- and 3200-meter races, so completing his hometown marathon had been a dream for a while. When Viet ran the New York Marathon in November 2023, Quyen, who works for Mass General Brigham, sent him information about the hospital’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fevents\u002Fmass-general-marathon-team\u002F\"\u003EBoston Marathon team.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E He signed up right away.\r\n\r\n“The care that Scott received at Mass General Cancer Center was second to none, so I knew we’d be supporting a wonderful cause,” Viet says. “This is the best hospital for people looking to get any kind of treatment, and I hope the money we raise helps outcomes for kids with pediatric cancer.”\r\n\r\nThe marathon will be a little more than a year after Scott’s death. 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But now she is on the other side of a successful treatment regimen, feeling well and helping to ensure that the treatment she received is available to others for years to come.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EReceiving Remarkable Care\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nWhen Linda was diagnosed in July of 2021, she placed all of her trust in her team at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcancer-center?cmp=capbm&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=MGH%20-%20Cancer%20-%20Brand&utm_content=Mass%20General%20Cancer%20Center&utm_term=mass%20general%20cancer&gclid=CjwKCAiAxaCvBhBaEiwAvsLmWIwCdFcfOApqfgz8t1gceHjiYx-URRUvm6wsmn1CYxdqvNDHxMmobxoCjgkQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMass General Cancer Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. After a series of abnormal blood tests and scans, she was called in to the hospital for a meeting with her future oncology team. “The first person who walked into the room was Dr. David Ryan, and he calmly said, ‘You have stage three pancreatic cancer, and we have a clinical trial we’d like to enroll you in,’” Linda recalls. “I’m not sure I heard much after that.”\r\n\r\nBeing from the greater Boston area, Linda knew she would receive high-quality, compassionate care at Mass General. She went home and asked friends and family about the reputations of her cancer care team: \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F17127\u002Fdavid-ryan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EDavid Ryan, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Chief of Hematology and Oncology and Clinical Director of Mass General Cancer Center, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F17595\u002Fted-hong\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ETed Hong, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, Director of Gastrointestinal Radiation and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F16840\u002Fcarlos-fernandez-del-castillo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ECarlos Fernandez-del Castillo, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fsurgery\u002Fgastrointestinal-and-oncologic-surgery\u002Ftreatments-and-services\u002Fpancreas-and-biliary-surgery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EPancreas and Biliary Surgery Program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. Hearing nothing but praise, she agreed to proceed with the suggested course of action. She was immediately enrolled in a novel clinical trial for patients with localized pancreatic cancer, meant to combat as much of the cancer as possible before a patient receives surgery to remove any remaining tumor in the pancreas.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EBeating the Odds\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nIn October of 2022, Linda completed the last step of her treatment and has been living her life free of cancer since that day. She now only returns to the hospital for check-ins every three months. Linda credits the work of Drs. Ryan, Hong, and Fernandez-del Castillo with her incredible recovery.\r\n\r\nAfter being successfully treated, Linda and her husband wanted to find a way to thank her care team, and to help provide other patients with the positive treatment experience she’d had. Now cancer-free, she is funding the very same clinical trial that treated her cancer, allowing her doctors to continue the analysis of the results of the trial for an additional three years.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ESupport from All Areas\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nLinda’s treatment at Mass General involved providers from across the hospital — oncologists, surgeons, radiologists, nurses, physical therapists, dietitians and acupuncturists. “It was so wonderful to have all of these amazing services right there where I was receiving treatment. All of the folks that helped care for me were unfailingly kind and thoughtful,” she says.\r\n\r\n“It’s difficult to express this adequately, but I am so incredibly grateful for the high-quality and consistently excellent care I received at Mass General,” she adds. “Every single person I interacted with, even those just stepping in for a moment to help, were thoughtful, attentive, professional and exceptionally good at what they do. They always made me feel taken care of in ways that I know helped me to focus on getting through the difficult times.” Linda is especially grateful to her infusion nurse, Kristin Copenheaver-Smith, RN, who was an integral member of her care team from chemotherapy all the way to immunotherapy infusions, and Melissa Woolwine, NP, of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcancer-center\u002Ftreatments-and-services\u002Fgastrointestinal-cancers\u002Fteam\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EGastrointestinal Cancers Treatment Team\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, who met with Linda throughout treatment to provide information and support.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA Chance to Say Thank You\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nBefore being diagnosed with cancer, Linda began her journey as a Mass General donor giving annually to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fwhere-to-give\u002Fthe-mgh-fund\u002F\"\u003EMGH Fund,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and as a member of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fwhere-to-give\u002Fthe-mgh-fund\u002Fthe-1811-society\u002F\"\u003E1811 Society.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E After receiving compassionate, personalized care from her team of nurses while in treatment, Linda made a gift to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcancer-center\u002Feveryday-amazing\u002Fcaring-for-a-cure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ECaring For A Cure,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E a nurse-led program at Mass General that aims to improve the journey of patients and families being treated for cancer through research, resources and awareness. Following her successful cancer treatment, Linda and her husband wanted to find a way to thank her oncology team.\r\n\r\nThey approached the team about the possibility of making a philanthropic gift, and were informed that the clinical trial Linda had been a part of was in need of additional funding. They decided to make a gift, and thanks to the Shermans, the trial and related research are now fully funded for another three years.\r\n\r\n“It would have been such a shame for the trial to end due to lack of funding — the research we’re doing in this area is extremely promising,” says Dr. Hong.\r\n\r\n“We’re just nothing but grateful,” says Linda, her voice full of emotion. “And I hope my story of a positive outcome with the support of Mass General will give hope to others facing a terrible diagnosis.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how you can support pancreatic cancer research at Mass General, please \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Jordyn+Rappaport&about=Pancreatic Cancer Research\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Pancreatic Cancer Survivor Funds Clinical Trial For Future Patients",post_excerpt:"Linda Sherman was successfully treated for stage three pancreatic cancer at Mass General Cancer Center. Now, she is funding the very same clinical trial that treated her cancer and gave her hope for the future.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"pancreatic-cancer-survivor-funds-clinical-trial-for-future-patients",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2024-03-25 13:48:39",post_modified_gmt:"2024-03-25 17:48:39",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1071829",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,acf:{hide_from_search:d,hide_donate_button:d,hide_primary_navigation:d,hide_footer_donate_now:d,enable_override:d,template:J,expire_url_redirect:a,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,cta_sidebar:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:ar,name:ca,slug:cb,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ar,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cc,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:aZ,name:cl,slug:cm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aZ,taxonomy:e,description:dY,parent:b,count:dZ,filter:c},{term_id:fR,name:jN,slug:jO,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:fR,taxonomy:e,description:jP,parent:b,count:f,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d},image:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FSherman.jpg",link:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fpancreatic-cancer-survivor-funds-clinical-trial-for-future-patients\u002F",category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,acf:d}],where_to_give:[{term_id:aZ,name:cl,slug:cm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aZ,taxonomy:e,description:dY,parent:b,count:dZ,filter:c,acf:{related_tag_page:{ID:kl,post_author:aL,post_date:km,post_date_gmt:kn,post_content:a,post_title:cl,post_excerpt:a,post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:cm,to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:ko,post_modified_gmt:kp,post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:aJ,guid:kq,menu_order:hF,post_type:H,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c},related_donate_page:d,related_contact_page:d,related_tag_link_type:H,related_donate_link_type:fF,related_contact_link_type:H,related_donate_link:{title:kr,url:ks,target:a}}},{term_id:fR,name:jN,slug:jO,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:fR,taxonomy:e,description:jP,parent:b,count:f,filter:c,acf:{related_tag_link_type:H,related_tag_page:{ID:1058242,post_author:"584",post_date:"2021-06-14 16:48:34",post_date_gmt:"2021-06-14 20:48:34",post_content:a,post_title:pz,post_excerpt:a,post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"the-mgh-fund",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2024-09-09 18:14:22",post_modified_gmt:"2024-09-09 22:14:22",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:aJ,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002F?page_id=1058242",menu_order:133,post_type:H,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c},related_donate_link_type:fF,related_donate_page:d,related_contact_link_type:H,related_contact_page:d,related_donate_link:{title:jX,url:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdonate\u002Fgive-to-the-mgh-fund\u002F",target:a}}}],story_type:[{term_id:ar,name:ca,slug:cb,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ar,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cc,filter:c,acf:d}],pp_notify_user:[{term_id:c$,name:fZ,slug:fG,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:c$,taxonomy:dr,description:a,parent:b,count:f_,filter:c,acf:d}],author:[{term_id:rL,name:rM,slug:"marie-walton",term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:rL,taxonomy:dS,description:a,parent:b,count:E,filter:c,acf:d}]},story_2:{ID:1072238,post_author:rN,post_date:"2024-03-25 13:49:31",post_date_gmt:"2024-03-25 17:49:31",post_content:"Now in its fourth year, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital’s\u003C\u002Fa\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fneurology\u002Feducation-and-training\u002Fyouth-research-and-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EYouth Neurology Education and Research Program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, funded by the Biogen Foundation, Massachusetts Life Sciences Center, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association, is a paid summer internship program that offers students from diverse backgrounds the opportunity to learn about the field of neurology, build a strong professional network, gain valuable work experience, and identify career paths in health care that they are interested in pursuing.\r\n\r\n“This program is so vital because it allows us to attract young people from all walks of life and support them as they become future leaders in the field of neurology. This is one way we can help accelerate scientific discoveries and ensure that clinicians are just as diverse as the communities we serve,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F18517\u002Fnicte-mejia-gonzalez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ENicte Mejia, MD, MPH, FAAN\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, Director of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fneurology\u002Fabout\u002Fdiversity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMass General Neurology Community Health, Diversity and Inclusion\u003C\u002Fa\u003E who created the Youth Neurology Education and Research Program in 2020.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EBuilding a Strong Foundation\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nAya ElHassan first participated in the Youth Neurology Education and Research Program in 2021, when she worked in Mass General’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fneurovalue.mgh.harvard.edu\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ENeuroValue Lab\u003C\u002Fa\u003E as a summer intern studying gender disparities in epilepsy patient care under the mentorship of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F19690\u002Flidia-maria-moura\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ELidia Moura, MD, MPH, PhD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and Maria Andrea Donahue, MD. Aya excelled and was invited back to participate in the program as an intern in Dr. Moura’s lab in 2022, following her graduation from Wellesley College. Soon after, she was hired to become a full-time member of the NeuroValue Lab.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E“Even as an intern, I felt comfortable volunteering to work on projects I was interested in, and my mentors were always more than open to letting me try new things.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nIn 2023, Aya was peer mentor to Youth Neurology Program interns Sarisha Ray, sophomore at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Jenessa Otabor, freshman at Howard University, who were also working in the NeuroValue Lab under the mentorship of Dr. Moura. “They were both such hard workers,” Aya says. “I learned so much acting as their peer mentor and I felt so proud to see everything they accomplished by the end of the summer.”\r\n\r\nToday, Aya is continuing her work in Dr. Moura’s lab as a full-time Clinical Research Coordinator. For Aya, the Youth Neurology Program summer internship led her to pursue a career at the intersection of neurology and public health, helping her secure full-time employment at Mass General — she loves her job and has already been promoted to Clinical Research Coordinator II at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fneurology\u002Fresearch\u002Fvalue-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ECenter for Value Based Health Care and Sciences.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\r\n\r\n“Even as an intern, I felt comfortable volunteering to work on projects I was interested in, and my mentors were always more than open to letting me try new things,” Aya says. “Participating in this program as both a student and a peer mentor, gaining exposure to so many different areas of research and clinical care, has helped me determine that I want to pursue a career in health care quality improvement.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1072337\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"350\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1072337 size-full\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn4.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fneuroscholars.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"335\" \u002F\u003E L-R: Aya ElHassan, Jenessa Otabor and Sarisha Ray[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EDiscerning Career Paths\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nFor Youth Neurology Program interns Jenessa and Sarisha, participating in the program with Dr. Moura as their mentor and Aya as their peer mentor meant gaining exposure to a wide variety of career paths, ranging from qualitative research to neurology clinical care to even neurosurgery.\r\n\r\nThe program helped Jenessa discover that she wanted to pursue more complex research and contribute to ameliorating health disparities, leading her to change her college major to chemical engineering. Jenessa recalls the impact of being able to attend lectures at Mass General and Harvard Medical School and to learn of the many different paths she could take to pursue a career in researching health disparities. “I’m interested in understanding the mechanics behind why certain diseases disproportionately affect minority groups, in understanding what’s happening in the body,” she says.\r\n\r\nJenessa explains the impact of listening to researchers of diverse backgrounds discussing their work, and especially other Black female scientists. “I really believe that if you’re the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room,” Jenessa says. “So, while I wasn’t able to understand everything speakers discussed, it was amazing exposure to all of the possibilities in front of me.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA Vision for the Future\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nThrough her internship, Sarisha found herself drawn to the role of practicing clinician, something she hadn’t previously thought she wanted to do.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"Watching Dr. Moura, a fellow woman of color, interact with patients of different backgrounds, dealing with different diagnoses, and treating them all with so much respect and compassion was beyond inspiring, and confirmed for me that this is what I want to do.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nSarisha says shadowing Dr. Moura at her clinic was the moment she knew she wanted to pursue a career as a clinician. “I didn’t expect to have an ‘aha moment,” Sarisha explains, “but watching Dr. Moura, a fellow woman of color, interact with patients of different backgrounds, dealing with different diagnoses, and treating them all with so much respect and compassion was beyond inspiring, and confirmed for me that this is what I want to do.”\r\n\r\nSarisha recalls a particularly impactful moment when Dr. Moura had to deliver the news of an epilepsy diagnosis to a young patient, whose mother began to cry — not because of the news of her child’s diagnosis, she said, but because she was overwhelmed by Dr. Moura’s kindness.\r\n\r\nFor Aya, Jenessa and Sarisha, participating in Mass General’s Youth Neurology Education and Research Program made a deep impact on their paths forward — helping confirm their passions while strengthening their skills and building their networks for success.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how you can support the Youth Neurology Education and Research Program, please \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Tara+Brady&about=Youth Neurology Education and Research Program\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Youth Neurology Program Inspires Students to Pursue Their Passions",post_excerpt:"Students in Mass General’s Youth Neurology Education and Research Program learn and work alongside esteemed clinicians, researchers and peer mentors, giving them the chance to explore future career options in neurology.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"youth-neurology-program-inspires-students-to-pursue-their-passions",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2024-03-29 12:32:33",post_modified_gmt:"2024-03-29 16:32:33",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1072238",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,acf:{hide_from_search:d,hide_donate_button:d,hide_primary_navigation:d,hide_footer_donate_now:d,enable_override:d,template:J,expire_url_redirect:a,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,cta_sidebar:d,page_selector:[{ID:1064261,post_author:rN,post_date:"2022-11-02 21:50:44",post_date_gmt:"2022-11-03 01:50:44",post_content:"Since it \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fopening-new-doors-to-neurology-careers\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Elaunched\u003C\u002Fa\u003E in 2020, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fneurology\u002Feducation-and-training\u002Fyouth-research-and-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EYouth Neurology Education and Research Program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E focuses on increasing diversity in the neurology workforce, making the field more representative of people living with neurological disease. Conditions like stroke, Alzheimer’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease, to name a few, disproportionately burden women, Black, Latinx, Native American and low-income communities, yet people from these communities remain underrepresented within the field of neurology.\r\n\r\nThe Youth Neurology Education and Research Program aims to empower future clinicians and researchers from underrepresented communities to pursue careers in neurology and increase patient access to a more diverse neurology workforce. This program is made possible by a charitable partnership with the Biogen Foundation, primary funder for the past three years, whose support has led to additional funding in the program’s third year from Massachusetts Life Sciences Center.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1041688\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1041688\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FNicte-Mejia-headshot_cropped_220_220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Nicte Mejia, MD, MPH, FAAN[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nThe program offers high school and undergraduate students the opportunity to spend a summer working and learning alongside neuroscientists at Mass General. These students have the chance to conduct impactful, real-world research, shadow clinical faculty in their areas of interest, hone their leadership skills, become part of a diverse professional network, and engage in longitudinal career support. Formal salaried employment reduces the financial barriers often precluding participation in a competitive internship. All interns have access to longitudinal professional development support, including help as they apply to college, graduate school, or jobs. Program staff often serve as a resource for students using LinkedIn, writing cover letters, polishing personal statements, and determining how to tactfully consider job or educational opportunities. There is also funding available to help cover career related expenses, such as standardized exams like the medical college admission test (MCAT). Beginning in 2022, all interns received food and travel stipends recognizing the added cost of in-person participation in this program.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EEvolving to Eliminate Barriers\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nProgram director \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F18517\u002Fnicte-mejia-gonzalez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ENicte Mejia, MD, MPH, FAAN,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and coordinators work directly with students to proactively identify their goals, needs and concerns, and continually tailor program offerings based on what they learn.\r\n\r\nAs she prepared for 2022 as the program’s first in-person year, Sarah Micucci, former program coordinator who is now a medical student, noted that many internship applicants were expressing concerns about not having workplace-appropriate attire. With this feedback, Sarah reached out to second-hand clothing stores in the community, ultimately partnering with Thrifty Threads in Brookline, to gather clothes donations appropriate for the incoming group of summer interns.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1064270\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"350\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1064270\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fclothes-donation.jpg\" alt=\"A room filled with clothes donations for program participants seeking workplace-appropriate attire.\" width=\"350\" height=\"174\" \u002F\u003E A room filled with clothes donations for program participants seeking workplace-appropriate attire.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n“This program helped remove the indirect cost of trying to learn — it allowed me to stop thinking about outside worries and just focus on going to work and making a positive impact,” says Adam Khanboubi, an undergraduate participant in the program. With a goal to become a neurospine specialist, Adam also hopes to one day launch a foundation of his own that works to address racial disparities in neurological research.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Importance of Representation\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nThe values and goals of the program also extend to the program staff themselves, largely comprised of future health professionals of backgrounds underrepresented in neurology, sharing similar identities with the program participants they work with. The 88 interns who participated in this program in 2020-2022 predominantly identify as female or non-binary (73%), Black, Latinx, or Indigenous (83%), immigrant (34%), and first-generation students (83%), representing communities disproportionately affected by neurologic disease and largely underrepresented in the neurology workforce. Program staff understand where they’re coming from and the obstacles they face and serve as a safe space for students to express themselves without fear of judgement.\r\n\r\nJanani Ganesh, high school program participant, explains, “I live in a community where everyone has a parent in medicine, but mine aren’t familiar with health care. So, to find community, and other people who understood my experience and what it was like to be the first person in their family to pursue medicine, was really impactful.” Janani hopes to become a neurosurgeon and work for the United Nations providing care to people in war-torn countries. As part of the program, she had the opportunity to observe \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F19026\u002Fbrian-nahed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EBrian Nahed, MD, MSC,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and his team perform a surgery and recalls, “I didn’t feel grossed out or squeamish, and I thought ‘this is something I could actually do.’”\r\n\r\nGiven the program’s immediate success, the team is exploring ways to expand the comprehensive offerings even further, to incorporate additional resources to help students navigate their pursuit of future school and job opportunities, offer mental health resources geared specifically to the needs of program participants, and continue to ensure that students receive adequate compensation.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how to support the Mass General Youth Neurology Education and Research Program, please \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Tara+Brady&about=Youth Neurology Education and Research Program\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Neurology at Mass General: Breaking Down Barriers",post_excerpt:"Established in 2020, the Youth Neurology Education and Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital is working to make the field of neurology more representative of the patients it serves. Through constant evaluation and refinement, the program is breaking down barriers and leveling the playing field for students from communities underrepresented in science and medicine.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"neurology-at-mass-general-breaking-down-barriers",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2022-11-04 13:35:08",post_modified_gmt:"2022-11-04 17:35:08",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1064261",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c},{ID:1045453,post_author:u,post_date:"2021-01-20 20:00:34",post_date_gmt:"2021-01-21 01:00:34",post_content:"When \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F18517\u002FNicte-Mejia\"\u003ENicte Mejia, MD, MPH, FAAN,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E began her neurology training in 2005, women in neurology were a rarity — including Latinas like her. Today, not a lot has changed. Only about 30 percent of neurology faculty at teaching hospitals across the United States are women, while \u003Cspan title=\"Inserted by Jenni Bohonak - 12\u002F15\u002F2020 2:37pm\" data-cid=\"2\" data-userid=\"69\" data-username=\"Jenni Bohonak\" data-time=\"1608061025713\"\u003Eabout \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E3 percent are Latino, about 2 percent are Black and less than 1 percent are Indigenous.\r\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EThe internship aims to inspire, equip and empower students to pursue neurology careers.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nAs director of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fneurology\u002Fabout\u002Fdiversity\"\u003EMass General Neurology Community Health, Diversity and Inclusion,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Dr. Mejia aims to make the field of neurology more diverse and inclusive. In 2020, thanks to the support of the Biogen Foundation, she launched the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fneurology\u002Feducation-and-training\u002Fyouth-research-and-education\"\u003EMass General Youth Neurology Education and Research Program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E to inspire, equip and empower students to pursue neurology careers.\r\n\r\nStroke, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, epilepsy and other diseases of the brain and nervous system are major causes of disability and premature death worldwide. These life-altering conditions disproportionally affect women, Black, Latino, Native American and low-income communities, Dr. Mejia says. “It is also these populations that are underrepresented in the field of neurology,” she says.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1041688\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1041688\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FNicte-Mejia-headshot_cropped_220_220-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Nicte Meija, MD, MPH, FAAN\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Nicte Mejia, MD, MPH, FAAN[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n“This project is really about equity,” Dr. Mejia says. “It means the world partnering with the Biogen Foundation to invest in the future of neurology by providing paid opportunities for educational and professional growth for youth from underrepresented backgrounds across Massachusetts,” she adds.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA New Internship for Neurology\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nBecause of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer 2020 internship program shifted from a hands-on, in-person experience, to a virtual format.\r\n\r\nA vision to support as many students as possible, combined with the reduction of in-person expenses, made it possible to expand enrollment from 10 to 31 high school and college students across 11 neurology labs at Mass General and Biogen. Most participants lived in Chelsea, Revere and Boston and were connected to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearch\u002Feducation\u002Fcommunity-outreach\u002Fhigh-school-and-undergraduate-programs#:~:text=The%20Mass%20General%20Youth%20Scholars%20Program%20is%20a,focuses%20on%20career%20exploration,%20research%20and%20college%20readiness.\"\u003EMass General Youth Scholars Program.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\r\n\r\nThe neurology internship's three goals — to inspire, equip and empower — involve mentorship and training. Interns were paired with neurology mentors with expertise in a variety of research. Then, working remotely, students collected, analyzed and interpreted scientific data and participated in online conferences related to career advancement, innovation and leadership skills.\r\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EAbout 350 students from 16 countries joined the 31 student interns for an online weekly series on neurology careers.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nAbout 350 students across 16 countries joined the 31 student interns for a weekly Inspire Speaker Series that highlighted the careers of neurology experts. At the summer’s end, students presented their research. Since then, the program continues to help students achieve their academic and career goals.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ESupport from the Biogen Foundation\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n“The Biogen Foundation is proud to collaborate with Mass General in developing the first-of-its kind Youth Neurology Education and Research Program to inspire the next generation of neurologists and make science education and science careers accessible to diverse populations,” says Kate Dawson, MD, senior vice president of Biogen’s Therapeutics Development Unit, chair of the Biogen Foundation, and a prior resident and alumna of the Mass General Department of Neurology.\r\n\r\n“As leaders, we must continue to build the intentional, talent pipeline while providing students with the encouragement and resources they need to succeed,\" adds Dr. Dawson. \"Our scientists were so impressed with the students’ passion and commitment to the program.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EInspiring Students: Adrianna\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nRevere High School student intern Adrianna Fusco, 17, enjoyed learning from her mentor, neuropsychologist \u003Ca title=\"Visit https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fneurology\u002Fdoctors\u002F20059\u002Fyakeel-quiroz-gaviria (click to open in a new window)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fneurology\u002Fdoctors\u002F20059\u002Fyakeel-quiroz-gaviria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EYakeel Quiroz-Gaviria, PhD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearch\u002Fsupport\u002Fmgh-research-scholars\u002Fscholar-profiles\u002Fquiroz-mgh-research-scholar-profile\"\u003E MGH Research Scholar 2020-2025\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, and her research team. “They made it a very comfortable environment for students to say things, or make mistakes, which is really important in science,” Adrianna says.\r\n\r\nDuring the pandemic, Adrianna has worried about her mother, a grocery store account manager, and her father, a postal worker, both of whom are working on the frontlines. For her research topics, she looked at the relationships between lifestyle factors, like physical activity and social connections, and the risk for cognitive decline in racially and ethnically diverse older individuals.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1041696\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1041696 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FArianna_with_great_grandmother_cropped_220_220-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Adrianna Fusco with her great-grandmother Phyllis.\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Adrianna Fusco\u003Cspan title=\"Inserted by Jenni Bohonak - 12\u002F15\u002F2020 4:01pm\" data-cid=\"22\" data-userid=\"69\" data-username=\"Jenni Bohonak\" data-time=\"1608066119501\"\u003E, age 12,\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E with her great-grandmother Phyllis \u003Cspan title=\"Inserted by Jenni Bohonak - 12\u002F15\u002F2020 4:01pm\" data-cid=\"4\" data-userid=\"69\" data-username=\"Jenni Bohonak\" data-time=\"1608066082142\"\u003EGaglione in 2015\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nShe also brought one of her own ideas to the internship, which spurred the start of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmapp.mgh.harvard.edu\u002F\"\u003EMAPP Youth Ambassadors Program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E in which Adrianna and other young people are educating our community about Alzheimer’s disease. As part of this work, Adrianna wants to inspire students through art and writing contests to learn more about neurologic diseases — so they can share that information with their families and recognize signs of Alzheimer’s.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EFinding Answers\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nFor Adrianna, the field of neurology may answer questions about an experience that deeply affected her. Her great-grandmother Phyllis Gaglione developed Alzheimer’s disease, and, in a short time, changed from a person she could confide in, to someone who was withdrawn and forgot Adrianna’s name. After Phyllis’ death three years ago, Adrianna has wondered what happened inside her great-grandmother’s brain. What caused the change, how it can be prevented for other patients and what can she do to help other people with Alzheimer’s?\r\n\r\nWhile Adrianna knows that neurology is not a field that has attracted many women, she is not deterred. She plans to attend Union College in New York on a full scholarship in the fall of 2021. “I find that inspiring and I like that I get to prove myself,” Adrianna says. “I feel really grateful that I had this internship. It was eye-opening and it will help me decide what I will study in college.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo support the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fneurology\u002Feducation-and-training\u002Fyouth-research-and-education\"\u003EMass General Youth Neurology Education and Research Program,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Tara+Brady&about=neurology+internship\"\u003Econtact us.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Opening New Doors to Neurology Careers",post_excerpt:"A summer internship, supported by the Biogen Foundation, inspires, equips and empowers students to pursue careers in neurology.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"opening-new-doors-to-neurology-careers",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2022-08-22 14:42:50",post_modified_gmt:"2022-08-22 18:42:50",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fopening-new-doors-to-neurology-careers\u002F",menu_order:67,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c},{ID:kC,post_author:aL,post_date:kD,post_date_gmt:kE,post_content:a,post_title:f$,post_excerpt:a,post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:ga,to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:kF,post_modified_gmt:kG,post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:aJ,guid:kH,menu_order:iy,post_type:H,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c}],story_type:{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:e_,name:f$,slug:ga,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:e_,taxonomy:e,description:iD,parent:b,count:U,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d},image:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fyouth-neurology2.jpg",link:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fyouth-neurology-program-inspires-students-to-pursue-their-passions\u002F",category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,acf:d}],where_to_give:[{term_id:e_,name:f$,slug:ga,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:e_,taxonomy:e,description:iD,parent:b,count:U,filter:c,acf:{related_tag_link_type:H,related_tag_page:{ID:kC,post_author:aL,post_date:kD,post_date_gmt:kE,post_content:a,post_title:f$,post_excerpt:a,post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:ga,to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:kF,post_modified_gmt:kG,post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:aJ,guid:kH,menu_order:iy,post_type:H,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c},related_donate_link_type:H,related_donate_page:{ID:rO,post_author:aL,post_date:rP,post_date_gmt:rQ,post_content:a,post_title:rR,post_excerpt:a,post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:rS,to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:rT,post_modified_gmt:rU,post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:kI,guid:rV,menu_order:b,post_type:H,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c},related_contact_link_type:H,related_contact_page:d,related_donate_link:{title:rW,url:rX,target:a}}}],story_type:[{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c,acf:d}],pp_notify_user:[{term_id:c$,name:fZ,slug:fG,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:c$,taxonomy:dr,description:a,parent:b,count:f_,filter:c,acf:d}],author:[{term_id:rY,name:rM,slug:fG,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:rY,taxonomy:dS,description:a,parent:b,count:kj,filter:c,acf:d}]},story_3:{ID:1072209,post_author:am,post_date:"2024-04-03 12:00:02",post_date_gmt:"2024-04-03 16:00:02",post_content:"Only about 30% of people who attempt to climb Argentina’s Mount Aconcagua — the tallest mountain in the Americas — reach the summit of the 22,837-foot peak. For Lane Glenn, a lifetime athlete who, in 2021, started planning his trip there, it wasn’t the odds that almost kept him home. It was his heart.\r\n\r\nIn late 2022, cardiology tests revealed Lane had an aortic aneurysm, which occurs when a weak spot in the wall of the aorta begins to bulge. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F16551\u002Feric-isselbacher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EEric Isselbacher, MD, MSC,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E cardiologist at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fheart-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ECorrigan Minehan Heart Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and co-director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fheart-center\u002Ftreatments-and-services\u002Fthoracic-aortic-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMass General Thoracic Aortic Center,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E told Lane he likely had been born with an abnormally weak aorta. The bulge had been slowly growing his entire life and was in danger of rupturing.\r\n\r\n“He told me that, more than likely, it would have been my fate to die on the mountain if we hadn’t discovered this,” says 56-year-old Lane, who has served as the president of Northern Essex Community College in Lawrence, Massachusetts, since 2011.\r\n\r\nInstead, thanks to a successful operation by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F18899\u002Fthor-sundt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EThor Sundt, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E chief of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fheart-center\u002Ftreatments-and-services\u002Fcardiac-surgery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EDivision of Cardiac Surgery\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and director of the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, and the care of Dr. Isselbacher and the Heart Center team, Lane made it to Mount Aconcagua — one year, eleven weeks and five days after his surgery to repair the aneurysm.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1023551\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1023551\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn4.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fisselbacher-headshot-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Eric M. Isselbacher, MD, MSC[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA Lifetime of Adventure\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nLane first began experiencing irregular heartbeats in 2003 while training for a triathlon. At one point, he had rapid heartbeats that reached a frightening 300 beats per minute. Doctors performed an ablation, which burns or freezes sections inside the heart to create small scars that break up electrical signals that cause irregular heartbeats. The ablation was unsuccessful, so Lane received a pacemaker and defibrillator, along with an official diagnosis of idiopathic ventricular tachycardia — irregular heartbeats without a real explanation — and he kept competing in half marathons and triathlons. The defibrillator malfunctioned a few years later, so he had it removed and underwent another ablation. This time, the procedure was successful.\r\n\r\nFast forward to late 2022, and Lane began experiencing strange cardiac sensations again while running. He wore a monitor to record his heart’s rhythm and had an echocardiogram, which revealed a sizable aortic aneurysm. His cardiologist in Newburyport referred Lane to Dr. Isselbacher, who told him that he needed surgery.\r\n\r\n“I told him that I was already planning the trip to Aconcagua and that I still wanted to go,” Lane says. “He told me that I was in good shape, and I could recover from this well. So, we counted backward from when I was planning to be in South America, and that’s when we scheduled the surgery.”\r\n\r\n“Lane leads an active life, and he wanted to continue to lead an active life. We wanted to make that possible for him,” says Dr. Isselbacher. “A huge part of our ‘whole patient approach’ is about meeting patients where they are.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1072224\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1072224\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn4.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FSundtHS.jpg\" alt=\"Thor Sundt, MD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Thor Sundt, MD[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ECrawl, Walk, Run\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nDr. Sundt successfully performed open-heart surgery in October 2022 to replace Lane’s bulging ascending aorta with a synthetic graft. Dr. Sundt told Lane he would likely be back to 80% of his fitness six weeks after surgery, 90% by six months and then, back to his normal physical abilities a year post-operation. With the approval of his care team, Lane was walking three to five miles a day two weeks after the surgery and ran a 5K at the six-week mark — his eyes trained on Aconcagua.\r\n\r\n“I was so grateful that Mass General had people on staff willing to talk to a crazy adventure athlete who wanted to push his recovery,” Lane says. “They consulted with me, looked at my baseline fitness and age profile and told me how much I could do.”\r\n\r\n“For me, cardiac surgery is about more than saving lives,” Dr. Sundt says. “It’s about returning patients to the lives they love.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA New Kind of Summit\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nWhen December 2023 arrived, and Lane was about to climb Aconcagua, he felt more anxious than he had in the past. “I’ve been on lots of mountains, but I’ve never been up one after open-heart surgery, and I’ve never been up one as high as Aconcagua,” he says. “The oxygen level is only about one-third of what it is at sea level. I didn’t know how my body would perform, even without the open-heart surgery.”\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E“From beginning to end, from the time I was referred there through post-operative care, every nurse, physician and staff member I encountered was friendly, understanding, responsive and skillful.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nBut his body did perform. Lane’s recovery and training had gone so well that the surgery didn’t cross his mind. His labored breathing was due to the high altitude, just like everyone else’s. And even though high winds and freezing temperatures stopped Lane and the other climbers right below the summit, he still considered the trip a success.\r\n\r\n“I know that attitude can’t overcome degenerative physical illness, but it can absolutely aid in recovery,” says Lane. “I’ve been a lifelong optimist, and I think that helped me build confidence for a swift recovery. A positive attitude coupled with skilled care, which Mass General certainly provides, means a lot when it comes to putting one foot in front of the other.”\r\n\r\nLane and his brothers are debating a return to Aconcagua to reach the summit, or possibly heading to Denali in Alaska. Wherever his next adventure takes him, he’s grateful to Mass General’s Heart Center team for putting him back on the road less traveled.\r\n\r\n“From beginning to end, from the time I was referred there through post-operative care, every nurse, physician and staff member I encountered was friendly, understanding, responsive and skillful,” Lane says. “It’s been the best experience I could have had for something as intimidating and frightening as heart surgery.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about making a gift to the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, please \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Christina+Ferraiola&about=Heart Center\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"The Heart of an Athlete",post_excerpt:"Roughly a year after his surgery at Mass General for an aortic aneurysm, Lane Glenn still achieved the adventure of a lifetime: climbing Argentina’s Mount Aconcagua.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"the-heart-of-an-athlete",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2024-06-12 09:17:49",post_modified_gmt:"2024-06-12 13:17:49",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1072209",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,acf:{hide_donate_button:d,hide_primary_navigation:d,hide_footer_donate_now:d,hide_from_search:d,enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:dx,name:gn,slug:go,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:dx,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cI,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:ak,name:dB,slug:fn,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ak,taxonomy:e,description:fo,parent:b,count:dC,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,cta_sidebar:d,page_selector:a,swiftype_keywords:a,custom_swiftype_boost:a},image:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FLane-hiking.jpg",link:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fthe-heart-of-an-athlete\u002F",category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,acf:d}],where_to_give:[{term_id:ak,name:dB,slug:fn,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ak,taxonomy:e,description:fo,parent:b,count:dC,filter:c,acf:{related_tag_link_type:H,related_tag_page:{ID:rZ,post_author:aL,post_date:r_,post_date_gmt:r$,post_content:a,post_title:dB,post_excerpt:a,post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:kc,to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:sa,post_modified_gmt:sb,post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:aJ,guid:sc,menu_order:jI,post_type:H,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c},related_donate_link_type:fF,related_donate_page:d,related_contact_link_type:H,related_contact_page:d,related_donate_link:{title:sd,url:se,target:a}}}],story_type:[{term_id:dx,name:gn,slug:go,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:dx,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cI,filter:c,acf:d}],pp_notify_user:[{term_id:iE,name:gS,slug:gS,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:iE,taxonomy:dr,description:a,parent:b,count:sf,filter:c,acf:d},{term_id:c$,name:fZ,slug:fG,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:c$,taxonomy:dr,description:a,parent:b,count:f_,filter:c,acf:d}],author:[{term_id:gG,name:kt,slug:ku,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:gG,taxonomy:dS,description:a,parent:b,count:aj,filter:c,acf:d}]}}},campaign:{takeover_hero:I,expiration_start_date:"November 12, 2024 5:00 am",expiration_date:"December 3, 2024 11:59 pm",hero_campaign:{headline:"Giving Tuesday is December 3",description:"Don't wait! 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Among neurodegenerative diseases, ALS is the most rapidly fatal, with treatment limited to symptom management and mortality from onset generally within three years.\r\n\r\n\"Partnerships with researchers and philanthropic support both at home and abroad have facilitated the rapid discovery of effective treatment options for ALS patients,\" explains \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F16904\u002Fmerit-cudkowicz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMerit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E chair of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fneurology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EDepartment of Neurology\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fneurology\u002Fals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ESean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E \"Our ability to simultaneously perform multiple clinical trials worldwide has prolonged the lives of ALS patients and transformed the landscape of ALS research.\"\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EOptimizing and Accelerating Discovery\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nDr. Cudkowicz was an original co-founder and co-director of the Northeast ALS (NEALS) Consortium, which began in 1995 as a collaboration between nine academic centers and has since grown to 140 research centers worldwide. Their goal was to drive ALS research toward clinical trials that would increase the spectrum of therapeutic options for patients.\r\n\r\nUntil relatively recently, translation of advances in the understanding of ALS pathophysiology was hindered by a lack of infrastructure and coordination necessary to support clinical trials. Additionally, disease heterogeneity within the patient population often precluded the identification of appropriate outcomes for trials of a given therapy.\r\n\r\nAddressing these limitations in the discovery process requires the flexibility and funding to rapidly adapt the drugs being tested to patient responses. In 2018, the launch of the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS offered an opportunity to initiate the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fneurology\u002Fals\u002Fresearch\u002Fplatform-trial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EPlatform Trial for ALS.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Platform trials utilize a master protocol to simultaneously evaluate multiple treatments, including combinations of treatments, and perform comparisons of competing treatments across a patient cohort.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1066401\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1066401 size-full\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FMeritTN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Merit E. Cudkowicz, MD, MSc[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EThe outcomes support the efficiency of this approach:\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EDecreases in the time for patients to obtain treatments by 50%\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EReductions in research costs by at least 30%\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EIncreases in patient receipt of therapeutic interventions by 67%\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\r\nDr. Cudkowicz attributes the speed with which the platform trial was established to the wealth of experience with clinical trials at NEALS, the infrastructure at Mass General, and the generosity of Sean Healey and AMG.\r\n\r\n\"Platform trials generally require years to design and obtain funding,\" she says. \"We stood up the Platform Trial for ALS within one year of its initial design and obtained data on four drugs approximately two years later.\"\r\n\r\nThe rapid progress in these trials continues: Enrollment will begin in May 2023 for a trial of the seventh drug to be tested in five years. Although over 80 companies have applied to be part of the Healey ALS Platform Trial for ALS, Dr. Cudkowicz describes the search for new drugs as an ongoing process of outreach and evaluation.\r\n\r\n\"Although not all of the companies have drugs prepared for a Phase 2 trial, the opportunity to identify solid science at an early stage is invaluable.\"\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ETransforming Ideas Into Innovations\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nApproximately 10% of ALS-affected patients present a family history of the disease (fALS), with the remaining patients classified as having sporadic ALS (sALS). Although different, the genetic presentation in both patient subsets results in the degeneration and death of motor neurons. ALS research has demonstrated promising results in identifying and addressing the mechanistic origins of neuronal dysfunction and death.",post_title:"Leading the Charge in ALS Therapy Research and Development",post_excerpt:"Mass General physician-investigators are considered leaders in the research and discovery of novel, effective therapies for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, director of the Sean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS, shares her insights.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"leading-the-charge-in-als-therapy-research-and-development",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2023-12-06 17:12:56",post_modified_gmt:"2023-12-06 22:12:56",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1066379",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,acf:{enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:[{acf_fc_layout:"Accordion",twcss:a,accordion:[{question:"Rescuing Neurons From Degeneration",answer:"\u003Cp\u003EHealthy cells, including neurons, require mitochondria for energy and a functional endoplasmic reticulum to direct proper protein folding, modification, and transport. Dysfunction in either or both initiates a stress response that can ultimately lead to cell death. In one case, identifying compounds capable of targeting and rescuing each respective function resulted in the founding of a company and its subsequent role in ALS research.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EPreclinical evidence demonstrated the efficacy of combining both compounds to increase neuron survival. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial (CENTAUR) designed and conducted through the NEALS Consortium revealed that the combination drug (AMX0035) significantly slowed ALS progression and increased survival by 6.5 months. Dr. Cudkowicz was also the senior author on papers reporting results from patients enrolled in the open-label extension (OLE) of the trial, which revealed increased survival up to 10.5 months and reduced risk of death and tracheostomy or permanent assisted ventilation.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe OLE data were key to Health Canada and Food and Drug Administration approvals of the drug (Albrioza in Canada and Relyvrio in the U.S.) for treating adult ALS patients in 2022. The ongoing phase 3 trial (PHOENIX) to obtain additional safety and efficacy data finished enrollment in February 2023. Dr. Cudkowicz describes this as an opportunity to treat a larger population of ALS patients over a longer period of time.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E“The CENTAUR study included only patients with rapidly progressing ALS,” she explains. “The expanded inclusion criteria and longer timeline required by the European Medicines Agency for the PHOENIX study offer an opportunity to confirm treatment efficacy in a much broader global population of ALS patients.”\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n"},{question:"Targeting RNA to Address the Effects of ALS-Related Mutations",answer:"\u003Cp\u003EPathologies associated with genetic alterations present in both fALS and sALS patients involve consequences stemming from the transcription of mutated genes. Subsequent translation of mutated transcripts can produce proteins demonstrating either gain or loss of function, mislocalization within the cell or a combination of both.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERecent evidence has reinforced the effectiveness of antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) as a viable treatment modality through their ability to address these effects at the translation stage. ASOs are short, synthetic ssRNAs designed to selectively bind a complementary sequence present in specific RNAs. Their clinical utility is highlighted by an ability to be administered intrathecally, which promotes access to targets associated with neurodegeneration in both the brain and spinal cord.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESince the discovery of SOD1 as the first ALS-associated gene, reported in Nature by Robert Brown, MD, PhD—formerly of Mass General—and his collaborators, significant effort has focused on the effects accompanying its mutations and the wide variability in their clinical presentation. Among those efforts was a Phase I\u002FII conducted through the NEALS Consortium in 2016 that published its findings in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), showing that the dosing strategy for an ASO targeting SOD1 mRNA (Tofersen) to reduce the synthesis of misfolded SOD1 variants implicated in ALS pathogenesis.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe subsequent phase III trial, results summarized in the NEJM, and its OLE study reported the following effects of intrathecal administration of Tofersen to SOD1 ALS patients:\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ELower levels of SOD1 protein\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ESignificantly lower levels of a biomarker of axonal damage (neurofilament light chain), suggesting a substantial slowing of neurodegeneration\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EStabilized or improved clinical presentations during the longer-term follow-up period\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a co-principal investigator on the trial, Dr. Cudkowicz explains that although the primary endpoints were not met according to the six-month timeline, the longer-term outcomes are very encouraging. In fact, they are still following patients that participated in the Phase I trial.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E“Advances in ASO technology along with these findings reinforce my early belief in their potential as an effective gene therapy for ALS patients,” she says. “Our data suggest that although this strategy may require longer timelines, the outcomes appear largely in favor of the patients.”\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n"}]},{acf_fc_layout:hu,twcss:a,image:{ID:so,id:so,title:sp,filename:"healeyctrsign.jpg",filesize:171703,url:cH,link:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fleading-the-charge-in-als-therapy-research-and-development\u002Fhealeyctrsign\u002F",alt:kJ,author:am,description:kJ,caption:a,name:sp,status:X,uploaded_to:sn,date:"2023-04-19 17:30:32",modified:"2023-04-19 17:30:50",menu_order:b,mime_type:S,type:_,subtype:ag,icon:$,width:2096,height:jr,sizes:{thumbnail:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fhealeyctrsign-220x220.jpg","thumbnail-width":n,"thumbnail-height":n,medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fhealeyctrsign-300x183.jpg","medium-width":L,"medium-height":kz,medium_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fhealeyctrsign-768x469.jpg","medium_large-width":C,"medium_large-height":sq,large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fhealeyctrsign-1024x625.jpg","large-width":C,"large-height":sq,"1536x1536":"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fhealeyctrsign-1536x938.jpg","1536x1536-width":dd,"1536x1536-height":938,"2048x2048":"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fhealeyctrsign-2048x1251.jpg","2048x2048-width":fM,"2048x2048-height":1251,"mgh-mobile":cH,"mgh-mobile-width":ac,"mgh-mobile-height":469,"mgh-tablet":cH,"mgh-tablet-width":ai,"mgh-tablet-height":lh,"mgh-desktop-1":cH,"mgh-desktop-1-width":cv,"mgh-desktop-1-height":904,"mgh-desktop-2":cH,"mgh-desktop-2-width":1572,"mgh-desktop-2-height":bH,"mgh-max-size":cH,"mgh-max-size-width":1638,"mgh-max-size-height":aA,"mgh-card-mobile":cH,"mgh-card-mobile-width":bi,"mgh-card-mobile-height":122,"mgh-card-tablet":cH,"mgh-card-tablet-width":ab,"mgh-card-tablet-height":136,"mgh-card-desktop":cH,"mgh-card-desktop-width":kK,"mgh-card-desktop-height":r,"mgh-card-highlight-mobile":cH,"mgh-card-highlight-mobile-width":r,"mgh-card-highlight-mobile-height":F,"mgh-card-highlight-tablet":cH,"mgh-card-highlight-tablet-width":ad,"mgh-card-highlight-tablet-height":290,"mgh-card-highlight-desktop":cH,"mgh-card-highlight-desktop-width":fS,"mgh-card-highlight-desktop-height":aa,"mgh-event-card-mobile":cH,"mgh-event-card-mobile-width":t,"mgh-event-card-mobile-height":cg,"mgh-event-card-tablet":cH,"mgh-event-card-tablet-width":kK,"mgh-event-card-tablet-height":r,"mgh-event-card-desktop":cH,"mgh-event-card-desktop-width":kK,"mgh-event-card-desktop-height":r,"mgh-social":cH,"mgh-social-width":1769,"mgh-social-height":bg,"post-thumbnail":"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fhealeyctrsign-1568x958.jpg","post-thumbnail-width":de,"post-thumbnail-height":kB}},image_credit:a,caption:a,image_alt:kJ,desktopwidth:kw},{acf_fc_layout:eu,twcss:"mt-6 mb-14",text:"\u003Ch2\u003EThe Right Place to Address the Most Difficult Problems\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to Dr. Cudkowicz, Mass General fosters a culture of collaboration that promotes a unique ecosystem.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E“Our trials have been consistently supported by every discipline and area within Mass General. The ability to engage in the research and perform the number of trials we have requires levels of support and effort that may not have been possible elsewhere,” she says.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAlthough a substantial focus is put on the researchers involved in these discoveries, too little is often afforded to the patients who make such clinical trials possible. The Mass General community makes significant efforts to prioritize and accommodate ALS patients and their families.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E“We want every patient to have access to both excellent care and opportunities to benefit from the latest research,” says Dr. Cudkowicz. These aspects of excellent care include home visits to accommodate patients and providing care to caregivers.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E“We represent a beacon of hope for ALS patients that come here knowing they have access to the latest clinical trials,” she adds. “We want to ensure they receive the best care possible during that process.”\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThis story first appeared in Mass General’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fadvances.massgeneral.org\u002Fneuro\u002Farticle.aspx?id=1521\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EAdvances in Motion.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EYou can help scientists discover new treatments for people living with ALS, with a donation to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdonate\u002Fhealey-center\u002F\"\u003ESean M. Healey & AMG Center for ALS.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E For more information, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Emily+Monteiro&about=Healey+Center\"\u003Econtact us.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n",desktopwidth:du},{acf_fc_layout:hs,twcss:a,quote:"\"We represent a beacon of hope for ALS patients that come here knowing they have access to the latest clinical trials. We want to ensure they receive the best care possible during that process.\"",link:a,user:d,image:d,image_alt:a,name:"Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc",title:"Chair of the Department of Neurology",text_placement:gt,desktopwidth:du}],story_type:{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:hc,name:kL,slug:sr,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:hc,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aP,filter:c},{term_id:e_,name:f$,slug:ga,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:e_,taxonomy:e,description:iD,parent:b,count:U,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:[{key_takeaway:"Massachusetts General Hospital physician-investigators established Platform Trials for ALS, allowing rapid testing of multiple investigational therapies and comparing competing treatments among patients"},{key_takeaway:"Ongoing clinical trials worldwide for ALS aim to identify new treatments and confirm the efficacy of proven therapies in a broader population of patients"},{key_takeaway:"The successful relyvrio and tofersen clinical trials offer new hopes of treatments for ALS"},{key_takeaway:"Merit Cudkowicz, MD, MSc, chief of Neurology at Mass General, highlights the importance of collaboration and patient-centered care"}],story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,hide_donate_button:d,hide_primary_navigation:d,hide_footer_donate_now:d,hide_from_search:d,cta_sidebar:d},image:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FALS2.jpg",link:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fleading-the-charge-in-als-therapy-research-and-development\u002F",category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,acf:d}],where_to_give:[{term_id:hc,name:kL,slug:sr,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:hc,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aP,filter:c,acf:{related_tag_page:d,related_donate_page:d,related_contact_page:d,related_tag_link_type:H,related_donate_link_type:H,related_contact_link_type:H}},{term_id:e_,name:f$,slug:ga,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:e_,taxonomy:e,description:iD,parent:b,count:U,filter:c,acf:{related_tag_link_type:H,related_tag_page:{ID:kC,post_author:aL,post_date:kD,post_date_gmt:kE,post_content:a,post_title:f$,post_excerpt:a,post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:ga,to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:kF,post_modified_gmt:kG,post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:aJ,guid:kH,menu_order:iy,post_type:H,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c},related_donate_link_type:H,related_donate_page:{ID:rO,post_author:aL,post_date:rP,post_date_gmt:rQ,post_content:a,post_title:rR,post_excerpt:a,post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:rS,to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:rT,post_modified_gmt:rU,post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:kI,guid:rV,menu_order:b,post_type:H,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c},related_contact_link_type:H,related_contact_page:d,related_donate_link:{title:rW,url:rX,target:a}}}],story_type:[{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c,acf:d}],pp_notify_user:[{term_id:c$,name:fZ,slug:fG,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:c$,taxonomy:dr,description:a,parent:b,count:f_,filter:c,acf:d}],author:[{term_id:dN,name:gU,slug:gT,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:dN,taxonomy:dS,description:rJ,parent:b,count:rK,filter:c,acf:d}]},category:{value:"breakthrough",label:"Bold Breakthroughs"}},{story:{ID:1066461,post_author:aL,post_date:"2023-05-16 10:56:50",post_date_gmt:"2023-05-16 14:56:50",post_content:"Elizabeth Murphy’s diagnosis of stage 3 invasive ductal carcinoma breast cancer left her in disbelief. She was 23 years old, working with children with autism and on the verge of starting graduate school. But, if her breast cancer diagnosis was a surprise, what came next was a shock wave — and one that her team deftly managed thanks to the coordination between cancer treatment and genetics at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcancer-center\u002Fabout\u002Fcommunity-locations\u002Fwaltham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ECancer Early Detection and Diagnostics Clinic\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcancer-center\u002Fabout\u002Fcommunity-locations\u002Fwaltham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMass General Cancer Center's Waltham location\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\r\n\r\n“When my biopsy came back as cancer, the Mass General team was like, ‘We’ll see you tomorrow,’” says Elizabeth. “They told me I was way too young for this to happen, and they knew something else was going on.”\r\n\r\nAs part of the program’s multidisciplinary approach, Elizabeth underwent genetic testing that revealed a rare mutation — affecting about one in 200,000 people — in her PTEN gene. That gene provides instructions for making an enzyme that is found in almost all tissues in the body. The enzyme acts as a tumor suppressor, which means that it helps regulate cell division by keeping cells from growing and dividing too rapidly or in an uncontrolled way. Elizabeth’s mutation meant that she was at risk for more than the breast cancer already in her body. She was also at risk for endometrial, colon and thyroid cancer.\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F17464\u002Fbeverly-moy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EBeverly Moy, MD, MPH\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and the team at Mass General considered this knowledge to be power over Elizabeth’s potential illnesses. They had what they needed to come up with a plan.\r\n\r\n“Dr. Moy said to me on my first visit, ‘You and I are going to grow old together,’” Elizabeth says. “She’s been with me through it all. In that first appointment, you’re so overwhelmed, so to have someone like that at your side is awesome.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1066662\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"350\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1066662 size-full\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FElizabeth-Murphy-inline.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"410\" \u002F\u003E Elizabeth underwent 17 rounds of chemotherapy and 25 rounds of radiation to treat her breast cancer. She also had surgery to perform a double mastectomy with reconstruction and remove 24 lymph nodes.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ECombining Cancer Evaluation and High-Risk Genetics\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nThe Cancer Early Detection and Diagnostics Clinic at the Mass General Cancer Center in Waltham prioritizes a comprehensive approach to ensure that all patients have the latest treatment options for cancer risk management and early detection, including novel technologies and genetic methods for newly diagnosed cancer patients. In Elizabeth’s case, the specific genetic makeup of her mutation had never been recorded before, so her genetic counselor took extra time to run the results and explain them to Elizabeth.\r\n\r\n“What I appreciate most about this model is our expedited access to top experts in cancer evaluation and high-risk genetics,” Dr. Moy says. “It provides the best quality care for patients like Elizabeth, since she has a coordinated approach in managing her complex cancer screening and detection needs.”\r\n\r\nElizabeth underwent 17 rounds of chemotherapy and 25 rounds of radiation to treat her breast cancer. She also had surgery to perform a double mastectomy with reconstruction and remove 24 lymph nodes.\r\n\r\n“Since my cancer was already spreading to my lymph nodes, the fact that the team jumped on it so quickly saved my life,” Elizabeth says. She was diagnosed on April 27, 2021, and her first chemotherapy infusion was a few days later on May 4.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1066666\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1066666\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FMoyWaltham.jpg\" alt=\"Beverly Moy, MD, MPH\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Beverly Moy, MD, MPH[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n“When I met with Dr. Moy, she said, ‘I’m throwing everything at you. You’re way too young to have to deal with this long term. I’m looking to cure you,’” Elizabeth continues. “I really appreciated her because she told everything to me straight. She told me it was going to be a very intense regimen of chemo, but it was going to stop the cancer from progressing and metastasizing. It was a huge game changer that made the difference between whether we were going to cure this or whether I was going to be dealing with it for the rest of my life.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E“Their priority is to take care of \u003Cem\u003Eyou\u003C\u002Fem\u003E.”\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nTo manage her risk of developing other cancers, Elizabeth has an endometrial biopsy once a year, a thyroid scan once a year and a colonoscopy every three years. She finished her active treatments for breast cancer in April 2022 and is on an oral medication to lessen her chances of a recurrence. Elizabeth also picked up her graduate school dream again: she is about to graduate from Boston College with a master’s degree in social work, only a summer behind her planned timeline.\r\n\r\nAt 23, Elizabeth often felt isolated when it came to her cancer experience — there weren’t many other young adults going through what she was. To share her experience, she participated in Mass General’s cancer mentorship program and connected with a 32-year-old who lives with the same genetic mutation. Elizabeth also hopes to volunteer with pediatric cancer patients once she finishes school.\r\n\r\n“I want others to know that they’re not alone in this,” Elizabeth says. “Finding a patient community is huge. I tell people to ask every single question that comes into your brain, because you’re not the first person to ask this question — the doctors here have heard it all. And, at the end of the day, their priority is to take care of you.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how to support the Cancer Early Detection and Diagnostics Clinic, please \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Megan+Daniels&about=Cancer Evaluation and Management Program\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"A Surprise, a Shock and a Team to Handle it all",post_excerpt:"At the Cancer Early Detection and Diagnostics Clinic at the Mass General Cancer Center in Waltham, patients like Elizabeth Murphy find novel, coordinated approaches to manage complex cancer screening and detection needs.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"a-surprise-a-shock-and-a-team-to-handle-it-all",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2023-06-08 15:03:34",post_modified_gmt:"2023-06-08 19:03:34",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1066461",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,acf:{enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:dx,name:gn,slug:go,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:dx,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cI,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:aZ,name:cl,slug:cm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aZ,taxonomy:e,description:dY,parent:b,count:dZ,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a},image:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FMurphy-banner.jpg",link:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fa-surprise-a-shock-and-a-team-to-handle-it-all\u002F",category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,acf:d}],where_to_give:[{term_id:aZ,name:cl,slug:cm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aZ,taxonomy:e,description:dY,parent:b,count:dZ,filter:c,acf:{related_tag_page:{ID:kl,post_author:aL,post_date:km,post_date_gmt:kn,post_content:a,post_title:cl,post_excerpt:a,post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:cm,to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:ko,post_modified_gmt:kp,post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:aJ,guid:kq,menu_order:hF,post_type:H,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c},related_donate_page:d,related_contact_page:d,related_tag_link_type:H,related_donate_link_type:fF,related_contact_link_type:H,related_donate_link:{title:kr,url:ks,target:a}}}],story_type:[{term_id:dx,name:gn,slug:go,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:dx,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cI,filter:c,acf:d}],pp_notify_user:[{term_id:iE,name:gS,slug:gS,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:iE,taxonomy:dr,description:a,parent:b,count:sf,filter:c,acf:d},{term_id:c$,name:fZ,slug:fG,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:c$,taxonomy:dr,description:a,parent:b,count:f_,filter:c,acf:d}],author:[{term_id:gG,name:kt,slug:ku,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:gG,taxonomy:dS,description:a,parent:b,count:aj,filter:c,acf:d}]},category:{value:"compassion",label:"Compassionate Care"}},{story:{ID:1067544,post_author:aL,post_date:"2023-06-22 08:08:56",post_date_gmt:"2023-06-22 12:08:56",post_content:"“Nurses have a unique window into a patient’s experience of care,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fresearchers.mgh.harvard.edu\u002Fprofile\u002F379478\u002FDiane-Carroll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EDiane Carroll, RN, PhD, FAAN, FAHA,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Nurse Researcher in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mghpcs.org\u002Fmunncenter\u002Findex.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EYvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\r\n\r\nAt Mass General, Dr. Carroll has turned that perspective into decades of clinical nursing research, focusing primarily on her area of expertise as a cardiac nurse. In addition to her clinical work to ease recovery and improve outcomes for cardiac patients and their families, Dr. Carroll mentors nurses interested in research aimed at improving the care of patients in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fheart-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ECorrigan Minehan Heart Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E as well as other clinical areas at Mass General. She has published more than 100 articles in research journals about these research projects.\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fnursing-patientcare\u002Fabout\u002Fleadership\u002Fdebbie-burke\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EDebbie Burke, RN, DNP, MBA, NEA-BC,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Senior Vice President for Patient Care and Chief Nurse, says hospital leadership is committed to encouraging clinical research initiated by nurses.\r\n\r\n“Nursing research and a culture of inquiry are critical to advancing care for our patients,” says Dr. Burke. “Research helps shape our clinical practice.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1067549\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1067549\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCarroll.jpg\" alt=\"Diane Carroll, RN, PhD, FAAN, FAHA\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Diane Carroll, RN, PhD, FAAN, FAHA[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EUnderstanding the Needs of the Patient and Their Family\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n“Nurses deliver relationship-based care,” says Dr. Carroll. “When nurses are in the hospital room, they are aware of the specific needs of the patient and their family and understand their expectations.”\r\n\r\nDr. Carroll says the clinical research generated by nurses is driven by the patients nurses care for. Over the years, nurses have studied ways they can deliver family-centered care for cardiac patients; defined the trajectory for recovery from cardiac surgery to reflect an individual’s goals; and explored non-pharmacological nursing interventions to reduce stress in cardiac patients.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Positive Power of Music\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nDr. Carroll’s own most recent study is measuring the effects of music on cardiac surgery patients.\r\n\r\n“Cardiac surgery inpatients are susceptible to numerous stressful factors, including fear, pain, sleeplessness, communication problems and the inability to relax in such an alien environment,” Dr. Carroll says. “Current practice to alleviate these stressful factors involves the administration of sedatives and pain medications that are thought to increase hospital length of stay. While previous studies of the impact of music on serum cortisol — the stress response hormone — have been mixed, there has not been a consideration of the parallel psychological, physical and neuroendocrine effects of music.”\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"Reducing patients' pain and anxiety helps put them on a strong footing toward a quicker recovery and a return home.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nThe study, which aims to enroll 80 patients, measures all those responses in each patient to a 30-minute music intervention, consisting of symphonic and nature sounds. Early results showed positive impact of music on patients in the cardiac surgery critical care unit.\r\n\r\n“Reducing patients' pain and anxiety helps put them on a strong footing toward a quicker recovery and a return home,” says Dr. Carroll.\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fnursing-patientcare\u002Fabout\u002Fleadership\u002Fgaurdia-banister\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EGaurdia Banister, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Director of the Yvonne L. Munn Center for Nursing Research and the Connell-Jones Endowed Chair in Nursing and Patient Care Research, says Dr. Carroll is an extraordinary leader in this work and a role model for nurses in all stages of their careers. “Not only is she committed to advancing nursing research to improve patient care, but she has also mentored hundreds of nurses interested in that area,” she says.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Role of Philanthropy\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nMany nurse-initiated studies have a positive impact on patients — but often don’t fit within the limited research parameters of foundations or government agencies. The generosity of donors allows studies to move forward, improving the quality of life and patient experience.\r\n\r\n“Research ensures that our care is always based in evidence,” says Dr. Burke. “Philanthropy allows our nurses to pursue research that makes such a difference to our patients.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EIf you would like to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdonate\u002Fmunn\u002F\"\u003Esupport\u003C\u002Fa\u003E or learn more about nursing research at Mass General, please \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Lindsey+McMillan&about=Nursing Research\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Nursing Research: A Special Perspective",post_excerpt:"How nursing-led research results in care improvements come from research driven by relationship-based care.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"nursing-research-a-special-perspective",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2023-06-22 11:07:56",post_modified_gmt:"2023-06-22 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15:13:41",post_date_gmt:"2024-05-27 19:13:41",post_content:"As a large, urban health center, and part of a larger and more expansive health system, together, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and Mass General Brigham (MGB) have the unique ability to make significant economic and social impacts in greater Boston.\r\n\r\nOne way Mass General and MGB are able to do so is through the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fanchoring-the-community\"\u003EAnchor Program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E — championed by the MGB Board of Trustees – aimed at breaking down barriers to systemic change by creating more opportunities and promoting racial, gender and economic equality.\r\n\r\nThe Anchor Program’s pillars are real estate, hiring, purchasing and investing, and all are represented in its inaugural project involving the state-of-the-art \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fbuilding-for-the-future-of-health-care\"\u003EPhillip and Susan Ragon Building\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at Mass General, now under construction.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EBuilding Opportunity\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nThe Phillip and Susan Ragon Building, totaling nearly two-million square feet and featuring 482 inpatient rooms, will be home to the\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fheart-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003E Corrigan Minehan Heart Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcancer-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMass General Cancer Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\r\n\r\nThe new Heart Center space will exceptionally facilitate the close partnerships that have evolved over the past decades between cardiology, cardiac surgery, vascular medicine and imaging, which has enabled Mass General to remain a renowned leader in cardiac care. The new Cancer Center will provide the space, flexibility and technology needed to keep pace with increasingly rapid advancements in cancer research and care by uniting all of its services — ambulatory care, infusion, inpatient, urgent and ICU care and a pharmacy — under one roof.\r\n\r\nThrough the multi-year building process, the Anchor Program seeks to offer meaningful change in the design and construction industries.\r\n\r\n“It’s about being purposeful in how we do business,” says Nicholas Haney, public coordination and initiatives director for Mass General’s Office of Planning and Construction. “We are looking to create opportunities to increase the diversity of those employed on-site, increasing the participation of minority-owned, women-owned and veteran-owned businesses involved the project; and we are expanding opportunities for young adults in greater Boston to learn about and pursue careers in the construction and skilled trades industries.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ERepresentation and Exposure\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nTo involve local school children, the Anchor Program joined forces with \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcommunity-health\u002Fcchi\u002Fprograms\u002Fmgh-youth-scholars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMGH Youth Scholars Program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, which offers educational opportunities and life and career skills to students in grades 9-12 from Boston, Chelsea and Revere.\r\n\r\n“We want students to be excited, engaged and confident as they potentially look to careers in health care and the areas of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM),” says Debora Guimaraes, director, Center for Community Health (CCHI) Youth Programs, which oversees the MGH Youth Scholars Program. “We build local pipelines for youth in these fields, and thanks to our partnership with the Anchor Program, we can add construction-related careers to the list.”\r\n\r\nIn April, a group of MGH Youth Scholars visited Mass General for a two-hour Mystery Career Panel, where they interviewed panelists who work on the Ragon Building project and then guessed the specific job of each person.\r\n\r\n“You could see the student’s enthusiasm as they tried to guess everyone’s position,” says Amanda DiLando, project Anchor manager at Turner Walsh Construction, the company overseeing the building process. “I think it was wonderful that so many different roles within our industry were represented. It was a fun, interactive way to expose these kids to jobs they may not have known existed.”\r\n\r\nGuimaraes says, “What’s great about the Ragon project is that construction is going on for seven years. A freshman who started with us last year will get to see the process unfold over their entire high school career. So, it’s longitudinal; we will expose the students to new aspects in the building process each year.”\r\n\r\nThe interaction with area youth continues in June when a group of ninth grade MGH Youth Scholars will visit the Cambridge Street construction site.\r\n\r\n“This is a wonderful collaboration,” says Sally Mason Boemer, executive vice president of MGH Administration and MGH\u002FMGPO chief financial officer. “This project will help Mass General Brigham identify important lessons to utilize when scaling our anchor strategy and expanding to other projects and areas across the health system. There are exciting things ahead.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about Mass General’s Anchor Strategy, click \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fanchoring-the-community\u002F\"\u003Ehere\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Pursuing Equity Through Opportunities: Anchor Program Collaborates with MGH Youth Scholars",post_excerpt:"As part of a partnership between the Massachusetts General Hospital Anchor Strategy Program and the MGH Youth Scholars Program, students from the Greater Boston Area have the chance to learn from the Phillip and Susan Ragon Building construction team throughout the building process.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"pursuing-equity-through-opportunities-anchor-program",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2024-06-26 00:00:49",post_modified_gmt:"2024-06-26 04:00:49",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1073472",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FYouthScholars-Anchor-2024-220x220.png",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FYouthScholars-Anchor-2024-300x224.png",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FYouthScholars-Anchor-2024-1024x765.png",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FYouthScholars-Anchor-2024.png",acf:{GlobalComponentsEditor:d,hide_from_search:d,hide_donate_button:d,hide_primary_navigation:d,hide_footer_donate_now:d,enable_override:d,template:J,expire_url_redirect:a,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,cta_sidebar:d,page_selector:[{ID:1070331,post_author:am,post_date:"2023-12-20 15:47:56",post_date_gmt:"2023-12-20 20:47:56",post_content:a,post_title:"Anchoring The Community",post_excerpt:a,post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"anchoring-the-community",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2024-06-14 09:10:18",post_modified_gmt:"2024-06-14 13:10:18",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?page_id=1070331",menu_order:b,post_type:H,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c},{ID:1058900,post_author:aL,post_date:"2021-07-02 09:49:20",post_date_gmt:"2021-07-02 13:49:20",post_content:a,post_title:aE,post_excerpt:a,post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:aF,to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2023-12-06 13:28:59",post_modified_gmt:"2023-12-06 18:28:59",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:aJ,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fwhere-to-give\u002Fcommunity-health-copy\u002F",menu_order:156,post_type:H,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c}],story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,swiftype_keywords:a,custom_swiftype_boost:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fpursuing-equity-through-opportunities-anchor-program\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1072941,post_author:am,post_date:"2024-04-22 11:47:30",post_date_gmt:"2024-04-22 15:47:30",post_content:"The healthcare sector is responsible for approximately 8.5% of carbon emissions in the United States, and when it comes to sustainability, it’s a sector that faces particular challenges. Unlike most businesses, hospitals are open and operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with significant power required to run medical equipment, air handling systems, sterilization processing units, refrigeration facilities, laboratories and complex technology around the clock. Healthcare also generates a range of waste products, including medical wastes — hazardous, toxic, infectious, radioactive materials and sharps — that require special types of treatment and disposal methods.\r\n\r\nIdentifying and implementing ways to reduce a hospital’s carbon footprint, decrease the amount of waste sent to landfills and adopt environmentally responsible practices demands a collective and coordinated hospital-wide effort.\r\n\r\nAt \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fenvironment-and-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ECenter for the Environment and Health\u003C\u002Fa\u003E is working to implement best practices around energy and material usage — like reducing the use of harmful chemicals in sanitization and cleaning on campus — so that our community is safe from environmental harm. The Center also works to ensure that food served at Mass General is plant-centered and that the meat served is free of unnecessary antibiotics.\r\n\r\nHere are a few of the Center’s initiatives aimed at improving environmentally sustainable practices at Mass General:\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003E1. The “Green Your Lab” Initiative\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nA unique collaborative effort between the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMass General Research Institute\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and the Center for the Environment and Health, the \u003Cem\u003EGreen Your Lab\u003C\u002Fem\u003E initiative is part of a hospital-wide effort that offers members of the research community a customized consultation to help reduce the environmental impact of their labs and research processes. By partnering with My Green Labs, a non-profit organization with a mission to build a global culture of sustainability in science, for lab certification, the Center is able to identify and implement ways to improve sustainability in lab spaces.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003E2. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Measurement\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nMass General has developed the ability to accurately and consistently measure its greenhouse gas emissions, allowing for future initiatives to be evidence-based and targeted at areas with the highest emissions. Mass General Brigham has reduced energy-associated greenhouse gas emissions by about 58% since 2008 (based on a baseline business-as-usual trendline), with 20% of this reduction being the result of energy conservation measures, and 37% percent resulting from the procurement of carbon-free electricity.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003E3. The new Phillip and Susan Ragon Building\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nThe Phillip and Susan Ragon Building will be home to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcancer-center?cmp=capbm&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=MGH%20-%20Cancer%20-%20Brand&utm_content=Mass%20General%20Cancer%20Center&utm_term=mass%20general%20cancer%20center&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlZixBhCoARIsAIC745DBU2EAhzyGV6jSslBfZMd6TYp91K3vukYZdYYCqE5fBe7uSlCEd_oaAom9EALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMass General Cancer Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fheart-center?cmp=mghcb&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=Heart_Brand_Non-Surgical&utm_medium=cpc&utm_content=Brand_MGH_Exact&utm_term=mgh%20heart%20center&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlZixBhCoARIsAIC745CRGaQvXkj4jHjc3tK_4JAMJTW7TQ4N0dxLhPeaQ9f9aRyjAVegwhcaAhUnEALw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ECorrigan Minehan Heart Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. Designed in close collaboration with environmental and clinical experts across the hospital, the new building will be the most environmentally friendly and most sustainable ever built at Mass General. Continuing the work already being done at Mass General — the whole campus already uses 100% renewable energy — 85% of the building’s energy will come from non-fossil fuel sources, and heat recovery pumps will be used to heat incoming fresh air and reduce energy demand. The building will have highly insulated walls and windows, and LED lights. The kitchen will feature electric appliances including induction cooktops.\r\n\r\nEnergy recovery systems will provide 90% of annual heating needs, cooking facilities will use 100% electrical power, there will be no natural gas used on site and the building façade will be flood resistant. In addition, the building will have the ability to operate in “island mode” for three days, operating completely self-sufficiently and with the ability to board and provide inpatient care for patients from across the entire hospital in the event of an emergency or natural disaster.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003E4. Limiting Waste Generation\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nMass General is working to reduce waste produced by single-use equipment and to reduce biohazard “red bag waste” contamination. Red bag waste includes items that have been contaminated with blood or other infectious substances and currently constitutes 85% of all Mass General waste. The goal is to reduce biohazardous waste to less than 10% of all waste. The Center for the Environment and Health is analyzing the most efficient waste disposal practices in order to prevent unnecessary waste generation and contamination.\r\n\r\nHowever, the most effective way to combat waste disposal issues is to reduce the amount of waste product generated in the first place, thereby also reducing the negative impacts of manufacturing. To this end, the Center for the Environment and Health is working to reduce the use of single-use equipment, both through identifying reusable alternatives and sending equipment for reprocessing whenever possible, rather than throwing materials away.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003E5. Reduced Anesthesia Related Carbon Emissions by 75%\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nAnesthetic gases are the largest single source of carbon emissions in healthcare settings. When released into the atmosphere, they act as greenhouse gases, contributing to global warming. A team of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fanesthesia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine\u003C\u002Fa\u003E clinicians are taking important steps to reduce the service line’s outsized environmental footprint without compromising the quality of patient care.\r\n\r\nThe team is committed to improving the impact of pain management on the environment while also providing the highest quality of care for patients — never one at the expense of the other. Some of the best anesthetic regimens for reducing a patient’s risk of post-operative nausea — which is one of the most significant factors related to patient satisfaction ratings with anesthetic care — are also the most beneficial anesthetic choices to reduce global warming.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo support the Center for the Environment and Health and help ensure a sustainable future at Mass General, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdonate\u002Fenvironment-health\u002F\"\u003Eclick here.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Five Things Mass General is Doing to Improve Sustainability",post_excerpt:"As a leading academic medical center and, like all hospitals, a significant user of energy and producer of waste, Mass General is focusing on providing the best patient care possible while also taking care of our community and planet.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"five-things-mass-general-is-doing-to-improve-sustainability",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2024-05-20 14:55:00",post_modified_gmt:"2024-05-20 18:55:00",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1072941",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fsustainable-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fsustainable-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fsustainable-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fsustainable.jpg",acf:{hide_donate_button:d,hide_primary_navigation:d,hide_footer_donate_now:d,hide_from_search:d,enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aw,name:dg,slug:dh,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aw,taxonomy:e,description:di,parent:b,count:aj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,cta_sidebar:d,page_selector:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Ffive-things-mass-general-is-doing-to-improve-sustainability\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aw,name:dg,slug:dh,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aw,taxonomy:e,description:di,parent:b,count:aj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c}]},{ID:1070685,post_author:am,post_date:"2024-01-18 13:04:17",post_date_gmt:"2024-01-18 18:04:17",post_content:"The headlines about gun violence that appear daily — mass shootings, homicides, unintentional shootings and rising suicide rates — can evoke an overwhelming feeling of powerlessness. But, instead of yielding to that emotion, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F19598\u002Fchana-sacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EChana A. Sacks, MD, MPH,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F17132\u002Fpeter-masiakos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EPeter T. Masiakos, MD, MS,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E decided to apply their clinical mindset to tackling the leading cause of death among U.S. children and adolescents. Together in 2019, they founded the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fgun-violence-prevention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMGH Gun Violence Prevention Center,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E a multidisciplinary initiative at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E dedicated to preventing firearm-related violence and promoting safety in homes and communities.\r\n\r\nThe Center’s efforts include robust educational programs that teach clinicians how to have culturally competent conversations about firearms, collaborations with Emerson College aimed at changing the media narrative about gun violence, and wide-ranging research to understand the roots of gun violence — and to determine what interventions might be most effective. One of the Center’s recent studies analyzed thousands of insurance claims to map out the lasting damage that gunshots have on families and communities, work that was covered in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nytimes.com\u002F2023\u002F11\u002F06\u002Fhealth\u002Fgun-injuries-children-families.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ENew York Times.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"We want to be a place that unites leaders from our cities, the hospital, the community and academia to break down silos and become a model of how to do this work.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n“There’s so much learned helplessness when it comes to this issue. People feel like there’s nothing they can do,” Dr. Sacks says. “Helping them understand that there are people working to change things and that we are making progress — that’s empowering. We want to be a place that unites leaders from our cities, the hospital, the community and academia to break down silos and become a model of how to do this work.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Statistics Are Personal\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nIn 2020, gunshot wounds became the leading cause of death for children and adolescents in the United States. That statistic is deeply personal for Drs. Masiakos and Sacks: Dr. Masiakos is a pediatric trauma surgeon who has spent 30 years operating on children affected by gun violence, and Dr. Sacks’s 7-year-old cousin, Daniel Barden, was killed at the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Conn., in 2012.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1070690\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1070690 size-full\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn4.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FSacks.jpg\" alt=\"Chana A. Sacks, MD, MPH\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Chana A. Sacks, MD, MPH[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nThe two physicians realized that they and their colleagues see many, many patients who suffer lifetime traumas from gun violence, but that there was little to no research on the subject. The dearth of research was due to the so-called Dickey Amendment, which Congress enacted in 1996 and which barred the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) from spending money to “advocate or promote gun control” for more than two decades until funding was reinstated in 2019.\r\n\r\n“People across the medical community had used the Dickey Amendment as the explanation for why no work was being done in this space,” Dr. Sacks says. “I figured out the CDC had spent $2.6 million on research the year before the amendment passed. Then I realized that at Mass General, we’re in a place with resources and an enormous network. What if we raised half that amount and got to work?”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EStarting — and Finishing — a Tough Conversation\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nGetting work underway meant starting at home, at Mass General, with their fellow clinicians. The Center found that doctors and nurses weren’t discussing firearm safety and storage with patients, even when it was relevant to their clinical conversations about depression and suicidal thoughts. That miss was because clinicians had never learned how to have these conversations — if they asked, and a patient shared that they did have a firearm at home, clinicians had no idea what to say next.\r\n\r\nFor the Center, it was a problem with a straightforward solution. The team developed an educational curriculum that incorporated epidemiology, statistics and counseling, and that also, most importantly, included opportunities for clinicians to develop and practice their language with a group of patient actors. The curriculum is now a core training requirement for all Mass General interns and the Center has, in collaboration with colleagues at Cincinnati Children's Hospital, scaled the training through an avatar program — where a facilitator directs the conversation remotely — for hospitals in Missouri, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, Maine and New Jersey.\r\n\r\n“Our trainees can really develop their language and work through their fears of having a conversation with a patient who might be resistant or defensive, and they can do that in a safe learning environment,” Dr. Sacks says.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1070691\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1070691\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn4.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FMasiakos.jpg\" alt=\"Peter T. Masiakos, MD, MS\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Peter T. Masiakos, MD, MS[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EChanging the Narrative\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nAfter almost a decade of working together on the issue, Drs. Masiakos and Sacks also realized that much of the work to address gun violence leaves out community participation and caring for a community’s emotional trauma in the wake of shootings. The pair developed relationships with Boston residents on the front lines of gun violence for decades, and they heard over and over about the need to change the narrative. Residents in Boston’s disadvantaged neighborhoods were frustrated that the media only showed up in their part of the city on the worst days, writing sensational headlines about gun violence with little in-depth reporting.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E“What we have uncovered is the community that’s closest to the problem isn’t commonly asked to be a part of the solution.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nTo shift the story, Drs. Masiakos and Sacks connected with the media department at Emerson College — renowned for media programs that produce many reporters and media professionals — and launched a three-year partnership called “Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence.” Students are paired with community partners, who work alongside Emerson faculty to teach courses on journalism, documentary film and other media disciplines. With the lived experience their community partners share, students can understand the roots and impacts of gun violence narratives in the media and create new, more accurate ones. The College now offers “Transforming Narratives of Gun Violence” as a minor and students in the program have produced documentaries on how doctors break the news to parents who have lost children to gun violence and on the ripple effect of gun violence in communities.\r\n\r\n“What we have uncovered is the community that’s closest to the problem isn’t commonly asked to be a part of the solution,” Dr. Masiakos says. “By including survivors in the work we are doing at Emerson, we have seen the community and students become co-creators of the content to change narratives. Through this program, our community partners tell us that they feel like someone is listening to them and that they can tell their stories — without having someone else tell it for them in an uninformed way.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1070696\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"350\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1070696\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn4.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fgun-reform2.jpg\" alt=\"The MGH Gun Violence Prevention Center treats gun violence as a public health crisis.\" width=\"350\" height=\"212\" \u002F\u003E The MGH Gun Violence Prevention Center treats gun violence as a public health crisis.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ERebuilding the Research\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nPart of the ongoing work at the Gun Violence Prevention Center is rebuilding the library of available research following years of dormancy at the federal level. The Center’s research program focuses on injury and suicide prevention among older adults (as suicide is the most common form of death from gun violence and the rate is highest in the older adult age group); pediatric injury prevention, which often involves safe storage; and effective interventions to address gun violence in Boston. For Dr. Sacks, the Mass General environment is uniquely suited to advance their work to tackle this complex issue.\r\n\r\n“This is a place that believes you’re here because you can take on challenges and make things better,” she says. “We have the most unbelievable methodologists in the world, partnering with the best health policy researchers in the world. The culture and the methods are all here.”\r\n\r\n“Ideally, we’d like to see a day when there is no need for the Gun Violence Prevention Center,” Dr. Masiakos adds. “As we work toward this goal, we need to make sure that those who need to be heard are heard. We need to understand that there are many more victims of gun violence than the people who are shot, killed or wounded. We’re striving to learn so we can prevent firearm injuries before they happen.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more and support the work of the MGH Gun Violence Prevention Center, please \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathy+Sheehan&about=Gun Violence Prevention Center\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"When Powerlessness is Not an Option",post_excerpt:"Chana A. Sacks, MD, MPH, and Peter T. Masiakos, MD, MS, founded the MGH Gun Violence Prevention Center to educate clinicians, collaborate with the community and research the root causes of firearm-related violence.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"when-powerlessness-is-not-an-option",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2024-05-30 16:08:15",post_modified_gmt:"2024-05-30 20:08:15",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1070685",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fgun-violence-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fgun-violence-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fgun-violence-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fgun-violence.jpg",acf:{hide_donate_button:d,hide_primary_navigation:d,hide_footer_donate_now:d,hide_from_search:d,enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aO,name:cT,slug:cU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aO,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:E,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,cta_sidebar:d,page_selector:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fwhen-powerlessness-is-not-an-option\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aO,name:cT,slug:cU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aO,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:E,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c}]},{ID:1070100,post_author:aL,post_date:"2023-12-18 15:54:27",post_date_gmt:"2023-12-18 20:54:27",post_content:"As crises around the globe make headlines, migration to Massachusetts has been increasing for years. In 2020, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fmassgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E launched the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fimmigrant-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ECenter for Immigrant Health\u003C\u002Fa\u003E (CIH) to improve the health and well-being of immigrant patients and staff across all Mass General departments and clinical sites.\r\n\r\nThe CIH connects patients living throughout Greater Boston with caregivers at Mass General. In partnership with community organizations, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneralbrigham.org\u002Fen\u002Fpatient-care\u002Fservices-and-specialties\u002Fcommunity-care-van\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMGB Community Care Van\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Flocations\u002Fchelsea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMGH Chelsea HealthCare Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, the CIH brings clinical care directly to migrants who have been placed in shelters in Chelsea, Everett and Revere, with special focuses on addressing chronic medical conditions, connecting pregnant women with obstetric care and ensuring children are up to date on vaccines so they can enroll in school.\r\n\r\nThe CIH is led by three dedicated physicians: Director \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fdoctors\u002F19807\u002Ffiona-danaher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EFiona Danaher, MD, MPH\u003C\u002Fa\u003E (Pediatrics), and Associate Directors \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F22464\u002Frashmi-jasrasaria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ERashmi Jasrasaria, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E (Internal Medicine), and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mcleanhospital.org\u002Fprofile\u002Frahel-bosson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ERahel Bosson, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E (Psychiatry). This leadership team helps unify the program across clinical care, education, advocacy and research so that providers can address the multifaceted health challenges faced by this patient population.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1070117\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1070117 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn4.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FMicrosoftTeams-image-2-1-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Center for Immigrant Health\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E The CIH Leadership Team (left to right): Rashmi Jasrasaria, MD, Fiona Danaher, MD, MPH, and Rahel Bosson, MD.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n“Many of the people and families arriving in our commonwealth have been unsafe or in transit for a very long time, so their care can be complex,” says Dr. Danaher. “It can be distressing when patients arrive in an unfamiliar clinical setting with a combination of untreated medical conditions, significant trauma and resource needs. But it has been incredibly gratifying to see how the hospital community has stepped up.”\r\n\r\nResource navigation is essential. Two community health workers (CHWs), Marcia Burgos and Betty Descilien, help with concrete needs, from sourcing basics like food, clothing and shelter, to helping families enroll in MassHealth, fill prescriptions that they may have gone without for months or connect with legal resources to navigate the immigration process.\r\n\r\n“One of the most important things I do is to educate internally across the system on how to work with this population,” says Marcia Burgos, a CHW who’s been at the center since its creation. “It takes empathy to understand the challenges they face.”\r\n\r\nThis fall, the CIH launched a nutrition and lifestyle education program for Spanish-speaking patients because moving to the U.S. often involves a significant change in lifestyle and diet, which can increase the risk for diabetes and hypertension. And in collaboration with Mass General’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fmongan-institute\u002Fcenters\u002Fdru\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EDisparities Research Unit\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, the CIH is developing a CHW-led mental health program to provide linguistically and culturally concordant care for the state’s newest arrivals.\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 5\"\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\"section\"\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\"column\"\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo find out more or to support the Center for Immigrant Health, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathy%20Sheehan&about=Center%20For%20Immigrant%20Health\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E",post_title:"Leading with Empathy in a Time of Crisis",post_excerpt:"The Center for Immigrant Health is helping new arrivals access quality care. ",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"leading-with-empathy-in-a-time-of-crisis",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2023-12-18 15:54:36",post_modified_gmt:"2023-12-18 20:54:36",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1070100",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FMicrosoftTeams-image-1-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FMicrosoftTeams-image-1-1-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FMicrosoftTeams-image-1-1-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FMicrosoftTeams-image-1-1.jpg",acf:{hide_donate_button:d,hide_primary_navigation:d,hide_footer_donate_now:d,hide_from_search:d,enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,cta_sidebar:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fleading-with-empathy-in-a-time-of-crisis\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c}]},{ID:1069627,post_author:aL,post_date:"2023-11-09 11:33:53",post_date_gmt:"2023-11-09 16:33:53",post_content:"Black women have the highest maternal mortality rate in the U.S. That disparity is also true in Massachusetts, home of Mass General Brigham’s two founding academic medical centers — \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and Brigham and Women’s Hospital — where, according to a 2023 \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mass.gov\u002Fnews\u002Fnew-dph-report-reveals-rates-of-severe-maternal-morbidity-in-massachusetts-nearly-doubled-over-a-decade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EDepartment of Public Health report,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E the severe maternal mortality rates for Black non-Hispanic birthing people was 2.5 times higher than that of white counterparts in 2020.\r\n\r\nTo address this profound inequity, Mass General Brigham (MGB) has launched the DrEaMH (Driving Equity and Maternal Health outcomes, pronounced “dream”) Initiative, which is growing with support from the CVS Health Foundation. The foundation has awarded $1.66 million to Mass General’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.kraftcommunityhealth.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EKraft Center for Community Health\u003C\u002Fa\u003E over three years, which will expand the Mass General Brigham’s Birth Partners Program and introduce the Maternal Health Equity Postpartum Program in Suffolk County.\r\n\r\n“When it comes to addressing disparities in maternal health, there’s no one-size-fits-all approach,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneralbrigham.org\u002Fen\u002Fabout\u002Fdiversity-equity-and-inclusion\u002Funited-against-racism\u002Felsie-taveras\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EElsie Taveras, MD, MPH,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Chief Community Health and Health Equity Officer for Mass General Brigham and Executive Director of the Kraft Center. “To truly make an impact, we must be intentional and meet communities where they are. Just one visit can help a parent receive the preventative care they need, and that small measure can make all the difference for a young family. We are incredibly grateful to the CVS Health Foundation for its generous gift and for recognizing the importance of this work.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EBetter Access, Better Outcomes\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nMaternal health disparities are linked in part to patients not having convenient, accessible care options for receiving preventative care, which is why the initiative will deliver maternal health services via mobile van. DrEaMH will also increase access to no-cost doula care for people who are most likely to have adverse pregnancy outcomes during their third trimester and 12 weeks post-birth, known as the “fourth trimester.” This postpartum period is often when care is the most fragmented and inconsistent — and when new parents might need help the most.\r\n\r\n“As we continue to see the majority of pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. were preventable, we need to ensure people who are pregnant or postpartum get the right care at the right time — particularly for women in under-resourced communities,” says Sheryl Burke, SVP of Corporate Social Responsibility and Chief Sustainability Officer at CVS Health. “By collaborating with organizations like Mass General who know the community the best, we aim to support their incredible work and help remove barriers to provide better care for moms by meeting them where they are.”\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E“Black parents should never have to face these kinds of odds when it comes to welcoming a child into the world. With this support, the CVS Health Foundation is changing inequities in care and in outcomes. We’re thankful for this collaboration.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nThanks to the CVS Health Foundation’s support, Mass General Brigham and the Kraft Center for Community Health expect to reach 100 patients with the Maternal Health Equity Program and 55 with the expansion of the Birth Partners Doula Program. That expanded access will help reduce Cesarean sections among low-risk pregnancies, boost breastfeeding rates, prevent postpartum complications and mitigate other negative outcomes due to hypertension, depression and social determinants of health in patients of color.\r\n\r\n“Maternal health equity is one of our top priorities, and one that will benefit from an innovative, community-centered approach,” says Allison Bryant Mantha, MD, MPH, Associate Chief Health Equity Officer of Mass General Brigham. “Black parents should never have to face these kinds of odds when it comes to welcoming a child into the world. With this support, the CVS Health Foundation is changing inequities in care and in outcomes. We’re thankful for this collaboration.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about the DrEaMH initiative, please \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathy+Sheehan&about=DrEaMH Initiative\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"A Community Approach to Addressing a Maternal Health Crisis",post_excerpt:"The CVS Health Foundation has awarded $1.66 million to Massachusetts General Hospital and its Kraft Center for Community Health for mobile health clinics and an expanded Birth Partners program, which will help address racial disparities in maternal health.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"a-community-approach-to-addressing-a-maternal-health-crisis",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2023-12-18 12:46:23",post_modified_gmt:"2023-12-18 17:46:23",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1069627",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fkraftvan2-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fkraftvan2-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fkraftvan2-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fkraftvan2.jpg",acf:{hide_donate_button:d,hide_primary_navigation:d,hide_footer_donate_now:d,hide_from_search:d,enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:fk,name:hp,slug:hq,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:fk,taxonomy:e,description:hr,parent:b,count:dj,filter:c}],how_to_give:[{term_id:aP,name:dT,slug:dU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aP,taxonomy:cV,description:ej,parent:b,count:cW,filter:c}],template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,cta_sidebar:d,page_selector:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fa-community-approach-to-addressing-a-maternal-health-crisis\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:fk,name:hp,slug:hq,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:fk,taxonomy:e,description:hr,parent:b,count:dj,filter:c}],how_to_give:[{term_id:aP,name:dT,slug:dU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aP,taxonomy:cV,description:ej,parent:b,count:cW,filter:c}],story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1068985,post_author:aL,post_date:"2023-10-16 14:21:06",post_date_gmt:"2023-10-16 18:21:06",post_content:"In 2010, a United States Senate report articulated the many internal problems incapacitating the Indian Health Services (IHS) across a four-state region — including the Rosebud Sioux Reservation on the southern edge of South Dakota. The report acknowledged that the area’s American Indian communities, including the Rosebud Sioux or Lakota Oyate, had suffered centuries of neglect, racism and other serious adversities. It pointed to IHS’s chronic mismanagement and systemic dysfunction as reasons for a failing, and oftentimes, absent health care infrastructure. This startling information triggered a new sense of urgency within the IHS to drive change and improve care for its partnering native communities.\r\n\r\n“During early discussions, the Indian Health Services decided to look at what was working well at the Veterans Health Administration (VHA),” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fmedicine\u002Ftreatments-and-services\u002Frural-medicine-program-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMatthew Tobey, MD, MPH,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fmedicine\u002Ftreatments-and-services\u002Frural-medicine-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ERural Medicine Program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E “The VHA had a 70-year track record of effectively building partnerships with teaching hospitals, which are resource-rich institutions ready and able to work with communities in need. The IHS could also build these partnerships and tap into the teaching hospital expertise and training by having physicians from these institutions physically present.”\r\n\r\nAt the suggestion of the IHS chief medical officer at the time, Susan Karol, MD, — who had participated in a fellowship at Mass General years prior — Rosebud Sioux tribal leadership reached out to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fmedicine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EDepartment of Medicine\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at Mass General. In the summer of 2012, Dr. Tobey and his colleagues began a collaboration to transform the delivery of care for American Indian people living on the South Dakota reservation.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1068994\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1068994\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn4.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FTobey-hs.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Matthew Tobey, MD, MPH[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EUnderstanding History Drives the Work\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n“Our work on the Rosebud Reservation began with the objective that the community would someday manage its own health care system,” says Dr. Tobey. “It didn’t take long for us to realize that to be effective, we needed to focus on clinical care while simultaneously lobbying for justice — and educating ourselves by working with the community to understand the negative social determinants of health impacting the population.”\r\n\r\nSocial determinants of health are the conditions in which people are born and live that shape their health throughout their lives. And research shows that social determinants of health can drive up to 80% of health outcomes. This is the Rosebud Sioux tribe’s reality. Generations of neglect by the health care system, coupled with poor housing, inadequate education and food insecurity has made the struggle for high-quality — let alone adequate — health care an uphill battle.\r\n\r\n\"We all face health problems that can arise any day of the year,\" says Dr. Tobey. \"But facing a health problem while you are also facing housing and economic problems — and in a place where you also need to overcome numerous other barriers to get adequate health care — that's overwhelming.\"\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EPartnering with the Community\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nFor more than a decade, Dr. Tobey and his team have been working full-time with the Rosebud community to begin to right these wrongs. They have shared important public health information at community programs and events. They have partnered with the community and tribal leadership to secure grants from state and federal governments that fund important community health services. These include sexually transmitted disease care and navigation, a youth suicide prevention program, continued accreditation for the local residential methamphetamine treatment program and a newly built detox center.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1068991\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"350\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1068991\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn4.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fquilt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"276\" \u002F\u003E On August 24, 2019, to commemorate the establishment of Boston Doctors’ Day, a satin star quilt was gifted by Rosebud Sioux tribe leadership to Mass General.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nSince 2012, Dr. Tobey and his team have provided approximately 30,000 outpatient visits and 2,000 inpatient visits. They oversaw 100 trainee rotations, trained 10 rising rural health physician leaders, built a rural faculty team, helped the community obtain and manage 15 grants and developed several patient care initiatives, including in substance use disorder and hepatitis C virus care. At any one time, there are three Mass General-affiliated physicians in Rosebud Sioux Tribe’s hospital with approximately 40 medical students, nurse practitioner students and residents on rotation annually.\r\n\r\n“Recognizing that representation is critical in health care, especially to build trust, we are also working diligently on our training efforts,” says Dr. Tobey. \"I am proud to say that trainees and faculty who identify as American Indian are now overrepresented on our team compared to national numbers.\"\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EReciprocal Learning\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nMass General’s Rural Medicine Program — with its mission to address injustice and inequity in rural health care — grew out of this collaboration with the Rosebud Sioux. Since its inception, the program has become a key resource for other institutions across the country seeking to improve care for, and health of indigenous, rural communities. “Because of our work with the Rosebud community, we are better partners in addressing the health issues and inequities confronting American Indian and Alaska Native communities,” says Dr. Tobey.\r\n\r\n“I would argue that the Rosebud community has taught us far more than we have them,” adds Dr. Tobey. “They have demonstrated such grace, patience, magnanimity and trust, and they are the reason the Rural Medicine Program even exists. Working with their community has been the greatest privilege of my career.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdonate\u002Frural-medicine\u002F\"\u003Esupport\u003C\u002Fa\u003E or learn more about the Rural Medicine Program at Mass General, please \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Alexandra+Mikkelsen&about=Rural Medicine Program\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Learning, Partnering, Advocating, Caring: A Rural Medicine Program at Work",post_excerpt:"Matthew Tobey, MD, MPH's time with the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in South Dakota not only helped reinvigorate a health care system in trouble; it became the launching point for Mass General’s Rural Medicine Program. ",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"learning-partnering-advocating-caring-a-rural-medicine-program-at-work",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2023-11-03 09:50:43",post_modified_gmt:"2023-11-03 13:50:43",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1068985",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fhonoring-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fhonoring-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fhonoring-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fhonoring.jpg",acf:{hide_donate_button:d,hide_primary_navigation:d,hide_footer_donate_now:d,enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:bX,name:fl,slug:fm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bX,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:bp,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,cta_sidebar:d,page_selector:a,hide_from_search:d},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Flearning-partnering-advocating-caring-a-rural-medicine-program-at-work\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:bX,name:fl,slug:fm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bX,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:bp,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c}]},{ID:1068565,post_author:jo,post_date:"2023-09-13 17:00:12",post_date_gmt:"2023-09-13 21:00:12",post_content:"John Baez is a 29-year-old patient living with sickle cell disease (SCD). He started experiencing pain crises — an often-unbearable symptom of SCD — at just two months old and they have not stopped since. His crises happen every two to three months, and usually manifest in his lower back and chest. Lately, it’s been his right hip.\r\n\r\n“I’m in pain mostly every day. It’s just a matter of how much,” says John. “Pain medication, fluids and oxygen help, but there isn’t a ton that actually makes the pain go away. It can go on for anywhere from a couple of hours to a month. The longest I’ve been in the hospital is 32 days. You just learn to deal with it.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Uphill Battle\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nJohn’s journey has been a challenging one. He has often faced prejudice when requesting help, most recently while visiting an out-of-state Emergency Department for urgent pain medication. The staff treated him as if he was dishonestly seeking narcotics. “Why would I want to be in an emergency room on my vacation?” he asks. “That doesn’t make sense. I needed help. That’s why I was there.”\r\n\r\nHe has lost two or three jobs for being hospitalized for long periods of time, which is quite common for sickle cell patients, explains \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F20946\u002Fsharl-azar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ESharl Azar, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E medical director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fmedicine\u002Fsickle-cell-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EComprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E “Struggling to hold down a job is a reality for SCD patients,” he says. “They are in and out of the hospital and the infusion center. They’re always having to take time off from work because they’re in pain or recovering from pain.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA Safe Haven\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nThe Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center is where John is now a patient, and he considers it a safe haven for his treatment. “I came to Mass General at 25 years old because a doctor from my days as a pediatric patient mentioned they had recently opened an adult sickle cell care program,” says John. “For those years in between, I was visiting emergency rooms and being seen by doctors who didn’t really know how to handle my case or treat me. When I arrived at Mass General, I felt how I did when I was a child. I had a relationship with my providers again and felt safe and cared for.”\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E“I share my experience and talk to [health care professionals] about how they can approach sickle cell disease patients like me. It’s important to give them firsthand insight. They need to know we’re just trying to live as normal a life as possible so sometimes if we come across frustrated or angry, it’s nothing personal — we’re just going through the emotions of this lifelong disease.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nAfter a long hospital stint nearly a year ago due to multi-organ failure, John’s symptoms have become more manageable thanks to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fthe-making-of-a-world-class-sickle-cell-treatment-center\u002F\"\u003EDr. Azar’s team,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and he’s now visiting Mass General only a couple times each month for infusions. He currently works at an IT company where his colleagues are understanding and flexible — even going as far as to partner with John to raise awareness around SCD.\r\n\r\n“John is fortunate because he has supportive and wonderful work and home environments. They are true advocates for him,” says Dr. Azar. “So, when you have that, coupled with tailored, comprehensive treatment, you start to see success stories.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA New Outlook on Life\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nJohn is realistic about his future with sickle cell disease and recognizes that more battles inevitably lie ahead. However, with the help of Mass General’s devoted team, he is facing them with hope and determination. He has started an \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.instagram.com\u002Fa.warriorspain\u002F?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EInstagram account\u003C\u002Fa\u003E to share his day-to-day life as someone living with SCD, including behind-the-scenes clips of a typical hospital visit. For the last few years, he has joined his providers in speaking engagements to physician residents and other health care professionals about the importance of empathy.\r\n\r\n“I share my experience and talk to them about how they can approach sickle cell disease patients like me,” says John. “It’s important to give them firsthand insight. They need to know we’re just trying to live as normal a life as possible so sometimes if we come across frustrated or angry, it’s nothing personal — we’re just going through the emotions of this lifelong disease.”\r\n\r\nEncouraging empathy continues to be a common theme among John and providers like Dr. Azar. They hope their promotion of the topic will activate new interest in the scientific community to drive better treatment options. Until then, both will carry on — fighting the good fight — as they work toward a more just, inclusive health care system.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center, please \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathy+Sheehan&about=Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Sickle Cell Disease: One Patient’s Mass General Experience",post_excerpt:"John Baez does not know a life free of sickle cell disease, and he may never will. But with the help of Mass General’s comprehensive care team, he’s living one that’s full of hope, determination and social activism.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"sickle-cell-disease-one-patients-mass-general-experience",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2023-09-13 17:00:19",post_modified_gmt:"2023-09-13 21:00:19",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1068565",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBaez-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBaez-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBaez-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBaez.jpg",acf:{hide_donate_button:d,hide_primary_navigation:d,hide_footer_donate_now:d,enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:dx,name:gn,slug:go,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:dx,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cI,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,cta_sidebar:d,page_selector:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fsickle-cell-disease-one-patients-mass-general-experience\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:dx,name:gn,slug:go,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:dx,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cI,filter:c}]},{ID:kR,post_author:jo,post_date:"2023-09-13 16:58:05",post_date_gmt:"2023-09-13 20:58:05",post_content:"Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common hereditary disease in the United States and is highly complex and historically challenging to treat. It manifests in different ways, but usually, it causes severe and frequent pain crises — periods of unbearable pain throughout the body that often require hospitalization and pain treatment to manage. And, although life expectancy for SCD patients has lengthened — some \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E patients are now living to the age of 60 — the average life expectancy nationally is still only 45 years old.\r\n\r\nThe disease impacts more people than cystic fibrosis — another genetic disorder that requires intermittent hospitalization — yet funding to advance the science is significantly less. As a result, treatment options remain limited.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA Mission Rooted in Equity\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nThere are likely several reasons why the science for SCD is slow, but one of the main culprits is inherent bias and racism toward the patient population it affects. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cdc.gov\u002Fncbddd\u002Fsicklecell\u002Fdata.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EOne out of every 365 Black or African American births\u003C\u002Fa\u003E are diagnosed with SCD and Hispanic American births are also at risk. The number is staggering, and one of the driving forces behind Mass General’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fmedicine\u002Fsickle-cell-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EComprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E — an adult program for patients with SCD offering multidisciplinary care to both treat and prevent symptoms of the disease.\r\n\r\n“We are the exemplar in our diversity, equity and inclusion work at the hospital. Among our team, we often say we work two jobs — one job is combatting systemic racism within the health care system and the other is actual medical and clinical care,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F20946\u002Fsharl-azar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ESharl Azar, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E medical director of the Center and recent recipient of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fthe-kraft-familys-continued-commitment-to-community-health-and-health-equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ERobert K. Kraft Endowed Chair in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1061304\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1061304\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn4.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FAzar.jpg\" alt=\"Sharl Azar, MD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Sharl Azar, MD[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EPainful Stigma\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nMany \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fsickle-cell-disease-one-patients-mass-general-experience\u002F\"\u003Epeople living with SCD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E express feeling stigmatized while navigating the health care system. The unpredictable nature of the disease can require urgent care via Emergency Departments (EDs) where patients often feel perceived as “drug seeking” by medical staff. As a result, many patients avoid care and will experience a decline in health and quality of life.\r\n\r\n“It’s a disease that primarily affects Black and Brown people,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fmedicine\u002Fsickle-cell-disease\u002Fsharon-amos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ESharon Amos, RN, BSN,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E one of two nurse navigators within the Center. “Due to the historical lack of funding and research for sickle cell disease, treatment options are limited. Intravenous [IV] pain medications are often used palliatively in an attempt to minimize the physical suffering SCD causes. The general lack of knowledge about the disease coupled with implicit bias towards people of color creates a negative perception that ultimately impacts the quality of care received. Part of our work is to advocate for this patient population and support our provider colleagues with the intention of raising awareness, as well as the standard of SCD care.”\r\n\r\nOne of the ways change is taking effect is the creation of a new Emergency Department Pathway — a treatment plan in a patient’s chart for emergency clinicians to follow when they see patients with SCD. “This acute care plan does much of the legwork,” says Dr. Azar. “It tells the ED how to manage their pain appropriately and ensures our patients are seen within 30 to 60 minutes.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1068560\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1068560\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn4.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Famos.jpg\" alt=\"Sharon Amos, RN, BSN\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Sharon Amos, RN, BSN[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EAddressing a Gap\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nA main purpose of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center is to ensure there’s no gap in care as patients transition from pediatrics to adult care.\r\n\r\n“I have been at Mass General for nearly three years, and prior to joining, there was no adult sickle cell program here,” says Dr. Azar. “There was a pediatric program at Mass General for Children (MGfC) but no place to transition patients as they became adults. I was brought on to build that program so we can continue offering the best care to our patients no matter their age.”\r\n\r\nSince its inception in 2021, the program has grown from 24 to 207 patients and has established a clear path for the nearly 80 pediatric patients cared for at MGfC who will someday enter the adult program. The goal of the program is to “offer 360-degree wraparound services, akin to what has been provided nationally for hemophilia and cystic fibrosis, but that has long been unavailable for patients with SCD,” says Dr. Azar.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Uniqueness of Nurse Navigators\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nHaving nurse navigators as the centerpiece of the operation was a nonnegotiable parameter for Dr. Azar when building his plan. That’s why in addition to integrative therapy, primary care, patient navigation, palliative care, social work and athletic training, two dedicated nurse navigators, Ms. Amos and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fmedicine\u002Fsickle-cell-disease\u002Fellen-silvius\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EEllen Silvius, RN, BSN,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E are embedded in the clinic as the main point persons for patients.\r\n\r\n“Our purpose is to cultivate relationships with our patients,” says Ms. Silvius. “We’re a liaison between advanced-practice providers and attendings, and we provide another layer of personal connection. Patients text us directly, for example, so they can get to us quickly. It helps with the overall care journey and helps avoid ED visits and hospitalizations.”\r\n\r\nNurses are known in the medical world to be the foundation of health care, often functioning as the key source of information and interaction for a patient. Ms. Amos and Ms. Silvius have also taken on the role of educators who inform and work with clinical colleagues, so everyone feels supported when caring for SCD patients.\r\n\r\n“The communication between our patients and their myriad caregivers has improved greatly because of the work we have done with other teams. You can see how it’s elevated morale among staff,” says Ms. Silvius. “Patients feel valued and confident in their care, and, as a result, providers do, as well.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1068563\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1068563\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn4.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fsilvius.jpg\" alt=\"Ellen Silvius, RN, BSN\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Ellen Silvius, RN, BSN[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Center’s Future\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nPhilanthropy plays a key role in the everyday operations of the Center. Many of the positions — especially those not regularly covered by health insurance such as integrative therapy and athletic training — are supported through philanthropy. As the program continues to grow, Dr. Azar sees a future where pediatric SCD services across Boston interface more regularly with adult programs, further improving the transition from pediatric to adult care.\r\n\r\n“We work well with our pediatric colleagues across the city, but I would love to begin implementing what we already do with MGfC — meeting patients when they’re as young as 16,” says Dr. Azar. “When we meet a couple years before patients move into adulthood, we can guarantee a safer transition for them, and we’ll be better prepared to accommodate their care needs.”\r\n\r\nThe demand for inclusive, wraparound sickle cell disease care will always endure due to Boston’s diversity — \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.census.gov\u002Fquickfacts\u002Ffact\u002Ftable\u002Fbostoncitymassachusetts\u002FPST045222\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Enearly half of its population identify as Black, African American, Hispanic or Latino.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Mass General’s Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center plans to remain on the forefront, working with other centers across the city to increase advocacy and improve treatment and prevention.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center, please \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathy+Sheehan&about=Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:k$,post_excerpt:"Sharl Azar, MD, was recruited to Mass General in 2020 to build a comprehensive, inclusive program to treat adult patients with sickle cell disease, and the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center was born. In the three years since, the Center has become a nationally recognized and highly sought-after service.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"the-making-of-a-world-class-sickle-cell-treatment-center",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2023-09-14 12:07:32",post_modified_gmt:"2023-09-14 16:07:32",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1068555",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:kT,img_medium:kU,img_large:kW,img_full:bo,acf:{hide_donate_button:d,hide_primary_navigation:d,hide_footer_donate_now:d,enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,cta_sidebar:d,page_selector:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fthe-making-of-a-world-class-sickle-cell-treatment-center\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c}]},{ID:lJ,post_author:aL,post_date:"2023-08-21 13:50:16",post_date_gmt:"2023-08-21 17:50:16",post_content:"For \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F22899\u002Fjohn-christopher-trinidad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EJohn Christopher Trinidad, MD, MPH, FAAD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, practicing dermatology has meant finding joy in his work, finding a community he can call home.\r\n\r\nFrom founding an HIV Dermatology Clinic as assistant professor at Ohio State University, to treating incarcerated patients in Ohio and homeless patients in Boston, to serving as a political advocate for underserved populations, Dr. Trinidad has found his life’s mission in working to make necessary dermatologic care accessible and equitable. “He is marching to his own drummer,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F17718\u002Fdavid-fisher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EDavid Fisher, MD, PhD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, Chair of the Department of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdermatology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EDermatology\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E “There are very few dermatologists who are truly focused on equity and serving populations in need, and Dr. Trinidad is at the center of this work. He is a miracle, a gem.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA Lifelong Advocate\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nA son of Filipino immigrants living in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dr. Trinidad began to openly identify as gay when he was 15 years old. As a teenager, he began advocating for those in need in his community, and started volunteering with various health advocacy groups during high school.\r\n\r\nHe went on to study medicine at The University of California, San Francisco, where his love of dermatology stemmed from his observation of a physician treating a patient who was suffering from painful skin cancer caused by untreated HIV. As she cared for the patient, the physician helped him understand and accept the necessary treatment for his HIV. Through that experience, Dr. Trinidad began to learn how important compassionate dermatologic care is in so many different areas of medicine, from infectious disease, to palliative care to gender affirming care.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1068154\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1068154\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FTrinidad.jpg\" alt=\"John Christopher Trinidad, MD, MPH, FAAD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E John Christopher Trinidad, MD, MPH, FAAD[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA Trajectory of Firsts\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nThroughout his career, Dr. Trinidad has often been a pioneer in his field. “When I was a faculty member at OSU, I was the only dermatologist within 100 miles registered with the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.glma.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EGay and Lesbian Medical Association\u003C\u002Fa\u003E,” he explains. “I was the only dermatologist in the city who would openly state that this was a population I wanted to serve.”\r\n\r\nExperiences like this motivated Dr. Trinidad to provide a safe, non-judgmental practice at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Flocations\u002Fcharlestown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMass General Charlestown HealthCare Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, where today, he serves as clinical faculty. He also cares for patients through a clinic with Boston Health Care for the Homeless and a specialty clinic at Mass General dedicated to serving LGBTQ patients and patients referred from the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fmedicine\u002Finfectious-diseases\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EDepartment of Infectious Disease\u003C\u002Fa\u003E — many of whom are living with HIV — and is a collaborative member of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Ftransgender-health-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ETransgender Health Program at Mass General\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EMaking Effective Treatment Accessible to All\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nTransgender individuals are a patient population for whom Dr. Trinidad is especially driven to provide equitable care, but who are often reluctant to seek out that care. “Transgender people often feel uncomfortable seeking out medical specialties. They often feel overmedicalized and experience discrimination, even reporting verbal abuse and assault within a medical office,” Dr. Trinidad explains.\r\n\r\nStigma is often what stands in the way of seeking care. For instance, when undergoing a medical transition, many transgender men experience an extremely painful, severely disfiguring form of acne called acne fulminans. This can be one of the most uncomfortable parts of transitioning for many patients, causing not only physical discomfort, but also shame and insecurity.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1068155\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1068155\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FDFisher.jpg\" alt=\"David Fisher, MD, PhD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E David Fisher, MD, PhD[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nHowever, early dermatologic intervention can stop the acne in its tracks, preventing permanent scarring and helping to affirm patients’ gender identity. “Utilizing a compound called isotretinoin, we can completely avert, if not reverse, this cystic acne,” says Dr. Trinidad. “Part of the importance of stating explicitly that we treat gender nonconforming and transgender patients is in making sure they feel safe in accessing dermatological care, to make sure they know they will be welcomed with open arms here.”\r\n\r\nDr. Trinidad recounts the experience of one of his transgender patients who underwent gender-affirming chest masculinization surgery, only to have a flood of painful acne appear on his chest, back and face within a month of the procedure. “It was heartbreaking for him,” Dr. Trinidad recalls. “But to be able to help usher him across the bridge into his new life, to help him feel seen, and comfortable and confident, is such a privilege.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EBuilding the Skyscraper\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n“Access to this level of care makes a massive difference,” says Dr. Fisher. “And when transgender folks are not able to access this care, it isn’t for medical reasons, but rather social reasons … and that’s the tragedy of it all. That’s what makes someone like Dr. Trinidad a hero.”\r\n\r\nPrivate donor support is central to Dr. Trinidad’s ability to continue his critical work to make dermatology truly equitable, including providing the opportunity to medical students to participate in ongoing research with him. “We’re at ground level,” Dr. Fisher explains. “Private funding can help us build a skyscraper.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdonate\u002Fdermatology\"\u003Esupport Dermatology\u003C\u002Fa\u003E or to learn more about Dr. Trinidad’s work, please \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Lauren+Dello-Russo&about=Dermatologic care for underserved populations\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Welcomed, With Open Arms",post_excerpt:"John Christopher Trinidad, MD, MPH, FAAD, Mass General’s Director of Underserved Populations in the Department of Dermatology, has found his life’s mission in making dermatologic care accessible to all.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"welcomed-with-open-arms",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2023-12-06 13:01:56",post_modified_gmt:"2023-12-06 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of the importance of stating explicitly that we treat gender nonconforming and transgender patients is in making sure they feel safe in accessing dermatological care, to make sure they know they will be welcomed with open arms here.”",link:a,user:d,image:{ID:lK,id:lK,title:gV,filename:"Trinidad.jpg",filesize:12195,url:bb,link:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fwelcomed-with-open-arms\u002Ftrinidad\u002F",alt:gV,author:am,description:gV,caption:gV,name:"trinidad",status:X,uploaded_to:lJ,date:"2023-08-10 18:48:49",modified:"2023-08-10 18:49:07",menu_order:b,mime_type:S,type:_,subtype:ag,icon:$,width:n,height:n,sizes:{thumbnail:bb,"thumbnail-width":n,"thumbnail-height":n,medium:bb,"medium-width":n,"medium-height":n,medium_large:bb,"medium_large-width":n,"medium_large-height":n,large:bb,"large-width":n,"large-height":n,"1536x1536":bb,"1536x1536-width":n,"1536x1536-height":n,"2048x2048":bb,"2048x2048-width":n,"2048x2048-height":n,"mgh-mobile":bb,"mgh-mobile-width":n,"mgh-mobile-height":n,"mgh-tablet":bb,"mgh-tablet-width":n,"mgh-tablet-height":n,"mgh-desktop-1":bb,"mgh-desktop-1-width":n,"mgh-desktop-1-height":n,"mgh-desktop-2":bb,"mgh-desktop-2-width":n,"mgh-desktop-2-height":n,"mgh-max-size":bb,"mgh-max-size-width":n,"mgh-max-size-height":n,"mgh-card-mobile":bb,"mgh-card-mobile-width":F,"mgh-card-mobile-height":F,"mgh-card-tablet":bb,"mgh-card-tablet-width":r,"mgh-card-tablet-height":r,"mgh-card-desktop":bb,"mgh-card-desktop-width":r,"mgh-card-desktop-height":r,"mgh-card-highlight-mobile":bb,"mgh-card-highlight-mobile-width":F,"mgh-card-highlight-mobile-height":F,"mgh-card-highlight-tablet":bb,"mgh-card-highlight-tablet-width":n,"mgh-card-highlight-tablet-height":n,"mgh-card-highlight-desktop":bb,"mgh-card-highlight-desktop-width":n,"mgh-card-highlight-desktop-height":n,"mgh-event-card-mobile":bb,"mgh-event-card-mobile-width":aK,"mgh-event-card-mobile-height":aK,"mgh-event-card-tablet":bb,"mgh-event-card-tablet-width":r,"mgh-event-card-tablet-height":r,"mgh-event-card-desktop":bb,"mgh-event-card-desktop-width":r,"mgh-event-card-desktop-height":r,"mgh-social":bb,"mgh-social-width":n,"mgh-social-height":n,"post-thumbnail":bb,"post-thumbnail-width":n,"post-thumbnail-height":n}},image_alt:"Dr Trinidad",name:gV,title:"Director of Underserved Populations in the Department of Dermatology",text_placement:gt,desktopwidth:du}],cta_sidebar:d,hide_from_search:d},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fwelcomed-with-open-arms\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:bp,name:gp,slug:gq,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bp,taxonomy:e,description:gr,parent:b,count:gs,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:az,name:cx,slug:cy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:az,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cz,filter:c}]},{ID:1067328,post_author:aL,post_date:lL,post_date_gmt:lM,post_content:"Mass shootings continue to make national news headlines and are a frightening reminder to us all of this “new normal.” We emotionally respond to these horrifying incidents with a sense of terror, fear for our own safety and sadness for the victims and their families.\r\n\r\nBeyond our immediate gut reactions, we can expect media coverage to extend across our televisions, radios, computers and mobile devices, as in any crisis. And we can expect that our kids, teenagers and young adults will have varying levels of information about these tragic events, along with their own emotional reactions, questions and concerns.\r\n\r\nHow can parents, educators and other caring adults help our young people process acts of gun violence in these moments, when we know they already feel vulnerable? How can we help them live with confidence and self-assurance in the world without constant fear that their everyday life is filled with imminent danger? How can we help them put these tragedies into some perspective?\r\n\r\nAs with any of our caregiver guidelines, first remember that you know your child best. Then, the approach for each child should be developmentally appropriate. What helps a 7-year-old cope with fear and anxiety may not be the same for a 17-year-old.\r\n\r\nBelow are some basic tips on how to talk with a child of any age about gun violence.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ETalking Tips for All Ages\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EControl your own anxiety. Anxiety is contagious and your kids will see this. Use self-care measures to calm yourself down. Research shows that when a parent is calm and under control, they are in the best position to talk with their kids about scary things. If your kids ask you directly about a recent shooting, be honest and express how terrible you feel for these losses and for the victims’ families and communities.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ETalk with other adults you trust about gun violence and hate crimes. Sometimes partners, friends, family, clergy or community leaders will help you clarify your own reactions and help you contain your anxiety.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EBe proactive. Limit your own exposure to gun violence by turning off the news coverage and avoiding social media posts focused on violent events. While it is important to stay informed, repeatedly viewing the news stories and related content tends to add to our fears, not reduce them.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EKeep your own home safe from gun violence. Knowing that around one in three homes with children contains at least one firearm, it is critical for gun-owning parents to safely store them away, ideally by locking up the unloaded gun and storing the ammunition in a separate locked location. If you think your children don’t know where you keep your gun(s) or that they know not to play with them, think again. Research and past experience have shown that too many accidental shootings occur in the home by making these assumptions.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ETalk with your kids about gun safety rules. If you have guns in the home, be sure to talk with your children of any age about gun safety rules. No child should be able to have any access to firearms without adult supervision. If you have not developed and discussed family rules about the storage, access and use of firearms, please establish them and post them, and have a serious conversation about your rules. Even if you don’t have guns in your home, it is possible that there are firearms at a friend’s home, so it is key that you talk with your young people about gun safety. Likewise, the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that you ask parents about their own gun safety practices before your child attends a playdate, party, or sleepover at their home.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ETalking Tips by Age Group\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EToddlers and Preschoolers\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EVery young children are more disturbed by their parents’ and caregivers’ distress than by the actual event. They may not fully understand what happened, or they may see it as more than an act on TV. That’s why they’re comforted more by your actions than your words. Be careful how you present yourself to them, both emotionally and in conversation with others. Naturally, they will pick up on your reactions.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EExpect young children to regress a bit emotionally. They may become clingy or whiny, have difficulty sleeping or start wetting their beds. The more patient and reassuring you are, the more quickly these episodes will pass.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ETurn off the media. If you wish to watch or listen to news coverage, do so while your very young children are not in the room; they do not yet have the ability to put the frightening images they see into perspective. And if you have conversations about shootings with a partner or older children at home, be sure they are not within ear shot.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EGrade School Children\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EEncourage your school-aged children to share their feelings and concerns with you. Certainly, they will have heard about the recent events. Assure them that it’s all right for them to be upset, and that you’ll do everything you can to protect them from harm.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EAsk what specifically worries them and what they know about the recent shootings. Also, ask where they heard about the shootings. It is very important to know where they get their information.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EIf appropriate, reassure them that you live in a very safe place and that these events are not common, though you do need to admit they are very scary.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ERemember that children often work through emotional issues with play instead of words. Don’t be surprised if your children use toys to replay the images they’ve seen or imagined. This is healthy. It can also give you insights into their fears and misunderstandings.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EExpect that your children might ask the same questions several times. Be patient. Remember that by asking these questions, they’re showing you that they trust you and what you say.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ETurn off the media. It is not wise for school-aged kids to follow news coverage of these events. However, if they have already seen or heard about the breaking news, be available to clarify their concerns.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ERemind them that there are more good people in the world than there are bad people, and the good people will always try to take care of and protect them.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ETalk about angry feelings and how to manage them. Even school-aged kids know that children and adults get angry and have conflicts, and they have probably seen all sorts of violence in movies, on TV and in real life, such as road rage and angry behavior in their communities. Discuss how anger can be managed and explain that there is never reason to manage anger with violence.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETeenagers and Young Adults\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EAdolescents may be scared and wonder what this means for the lives they’ll lead as young adults. For example, “Will I be safe in college or in the community where I live and work?” They may struggle with questions about justice, power and the use of weapons —issues that directly relate to violent events. And as parents, young people of color or other marginalized individuals may be particularly worried.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ETeenagers are capable of having nuanced discussions and considering issues, values, motives and consequent behavior — appropriate and unacceptable.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ELet your teenagers listen as you discuss the event with other adults. If they choose to chime in, welcome their participation — even if you might disagree with what they have to say. Simply talking things out will help them to put their concerns into perspective.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ESit with them as they watch the news coverage. Comment on what you’re seeing, and listen openly to what they have to say, as well. And as recommended for you and younger children, encourage them to limit their time spent on related content, knowing that for many people, this only adds to their fears.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EShare your feelings with them. This gives adolescents permission to do the same with you. This means sharing your feelings about mass shootings, the targets of the shootings and issues with use and misuse of firearms. And ask about their feelings about these issues.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EDiscuss the risks of access to guns. Teens are capable of discussing how many guns we have in our nation and whether this is safe or dangerous for society, as well as talking about factors that contribute to gun violence, such as domestic abuse, drugs and alcohol and mental health issues like depression. Access to a gun is one of the biggest risk factors on the list, so engage in conversations about how reduction of firearms and “red flag” laws have been shown to prevent personal violence (suicide) and reduce rates of homicide and mass shootings. Wonder with them about how such actions could reduce hate crimes or domestic terrorism. Discuss the value of background checks and monitoring and regulating sales of firearms, which are steps that most gun owners and gun sellers support.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ETalk with them about appropriate gun use and gun safety. Teens are old enough to appreciate that firearms in the hands of an angry, impulsive person is dangerous. Talk with them about the appropriate use of firearms, such as for hunting, skeet shooting, target shooting and on the most rare occasions, for self-defense.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EAsk them about their opinion on assault rifles. Talk with them about why anyone would use one. They are not used for hunting or for sport. Is there any time or reason someone would need to use one?\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EAsk them about their opinion of copycat phenomena. Wonder with them about how media coverage of shootings affect people’s feelings and whether they think some might copy the event, or react negatively.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EWonder about risks to people of color. Research shows that people of color are at a much greater risk of being shot or killed by guns. Ask your teens and young adults how people of color, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, as well as other marginalized people such as the LGBTQIA+ population, are at greater risk for violence of all sorts.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\r\nWe need to keep our children and society safe. With 40,000 gun-related deaths in our country per year, this is a public health crisis and our children are at risk. One important role we have in preventing needless death by firearms, besides state and national legislation, is having conversations with our youth to help them feel safe and be part of the solution when they become leaders in the future.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EFor more information, contact the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fgun-violence-prevention\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMass General Center for Gun Violence Prevention,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E a multidisciplinary initiative dedicated to preventing firearm-related violence and promoting safety in the homes and communities of the patients we serve.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EThis article first appeared on The Clay Center for Young Healthy Minds \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mghclaycenter.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Ewebsite,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E a free, online educational resource that educates parents and other caregivers.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"How to Talk with Kids about Gun Violence",post_excerpt:"June is National Gun Violence Awareness Month. Mass General's Gretchen Fischer Felopulos, PhD, and Gene Beresin, MD, MA, share advice on how to talk to your kids about gun violence.\r\n",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"how-to-talk-with-kids-about-gun-violence",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:lL,post_modified_gmt:lM,post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1067328",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fkidstv-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fkidstv-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fkidstv-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fkidstv.jpg",acf:{enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:aC,name:gu,slug:gv,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aC,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:gw,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aj,name:dV,slug:dW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aj,taxonomy:e,description:dX,parent:b,count:cS,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fhow-to-talk-with-kids-about-gun-violence\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aj,name:dV,slug:dW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aj,taxonomy:e,description:dX,parent:b,count:cS,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:aC,name:gu,slug:gv,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aC,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:gw,filter:c}]},{ID:1066257,post_author:jo,post_date:"2023-04-22 09:35:48",post_date_gmt:"2023-04-22 13:35:48",post_content:"On April 13, 2023, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E celebrated the establishment of the Robert K. Kraft Endowed Chair in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. This position was funded as part of a transformative $50 million gift from Robert K. Kraft and The Kraft Family Foundation to address health care disparities caused by race, ethnicity, geography and economic status.\r\n\r\nThe chair — now held by inaugural incumbent \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F20946\u002Fsharl-azar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ESharl Azar, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E medical director of Mass General’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fmedicine\u002Fsickle-cell-disease\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EComprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E — will continue in perpetuity thanks to its endowment. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited, life-threatening blood disorder that predominantly impacts patients who are Black or African American. Despite its prevalence — more than 100,000 Americans are impacted by SCD — patient care and research of the disorder are dramatically underfunded, especially when compared to other genetic disorders that affect fewer people.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA Transformation in Sickle Cell Disease Care at Mass General\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fa-circle-of-support-for-patients-with-sickle-cell-disease\u002F\"\u003EThe launch of the Center in 2021\u003C\u002Fa\u003E is shaping Mass General as a leader in SCD treatment and research, offering patients and their families an inclusive medical home and a strong interdisciplinary team of experts, passionate about the groundbreaking work taking place there.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1066265\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"350\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1066265 size-full\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FAzar-Bowl-Presentation.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"304\" \u002F\u003E David F. M. Brown, MD, presents Sharl Azar, MD, with a commemorative bowl to celebrate the establishment of the Robert K. Kraft Endowed Chair in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nThe Kraft family established the new chair to tackle health disparities in clinical care both at the hospital and to be replicated beyond hospital walls. Given the importance of addressing health equity comprehensively, future incumbents will span all disciplines and are not limited to certain disease areas. Dr. Azar’s impactful career as a hematologist, clinical investigator and advocate for the underserved made him the perfect choice to become the first incumbent of this prestigious position.\r\n\r\nSince joining Mass General, Dr. Azar has greatly advanced the hospital’s presence as a sought-after SCD treatment center. Years ago, Mass General treated approximately 20 patients per year, but today, that number has risen to approximately 200 patients. This dramatic increase in volume means the hospital is reaching more people in the community, many of whom were traditionally overlooked by the health care system.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA Family Commitment to Health Equity\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nRobert Kraft, along with his family, including his wife Dana and son and Chair of Mass General’s Board of Trustees Jonathan Kraft attended the recent celebration. During his remarks, Robert said, “This chair marks another milestone in [the Kraft family’s] partnership [with Mass General]. Addressing health care disparities caused by race, ethnicity, geography and economic status is no small task, which is why it was so important to create a permanent position to continue to advance innovative work and initiatives tackling these issues.”\r\n\r\nOthers who attended to celebrate the chair’s creation included former New England Patriots captain and safety, Devin McCourty, whose aunt passed away from complications with SCD. He and his twin brother, Jason McCourty, launched \u003Cem\u003ETackle Sickle Cell,\u003C\u002Fem\u003E a campaign that aims to educate the public, increase blood donations and raise funds and awareness for the fight against SCD. Robert Kraft acknowledged this connection as one of the main reasons he felt this chair and Dr. Azar’s appointment were so important.\r\n\r\nThe Kraft family’s more than 40-year history of support for Mass General and community health within Greater Boston is extensive. Their leadership and investment in health equity have transformed the hospital to be a driver of critical, systemic change.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo make a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdonate\u002F?sickle-cell&re_fund=024769&re_appeal=2112EMMGXXSC&is_designation=1&designation=Comprehensive%20Sickle%20Cell%20Disease%20Treatment%20Center\"\u003Edonation\u003C\u002Fa\u003E or for more information about the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathy+Sheehan&about=Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"The Kraft Family's Continued Commitment to Community Health and Health Equity",post_excerpt:"Sharl Azar, MD, was named the inaugural incumbent of the Robert K. Kraft Endowed Chair in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"the-kraft-familys-continued-commitment-to-community-health-and-health-equity",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2023-05-02 09:43:37",post_modified_gmt:"2023-05-02 13:43:37",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1066257",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FKraft-Chair-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FKraft-Chair-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FKraft-Chair-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FKraft-Chair.jpg",acf:{enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:ar,name:ca,slug:cb,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ar,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cc,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fthe-kraft-familys-continued-commitment-to-community-health-and-health-equity\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:ar,name:ca,slug:cb,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ar,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cc,filter:c}]},{ID:1066095,post_author:aL,post_date:lN,post_date_gmt:lO,post_content:"Since early 2020, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E’s Revere Food Pantry — located in the Mass General \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Flocations\u002Frevere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ERevere HealthCare Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E — has been serving about 80 patient families weekly with plant-based foods, oils, spices and cookware to help them prepare healthy meals at home. Now, thanks to funding from Mass General Brigham and research grants from the Ardmore Institute of Health and the Vitamix Foundation, the Food Pantry recently added a new teaching kitchen, enriching its recipe with an essential ingredient: culinary medicine.\r\n\r\n“Today we honor one of our most sacred responsibilities as a society: that no family, no child, no person should face the injustice of hunger,” U.S. Rep Katherine Clark said at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwhdh.com\u002Fnews\u002Fnew-teaching-kitchen-opens-at-recently-expanded-mgh-revere-food-pantry\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Ethe teaching kitchen’s ribbon cutting on March 22, 2023.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E “Access to food is a fundamental human right and every day, this facility upholds that truth. We are already transforming the lives of 80 families every week. With this exciting expansion, I’m sure that number is going to grow.”\r\n\r\n“The teaching kitchen is providing a venue to actually show our patients, families and kids in the Healthy Weight Clinic how to cook the foods we give them,” says Debbie Jacobson, Administrative Director of the MGH Revere HealthCare Center. “This is a great opportunity to both teach and educate.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1066103\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"350\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1066103\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fteaching-kitchen-view.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"336\" \u002F\u003E The new teaching kitchen at the MGH Revere Food Pantry[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003E“Food is Medicine”\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n“In primary care, we know from decades of research that plant-based foods like vegetables, fruits, nuts, and legumes are medicine for many chronic diseases. That’s why the vision we have at the MGH Revere Food Pantry will work,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F20493\u002Fjacob-mirsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EJacob Mirsky, MD, MA, DipABLM,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Medical Director of the MGH Revere Food Pantry. “It’s been amazing to hear about improvements from our patients who have started eating and cooking more plant-based foods at home, and now we’ll be able to conduct research to assess meaningful clinical outcomes.”\r\n\r\nThe teaching kitchen’s first patient-focused programming is part of a research grant from the Ardmore Institute of Health, an Oklahoma-based organization that provides funding for lifestyle medicine in the U.S. health system. The Ardmore grant is devoted to helping the food pantry adapt its proven pediatric and family healthy weight program, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.aap.org\u002Fen\u002Fpatient-care\u002Finstitute-for-healthy-childhood-weight\u002Fhealthy-weight-clinic\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EHealthy Weight Clinic,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E designed by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fdoctors\u002F19673\u002Flauren-fiechtner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ELauren Fiechtner, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E’s team at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMass General for Children\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Institute for Childhood Healthy Weight. The Healthy Weight Clinic, recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and the American Academy of Pediatrics as one of the few evidenced-based programs for children who are overweight or experiencing obesity, will work alongside the teaching kitchen for families with food insecurity.\r\n\r\n“Providing people with nutritious foods is a critical first step in establishing a healthy lifestyle and equipping them with the knowledge they need to prepare these foods in a delicious, healthy manner for their families. Those skills will last a lifetime,” says Ardmore Institute of Health Senior Vice President and COO Janet Calhoun. “Ardmore Institute of Health is thrilled to support Mass General’s Revere Food Pantry and its efforts to demonstrate the power of a lifestyle medicine approach to prevent, treat and reverse chronic diseases such as diabetes and obesity.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1066098\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"350\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1066098 size-full\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCongresswoman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"414\" \u002F\u003E “Today we honor one of our most sacred responsibilities as a society: that no family, no child, no person should face the injustice of hunger,\" said Congresswoman Katherine Clark, United States House of Representatives, 5th District of Massachusetts.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EMeasuring Success\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nA grant from the Vitamix Foundation is also helping the food pantry and Dr. Fiechtner, its research director, evaluate how plant-based food provisions have shifted health outcomes for patients. Dr. Fiechtner, who serves as the Director of Nutrition at Mass General for Children, will gauge the pantry’s impact over the past two years on blood sugar levels, blood pressure, anxiety, depression and weight gain in children. Those data will help inform clinicians how to better serve patients through resources like the teaching kitchen and culturally relevant recipes for Revere’s diverse population.\r\n\r\n“The plant-based, high-quality food we’re distributing here thanks to the Greater Boston Food Bank is incredibly impressive,” Dr. Fiechtner says. “Now, we’ll be able to get the whole family together in the teaching kitchen. We’ll learn a lot about barriers and access to this food, and things we can do better thanks to these grant opportunities.”\r\n\r\n“At the Vitamix Foundation, our vision is to enhance health and wellness through plant-based whole foods, and the MGH Revere Food Pantry has made remarkable strides in increasing access to these nutritious foods,” says Vitamix Foundation Executive Director Natalie A. Haynes. “We’re proud to support Dr. Fiechtner, Dr. Mirsky and the food pantry team as they measure their impact, establish best practices and create a model for other organizations — all driven by educating patients and providing them with the healthiest foods they can find.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ESkills That Will Last a Lifetime\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nBy gearing the teaching kitchen toward families, the MGH Revere Food Pantry team hopes to build a strong foundation for children and their relationship to food, which will grow into healthy habits in adulthood.\r\n\r\nThe food pantry’s new permanent location at 300 Ocean Avenue in Revere and the teaching kitchen will make it possible to serve another 50 families, expanding its reach and continuing its mission to combat food insecurity and nutrition-dependent chronic diseases.\r\n\r\n“I’m so proud our system is investing in making nutrition related diseases a thing of the past,” \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneralbrigham.org\u002Fen\u002Fabout\u002Fdiversity-equity-and-inclusion\u002Funited-against-racism\u002Felsie-taveras\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EElsie Taveras, MD, MPH,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Chief Community Health & Health Equity Officer, Mass General Brigham said at the ribbon cutting. “We start to do that by encouraging the work that’s happening and will continue to happen here in Revere — not just to increase access to food, but to promote nutrition security.\"\r\n\r\n“The food pantry has become a home to building innovative programming and getting at the root causes of disease, especially for vulnerable patient populations,” says Dr. Mirsky. “I’m grateful that this is a vision that’s been supported from the beginning. Everywhere I look, there’s been collaboration and enthusiasm.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fcampaign\u002Fmgh-revere-food-pantry\u002Fc306838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Elearn more\u003C\u002Fa\u003E about the MGH Revere Food Pantry and Teaching Kitchen or to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fgive\u002F306838\u002F#!\u002Fdonation\u002Fcheckout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Emake a gift\u003C\u002Fa\u003E to support its work, please \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathy+Sheehan&about=MGH Revere Food Pantry\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"A New Teaching Kitchen in Revere Opens Doors to Healthier Eating",post_excerpt:"The MGH Revere Food Pantry recently celebrated the opening of a new teaching kitchen, which will provide hands-on culinary education to families and help knock down barriers to healthier eating.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"a-new-teaching-kitchen-in-revere-opens-doors-to-healthier-eating",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:lN,post_modified_gmt:lO,post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1066095",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Ffood-pantry-opening-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Ffood-pantry-opening-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Ffood-pantry-opening-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Ffood-pantry-opening.jpg",acf:{enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:as,name:eP,slug:eQ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:as,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aw,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:[{term_id:aP,name:dT,slug:dU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aP,taxonomy:cV,description:ej,parent:b,count:cW,filter:c}],override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fa-new-teaching-kitchen-in-revere-opens-doors-to-healthier-eating\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:as,name:eP,slug:eQ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:as,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aw,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:[{term_id:aP,name:dT,slug:dU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aP,taxonomy:cV,description:ej,parent:b,count:cW,filter:c}],story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1065640,post_author:aL,post_date:"2023-03-31 12:42:15",post_date_gmt:"2023-03-31 16:42:15",post_content:"Massachusetts General Hospital's longtime ethos that “when in distress, every man becomes our neighbor” is at the core of our commitment to expand, integrate and improve the delivery of care in our surrounding communities, particularly those whose populations have traditionally gone underserved.\r\n\r\nAs an organization focused on promoting population health, Mass General's construction of the new building on Cambridge Street comes with an obligation to file a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcommunity-health\u002Fcchi\u002Fregulation-and-community-benefit\u002Foverview-of-determination-of-need\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EDetermination of Need (DoN)\u003C\u002Fa\u003E application with the Department of Public Health. As part of that process, the hospital will allocate five percent of expenses to community health efforts, which means that funding of more than $62M — the largest DoN in the history of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts — will be made available by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcommunity-health\u002Fcchi\u002Fprograms\u002Fmgh-community-health-impact-funds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMGH Community Health Impact Funds\u003C\u002Fa\u003E to help improve the health of local communities.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EPriorities and Focus Areas for the MGH Community Health Impact Funds:\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEconomic\u002FFinancial Stability and Mobility\r\n\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003EFocus Area: Educational attainment and creating career pathways\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHousing\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\nFocus Area: Affordable housing, housing stability and home ownership\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMental\u002FBehavioral Health\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\nFocus Area: Access to treatment and innovative approaches to prevention and care delivery\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFood\u002FNutrition Security\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\nFocus Area: Nutrition and access to affordable healthy foods\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EExamples of Past Funding at Work\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EIn Chelsea, Mass General partnered with Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) to fund a project by The Neighborhood Developers (TND) preserving 27-units of affordable housing for seniors and individuals with disabilities with two local businesses and a policing substation on the ground floor. And, in addition to the renovations, the project has facilitated activities such as cooking and wellness classes, social groups and activities to help senior residents stay engaged in their community.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EIn 2019, Mass General funded Children's Services of Roxbury's Front Porch Program, an initiative to recruit, train and coach a team of multilingual, multicultural community health workers with specialized skills to address mental health and complex trauma for parents of color who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1065642\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"350\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1065642 size-full\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fcsp-slider2.jpg\" alt=\"Through the Front Porch program at Children’s Services of Roxbury, Darleny Mejia and Ketura Cordon are helping parents experiencing homelessness by providing behavioral health and parenting supports while addressing language and other barriers to obtaining permanent housing.\" width=\"350\" height=\"274\" \u002F\u003E Through the Front Porch program at Children’s Services of Roxbury, Darleny Mejia and Ketura Cordon are helping parents experiencing homelessness by providing behavioral health and parenting supports while addressing language and other barriers to obtaining permanent housing.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EFor more information on how to support community health efforts at Mass General, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathy+Sheehan&about=Community Health\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Bigger Than A Building",post_excerpt:"The construction of the new state-of-the-art building is not just about brick and mortar, it's about investing in the health and well-being of our local communities.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"bigger-than-a-building",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2023-03-31 12:47:17",post_modified_gmt:"2023-03-31 16:47:17",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1065640",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fcsp-people-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fcsp-people-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fcsp-people-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fcsp-people.jpg",acf:{enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fbigger-than-a-building\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1064650,post_author:am,post_date:lP,post_date_gmt:lQ,post_content:"In honor of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F16555\u002Fernesto-gonzalez-martinez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EErnesto Gonzalez-Martinez, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E an award-winning dermatologist and social justice activist, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E is establishing a new endowed fund: the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdonate\u002Fendowed-advocacy-dermatology\"\u003EErnesto Gonzalez-Martinez, MD Endowed Advocacy Fund in Dermatology.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Much of Dr. Gonzalez-Martinez’s work revolves around caring for the homeless population in Boston, which is why the fund will focus its efforts on advocacy for homeless people, social justice issues and the societal factors that directly impact dermatological health, such as environmental hazards and frequent exposure to harsh weather due to lack of housing.\r\n\r\n“Ernesto’s legacy within the Dermatology Department is most inspiring,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F17718\u002Fdavid-fisher\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EDavid Fisher, MD, PhD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Chair of Mass General's \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdermatology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EDepartment of Dermatology.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E “Not only has he helped so many underserved people, but he has also encouraged the next generation of dermatologists to commit to this work and provide the best dermatological care to the homeless in Boston. Ernesto’s devotion to this cause and the clinicians he has mentored make me hopeful for a future where homelessness is a distant memory.”\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E“I’m very mindful of my social responsibility as a physician, and I’m working to encourage other people to feel the same way.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EErnesto Gonzalez-Martinez, MD\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nIn addition to seminars, lectures and other educational opportunities, the fund may also support dedicated fellows within the Dermatology Department, helping to cultivate and support the next generation of specialists as they embark on supporting underrepresented communities. Dr. Gonzalez-Martinez has been working in this arena for much of his life, most formally with the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program.\r\n\r\n“I’m very mindful of my social responsibility as a physician, and I’m working to encourage other people to feel the same way,” Dr. Gonzalez-Martinez says. “If we elevate the discourse, we can eradicate homelessness here in Boston. We can make this world a better place for everyone.”\r\n\r\nIn the future, Dr. Gonzalez-Martinez hopes the fund will support an ambassador who can connect disparate local programs into a national movement of support and advocacy for people living without homes. With the integration of best practices and shared knowledge, Dr. Gonzalez-Martinez sees opportunities for action at a broad level across the U.S., where diverse communities can receive the best quality care.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo read a full Q&A with Dr. Gonzalez-Martinez — his childhood, his career, his advocacy and his vision — \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fskin-in-the-game-ernesto-gonzalez-martinez-mds-legacy-of-service\"\u003Eclick here.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdonate\u002Fendowed-advocacy-dermatology\"\u003Esupport\u003C\u002Fa\u003E the Ernesto Gonzalez-Martinez, MD Endowed Advocacy Fund in Dermatology, or to learn more, please \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Lauren+Dello+Russo&about=Endowed Advocacy Fund in Dermatology\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"A Legacy of Advocacy: Ernesto Gonzalez-Martinez, MD",post_excerpt:"In honor of Ernesto Gonzalez-Martinez, MD and his work to care for Boston’s homeless, Mass General is establishing the Ernesto Gonzalez-Martinez, MD Endowed Advocacy Fund in Dermatology.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"a-legacy-of-advocacy-ernesto-gonzalez-martinez-md",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:lP,post_modified_gmt:lQ,post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1064650",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FErnestoannounce-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FErnestoannounce-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FErnestoannounce-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FErnestoannounce.jpg",acf:{enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:bp,name:gp,slug:gq,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bp,taxonomy:e,description:gr,parent:b,count:gs,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fa-legacy-of-advocacy-ernesto-gonzalez-martinez-md\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:bp,name:gp,slug:gq,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bp,taxonomy:e,description:gr,parent:b,count:gs,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1064653,post_author:am,post_date:"2023-01-06 14:03:53",post_date_gmt:"2023-01-06 19:03:53",post_content:"\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F16555\u002Fernesto-gonzalez-martinez\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EErnesto Gonzalez-Martinez, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E has spent his medical career devoted to both dermatological care and social responsibility, especially for the homeless population in Boston and beyond. \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E recently established the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdonate\u002Fendowed-advocacy-dermatology\"\u003EErnesto Gonzalez-Martinez, MD Endowed Advocacy Fund in Dermatology\u003C\u002Fa\u003E in his honor, and now Dr. Gonzalez-Martinez reflects on his inspiration, his career and his legacy.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat was your path to dermatology?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nWhen I finished medical school, the U.S. Army drafted me to serve in Vietnam. There were no dermatologists in Vietnam. Because I was interested in dermatology, they asked me to become a pseudo dermatologist for the division. I saw a lot of patients who were exposed to all the humidity and fungal and bacterial diseases prevalent in Vietnam. When I came out of the Army and went home to Puerto Rico, I decided to pursue dermatology as my medical specialty.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat inspired your lifelong commitment to service, especially to the homeless population?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nMy mother was homeless before I was born. She lived in a cardboard shelter with her mother and two siblings. Those two siblings eventually died of tuberculosis in that environment. My mother married my father; he eventually developed tuberculosis and died when I was five years old. As a privileged person compared to my mother, I always try to keep my feet on the ground in terms of what I should do with my life as a physician and provider.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EYou’ve done a lot of work with the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program. How did you get connected with the organization?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nJim O’Connell, the founder of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, was a Mass General resident and spent time with me in dermatology. We became very good friends. In 1998, he asked me if I could come see what he had done with the program. I did, and I realized there was no specialty care, so I told him I’d be interested in working at the clinics once a month at no cost.\r\n\r\nSome of the patients I had seen before at Mass General, but, because of their homeless status now and its associated stigma, they no longer wanted to come to Mass General to see me. So, I changed the course and started to come see them — for free. At the beginning, homeless patients were skeptical about a doctor coming from the hospital to treat them at no cost. I had to instill confidence in them. Currently, the dermatology service has been expanded significantly and is conducted without the dislocation of the patient to a tertiary facility, such as Mass General. It has also become a teaching community service to our Harvard Medical School residents and students during their rotations. This program has become a dermatology practice that’s recognized nationally.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat kinds of conditions do you see most in the homeless population?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nIt’s easy to recognize the problems homeless people have when you look at their skin. Infections are common due to the environment they live in. Skin cancers and frostbite are common, along with more typical issues like eczema and psoriasis. We see ulcerations in the lower legs because people are standing all the time. These can be very difficult to treat because patients have no place to sit down, clean up or sleep.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EThis new endowed advocacy fund at Mass General will further your commitment to the homeless population and to social justice issues. What was the genesis of this initiative, and what do you hope this fund achieves?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nI’m moving on from being just a provider of dermatological care, which I love to do. But I had a kidney transplant, so my providers want me to stay away from possibilities of infection. I’m also 84 years old. I’ve decided I’ll become more of the thinker for the whole group and develop advocacy and an action plan.\r\n\r\nI want to identify an ambassador who can travel the U.S. and elevate this discourse to the national level — someone who can connect programs and best practices for homeless people into one national movement to eradicate homelessness.\r\n\r\nI’m also trying to dispel a myth that homeless people are all drunks and addicts who don’t care; that they’re a nuisance. Empathy has to be active. If we can change the perception that all of them are derelicts, we can also assume collective responsibility. Then, I think we can change the tune and create a willingness to help.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdonate\u002Fendowed-advocacy-dermatology\"\u003Esupport\u003C\u002Fa\u003E the Ernesto Gonzalez-Martinez, MD Endowed Advocacy Fund in Dermatology, or to learn more, please \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Lauren+Dello+Russo&about=Endowed Advocacy Fund in Dermatology\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Skin in the Game: Ernesto Gonzalez-Martinez, MD's Legacy of Service",post_excerpt:"With the establishment of a new endowed advocacy fund in his name, Ernesto Gonzalez-Martinez, MD, reflects on a dermatological career spent in service — especially to Boston’s homeless population.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"skin-in-the-game-ernesto-gonzalez-martinez-mds-legacy-of-service",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2023-01-18 20:56:02",post_modified_gmt:"2023-01-19 01:56:02",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1064653",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FErnestoQA-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FErnestoQA-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FErnestoQA-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FErnestoQA.jpg",acf:{enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:az,name:cx,slug:cy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:az,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cz,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:bp,name:gp,slug:gq,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bp,taxonomy:e,description:gr,parent:b,count:gs,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fskin-in-the-game-ernesto-gonzalez-martinez-mds-legacy-of-service\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:bp,name:gp,slug:gq,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bp,taxonomy:e,description:gr,parent:b,count:gs,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:az,name:cx,slug:cy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:az,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cz,filter:c}]},{ID:1064477,post_author:aL,post_date:"2022-12-07 20:00:40",post_date_gmt:"2022-12-08 01:00:40",post_content:"\u003Cem\u003EWhen it comes to philanthropy, Shari Redstone, chair of Paramount Global and president of National Amusements, looks for opportunities to have a real-life impact in the fight against racism and intolerance. It is a commitment that mirrors that of her late father, media mogul Sumner Redstone. \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003E“My father believed in supporting organizations that would fight for equality,” said Ms. Redstone at a recent event celebrating the establishment of the Sumner M. Redstone Endowed Chair in Health Equity. “Mass General has always made addressing inequities in health care a priority — and that is why my family and I are so honored to \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Cem\u003Esupport this vital institution.” \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe chair — made possible by a gift from Ms. Redstone — is thought to be the first of its kind at an academic medical center devoted to addressing disparities in health care. \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EWe asked Ms. Redstone about her family’s deep connection to Mass General, her decision to create an endowed chair and her hopes for the impact it will have. \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat was your first experience with Mass General? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nIn 1979, the incredible doctors and nurses at Mass General saved my father’s life after he had been badly burned in a fire. He was only 56 years old and was told he might never walk or use his arms again. But, after months of surgery, rehabilitation and extraordinary care, he not only survived — he went on to thrive. He lived another 40 productive years, becoming a leader in the media industry, a competitive tennis player and a proud grandfather and great-grandfather. None of that would have been possible without Mass General.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHow did the care your father received shape your view of Mass General? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nSince that time, Mass General has always been there for my family — helping to guide health care decisions for my father to the very end of his life, and Mass General is still providing care for my mother, who is in her late 90s. I could not be more grateful to the amazing caregivers and researchers at Mass General.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat led to your decision to support health equity, and w\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003Ehy was Mass General a good fit? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nWhen I think about my family’s experience, I know how lucky we have been. The reality, however, is that for far too many people, access to high-quality, comprehensive care remains out of reach. And that is a detriment to society as a whole. That is why Mass General’s efforts to eliminate health inequities are so exceptional.\r\n\r\nMass General’s incredible response during COVID-19 is one standout example. Mass General saw how the most vulnerable communities were being disproportionately impacted and they took immediate action. They sent teams into those communities to provide health education and culturally sensitive vaccine information. They made sure they had bilingual physicians to support patients on COVID floors. And more. In short, they delivered compassionate care when it was needed most to those who needed it most.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat do you hope the Redstone Chair will accomplish? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nI hope that the Redstone Chair will help further the incredible impact Mass General is making in ensuring that underserved patients across the Boston community are provided with comprehensive, high-quality care — now and for generations to come.\r\n\r\nIt means the world to my family and me to establish this Chair in honor of my father’s legacy and be part of a community of donors who are championing Mass General’s commitment to reaching its bold goals to transform patient care, break new ground in research, trailblaze in medical education and build healthier communities.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1035924\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1035924 size-medium\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBanner-no-image_Why-we-give-e1628200866989-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" \u002F\u003E \"Why We Give\" celebrates the ordinary and extraordinary reasons people choose to support Mass General. Everyone has a different story and every story shared is a chance to inspire others. If you would like to share why you give to Mass General, we welcome your stories. Thank you to our incredible community of supporters.[\u002Fcaption]",post_title:"Why I Give: Shari Redstone",post_excerpt:"Media executive and philanthropist Shari Redstone opens up about her deep connection to Mass General and her decision to fund an endowed chair to address disparities in health equity. ",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"why-i-give-shari-redstone",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2023-01-31 10:12:08",post_modified_gmt:"2023-01-31 15:12:08",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1064477",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FShariR-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FShariR-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FShariR-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FShariR.jpg",acf:{enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:ar,name:ca,slug:cb,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ar,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cc,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fwhy-i-give-shari-redstone\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:ar,name:ca,slug:cb,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ar,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cc,filter:c}]},{ID:1064229,post_author:am,post_date:"2022-11-16 10:48:47",post_date_gmt:"2022-11-16 15:48:47",post_content:"Of the many ways COVID-19 has impacted local communities, changes to the food landscape have been among the most significant. With families facing reduced incomes and food supply chains around the world continuing to be disrupted, finding affordable, nutritious food has become more difficult for many people.\r\n\r\nThe patient population at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E's \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Flocations\u002Frevere\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ERevere HealthCare Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E — which experienced high rates of food insecurity prior to the pandemic — was hit hard by COVID-19. In early 2020, staff say they saw an increased need for patient access to fresh fruits, vegetables and plant-based, shelf-stable foods.\r\n\r\nThe \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fcampaign\u002Fmgh-revere-food-pantry\u002Fc306838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMGH Revere Food Pantry\u003C\u002Fa\u003E — which was started just months before the pandemic began — responded by rapidly increasing the number of patients they served each week.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ETiming is Everything\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nThe MGH Revere Food Pantry was established in November 2019, with just one refrigerator and a few shelves in the back of an office. Mike Lenson, program manager at the MGH Revere HealthCare Center, and Melanie Pearsall, RD, senior clinical nutritionist, worked together to provide healthy food and recipes to patients every Friday.\r\n\r\n“The program started out with 10 to 20 food-insecure patients who also had high levels of chronic disease,” says Mike. “We really wanted to change their outcomes by providing healthy, plant-based food options. Our recipient roster quickly grew to 100 when the pandemic started, and we have a very long waitlist right now.”\r\n\r\nMike and Melanie have since adapted to serve the larger patient roster, even as COVID-19 restrictions remain in place. The food pantry was able to expand into space at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Flocations\u002Frevere\u002Fyouth-zone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMGH Revere Youth Zone,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and the cooking demonstrations Melanie once did for patients in person have moved to YouTube.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EEasy, Healthy, Delicious!\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n“I try to create meals that people can easily make at home,” Melanie says of the videos. “The recipes aren’t complex — they’re just fruits, vegetables and flavor combinations people might not have tried before. All the food we provide is plant-based, and people love it.” A mom from the community agrees. “Getting food from the food pantry is the greatest gift I’ve ever received,\" she says. \"When I come home with the packages, my 4-year-old daughter runs over to see what fresh fruits and vegetables are inside — that’s the food she’s obsessed with now.”\r\n\r\n\"It's been amazing to see how our team has realized our mission of addressing health and hunger simultaneously,\" says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F20493\u002Fjacob-mirsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EJacob Mirsky, MD, MA, DipABLM,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Medical Director of the MGH Revere Food Pantry.\r\n\r\nIn keeping with its mission to serve as many patients and families as possible, the food pantry celebrated the partial opening of its new, more permanent location at 300 Ocean Ave. in Revere earlier this month. As staff continue to develop the space in the coming months, it will also become home to a teaching kitchen. “We hope this new space will help us tap into the Mass General community more,” Mike says. “We’d love to have staff do cooking demonstrations and engage with other departments.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fcampaign\u002Fmgh-revere-food-pantry\u002Fc306838\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Elearn more\u003C\u002Fa\u003E about the MGH Revere Food Pantry or to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fgive\u002F306838\u002F#!\u002Fdonation\u002Fcheckout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Emake a gift\u003C\u002Fa\u003E to support the work, please \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathy+Sheehan&about=MGH Revere Food Pantry\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EThis story first appeared in Hotline, a publication for Mass General employees and staff.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"MGH Revere Food Pantry Steps Up",post_excerpt:"A higher cost of living and compromised food supply chain make affordable, nutritious food more difficult for many people to access. The MGH Revere Food Pantry steps up to address the need.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"mgh-revere-food-pantry-steps-up",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2022-11-16 10:49:00",post_modified_gmt:"2022-11-16 15:49:00",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1064229",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FRevere-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FRevere-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FRevere-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FRevere.jpg",acf:{enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:as,name:eP,slug:eQ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:as,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aw,filter:c}],how_to_give:[{term_id:cW,name:lR,slug:jp,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cW,taxonomy:cV,description:lS,parent:b,count:ek,filter:c}],override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fmgh-revere-food-pantry-steps-up\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:as,name:eP,slug:eQ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:as,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aw,filter:c}],how_to_give:[{term_id:cW,name:lR,slug:jp,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cW,taxonomy:cV,description:lS,parent:b,count:ek,filter:c}],story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1063611,post_author:am,post_date:"2022-10-18 12:07:30",post_date_gmt:"2022-10-18 16:07:30",post_content:"When it comes to sustainability, hospitals face a particular set of challenges. They operate 24\u002F7, require significant power and generate a range of waste products that require special disposal methods. As Director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fenvironment-and-health\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ECenter for the Environment and Health\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F20207\u002Fjonathan-slutzman?TRILIBIS_EMULATOR_UA=Mozilla%2f5.0+(Windows+NT+6.1%3b+Win64%3b+x64%3b+rv%3a57.0)+Gecko%2f20100101+Firefox%2f57.0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EJonathan Slutzman, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, works to integrate environmental sustainability into the clinical, research, educational and advocacy activities of Massachusetts General Hospital. We asked Dr. Slutzman — an emergency medicine physician who began his career as an environmental engineer — about the impact of health care on the environment, the origins of the Center and the future of sustainability at Mass General.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHow significant is the environmental cost of health care? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nHealth care in the United States is responsible for almost 10% of all greenhouse gases, plus other pollutants, that, combined, account for more than 400,000 disability-adjusted life years lost annually. That’s a long way of saying patients are suffering, and we bear some responsibility. Here and at hospitals across the country, we are seeing increased cases of stroke, respiratory illness, heart disease and heat stress — all tied to climate change. But unlike other contributors, we have a mission to protect human health, and, I believe, a moral imperative to lead in this moment.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHow did the Center originate? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nMass General has been pursuing sustainability for many years — but until recently, our decisions were primarily driven by clinical need and financial cost. About four years ago, a group of caregivers came together to urge leadership to consider the environmental impact as well. With leaders from several non-clinical departments, we came up with goals and officially launched the Center in 2021.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1063630\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1063630 size-full\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FSlutzman-HS.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan Slutzman, MD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Jonathan Slutzman, MD[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is the Center’s primary mission? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nWe want to infuse environmental sustainability into all aspects of the hospital. It’s about being as efficient with our resources as we can. For example, making the switch to LED lighting or not running the HVAC systems in our operating rooms when they aren’t in use, to reduce our electrical load. But it’s not just about energy and reducing emissions — it’s about human health. Antibiotic resistance is a huge problem right now, and one of the primary causes is the overuse of antibiotics in livestock. Mass General is the single largest commercial kitchen in the commonwealth, serving 30,000 meals a day. So, by eliminating antibiotics in our meat supply and introducing more plant-based options, we can have an impact on clinical care at the hospital and the environment at the same time.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMass General is constructing a new building on Cambridge Street. How are the Center’s priorities reflected in the project? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nThe new building is a huge win for us. We worked closely with the engineers, architects and stakeholders in the community to ensure it will be the most efficient hospital building in New England. Eighty-five percent of the total energy used in the building will be from renewable sources, and we have a pathway to net zero.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat does the future have in store? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nI would like to see us establish a living laboratory devoted to sustainability in health care, where we could test new materials, equipment and approaches. In parallel, it’s critically important that we share what we’re learning with the broader health care system. One of the primary ways we do that is through teaching. I would like to see Mass General establish a fellowship in health care sustainability. I believe we can create the next leaders in health care sustainability and release them out into the world so that they can implement and grow these practices at other institutions. That’s one big way we’ll truly make an impact.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about the Center for the Environment and Health and how your support can help ensure a sustainable future at Mass General, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Emily%20Montiero&about=MGH%20Center%20for%20Environment%20and%20Health\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. \u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Health Care Sustainability: Mass General Leads the Way",post_excerpt:"As Director of the Center for the Environment and Health, Jonathan Slutzman, MD, is leading an innovative effort to ensure a sustainable future for Mass General and hospitals across the world. ",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"mass-general-health-care-sustainability",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2023-01-17 19:13:47",post_modified_gmt:"2023-01-18 00:13:47",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1063611",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FSlutzmanbanner2-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FSlutzmanbanner2-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FSlutzmanbanner2-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FSlutzmanbanner2.jpg",acf:{enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:az,name:cx,slug:cy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:az,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cz,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aY,name:dy,slug:dz,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aY,taxonomy:e,description:dA,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:aw,name:dg,slug:dh,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aw,taxonomy:e,description:di,parent:b,count:aj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fmass-general-health-care-sustainability\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aY,name:dy,slug:dz,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aY,taxonomy:e,description:dA,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:aw,name:dg,slug:dh,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aw,taxonomy:e,description:di,parent:b,count:aj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:az,name:cx,slug:cy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:az,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cz,filter:c}]},{ID:1064129,post_author:am,post_date:"2022-10-13 11:57:43",post_date_gmt:"2022-10-13 15:57:43",post_content:"\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E a founding member of Mass General Brigham, has received a revolutionary gift of $50 million from Robert K. Kraft and The Kraft Family Foundation to address health care disparities caused by race, ethnicity, geography and economic status. The gift is the largest in support of community health and health equity in the history of Mass General and more than doubles the previous commitments of the Kraft family to ensuring the highest quality equitable health care is available in all the communities served by Mass General.\r\n\r\n“On behalf of the hospital, I would like to express our profound gratitude to the Kraft family for this transformative and inspirational act of philanthropy, which is not only the largest of its kind in our history, but also the latest highlight of their already lengthy history of support for Mass General,” said \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fabout\u002Fdavid-brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EDavid F. M. Brown, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E president of Mass General. “We are committed to serving our communities and this incredibly generous gift positions Mass General to help even more patients in need of our care.”\r\n\r\nThe Kraft family’s gift will support a permanent Robert K. Kraft Endowed Chair in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion addressing health disparities in clinical care at Mass General and can be replicated beyond hospital walls.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"By creating an endowed position focused on addressing clinical health care disparities, Robert Kraft and the Kraft family are creating important pathways for patients living with sickle cell disease to receive comprehensive medical care which has not traditionally been available to them.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EJoseph Betancourt, MD, MPH\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\r\nThe chair will be held by the medical director of the Comprehensive Sickle Cell Disease Treatment Center at Mass General. Research into sickle cell disease (SCD), a serious genetic blood disorder primarily impacting African Americans (as well as Latinos of Caribbean ancestry, and people of Middle Eastern or Indian Subcontinent descent), is historically underfunded, leading to inequitable access to appropriate care for this debilitating, painful disease.\r\n\r\n“By creating an endowed position focused on addressing clinical health care disparities, Robert Kraft and the Kraft family are creating important pathways for patients living with sickle cell disease to receive comprehensive medical care which has not traditionally been available to them,” said \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcdi\u002Fabout\u002Fstaff-profiles\u002Fjoseph-betancourt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EJoseph Betancourt, MD, MPH,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Sumner M. Redstone Endowed Chair in Health Equity and senior vice president of equity and community health at Mass General. “I am grateful to the Kraft Family for their longstanding commitment to improving health care access and outcomes for patients and residents of our community.”\r\n\r\nThe gift will also further endow the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.kraftcommunityhealth.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EKraft Center for Community Health,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E first established in 2011 thanks to funding from the longtime benefactor. Its mission to catalyze innovative solutions to frontline community health problems, execute solutions locally, and make them scalable to improve health outcomes for disadvantaged populations in Massachusetts — as well as nationally — will continue to change the health care landscape with Kraft’s latest gift.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"With this gift, it is not only our intention to grow and expand the scale of the Kraft Center, but to also help bring increased visibility to the equity issues that exist in therapy treatment and development. I am honored that the leader of Mass General’s sickle cell program, a disease predominantly affecting people of color, will get the attention and focus it deserves under the Robert K. Kraft Chair in Diversity Equity and Inclusion.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ERobert Kraft\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\r\nIn 2018, the Kraft Center funded the Community Care in Reach program, a mobile unit providing clinical care and harm reduction services to people most impacted by the opioid epidemic within the Boston, Brockton, Springfield and Worcester communities.\r\n\r\n“The support of the Kraft family has been vital in advancing community health and health equity across the Commonwealth,” said \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fdoctors\u002F19198\u002Felsie-taveras\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EElsie Taveras, MD, MPH,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E executive director of the Kraft Center for Community Health and chief community health and health equity officer at Mass General Brigham. \"This visionary gift will make a significant impact in the lives of people and the communities we serve, particularly for the most vulnerable, strengthening health care, improving health outcomes and eliminating health disparities. I couldn’t be more grateful to Mr. Kraft and the Kraft family for this gift to continue the meaningful and impactful work of the Kraft Center.”\r\n\r\nThe gift will also fund expansion efforts at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fblood-donor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMass General Blood Donor Center,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E one of the largest in the country, which will be renamed to honor the Kraft family. Serving more than 12,000 donors annually and accepting donations of whole blood, platelets and double red cells, the Mass General Blood Donor Center provides 18,122 blood components annually, or approximately 36.7% of the blood transfused for patients across the hospital. The gift highlights the center's goal of becoming the primary source of blood for patients treated at Mass General and creating a diverse donor population to support the care of patients with sickle cell and other blood disorders that primarily affect minority populations.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1064132\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"350\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1064132\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FKraft-at-podium.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"326\" \u002F\u003E Robert Kraft, chairman and CEO of the Kraft Group[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n“I am proud to live in a city that is home to what I consider the greatest hospitals in the world, led by Mass General,” said Robert Kraft, chairman and CEO of the Kraft Group. “Yet, I’ve always been troubled by health care inequities, as I know there are many in nearby communities who don’t have health care and can’t access the excellent care others receive here. That’s what inspired me and my family to create the Kraft Center for Community Health in 2011. The mission of the center is to bring the world class health care to communities throughout the region, providing easy access to anyone in need via our mobile care units. That initial investment has paid dividends, as Dr. Elsie Tavares and her team have saved lives and positively impacted thousands of patients over the past 12 years.\r\n\r\n“Now, I am joined by Jonathan, Patti and my entire family, as we have decided to significantly increase our commitment. With this gift, it is not only our intention to grow and expand the scale of the Kraft Center, but to also help bring increased visibility to the equity issues that exist in therapy treatment and development. I am honored that the leader of Mass General’s sickle cell program, a disease predominantly affecting people of color, will get the attention and focus it deserves under the Robert K. Kraft Chair in Diversity Equity and Inclusion.”\r\n\r\nThe Kraft family’s more than 40-year history of support for Mass General and community health within Greater Boston is extensive. Robert Kraft is an honorary co-chair of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Falways-ready\"\u003EThe Campaign for Mass General,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E an ambitious fundraising effort to raise $3 billion to directly support patient care, health equity and community health, research and education programs at the hospital. Jonathan Kraft, chairman of the Mass General board of trustees and president of the Kraft Group, and his wife Patti, serve as co-chairs of The Campaign.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EFor more information on how to support community health efforts at Mass General, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathy+Sheehan&about=Community Health\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Record Gift from Kraft Family to Support Community Health and Health Equity",post_excerpt:"$50 million gift is largest in support of community health and health equity in 211-year history of Massachusetts General Hospital.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"record-gift-from-kraft-family-to-support-community-health-and-health-equity",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2022-10-17 13:43:42",post_modified_gmt:"2022-10-17 17:43:42",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1064129",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FTaveras-Kraft-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FTaveras-Kraft-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FTaveras-Kraft-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FTaveras-Kraft.jpg",acf:{enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Frecord-gift-from-kraft-family-to-support-community-health-and-health-equity\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1063484,post_author:am,post_date:"2022-07-28 13:47:57",post_date_gmt:"2022-07-28 17:47:57",post_content:"\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital’s\u003C\u002Fa\u003E mobile COVID-19 vaccination van quadrupled its initial annual goal by providing more than 8,000 vaccinations within vulnerable communities hardest hit by the pandemic, including Chelsea, Revere and Everett. This major undertaking was made possible thanks to a substantial donation of $1 million from the CVS Health Foundation in partnership with the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.kraftcommunityhealth.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EKraft Center for Community Health\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and Mass General’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcommunity-health\u002Fcchi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ECenter for Community Health Improvement.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\r\n\r\n“The pandemic strengthened our commitment to being a general hospital,” said David F. M. Brown, MD, president of Massachusetts General Hospital, during a Tuesday, July 12 ceremony at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Flocations\u002Fchelsea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EChelsea HealthCare Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E to celebrate the mobile clinic’s first year. “It really underscored and magnified the historic systemic inequities in our health care system that disproportionately burden working-class communities and communities of color in a poignant and disturbing way. We have seen this impact every day in our emergency department, throughout the hospital, in Chelsea and in other community health care centers.”\r\n\r\nDr. Brown said when COVID-19 vaccines first became widely available, it became clear that the hospital needed to devote more time and resources to increase awareness and provide ample access to the vaccines. “We had an opportunity to bring vaccinations directly to our patients,” said Dr. Brown. “And the CVS Health Foundation’s generous gift allowed us to execute that vision to bring it to life — and we were widely successful.” With the community vaccination van on display in the background, hospital and community leaders gathered for the special celebration. The van has become a model for bringing health, wellness and COVID-19 prevention practices directly to historically marginalized individuals, particularly those disconnected from the health care system and who use English as a second language.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EAn Extraordinary Partnership\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nDuring his remarks, Chelsea City Manager Thomas Ambrosino expressed his appreciation to Mass General for its “extraordinary partnership” over the years, particularly during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic.\r\n\r\n“Without Mass General’s help and support we couldn’t have made it through,” he said. “They were here for us through our testing needs, through food distribution needs and particularly helped us — along with our neighbors in Revere — to set up an isolation hotel, which was essential to protecting those families in Chelsea who couldn’t easily protect themselves in their own crowded units.”\r\n\r\nMr. Ambrosino also extended his appreciation to the CVS Health Foundation and the Kraft Center for their dedication and commitment to recognizing the barriers its residents face in seeking health care. The van, he said, traveled throughout the city — to playgrounds, events, schools, senior centers — to make the vaccination process easy and accessible.\r\n\r\n“It helped Chelsea go from a city with the highest rate of infection to a city with one of the highest percentages of vaccinated residents in the whole Commonwealth,” said Mr. Ambrosino.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EOne Person, One Community at a Time\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nCVS Health President and CEO Karen S. Lynch said she was extremely proud of the close collaboration between the organizations and the efforts to make the mobile outreach clinic so successful. She said CVS Health is passionate about addressing and working to eradicate health inequities in the United States and the van is one of many efforts they support throughout the country.\r\n\r\n“Nothing epitomizes our mission of bringing our heart to every moment of your health more than being in the communities and serving people where they are,” Ms. Lynch said. “We’re all on this journey together and it is with organizations like yours that we can make a difference in the world — it starts with one person, one community at a time.”\r\n\r\nThe event also included remarks from Joshua Kraft, president of Kraft Family Philanthropies, who shared his family’s vision for community and philanthropy, noting that bringing community members together to work toward a common goal is what helps to make a vision a reality.\r\n\r\n“It’s all about partnership and meeting people where they are at, because equality is truly the only way that our communities can be sustained today and built for tomorrow,” Mr. Kraft said.\r\n\r\nFollowing the speaking portion of the program, attendees were invited to tour the van and speak with youth community health ambassadors who — during the past year — helped to address vaccine hesitancy, provide accurate, up-to-date information and connect community members with support services in peer-to-peer, community interactions.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EThis story first appeared in Mass General's \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fnews\u002Fhotline\u002Fcelebrating-success-mobile-vaccination-van-delivers-thousands-of-vaccines-in-vulnerable-cities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EHotline.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EFor more information on how to support community health efforts at Mass General, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathy+Sheehan&about=Community Health\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Celebrating Success: Mobile Vaccination Van Delivers Thousands of Vaccines in Vulnerable Cities",post_excerpt:"In the past year, Mass General's mobile COVID-19 vaccination van provided more than 8,000 vaccinations to communities hardest hit by the pandemic, including Chelsea, Revere and Everett.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"celebrating-success-mobile-vaccination-van-delivers-thousands-of-vaccines-in-vulnerable-cities",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2022-07-28 13:48:06",post_modified_gmt:"2022-07-28 17:48:06",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1063484",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCVS-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCVS-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCVS-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCVS.jpg",acf:{enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,story_type:{term_id:ar,name:ca,slug:cb,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ar,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cc,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c}],how_to_give:[{term_id:aP,name:dT,slug:dU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aP,taxonomy:cV,description:ej,parent:b,count:cW,filter:c}],override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fcelebrating-success-mobile-vaccination-van-delivers-thousands-of-vaccines-in-vulnerable-cities\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c}],how_to_give:[{term_id:aP,name:dT,slug:dU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aP,taxonomy:cV,description:ej,parent:b,count:cW,filter:c}],story_type:[{term_id:ar,name:ca,slug:cb,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ar,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cc,filter:c}]},{ID:lT,post_author:am,post_date:"2021-12-15 17:46:24",post_date_gmt:"2021-12-15 22:46:24",post_content:"At the heart of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Falways-ready\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EThe Campaign for Mass General\u003C\u002Fa\u003E is our new, state-of-the-art clinical building, currently known as the Building for the Future of Health Care. With more than 1,000,000 sq. feet of space, the new building is designed to provide a patient-centered experience and 21st-century integrated care, and to meet the growing needs of our staff and the local and global communities we serve.\r\n\r\nThe environmentally friendly structure will include a variety of clinical and support spaces, a modern conference center, a 24-hour urgent care clinic for cancer patients and a research pharmacy that will specialize in cutting-edge therapies. It will also become the new home for the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcancer-center\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMass General Cancer Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fheart-center\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ECorrigan Minehan Heart Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E — two of the hospital’s centers of excellence.\r\n\r\nTo provide seamlessly coordinated care for patients, the new building will be organized so that all related services are arranged in a central location. To further support patients and their families, the Building for the Future of Health Care will include multiple cafes with a diverse range of healthy eating options, as well as two large healing gardens and a meditation space.\r\n\r\nTo support and strengthen the local community, the building will include a retail area, as well as space for a future subway station for the MBTA’s proposed Red — Blue line connector. Initial planning on the building is complete and, pending approvals, construction is expected to begin in 2022!\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about the Building for the Future of Health Care, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Nina+Restuccia&about=The Cambridge Street Project\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"The Future of Health Care Will Have a Cambridge Street Address",post_excerpt:"The Building for the Future of Health Care will provide a 21st century patient-centered experience and increased support for our local and global communities.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"new-building-news",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2022-05-16 15:00:40",post_modified_gmt:"2022-05-16 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11:00:26",post_date_gmt:"2021-10-28 15:00:26",post_content:"Food insecurity — the lack of consistent access to the amount of food necessary to lead a healthy life — soared during the pandemic. Social distancing and lockdown measures early in the outbreak set in motion an economic domino effect that left many struggling to meet basic needs. By December 2020, food insecurity in Massachusetts had doubled from pre-pandemic rates, with 1 in 6 households not getting enough to eat. While data indicates overall hunger in the United States has improved in recent months, food insecurity remains widespread.\r\n\r\n“Food insecurity has a major impact on people’s health and well-being — and it’s something we’ve been committed to fighting for many years,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcdi\u002Fabout\u002Fstaff-profiles\u002Fjoseph-betancourt\"\u003EJoe Betancourt, MD, MPH\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, senior vice president, Equity and Community Health at Mass General. “But the pandemic had a devastating effect — particularly on immigrant communities and people of color — and it’s highlighted the need for new approaches.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1028285\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1028285 size-full\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBetancourt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Joe Betancourt, MD, MPH[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nMass General’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcommunity-health\u002Fcchi\"\u003ECenter for Community Health Improvement\u003C\u002Fa\u003E (CCHI) has a long history of partnering with diverse local communities to address food insecurity and other non-medical factors that impact health. Over the past 18 months, CCHI has stepped up efforts to meet this increased need, through expanded programs, bold strategies and innovative community partnerships.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EAdopting a City in Need\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nWhen Mass General opened a food pantry in Chelsea in 2013, it was nothing more than a broom closet. Today, it occupies a small, first-floor room in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Flocations\u002Fchelsea\u002Furgent-care\"\u003EMGH Chelsea Urgent Care\u003C\u002Fa\u003E building, with shelves full of rice and pasta, two fridges and a freezer. But its modest size still belies the oversize impact it has on the community.\r\n\r\nSilvestre Valdez, manager of interpreter services at Chelsea, recalls the influx of patients seeking food assistance in the spring of 2020. “Some had lost their jobs, and their unemployment benefits were stretched thin. Others weren’t receiving benefits, or couldn’t qualify because of their immigration status,” he says.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1060769\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1060769 size-full\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FSilvestre-Valdez.jpg\" alt=\"Silvestre Valdez\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Silvestre Valdez[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nThe pantry is a major component of MGH Chelsea’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcommunity-health\u002Fcchi\u002Fprograms\u002Ffood-for-families\"\u003EFood for Families program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, which is designed to identify patients who have experienced hunger and food insecurity and connect them to resources. At-risk patients are first referred to the SNAP Benefits program, which helps eligible patients with the benefits application process. Those who are ineligible, or choose not to apply, are then prescribed food from the pantry, reducing any stigma associated with receiving the service.\r\n\r\nPrior to the pandemic, the food pantry distributed roughly 3,000 pounds of fresh and nonperishable food per week through its partnership with the Greater Boston Food Bank. But as demand overwhelmed and closed other area food pantries, the city of Chelsea needed help to meet the increasing needs of its residents. So, the Mass General team adopted the city — upping its order to 40,000 pounds a week. Through the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhealthychelsea.org\u002Fchelsea-hunger-network\u002F\"\u003EChelsea Hunger Network\u003C\u002Fa\u003E — a division of CCHI’s Healthy Chelsea coalition — the team organized providers, community groups and residents to coordinate and distribute food across the city.\r\n\r\n“Mass General stepped up in a big way,” says Chelsea City Manager Tom Ambrosino. “With their help, we’ve distributed almost three million pounds of food over the past year and a half.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA Plant-Based Approach\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nWhile Chelsea was scaling up, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Flocations\u002Frevere\"\u003EMGH Revere HealthCare Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E was piloting a new model of food pantry — one founded on plant-based foods.\r\n\r\n“Like Chelsea, Revere is a food desert — meaning there is limited access to healthy food,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F20493\u002Fjacob-mirsky\"\u003EJacob Mirsky, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, medical director of the MGH Revere food pantry. People living in food deserts are often at higher risk of developing chronic diseases like obesity, diabetes or hypertension. As a primary care physician in Revere, Dr. Mirsky had seen the evidence firsthand, and wanted to give his patients a healthier option.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1060333\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1060333 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FJacob-Mirsky-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Food Insecurity Revere\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Jacob Mirsky, MD[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nThe Revere food pantry opened in January 2020, offering fresh fruits and vegetables, plant-based shelf-stable foods, nutritional counseling and recipe advice. Initially, the pilot program served fewer than 10 patients per month, but COVID-19 triggered a dramatic increase in demand.\r\n\r\n“It was an opportunity to elevate our mission to better meet the need,” Dr. Mirsky says. The Revere team moved the pantry into a larger, temporary space and opened the pilot to all patients. Plans are now underway for a permanent expansion.\r\n\r\n“Providing food for vulnerable communities is a crucial aspect of improving the health of the people we serve, just like offering them medications or surgeries when they need them,” he says.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ESowing the Seeds of Empowerment\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nIn 2012, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Freverecares.org\u002Frevere-on-the-move\u002F\"\u003ERevere on the Move\u003C\u002Fa\u003E — a partnership between Mass General’s Revere CARES coalition and the City of Revere — opened its first community garden. Since then, the program has expanded to three additional sites.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1060713\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1060713 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fleslie-aldrich-cropped-copy-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Food insecurity\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Leslie Aldrich, MPH[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nRecently, Revere on the Move launched an urban garden initiative to encourage residents to grow healthy food in their own backyards. In the spring of 2021, with help from the Police Activities League and the Department of Public Works, the team built raised organic garden beds for 20 residents.\r\n\r\n“People were thrilled, and we hope to expand the initiative next year,” says Viviana Catano-Merino, program manager at Revere CARES. In addition, Revere CARES successfully advocated for a comprehensive urban farming ordinance, which enables residents to keep chickens and bees.\r\n\r\n“The innovations we’ve made around food insecurity demonstrate the power of our community-driven approach,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcommunity-health\u002Fecoch\u002Fmembers\u002Fleslie-aldrich\"\u003ELeslie Aldrich, MPH\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, executive director of the Center for Community Health. “Looking ahead, we remain dedicated to finding creative solutions to address ongoing food insecurity and other health-related inequities.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how you can help Mass General's Center for Community Health Improvement make an impact, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathy+Sheehan&about=CCHI\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. \u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Facing the Challenge of Food Insecurity",post_excerpt:"Mass General’s Center for Community Health Improvement is showing the world how hospitals can play a leading role in the fight against food insecurity.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"facing-food-insecurity",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-11-30 17:37:48",post_modified_gmt:"2021-11-30 22:37:48",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1060666",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FSPS_7211_BearwalkMGH-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FSPS_7211_BearwalkMGH-1-300x200.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FSPS_7211_BearwalkMGH-1-1024x683.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FSPS_7211_BearwalkMGH-1-scaled.jpg",acf:{override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,expire_url_redirect:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Ffacing-food-insecurity\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c}]},{ID:1060725,post_author:am,post_date:"2021-10-22 16:46:45",post_date_gmt:"2021-10-22 20:46:45",post_content:"\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E has received several transformational gifts from longstanding supporters, including Terry and Susan Ragon who have given a significant gift to the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, as well as Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine and Gabe Sunshine, who have given transformative support to pioneering neurology research through the Sunshine Cares Foundation.\r\n\r\nThese visionary gifts support the recent launch of the largest fundraising campaign in Mass General’s 210-year history — \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Falways-ready\u002F\"\u003EThe Campaign for Mass General\u003C\u002Fa\u003E — which seeks to raise $3 billion by December 31, 2024. This marks the largest campaign nationwide for a stand-alone academic medical center hospital, as well as the largest and most inclusive pool of donors from across the region and around the world.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E“As we have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to ensure that premier medical research and teaching institutions such as Mass General have the necessary resources to protect our communities and care for those in need.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n“The accelerated speed of the scientific discoveries being made in neurology research at Mass General is phenomenal,” says Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine. “Looking ahead, The Campaign for Mass General will advance these discoveries even further, with the ultimate goal of finding new therapies we can bring from the lab to the patients' bedsides and into our global community.\"\r\n\r\n“We created the Ragon Institute to bring together the best and brightest scientists and engineers who are focused on leveraging the immune system to support human health,” says Terry Ragon. “The Campaign for Mass General will intensify and propel the Institute’s efforts even further, ensuring these unique collaborations continue to transform our understanding of diseases and bring new therapies to communities here and across the globe.”\r\n\r\nSusan Ragon added, “As we have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is more important than ever to ensure that premier medical research and teaching institutions such as Mass General have the necessary resources to protect our communities and care for those in need.”\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"Philanthropy will play an essential role in achieving our bold vision, which will usher in a new era of care and further position Mass General as a world leader in medicine.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nThe Campaign for Mass General will transform \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Four-impact\u002Ftop-quality-care\"\u003Epatient care,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E advance \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Four-impact\u002Finnovative-research\"\u003Emedical research,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E revolutionize \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Four-impact\u002Feducation\"\u003Emedical education and training\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and build \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Four-impact\u002Fstrong-communities\"\u003Ehealthier communities.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E With support from these families, as well as many other donors, the hospital has raised $2 billion toward its goal. This milestone reflects the breadth and depth of the broad range of donors committed to Mass General and the Campaign.\r\n\r\n“This ambitious campaign will help Mass General change the way health care is delivered and further accelerate the pace of medical breakthroughs,” said the hospital’s new president, David F. M. Brown, MD, former chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Mass General and former interim president of Cooley Dickinson Health Care. “Funds raised will support the development of new approaches to disease prevention, early detection and personalized treatment; improve health care outcomes in communities of color; allow for unprecedented investment in research and innovation with new tools and technologies; and dramatically improve the way we educate the medical leaders of the future.”\r\n\r\nMass General will celebrate the public launch of its campaign during the week of Oct. 25 via a series of virtual and socially distant experiences, including sharing an informative video from campaign leaders with its community of supporters.\r\n\r\nJonathan Kraft, chairman of the Mass General Board of Trustees, and his wife Patricia, along with Carl Martignetti, vice chair of the Board of Trustees, and Mark and Lisa Schwartz will serve as the Campaign’s co-chairs.\r\n\r\n“This is an extraordinary moment for Mass General,” says Jonathan Kraft. “We unite the brightest minds in medical research and clinical care to offer compassionate treatment to every individual who entrusts Mass General with their health. This intersection of science and care is where we excel. Philanthropy will play an essential role in achieving our bold vision, which will usher in a new era of care and further position Mass General as a world leader in medicine.”\r\n\r\nA global leader in health care widely recognized for tackling the most complex cases, Mass General is home to the largest hospital-based research program in the United States. Guided by the needs of its patients, Mass General delivers care grounded in leading edge research, advanced treatment offerings and the latest clinical trials.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EThis press release \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fnews\u002Fpress-release\u002FMass-General-Hospital-receives-transformational-gifts-and-launches-historic-fundraising-campaign\"\u003Efirst appeared\u003C\u002Fa\u003E on \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\"\u003Emassgeneral.org.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Official Launch of The Campaign for Mass General",post_excerpt:"Massachusetts General Hospital receives transformational gifts and launches historic fundraising campaign.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"official-launch-of-the-campaign-for-mass-general",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2022-01-11 18:30:08",post_modified_gmt:"2022-01-11 23:30:08",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1060725",menu_order:b,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fmgh-campaign-release-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fmgh-campaign-release-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fmgh-campaign-release-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fmgh-campaign-release.jpg",acf:{story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aQ,name:cX,slug:cY,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aQ,taxonomy:e,description:dk,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c},{term_id:aT,name:dl,slug:dm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aT,taxonomy:e,description:dn,parent:b,count:do0,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:[{ID:lZ,post_author:a_,post_date:l_,post_date_gmt:l$,post_content:a,post_title:ma,post_excerpt:a,post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:mb,to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:mc,post_modified_gmt:md,post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:me,menu_order:b,post_type:gW,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c}],hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:[{ID:el,post_author:am,post_date:ju,post_date_gmt:jv,post_content:a,post_title:gx,post_excerpt:a,post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:jw,to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:jx,post_modified_gmt:jy,post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:jz,menu_order:fq,post_type:H,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c},{ID:jA,post_author:u,post_date:mf,post_date_gmt:mg,post_content:a,post_title:mh,post_excerpt:a,post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:mi,to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:mj,post_modified_gmt:mk,post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:ml,menu_order:mm,post_type:H,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c}],GlobalComponentsEditor:[{acf_fc_layout:hs,twcss:a,quote:"“Funds raised will support the development of new approaches to disease prevention, early detection and personalized treatment; improve health care outcomes in communities of color; allow for unprecedented investment in research and innovation with new tools and technologies; and dramatically improve the way we educate the medical leaders of the future.”",link:a,user:d,image:d,image_alt:a,name:mn,title:mo,text_placement:gt,desktopwidth:du}],stories_index_template:{featured_item_1:d,featured_item_2:d},expire_url_redirect:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fofficial-launch-of-the-campaign-for-mass-general\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aQ,name:cX,slug:cY,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aQ,taxonomy:e,description:dk,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c},{term_id:aT,name:dl,slug:dm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aT,taxonomy:e,description:dn,parent:b,count:do0,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1060372,post_author:am,post_date:"2021-10-06 15:49:31",post_date_gmt:"2021-10-06 19:49:31",post_content:"\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F19009\u002FJennifer-Magee\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJennifer Magee, DMD, MPH\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, chief of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdentistry\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital Division of Dentistry,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E believes dentists can do more to ensure that everyone has a positive dental experience.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is it about visits to the dentist that strikes fear in patients?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nDentists work in an intimate area — we are right in our patients’ face and airway. During other medical visits, patients can often separate their focus from the medical procedure and remain calm.\r\n\r\nAt the dentist, it can be harder. Some of my patients feel like they can’t swallow enough when I am working. They get worried and forget to breathe through their nose. They may anticipate pain — either due to their own experiences or because of stories they’ve heard. For kids, a cousin always has a bad story about the dentist. For adults, it’s the co-worker with the terrible tale.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHow do you provide the best care to \u003Cem\u003Eall\u003C\u002Fem\u003E patients?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nAt the Mass General Division of Dentistry, we serve patients in vulnerable populations who may not have access to comprehensive care. We have ways to accommodate them and help them feel comfortable.\r\n\r\nI ask my patients, “What is it about being at the dentist that bothers you?” I listen to their response, and we go from there.\r\n\r\nI adapt how I provide care. If a patient needs to stand up and move to stay calm during a procedure, I let them. If a patient feels more comfortable receiving treatment in their wheelchair, we do the cleanings that way. Some patients prefer to sit upright because they can better communicate when they feel anxious. I tell all my patients to raise their hand while I am working if they want a break.\r\n\r\nWe’ve loosened our office policies about cancellations for patients who are dealing with certain challenges — understanding that getting to appointments can be extremely stressful for families. If the patient is not having a great day, it would be better to reschedule.\r\n\r\nAt Mass General, we can help patients who cannot sit in a dentist chair, such as someone with severe autism. I can treat patients under anesthesia in an operating room and the hospital staff is trained to help when patients feel extreme anxiety. It makes such a difference. Families tell me they feel seen. They feel like: ‘We’ve got them.’\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat inspires you to ensure that everyone has access to dental care?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nI have always felt a commitment to caring for the underserved, but even more so when my cousin had a child with severe health issues. Learning about her family’s experiences widened my understanding and inspired me to figure out what more I could do to help my patients. I see my role to help provide care to patients like my cousin’s child, so they can live their best lives.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1060513\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1060513 size-full\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn3.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FJenMagee.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Magee, DMD, MPH\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Jennifer Magee, DMD, MPH[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nA few years ago, I participated in a grant-funded program where we gave new smiles to women who were victims of human trafficking. For me, that was a great learning experience, because each patient had different dental issues, goals and stress triggers. One patient’s reaction summed up the purpose of the grant. After fitting her for new dentures, she looked in the mirror, smiled and said, ‘I look like me again.’\r\n\r\nI also realized that I do not always know about my patients’ past trauma or disabilities, so now I approach all my patients with more understanding.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHow can we improve dental care for all patients?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nThere is a huge gap in care and training. If, during their professional schooling, dentists are not exposed to caring for patients who are medically fragile, who have disabilities or who have experienced trauma, they are unlikely to incorporate lessons learned from this care in private practice.\r\n\r\nI have found that many dentists are interested in providing care to patients with diverse needs, but they are unable to find training opportunities to prepare them.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHow can philanthropy help?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nWith more funding, we could create a dental clinic at Mass General that is designed and developed for patients who need and deserve more specialized care delivery techniques. The clinic would provide an environment that is welcoming and comfortable for all patients. My vision is to incorporate training in how to help patients who have particular needs into the hospital’s residency programs.\r\n\r\nThe impact of this enhanced training could be great, as dental and medical residents would carry the understanding and knowledge of how to help all patients in the community when they graduate and continue on in their careers.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about, or support the work of Dr. Magee, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Carrie+Powers&about=Division of Dentistry\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Taking the Bristle Out of Dental Care",post_excerpt:"Jennifer Magee, DMD, MPH, describes how she adapts the way she cares for patients, when needed, by creating an environment that is inclusive, comfortable and flexible.",post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"taking-the-bristle-out-of-dental-care",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-10-07 11:35:05",post_modified_gmt:"2021-10-07 15:35:05",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?p=1060372",menu_order:i,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FMagee-banner-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FMagee-banner-300x224.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FMagee-banner-1024x765.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FMagee-banner.jpg",acf:{story_type:{term_id:az,name:cx,slug:cy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:az,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cz,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:aQ,name:cX,slug:cY,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aQ,taxonomy:e,description:dk,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:[{ID:1058709,post_author:u,post_date:"2021-06-22 16:42:17",post_date_gmt:"2021-06-22 20:42:17",post_content:a,post_title:"Donate CTA: Education",post_excerpt:a,post_status:j,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,post_password:a,post_name:"cta-education",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-09-20 13:39:59",post_modified_gmt:"2021-09-20 17:39:59",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002F?post_type=cta&p=1058709",menu_order:b,post_type:gW,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c}],hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Ftaking-the-bristle-out-of-dental-care\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:aQ,name:cX,slug:cY,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aQ,taxonomy:e,description:dk,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:az,name:cx,slug:cy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:az,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cz,filter:c}]},{ID:1059667,post_author:u,post_date:"2021-07-13 19:00:54",post_date_gmt:"2021-07-13 23:00:54",post_content:"\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EIn her role as an internal medicine hospitalist and researcher at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcdi\u002Fabout\u002Fstaff-profiles\u002Fjocelyn-carter\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"s1\"\u003EJocelyn Carter\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E, MD, MPH,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E noticed a disturbing trend: a striking number of patients were readmitted within a month of discharge — often in worse shape than when they originally arrived.\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E“It was a mystery. I was curious about how the patient experience after leaving the hospital could be contributing to readmission.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003E“They received excellent care, had excellent discharge planning and they left us in far better condition than when they arrived,” she says. “It was a mystery. I was curious about how the patient experience after leaving the hospital could be contributing to readmission.”\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EPreliminary evidence from the medical literature and Dr. Carter’s previous study as a researcher at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fmedicine\u002Finternal-medicine\"\u003EMass General Division of General Internal Medicine (DGIM)\u003C\u002Fa\u003E indicated that more than 25 percent of readmissions were avoidable. Sometimes patients didn’t have transportation to the pharmacy or weren’t able to maintain their medication schedule. In other instances, they didn’t understand a key update to their care plan after discharge. \u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003E“What appeared to be consistent is that some patients didn’t have the support they needed after they left the hospital,” says Dr. Carter. “Even if we have done everything perfectly in terms of diagnosis, imaging, and therapy — not everyone understands how to take care of themselves or has the resources to do so.”\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EReducing Readmissions\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EThe solution, she believed, was to identify at-risk patients prior to discharge and pair them with community health workers for 30 days. Community health workers are frontline professionals who have a deep understand of the experiences, culture and unmet needs of the communities they serve. They also have expertise in locating low-cost housing, food and transportation that can help reduce poor health outcomes.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1047081\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1047081\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCarter-headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Jocelyn Carter, MD, MPH\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Jocelyn Carter, MD, MPH[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EEstablishing this program would, of course, require funding and an enormous amount of planning. To obtain those resources, she would need to conduct a clinical trial to test whether her anecdotal impressions were empirically accurate.\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2 class=\"p1\"\u003ETraining Provides Catalyst for Health Care Innovation\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EIn 2017, Dr. Carter received two awards with the support of Mass General’s Division of General Internal Medicine — a $300,000 grant from the \u003Cspan class=\"s1\"\u003EPartners Center for Population Health\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E and a year-long fellowship to Mass General’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhealthcaretransformation.org\u002F\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"s1\"\u003EHealthcare Transformation Lab (HTL).\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EThe Healthcare Transformation Lab makes it possible for physicians to develop creative solutions to health care challenges. During the HTL fellowship, Dr. Carter designed a randomized control trial with her DGIM research mentors to test her theory and acquired the leadership and innovation skills she needed to win approval from hospital leadership for a permanent program. The result was the launch of the Clinical Care Transitions (C-CAT) Initiative, which has served more than 650 patients since its inception in 2017.\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EBy providing support, health monitoring and patient advocacy, the program reduces readmissions and thereby lowers health care spending.\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2 class=\"p1\"\u003EHTL Training Propels National Funding\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EAt the same time, Dr. Carter was approaching what she called the “grant funding cliff” — the point at which pervious research funding runs dry. That’s when she hit the jackpot. \u003Cspan class=\"s2\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fb\u003E\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EIn 2020, she won a 5-year, $1 million K23 award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that will fund a second clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of community health workers in reducing readmissions among heart patients.\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E“My time at HTL supercharged me. It provided the expertise I needed to operationalize this effort and further my growth as an innovator and independent researcher.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003E“This never would have happened without the support provided by HTL,” says Dr. Carter. “Getting the K23 grant was dependent on having sound preliminary data. Having already led a randomized control trial showed the funders that I’d already done the type of work they want to support.”\u003Cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EWhat's Next?\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EDr. Carter will also use the NIH grant to study a smartphone app to monitor critical health indicators such as heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen levels and steps per day. It will include educational videos and an artificial intelligence component that flags warning signs of decline and can alert the patient’s community health team. A color-coded dashboard will provide health status at a glance so that the team can quickly determine which patients need clinical attention.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003E“My time at HTL supercharged me,” says Dr. Carter. “It provided the expertise I needed to operationalize this effort and further my growth as an innovator and independent researcher.”\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p7\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"s3\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EYou can advance health care of the future by donating to the \u003C\u002Fi\u003E\u003Ca href=\"\u002Fdonate\u002F?custom_donation_intro_text=true&donate_intro_text=It%20is%20time%20to%20transform%20the%20way%20healthcare%20is%20delivered.%20Help%20the%20HTL%20connect,%20inspire,%20and%20support%20passionate%20people%20from%20diverse%20backgrounds%20%25E2%2580%2594%20such%20as%20engineering,%20medicine,%20and%20design%20%25E2%2580%2594%20as%20they%20collaborate%20on%20ways%20to%20enhance%20the%20patient%20experience,%20creatively%20advance%20the%20delivery%20system%20and%20improve%20health%20outcomes.%20Your%20donation%20will%20support%20innovation%20initiatives%20and%20grants%20as%20well%20as%20digital%20health%20studies%20at%20Mass%20General.&re_appeal=1503MGMGXXHT&re_fund=29721&is_designation=1&designation=Healthcare%20Transformation%20Lab\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"s1\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003EHealthcare Transformation Lab.\u003C\u002Fi\u003E\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Ci\u003E If you would like more information, please \u003C\u002Fi\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Christina+Ferraiolo&about=Healthcare%20Transformation%20Lab\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"s4\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003Econtact us.\u003C\u002Fi\u003E\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E",post_title:"How to Cut the Cost of Health Care and Improve Patient Outcomes With One Innovative Program",post_excerpt:"Why are a number of patients readmitted to the hospital soon after discharge? Learn how her Healthcare Transformation Lab fellowship at Mass General helped Jocelyn Carter, MD, MPH, find answers and solutions.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"htl-innovation",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-09-01 11:53:31",post_modified_gmt:"2021-09-01 15:53:31",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fhtl-innovation\u002F",menu_order:gX,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:cd,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cd,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:cA,filter:c,cat_ID:cd,category_count:cA,category_description:a,cat_name:k,category_nicename:l,category_parent:b},{term_id:dP,name:fQ,slug:gy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:dP,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:aP,filter:c,cat_ID:dP,category_count:aP,category_description:a,cat_name:fQ,category_nicename:gy,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCarter-banner-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCarter-banner-300x185.jpg",img_large:mp,img_full:mp,acf:{template:J,page_selector:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,story_type:{term_id:az,name:cx,slug:cy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:az,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cz,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:bX,name:fl,slug:fm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bX,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:bp,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,cta_selector:a,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fhtl-innovation\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:bX,name:fl,slug:fm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bX,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:bp,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:az,name:cx,slug:cy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:az,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cz,filter:c}]},{ID:1059651,post_author:u,post_date:"2021-05-20 14:00:31",post_date_gmt:"2021-05-20 18:00:31",post_content:"\u003Cspan\u003E“The LVC knows very well that a little goes a long way,” says Janet Shipman, chair of the Ladies Visiting Committee (LVC), Massachusetts General Hospital's auxiliary volunteer organization. “Years of supporting programs — such as purchasing bibles for the Spiritual Care department, stocking a coffee station for parents of pediatric patients and funding training for clinicians in the Division of Geriatric Emergency Medicine — has proven that even small grants can help an awful lot.”\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe Ladies Visiting Committee supports hospital departments and programs through grants funded by sales at their retail locations, including the hospital's \u003C\u002Fspan\u003EGeneral Store and Flower Shop.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cspan\u003EThe LVC supports hospital departments and programs through grants funded by sales at their retail locations, including the hospital's \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Ca class=\"none\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmghgeneralstore.myshopify.com\u002F\"\u003EGeneral Store and Flower Shop\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E at Mass General's main campus. So, when foot traffic slowed this past year due to COVID-19 visitor restrictions, fewer patient appointments and employees working from home, the LVC had to get more creative.\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\n\n\u003Cspan\u003E“Funds from the retail shops were needed to keep the shops open, leaving no money to support the grants during 2020,” says Pamela Oswald Louis, LVC vice chair. “With all the hard work that was going on at the hospital, LVC members were eager to find a way to help.”\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003EFunding Areas of Great Need\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\n\u003Cspan\u003EMembers of the volunteer group shopped online through the General Store website and encouraged their friends and family to do the same. Online sales rose 300%. The LVC also partnered with the Mass General Development Office to create a way for LVC members to donate directly, and through their generosity, they raised enough to fund a grant for a department that had been particularly hard hit.\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\n\n\u003Cspan\u003EFor more than two decades, the \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Ca class=\"none\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fsocial-service\u002F\"\u003ESocial Service Department\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E and the \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Ca class=\"none\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fsocial-service\u002FHAVEN\u002F\"\u003EHAVEN program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, which serves survivors of intimate partner abuse, have been supported by LVC grants. “Last spring, the LVC was disappointed that they were not able to fund our annual grant,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fnursing-patientcare\u002Fabout\u002Fleadership\u002Fmarie-elena-gioiella\"\u003EMarie Elena Gioiella, MA, MSW, LICSW,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E director of the Social Service Department. “Their support has been incredibly generous, so being chosen as a recipient of this year’s funding is a blessing to us, especially knowing it came directly from the hearts of the members of the LVC.”\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\n\n\u003Cspan\u003EStresses of unemployment, financial troubles, housing uncertainty, health concerns and families having to quarantine created a perfect storm for many of the patients who reached out to Social Services and the HAVEN program for support during the pandemic.\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\n\n\u003Cspan\u003E“Historically, the HAVEN program connects with 600 to 700 patients per year,” says Debra Drumm, LICSW, director of HAVEN. “During the past year our number rose to just under 800. With kids home from school and folks stuck in their homes, we thought referrals would go down, but that was not the case at all. Survivors of domestic abuse were incredibly creative in reaching out to us at a rate we had never seen before.”\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003EMaking a Difference in Local Communities\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\n\u003Cspan\u003EHAVEN staff established a 24\u002F7 on-call system to ensure no one slipped through the cracks, since many of the community programs' patients previously worked with were closed due to COVID-19. The grant from the LVC added to the HAVEN emergency fund, which allows the team to purchase bus or plane tickets to enable survivors to relocate or seek temporary safety from their situation, defray moving expenses, pay to change locks, or cover child-related costs such as purchasing diapers.\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAdded together, these small injections of funds allow the Social Service Department and HAVEN to continue to provide safer environments for their patients.\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cspan\u003EThe HAVEN program supports the main campus in Boston as well as Mass General health centers in Revere and Chelsea. “These areas were hard hit by the pandemic,” says Gioiella, “and funds dispersed to pay utility bills, ensure access for cell service and provide grocery cards helped meet acute needs and provide peace of mind for our patients.”\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\n\n\u003Cspan\u003EAdded together, these small injections of funds — grocery cards, paying a locksmith, keeping someone’s cellphone in service — allow the Social Service Department and HAVEN to continue to provide safer environments for their patients. Gioiella agrees with Oswald-Louis and Shipman — that “a little goes a long way.”\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\n\n\u003Cem\u003EThis story \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fnews\u002Fhotline\u002FHTL051221\u002Fwhen-a-little-goes-a-long-way\"\u003Efirst appeared\u003C\u002Fa\u003E in \u003C\u002Fem\u003EHotline, \u003Cem\u003Ea publication for employees and staff of Mass General.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Every Gift Makes a Difference",post_excerpt:"Mass General's Ladies Visiting Committee raises funds to offer small grants that make a big difference for those in need.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"every-gift-makes-a-difference",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-17 13:31:16",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-17 17:31:16",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fevery-gift-makes-a-difference\u002F",menu_order:az,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:cd,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cd,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:cA,filter:c,cat_ID:cd,category_count:cA,category_description:a,cat_name:k,category_nicename:l,category_parent:b},{term_id:jB,name:mq,slug:mr,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:jB,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:aM,filter:c,cat_ID:jB,category_count:aM,category_description:a,cat_name:mq,category_nicename:mr,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fgeneral-store-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fgeneral-store-300x185.jpg",img_large:ms,img_full:ms,acf:{start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fevery-gift-makes-a-difference\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:ar,name:ca,slug:cb,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ar,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cc,filter:c}]},{ID:1059633,post_author:u,post_date:"2021-04-29 17:35:44",post_date_gmt:"2021-04-29 21:35:44",post_content:"\u003Cem\u003EThe \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fglobalhealth.massgeneral.org\u002Fourwork-items\u002Fasylumclinic\u002F\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital Asylum Clinic\u003C\u002Fa\u003E provides forensic medical and psychological evaluations to survivors of persecution seeking asylum in the United States and educates the medical community on caring for asylum-seekers and refugees. Since its inception in 2017, the clinic — part of Mass General's \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fglobalhealth.massgeneral.org\u002Fourwork-items\u002Fgdr\u002F\"\u003ECenter for Global Health’s Disaster Response and Humanitarian Action\u003C\u002Fa\u003E — has helped more than 300 people seeking asylum. \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EAsylum Clinic Director \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fglobalhealth.massgeneral.org\u002Fpeople\u002Fmatthew-gartland-md\u002F\"\u003EMatthew Gartland, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E shares how COVID-19 has impacted his team’s efforts to help asylum-seekers and detainees. \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHow do the evaluations provided by the clinic help asylum-seekers? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nThese physical and psychological evaluations document evidence of prior persecution or trauma to be used in the individuals’ legal cases as they apply for asylum in the U.S. At Mass General, we have 140 volunteer providers from different disciplines and a network of about 65 volunteers from the wider Boston region.\r\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EOne major challenge for asylum seekers is the years-long backlog created by COVID-19.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are some particular challenges facing asylum seekers right now? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nOne major challenge for asylum seekers right now is the years-long backlog created by COVID-19. We have clients we saw that very first month of 2017 still waiting for a decision on their application, but we’ve had 77 clients receive asylum or another form of relief. Close to 90% of our cases are successful in that regard. However, the vast majority of cases are still pending.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHow has the pandemic affected clinic operations? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nWe launched a fully virtual clinic in April 2020. Our volume of clients never decreased and pivoting to virtual created some benefits for our clients. Completing an evaluation in someone’s home creates a level of comfort. It is less traumatizing, and it allows clients from other places in Massachusetts like Springfield or New Bedford to access services in Boston that would be very difficult otherwise.\r\n\r\nWe have even done virtual — both telephonic and video — examinations with people in ICE detention centers.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EOutside of evaluations, what are some other things the Asylum Clinic does?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nAs clinicians, we are objective expert evaluators. When we are called to testify in court, our credibility is staked on our ability to provide expertise and not advocacy. We complete our work pro bono; we are not paid by the attorneys or clients.\r\n\r\nThat said, we also have a role as advocates. This past year, we saw that immigrants who were in ICE detention were at tremendous risk of COVID-19; they didn’t have access to proper hygiene or social distancing and weren’t being provided with testing or adequate medical care.\r\n\r\nA number of us have been called to provide expert testimony in lawsuits on behalf of ICE detainees and have written academic papers about the risks they encounter. We have had a lot of success getting people released on medical grounds.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat does the future look like for the Asylum Clinic?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nThrough the support of philanthropy, we recently hired a program coordinator to work on connecting our clients to resources — such as primary and mental health care or for food or housing support — in different localities. Because we serve a client group that is not just from Boston, it has always been challenging to connect people to care locally.\r\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EIt is important to understand where people are coming from, what they experienced and the incredible resilience they demonstrated to get themselves and their families here to the U.S.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nWe are also building our community connections. We are partnering with the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fimmigrant-health\"\u003ECenter for Immigrant Health\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at Mass General to build a community advisory board. In that group will be people with lived experience of seeking asylum, immigrants and people leading community organizations who are serving the immigrant community. This group will help us determine what the needs of our potential clients are and will strengthen our connection to our community.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is something you would like the broader community to understand about asylum seekers?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nIt is important to understand where people are coming from, what they experienced and the incredible resilience they demonstrated to get themselves and their families here to the U.S. I think if people understood those stories, they would feel a lot more compassion. We would recognize these are people; these are families; these are children.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EPhilanthropic support has transformed the work of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fglobalhealth.massgeneral.org\u002F\"\u003ECenter for Global Health\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, including programs like the Asylum Clinic. Click \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdonate\u002Fasylumclinic\u002F\"\u003Ehere\u003C\u002Fa\u003E to make a donation to the Asylum Clinic today or contact \u003Ca href=\"mailto:KPFISTER@mgh.harvard.edu\"\u003EKirsten Pfister\u003C\u002Fa\u003E in the Mass General Development Office at 617-726-5110.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Caring for Asylum Seekers During COVID-19",post_excerpt:"Even in the midst of a global pandemic, Mass General’s Asylum Clinic strives to support and advocate for immigrants seeking international protection.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"caring-for-asylum-seekers-during-covid-19",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-26 09:30:40",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-26 13:30:40",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcaring-for-asylum-seekers-during-covid-19\u002F",menu_order:aZ,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:cd,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cd,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:cA,filter:c,cat_ID:cd,category_count:cA,category_description:a,cat_name:k,category_nicename:l,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fm-gartland-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fm-gartland-1-300x167.jpg",img_large:mt,img_full:mt,acf:{override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c}],how_to_give:[{term_id:hy,name:jC,slug:jD,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:hy,taxonomy:cV,description:mu,parent:b,count:gX,filter:c}],GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fcaring-for-asylum-seekers-during-covid-19\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c}],how_to_give:[{term_id:hy,name:jC,slug:jD,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:hy,taxonomy:cV,description:mu,parent:b,count:gX,filter:c}],story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1059621,post_author:u,post_date:"2021-04-20 16:30:32",post_date_gmt:"2021-04-20 20:30:32",post_content:"\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E has launched a new \u003Ca class=\"none\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fenvironment-and-health\u002F\"\u003ECenter for the Environment and Health\u003C\u002Fa\u003E aimed at integrating sustainability into all aspects of the Mass General mission — clinical care, education, research and community health — to advocate for and improve the environmental health of the hospital, as well as the health and well-being of the communities it serves.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"It is our moral imperative to safeguard and improve the health of our communities by addressing the environmental impact of our operations and clinical decision making.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n“The health care sector is responsible for a substantial amount of environmental pollution and contributions to climate change,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F20207\u002Fjonathan-slutzman\"\u003EJonathan E. Slutzman, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E a Mass General Emergency Department physician and the center’s director and medical director for environmental sustainability. “If the U.S. health care system were its own country, it would be the 13th largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world — more than the entire United Kingdom. It is our moral imperative to safeguard and improve the health of our communities by addressing the environmental impact of our operations and clinical decision making.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA Hospital-Wide Commitment\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nThe new center is the latest step in the hospital’s decades-long commitment to supporting sustainability programs at every level of the institution. Currently, nearly 100% of the electricity Mass General uses comes from renewable sources, and it participates in numerous waste reduction programs and strives to purchase primarily environmentally preferable products. The Center for the Environment and Health is one of many recent initiatives stemming from Mass General's Sustainability Committee — created in 2019 and comprised of leaders from all areas of hospital operations — which identifies, reviews and launches short- and long-term improvement efforts.\r\n\r\n“Climate change is an immediate threat to human health, and environmental pollution directly contributes to respiratory illness and kidney, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F18608\u002Fregina-larocque\"\u003ERegina LaRocque, MD, MPH,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E a physician-researcher in the Mass General Infectious Diseases Division and one of the center’s associate directors. “As a hospital, we have an obligation to address these issues through education, research and advocacy, and we also need to work hard to reduce our own environmental footprint.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ERole of the New Center\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nIn its new Stewardship Plan, the center has outlined its major goals, including a commitment to ensuring that staff, patients and community members more fully understand the link between the climate, environment and human health. Research also will play a key role in the new center’s work, promoting the gathering of appropriate data, disseminating new knowledge and learning the best ways to approach environmental issues from a health care perspective.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EA few immediate goals of the center are to:\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EComplete an institutional environmental footprint assessment to improve performance.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EEstablish an ongoing Grand Rounds series to enable hospital experts, alongside worldwide leaders, to discuss, educate and improve climate change, health and health care sustainability efforts.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EEliminate DEHP-containing clinical care products. DEHP is a chemical added to many plastics that may cause adverse health effects.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EEliminate unnecessary antibiotics from food the hospital serves and increase the fraction of plant-based foods and meals on campus.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ENutrition and Food Services\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n“For years we have looked at and implemented new ways to make our hospital more sustainable,” says Joan Shea, director of Nutrition and Food Services. “After installing two water dispensers in the cafeteria of our main campus, we reduced our purchasing of plastic bottles of spring water by 31,200 in 2020. In addition, we purchased 200,000 fewer straws after adding a new straw-less cover to the cold beverage options at two of our coffee shop locations. We also composted 523 tons of organic waste from our cafeterias last year, bringing our total to 2,836 tons since the hospital introduced its composting program.”\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"After years of working to improve our environmental footprint and enhance our practices, we are proud to launch this dedicated center that will be the conduit to bettering our practices, our community and our planet.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nThe hospital’s Nutrition and Food Services staff also are working to introduce more plant-based and vegan options to its menus. Several other areas of the institution are continuing to examine and advance efforts to become more sustainable.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EMaterials Management\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n“We continue to look for opportunities within our supply chain to become better stewards of our environment, including expanding our reprocessing program within our operating rooms and procedural areas, identifying and eliminating products that contain PVC and DEHP and working with our distributor to de-case and recycle all cardboard from inbound supplies,” says Ed Raeke, director of Materials Management. “Our next step in this journey will be to partner with our vendors to establish sustainability goals for manufacturing responsibly that will hopefully become the framework for all of our future business opportunities.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EInvolving the Broader Community\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nIn addition to looking inward at the hospital’s own opportunities to enact meaningful change, the center aims to engage members of the community in its efforts to advance environmental and human health.\r\n\r\n“Beyond the important mission of making hospital operations more sustainable, our mission also encompasses encouraging our community in the health care sector to collect new data to add to the literature, to help us contribute to a trend that can inform others about what works best in this arena,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fdoctors\u002F20709\u002Fann-christine-duhaime\"\u003EAnn-Christine Duhaime, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E a pediatric neurosurgeon at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\"\u003EMassGeneral Hospital for Children\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and the center’s associate director for research and publication. “Additionally, our mission includes communicating to staff and patients clear data about what pro-environmental behaviors matter most in their lives outside of health care, both on the individual and collective scale.”\r\n\r\n“After years of working to improve our environmental footprint and enhance our practices, we are proud to launch this dedicated center that will be the conduit to bettering our practices, our community and our planet,” says Peter L. Slavin, MD, Mass General president.\r\n\r\n____________\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fenvironment-and-health\"\u003ELearn more\u003C\u002Fa\u003E about the Mass General Center for the Environment and Health.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EThis story \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fnews\u002Fpress-release\u002FNew-center-for-the-environment-and-health-launches-at-mgh\"\u003Efirst appeared\u003C\u002Fa\u003E on the Mass General news page.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EThe center will host its first symposium on climate, the environment, and health, entitled “Climate Change: Our Healthcare System, Our Patients, and You” on Wednesday, May 26, at 8:30 am. The keynote address will be given by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F19364\u002FRenee-Salas\"\u003ERenee Salas, MD, MPH, MS,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E a Mass General Emergency Department physician. The virtual event will be open to the public.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Mass General Launches Center for the Environment and Health",post_excerpt:"New center to incorporate sustainability into all aspects of the Mass General mission, including the health and well-being of its community.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"mass-general-launches-center-for-the-environment-and-health",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2022-01-11 13:38:26",post_modified_gmt:"2022-01-11 18:38:26",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmass-general-launches-center-for-the-environment-and-health\u002F",menu_order:fR,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:cd,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cd,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:cA,filter:c,cat_ID:cd,category_count:cA,category_description:a,cat_name:k,category_nicename:l,category_parent:b},{term_id:cj,name:mv,slug:d_,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cj,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:fq,filter:c,cat_ID:cj,category_count:fq,category_description:a,cat_name:mv,category_nicename:d_,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fenvironmental-center-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fenvironmental-center-300x185.jpg",img_large:mw,img_full:mw,acf:{template:J,page_selector:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:bv,name:eS,slug:d_,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bv,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,cta_selector:a,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,start_date:g,expire_url_redirect:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fmass-general-launches-center-for-the-environment-and-health\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:bv,name:eS,slug:d_,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bv,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045502,post_author:u,post_date:"2021-03-11 20:26:25",post_date_gmt:"2021-03-12 01:26:25",post_content:"\u003Cp class=\"p2\"\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F20756\u002Fjared-conley\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"s1\"\u003EJared Conley, MD, PhD, MPH,\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E is an emergency medicine physician and innovator at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and Harvard Medical School. In 2019, he became associate director of the \u003Cspan class=\"s1\"\u003EMass General \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fhealthcaretransformation.org\u002F\"\u003EHealthcare Transformation Lab\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E and in that role also serves as the physician technical adviser to the\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fmedicine\u002Ftreatments-and-services\u002Fhome-hospital\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"s1\"\u003E Home Hospital Program\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"s1\"\u003E at Mass General. \u003C\u002Fspan\u003EHere, Dr. Conley describes how technology allows patients to receive hospital-level care at home.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003EWe are essentially mirroring the care patients receive in the hospital but delivering it to them in the comfort of their own home.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p2\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat’s unique about the Healthcare Transformation Lab?\u003C\u002Fb\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p2\"\u003EAbout six years ago, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F16551\u002Feric-isselbacher\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"s1\"\u003EEric Isselbacher, MD,\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E founded the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fhealthcaretransformation.org\u002F\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"s1\"\u003EHealthcare Transformation Lab\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E (HTL) with the mission to improve the experience and value of health care through collaborative innovation. We make that happen in many ways — most recently, one of our key focuses is to make it easier to deliver hospital-level care at home.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ECan you explain what hospital-level care at home means, and what type of patients would be ideally suited to it?\u003C\u002Fb\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p2\"\u003EWe are essentially mirroring the care patients receive in the hospital but delivering it to them in the comfort of their own home. Scientific studies help us understand which patients can safely receive this kind of care. With the right technology, certain conditions that require daily doctor and nursing care, intravenous medications and close monitoring can safely be treated at home. Some examples are congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or skin infections.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EIn some ways it seems like a throwback to the house calls of the past, like Marcus Welby returns. \u003C\u002Fb\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EYes, you can think of it like Dr. Welby’s house calls using 21\u003Cspan class=\"s2\"\u003E\u003Csup\u003Est\u003C\u002Fsup\u003E\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E century technology and science to care for patients at home with hospital-level care. And, instead of a black bag, a nurse arrives with a backpack to provide the patient — and in some cases outfit their home — with an appropriate array of devices for that patient’s needs.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1044015\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1044015\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FHTL.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Jared Conley, MD, PhD, MPH[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EUltimately, it’s patients who are driving this return to the home as the center of care — they want to maximize time at home. We’re actively exploring ways that technology can make this more and more of a reality.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003ETell me more about the technology. \u003C\u002Fb\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EOur goal is to provide patients with the best remote monitoring device for their unique condition and an electronic tablet to best communicate with their Mass General care team during virtual visits. Instead of bringing the patient to the service, technology allows us to bring the service to the patient.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EAs we at HTL engage in this work, important questions arise. What is the technology that allows patients to get the most reliable monitoring and feel comfortable and safe? Is it a patch on the chest, an arm band, a watch? How often should monitoring occur? What are the best tools for monitoring vital signs (e.g. heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation)? How can we then effectively transmit the data to clinical teams or alert them if the patient’s health is changing?\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EOur work is to figure out these exact solutions. You could think of it as developing an electronic safety net to ensure highest-quality and safe acute care in the home.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EHospital-level care at home sounds expensive. \u003C\u002Fb\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EYes, caring for a patient at home with hospital-level care is not inexpensive as it requires the expertise of many clinicians and new technologies to facilitate remote monitoring, diagnostic testing and virtual visits. However, the hospital is essentially the most expensive hotel in town, and so this new way of delivering care will help us achieve the same high-quality care at a more affordable cost.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003EThe home is the center of future health care delivery.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003ETo support these efforts, last fall the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services enabled payment for hospital at home under specific conditions. As a leader in this space, Mass General was one of the first health systems given permission to do this type of advanced care, and we have been incredibly busy ever since evaluating the emerging technologies and opportunities to further this work.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003E\u003Cb\u003EWhat could philanthropy do?\u003C\u002Fb\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EThe home is the center of future health care delivery. Philanthropic support allows us at HTL to explore, test and implement more about what tomorrow’s care could look like if best designed for patients.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p1\"\u003EScience and technology continue to support more and more of this work to maximize health and time at home. Patients want it and clinicians and staff at HTL will work tirelessly to facilitate it as much as it is safe to do so.\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003Cp class=\"p2\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EYou can advance health care of the future by donating to the Healthcare Transformation Lab. If you would like more information, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Christina+Ferraiolo&about=Healthcare Transformation Lab\"\u003Econtact us.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E",post_title:"Hospital Care at Home in 2021: Safe, Convenient and Cost Effective",post_excerpt:"Technology makes it possible to deliver hospital-level care at home, says Jared Conley, MD, PhD, MPH, of Mass General’s Healthcare Transformation Lab.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"hospital-care-at-home",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-09 13:21:56",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-09 17:21:56",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fhospital-care-at-home\u002F",menu_order:52,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FHTL-final-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FHTL-final-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:mx,img_full:mx,acf:{hero_style:D,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fhospital-care-at-home\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c}]},{ID:1059607,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-12-10 17:00:15",post_date_gmt:"2020-12-10 22:00:15",post_content:"Data from the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cancer.org\u002Fcontent\u002Fdam\u002Fcancer-org\u002Fresearch\u002Fcancer-facts-and-statistics\u002Fcancer-prevention-and-early-detection-facts-and-figures\u002Fmaking-the-case-for-health-equity.pdf\"\u003EAmerican Cancer Society\u003C\u002Fa\u003E show a deeply disturbing racial reality in cancer care. Though their prognosis is less dire than decades ago, Black Americans are still far more likely to die from most cancers than any other racial or ethnic group. They are also less likely to enroll in a clinical trial — often the best chance for stopping the disease’s progression.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1041498\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1041498\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FDr.-Moy-CCE-Video--e1607037151999-220x220.png\" alt=\"Beverly Moy, MD, MPH\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Beverly Moy, MD, MPH is leading efforts to improve cancer care equity at the Mass General Cancer Center[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nMuch improvement has been made in treating cancer overall, but as these statistics and other studies suggest, medically underserved populations — often Black and Latino patients, patients with lower incomes, elderly patients, and those with severe mental illness — are not benefitting from these advances.\r\n\r\nAt the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcancer-center\"\u003EMass General Cancer Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, an impassioned team of clinicians, researchers and other staff is working to resolve this inequity by reaching out to medically underserved cancer patients in Boston’s most disadvantaged neighborhoods.\r\n\r\nTheir mission reflects Mass General’s commitment to reduce these patients’ higher death rates. For now, their goals are suggesting best treatment options and enrolling eligible patients in clinical trials.\r\n\r\n“Communities of color don’t necessarily have access to clinical trials. They are therefore being deprived of some of the best treatment options available,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F17464\u002FBeverly-Moy\"\u003EBeverly Moy, MD, MPH\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, director of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcancer-center\u002Fpatient-and-family-resources\u002Fsupportive-care\u002Fcancer-care-equity\"\u003Ecancer equity\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and clinical director of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcancer-center\u002Ftreatments-and-services\u002Fbreast-cancer\u002F\"\u003Ebreast oncology\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at the Cancer Center, who is leading the effort. “Clinical trials offer so much hope. To not be able to offer that hope is a huge social justice issue,” she says.\r\n\r\nThe daughter of Chinese immigrants, Dr. Moy speaks from first-hand experience; her father battled multiple insurance issues and a difficult healthcare system to treat his prostate cancer.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Roots of Inequity in Cancer Care\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1041495\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1041495\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FPage-2-Brenda-Lormil-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Brenda Lormil, FNP-C\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Brenda Lormil, FNP-C, serves as the equity nurse practitioner at the Mass General Cancer Center's Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nAs COVID-19 disproportionately ravages communities of color and the Black Lives Matter movement spotlights racial injustice, the profound impact of systemic racism has come into sharper focus and lent new urgency to the team’s mission.\r\n\r\nInstitutionalized racism in the health care system continues to erode trust and cancer care. “The federal government’s infamous Tuskegee study that deceived and left Black men with venereal disease untreated for decades still reverberates along with other inequitable care experiences,” says Brenda Lormil, FNP-C, an oncology nurse practitioner on the team, who helps educate, enroll and care for underserved patients on clinical trials. “Due to past trauma related to inequitable care, clinical trials fuel a sense of uneasiness within the Black and brown community — with reasonable cause,” says Ms. Lormil, also the daughter of Haitian immigrants and founder of Haitian American Medical Association, a nonprofit providing culturally sensitive health education to Haitian-American communities.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EReaching Out to Communities in Need\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nTo improve access to clinical trials, the Mass General team has recently partnered with Boston Medical Center (BMC), Boston’s safety net hospital for many patients from underserved populations.\r\n\r\nUsing a new virtual hub, funded by the Trefler Foundation and launched in March, specialists in oncology, psychiatric oncology, social work and patient navigation from the Cancer Center meet regularly with their BMC colleagues. Via telehealth, participants collaborate on BMC patients with complex breast cancers. They also work on removing barriers to patient care.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E“Communities of color don’t necessarily have access to clinical trials. They are therefore being deprived of some of the best treatment options available.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n“BMC has referred us patients for clinical trials that they can’t open at their own institution,” says Dr. Moy. And when the COVID-19 surge resulted in delayed cancer surgeries, Mass General’s clinicians shared new treatment algorithms for cancer patients with their BMC partners. Since then, hub participation has grown steadily.\r\n\r\nIn September, BMC, Mass General and Dana-Farber formalized a clinical trial collaboration. The agreement allows BMC physicians to open certain Mass General and Dana-Farber-led investigator-initiated clinical trials at BMC. Patients can also receive their clinical trial care at their preferred institution.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EOvercoming Barriers\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nClinical trials are a heavy commitment for all patients. Scans, blood work, safety assessments, and visits with doctors and nurses are often frequent and time-consuming.\r\n\r\nFor some patients, barriers loom. The team tackles scheduling, financial and insurance issues that hinder participation — a Mass General practice for the past two years. Parking and lodging costs are huge obstacles, says Dr. Moy. Now, the team’s patient navigator helps overcome them. To Dr. Moy, it’s just. “Why should patients be penalized financially for providing benefits that will benefit future generations of patients?”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EMoving Forward\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nBuilding on its efforts, the team hopes to create a permanent Center for Cancer Care Equity at the Cancer Center that will improve access to quality cancer care and clinical trials for patients who are medically underserved. Despite challenges, Dr. Moy is resolute and hopeful. “We are grateful for the support of donors, but we need them now more than ever.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=kZvZVQdoU4E\"\u003Ewatch\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Dr. Moy and Brenda Lormil discuss the Mass General Cancer Center's efforts to ensure equity of cancer care.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EFor more information on the Cancer Care Equity Program, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Megan+Daniels&about=Cancer+Care+Equity\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Tackling Inequities in Cancer Treatment",post_excerpt:"Beverly Moy, MD, MPH and Brenda Lormil, FNP-C, work with the Mass General Cancer Center's Cancer Care Equity program to improve cancer treatment options for medically underserved communities.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"tackling-inequities-in-cancer-treatment",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-26 09:31:51",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-26 13:31:51",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Ftackling-inequities-in-cancer-treatment\u002F",menu_order:my,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:jE,name:cl,slug:cm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:jE,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:hz,filter:c,cat_ID:jE,category_count:hz,category_description:a,cat_name:cl,category_nicename:cm,category_parent:b},{term_id:jF,name:mz,slug:mA,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:jF,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:fr,filter:c,cat_ID:jF,category_count:fr,category_description:a,cat_name:mz,category_nicename:mA,category_parent:b},{term_id:dP,name:fQ,slug:gy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:dP,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:aP,filter:c,cat_ID:dP,category_count:aP,category_description:a,cat_name:fQ,category_nicename:gy,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCancer-equity-banner-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCancer-equity-banner-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:mB,img_full:mB,acf:{override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:aZ,name:cl,slug:cm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aZ,taxonomy:e,description:dY,parent:b,count:dZ,filter:c},{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:bX,name:fl,slug:fm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bX,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:bp,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Ftackling-inequities-in-cancer-treatment\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:aZ,name:cl,slug:cm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aZ,taxonomy:e,description:dY,parent:b,count:dZ,filter:c},{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:T,name:aE,slug:aF,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:T,taxonomy:e,description:aN,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:bX,name:fl,slug:fm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bX,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:bp,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045449,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-12-08 20:04:12",post_date_gmt:"2020-12-09 01:04:12",post_content:"On behalf of the entire Mass General family and with enormous pride and admiration, we congratulate Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, chief of Infectious Diseases at Mass General, on her appointment as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). President-Elect Joseph Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris yesterday announced the members of the leadership team who will be shaping, overseeing, improving and ensuring the health, well-being and safety of our nation. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002F8_NIlwLRYbQ?t=2081\"\u003EDr. Walensky will be an integral part\u003C\u002Fa\u003E of this national health executive team, whose first and most pressing challenge will be directing and implementing the United States’ response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.\n\nA Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearch\u002Fsupport\u002Fmgh-research-scholars\u002Fscholar-profiles\u002Fwalensky-mgh-scholar-profile\"\u003ESteve and Deborah Gorlin MGH Research Scholar 2015-2020,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Dr. Walensky is an inspired choice for this top public health role. She is an accomplished clinician, scientist and educator who will bring creativity and boldness, wisdom and compassion to her new role. Committed to equity and fairness, Dr. Walensky has been a relentless advocate for ensuring that the highest quality healthcare is accessible and available to underserved communities, a priority that has defined her leadership in the Mass General Division of Infectious Diseases.\n\nFor the past 10 months, Dr. Walensky has been leading and supporting staff in her division as they battle against COVID-19. She has played a critical role advising Mass General and the Mass General Brigham system in all aspects of understanding, controlling, treating and preventing the virus. At the state level, she has served on Gov. Baker’s COVID-19 Advisory Board, shaping key decisions and actions. She also has helped both the medical community and the public sort through changing guidelines and conflicting information, co-authoring more than a dozen COVID-related papers, organizing infectious disease leaders across Boston to publish a series of important op-ed pieces, and reaching millions as a medical analyst on CNN.\n\nDr. Walensky is internationally recognized for her work in the field of HIV\u002FAIDS. She has pushed U.S. and global policy toward routine HIV screening and promoted the idea of HIV treatment as prevention. As the first investigator to assess the survival benefits of AIDS treatment, Dr. Walensky, through her fierce advocacy, helped increase investment in research and treatment. She is a past chair of the National Institutes of Health’s Office of AIDS Research Advisory Council.\n\nWhen she takes the reins of the CDC this January, Dr. Walensky will lead a federal agency responsible for protecting and guiding the nation’s public health and safety. Headquartered in Atlanta, the CDC is part of the Department of Health and Human Services, with more than 10,000 employees and a budget of approximately $12 billion. The CDC coordinates, supports and funds a vast range of programs including immunization, HIV\u002FAIDS, emerging infectious diseases, environmental health, disease prevention, injury prevention, and public health preparedness and response.\n\nDr. Walensky holds an undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis, a medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and a master’s in public health from the Harvard School of Public Health. She trained in internal medicine at Hopkins and in infectious diseases in the MGH\u002FBWH combined fellowship program. She and her husband, Loren Walensky, MD, PhD, a physician-scientist at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children’s Hospital, are the parents of three sons.\n\nIn Dr. Walensky, the new administration has chosen a fearless, brilliant and compassionate ally who will give her all to protect and advance the health of our nation — just as she has done for patients, colleagues and the community at Mass General.\n\nPeter L. Slavin, MD\nMass General President\n\nTimothy G. Ferris, MD\nMass General Physicians Organization CEO\n\nKatrina Armstrong, MD\nChief, Department of Medicine",post_title:"Mass General's Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, Called to Lead the CDC",post_excerpt:"Congratulations to Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, Chief of Infectious Diseases at Mass General, for being nominated by President-elect Joe Biden to serve as the next director of the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"rochelle-walensky-called-to-lead-the-cdc",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:40:05",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:40:05",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Frochelle-walensky-called-to-lead-the-cdc\u002F",menu_order:mC,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FWalensky-banner-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FWalensky-banner-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:mD,img_full:mD,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Frochelle-walensky-called-to-lead-the-cdc\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aw,name:dg,slug:dh,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aw,taxonomy:e,description:di,parent:b,count:aj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045430,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-10-02 14:00:09",post_date_gmt:"2020-10-02 18:00:09",post_content:"Before the COVID-19 pandemic, then ninth grader Shoshana Martin of Dorchester, Boston, had little free time. She was scheduled to the max with school, homework and volunteering with younger kids.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EThe Youth Scholars Program gives students an extra boost to help them succeed in school.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nWhen classes moved online, Shoshana had more unstructured time, but she felt lost and unmotivated and struggled to complete her homework.\n\nShe turned to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcommunity-health\u002Fcchi\u002Fprograms\u002Fmgh-youth-scholars\"\u003EYouth Scholars Program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E for guidance — a program she had joined before the pandemic shut down schools.\n\nThe Youth Scholars Program usually offers in-person learning, giving students the opportunity to explore science and health care careers and helps to prepare them for college. Shoshana says she felt excited last winter when she arrived for sessions at Mass General’s Boston campus.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1039925\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1039925 size-full\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fshoshana_youth_scholar_2020.jpg\" alt=\"Youth Scholar Shoshana Martin\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Youth Scholar Shoshana Martin[\u002Fcaption]\n\nThen, the pandemic moved the Youth Scholars Program online.\n\nDespite the challenges of online learning, Shoshana says the program helped her through a difficult spring. She learned about diagnosing patients, practiced tying surgical knots and made new friends.\n\u003Ch2\u003EHelping Students Succeed\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nBeginning in elementary school, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcommunity-health\u002Fcchi\u002F\"\u003EMass General’s Center for Community Health Improvement\u003C\u002Fa\u003E (CCHI) youth programs aim to increase students’ interest in science and health care and spark college aspirations and preparedness.\n\nOne of those programs is the MGH Youth Scholars, which starts in ninth grade. For more than two decades, this program has supported students from Boston, Chelsea, Charlestown and Revere, giving them an extra boost to help them succeed in school.\n\nParticipants receive homework help, mentoring, college entrance test preparation and guidance on applying to college. The program also supports students in college and beyond. The goal is for students to graduate from college and enter the workforce with a strong sense of academic fortitude and confidence.\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EMany Youth Scholars have done just that.\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EIn the year 2019 - 2020:\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n \t\u003Cli\u003E124 high school students and 101 college students participated\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n \t\u003Cli\u003EThere has been a 100 percent high school graduation rate\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n \t\u003Cli\u003E93 percent of scholars went on to college\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n \t\u003Cli\u003EFour scholars were high school valedictorians\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n \t\u003Cli\u003EFive scholars attended Ivy League schools\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n \t\u003Cli\u003E400 Mass General staff and faculty acted as mentors and supervisors to CCHI programs\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n \t\u003Cli\u003EScholars' college graduation rates are 50 percent higher than peers at Boston Public Schools \u003Cspan title=\"Inserted by Jenni Bohonak - 09\u002F24\u002F2020 3:24pm\" data-cid=\"2\" data-userid=\"69\" data-username=\"Jenni Bohonak\" data-time=\"1600975475307\"\u003Eover a six-year period\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n \t\u003Cli\u003EOne scholar from the high school class of 2012 is attending medical school\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003EYouth Scholars Program Pivots During COVID-19\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nGetting into the high school program is competitive. In the 2019-2020 academic year, more than 100 students applied for 30 spots in the ninth-grade Youth Scholar class, which began in January 2020.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1039938\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1039938\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FChristy-Egun-cropped-optimized.jpg\" alt=\"Christy Egun, senior director of Boston Partnerships, Equity and Inclusion for CCHI\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Christy Egun, senior director of Boston Partnerships, Equity and Inclusion for CCHI[\u002Fcaption]\n\nDuring the pandemic, the program quickly pivoted from a hands-on, in-person experience to virtual learning.\n\nIn addition to hosting online homework help, virtual career panels and medical simulation sessions, program leaders reached out to students and their families to see how COVID-19 had affected them.\n\nCommunities served by the Youth Scholars Program were hit hard by COVID-19, says Christy Egun, senior director of Boston Partnerships, Equity and Inclusion for CCHI at Mass General. Many Youth Scholars’ families worked in the hospitality industry and lost their jobs, she explains.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E\"Communities served by the Youth Scholars Program were hit hard by COVID-19.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nThe Youth Scholar Program responded with grocery gift cards to families who needed food. A Mass General social worker connected families with resources to help them navigate paying their rent. And leaders offered support when family members contracted COVID-19 or had concerns about community violence in Boston.\n\n“We want to be an extension of their families, and we know the pandemic has not been easy for many of our students,” Ms. Egun says.\n\u003Ch2\u003EMoving Compassion Online\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nCaroline Hone, the ninth-grade program coordinator, says that the pandemic’s timing so early in the program made it more difficult for students to form friendships this year.\n\nMs. Hone also had to learn how to run the program online by working with mentors and hosting small group sessions. The online classes gave Ms. Hone an intimate peek into her students’ lives. Once she watched as a student bounced a younger sibling on her lap during an online class and didn’t miss a beat.\n\nMs. Hone checked in with her students by phone every week. “I would ask, how they were doing,” she recalls. “I don’t know that many other people were asking them that question.” She spoke to her students about the importance of sleep routines and maintaining homework schedules.\n\nAs the online program developed, Ms. Hone discovered some students had bonded and were texting each other to discuss college aspirations and COVID-19.\n\u003Ch2\u003EGaining Confidence\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nThe Youth Scholars Program helped sharpen Shoshana’s focus on online learning and set aside the comforts of home, like her cozy bed during school time, she says.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E\"My mentors gave me this driving momentum to never keep another idea just in my head, ever again.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nThe program also helped Shoshana discover something new: Confidence.\n\n“In school, I used to feel shy. And when it came to giving my ideas; I felt like my ideas were not good. But my mentors in this program gave me this driving momentum to never keep another idea just in my head, ever again,” Shoshana says.\n\nMs. Hone is proud of the ninth-grade class. “I think it was remarkable that the ninth graders had the ability to stick with us, even when our program looked so much different than what they thought they were signing up for,” Ms. Hone says. “I really appreciate their diligence and persistence.”\n\nMeanwhile, Ms. Egun and Ms. Hone say they continue to plan for “anything and everything” to help the students through another uncertain year.\n\u003Cdiv class=\"well well-small\"\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003EPhilanthropic Support\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nDuring the pandemic, two of its major corporate supporters, the Biogen Foundation and Vertex Foundation, made donations to ensure that the Youth Scholars Program and other underrepresented youth in the Boston area could continue to receive education and career inspiration.\n\nBiogen Foundation committed to funding the new \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fneurology\u002Feducation-and-training\u002Fyouth-research-and-education\"\u003EMGH Youth Neurology Education and Research Program,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E which drew applicants from the MGH Youth Scholars Program and other students underrepresented in STEM. A total of 31 high school seniors and college undergraduates participated in the program's paid mentored neurology research internships in the summer of 2020.\n\nWith the Vertex Foundation, Mass General is launching the MGH Virtual Tele-Health Teaching Clinic and simulation program for the upcoming year. Through this new platform, students will interact with Mass General clinicians and role play as members of the health care team, working together to “meet” patients and “make” diagnoses through a simulation as they get an advanced introduction to the art and science of modern medicine.\n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about the Youth Scholars program or to make a donation, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathy+Sheehan&about=Youth+Scholars\"\u003Econtact us.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Youth Scholars Find Classes, Caring Online",post_excerpt:"Many high school students found support from Mass General’s Youth Scholars Program during COVID-19.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"youth-scholars-find-classes-caring-online",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:40:14",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:40:14",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fyouth-scholars-find-classes-caring-online\u002F",menu_order:jG,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FYouth_Scholars_banner_photo_spring_2020-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FYouth_Scholars_banner_photo_spring_2020-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:mE,img_full:mE,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fyouth-scholars-find-classes-caring-online\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1059577,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-09-10 21:19:52",post_date_gmt:"2020-09-11 01:19:52",post_content:"In late March of 2020, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F17463\u002Fdean-xerras\"\u003EDean Xerras, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, medical director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Flocations\u002Fchelsea\u002F\"\u003EMGH Chelsea HealthCare Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, received some troubling news. According to his colleagues in the Massachusetts General Hospital inpatient units, the majority of patients being admitted for treatment for COVID-19 were from communities of color, such as East Boston, Revere and particularly Chelsea — and many of them were arriving already desperately ill.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_108588\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-108588 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fxerras-2-220x220-2-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Chelsea Covid Dean Xerras, MD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Dean Xerras, MD[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n“They were young people — mothers and fathers in some cases — and they were getting intubated,” he says. For Dr. Xerras, who had been monitoring the new coronavirus with growing concern for weeks, this was an alarming sign. “It suggested that they were delaying care because they couldn’t leave their jobs, or they were scared to seek help because they were undocumented.” It also suggested a crisis was imminent.\r\n\r\nWithin a month, Chelsea had become the state epicenter, with infection rates that surpassed even New York City. At the height of the outbreak, nearly one in two Chelsea residents who presented with symptoms tested positive for the virus, according to Dr. Xerras. But by the middle of summer, infection rates in Chelsea had dramatically lowered, thanks to the efforts of a coalition of health care professionals from Mass General, working in partnership with municipal leaders, local organizations and public health officials.\r\n\r\n“The COVID-19 crisis in Chelsea was something we should have seen coming, given everything that we knew about the community and how the virus spreads,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcdi\u002Fabout\u002Fstaff-profiles\u002Fjoseph-betancourt\"\u003EJoseph Betancourt, MD, MPH\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, senior vice president for equity and community health at Mass General. “Fortunately, we took action quickly, and it showed, as we invested time and energy to make a difference and address these health disparities.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ESeeds of an Outbreak\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nChelsea sits on the Mystic River, just over the Tobin Bridge from Mass General’s Boston campus. Once a thriving industrial center, today Chelsea is one of the most densely populated cities in the nation, with more than 35,000 residents living in two square miles. It’s also one of the poorest, with a per capita income of $24,000.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1039831\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"356\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1039831 size-full\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FPhotos_sep15-3-e1600188144437-1.jpg\" alt=\"Covid-19 Chelsea\" width=\"356\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E The MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center was founded in 1971 to serve the local community.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nMass General’s commitment to Chelsea began in 1971, when it opened a small primary care practice in the basement of a church to serve the local immigrant population. Over the years, the MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center has evolved, expanding its footprint and its services to meet the ever-changing needs of the community. In 1995, Mass General founded the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcommunity-health\u002Fcchi\u002F\"\u003ECenter for Community Health Improvement\u003C\u002Fa\u003E to help people in vulnerable and underserved communities like Chelsea address common health disparities.\r\n\r\n“Crowded housing, poverty and food insecurity have been persistent in Chelsea for years,” Dr. Xerras says. Residents of communities like Chelsea are often at higher risk of developing chronic diseases like hypertension and diabetes. The same factors put them at heightened risk of exposure to COVID-19.\r\n\r\nIn addition, many Chelsea residents were at risk due to the nature of their jobs. According to the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, an estimated 80% of Chelsea workers hold essential jobs. “These are the people who operate our trains and buses, who clean our houses, who take care of our children,” Dr. Xerras says. Simply put, they didn’t have the luxury of quarantining.\r\n\r\n“With COVID, all these factors combined to set the stage for a disaster,” he says.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ESpringing into Action\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_52445\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-52445 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FJoanQuinlanHead-220x220-1-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Chelsea covid Joan Quinlan, MPA\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Joan Quinlan, MPA[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nTo address the looming crisis in Chelsea and its neighboring communities, Mass General formed the Equity and Community Health COVID Response Team. The team, co-led by Dr. Betancourt and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcommunity-health\u002Fecoch\u002Fmembers\u002Fjoan-quinlan\"\u003EJoan Quinlan, MPA\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, vice president for Community Health at Mass General, worked closely with city managers from Chelsea and the surrounding communities to formulate a plan to head off the pandemic.\r\n\r\n“There was no hospital emergency preparedness plan focused on underserved communities and health care equity, so we made it up as we went along,” says Ms. Quinlan, who retired in late 2020.\r\n\r\nTo limit the spread of the virus, the team instituted a four-part strategy of identification, isolation, mitigation and communication. MGH Chelsea quickly established a specialized clinic and testing site in the parking lot of its building to triage individuals with symptoms for testing and evaluation. The clinic, which opened on April 13, was free to all Chelsea residents, regardless of their health insurance or immigration status.\r\n\r\n“Once you start to test people, knowledge is power that helps drive decisions,” Dr. Xerras says.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Power of Isolation\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nAs testing ramped up, city officials from Chelsea and neighboring Revere contracted with a local Quality Inn to create an isolation center, giving patients who were infected but could not quarantine at home a way to protect their household members. Residents of the hotel were provided with 24\u002F7 medical care from Mass General clinical staff and specialists. Jacky Nally, RN, a senior program manager in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdisaster-medicine#:~:text=A%20division%20within%20the%20Department,management%20efforts%20at%20Mass%20General.&text=X%20Employees%20from%20the%20Center,gather%20to%20discuss%20an%20issue.\"\u003EMass General’s Center for Disaster Medicine\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, oversaw the operation.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1039826\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"356\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1039826 size-full\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FPhotos_sep15-4-e1600187762911-1.jpg\" alt=\"Chelsea Covid isolation center\" width=\"356\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Jacky Nally, RN, leads a group of Mass General leadership through the isolation center in Revere, Mass.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n“The staff went above and beyond to make the patients safe and comfortable,” says Ms. Nally, who has spent the last 30 years setting up field hospitals in the wake of major disasters like the 9\u002F11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina and the Indonesian tsunami of 2004. “In addition to the exemplary clinical care, staff ensured the availability of essential items, such as finding a phone charger for a person who forgot one or picking up patients’ medication and diapers. The level of professionalism and compassion on display was something I’ll never forget.”\r\n\r\nChelsea City Manager Tom Ambrosino believes the isolation hotel helped save lives. “We simply would not have been able to accomplish what we have during this first phase of COVID without the creation of the isolation hotel,” he says. “And we owe that to Mass General stepping up, providing that health care and absorbing all that cost.”\r\n\r\nFor patients who couldn’t isolate, the team assembled and distributed more than 28,000 “care kits” that included resources in English and Spanish, masks and supplies for hand hygiene along with instructions on creating an easy disinfectant. In conjunction with the city, Mass General also embarked on a massive outreach campaign, making more than 5,000 calls to educate and connect high risk residents with resources such as food and mental health support.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ECommitment to Community\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EThe benefits of having a health care institution like Mass General embedded in your city are really extraordinary, and that was illustrated during this crisis.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nA year later, following a second surge during the cold weather months, virus rates are in decline in Chelsea. Along with masks and social distancing, one of the keys to Chelsea’s effort to control the outbreak, according to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcommunity-health\u002Fecoch\u002Fmembers\u002Fleslie-aldrich\"\u003ELeslie Aldrich\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, executive director for Mass General’s Center for Community Health Improvement, was Mass General’s long standing commitment to community health.\r\n\r\n“Mass General has been working for almost 50 years to establish relationships and trust in Chelsea,” says Ms. Aldrich. “Without those relationships and that investment, we could never have responded to the pandemic in the same way.”\r\n\r\nMr. Ambrosino agrees. “The benefits of having a health care institution like Mass General embedded in your city are really extraordinary, and that was illustrated during this crisis,” he says. “We would have been lost without them.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how you can support Mass General’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, click \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Visit https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fgive\u002F276647\u002F#!\u002Fdonation\u002Fcheckout (click to open in a new window)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fgive\u002F276647\u002F#!\u002Fdonation\u002Fcheckout\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehere\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"COVID-19: Coming Together for Chelsea",post_excerpt:"In March 2020, as COVID-19 swept through the city of Chelsea, Mass General launched a bold community health initiative to contain the virus, tackle disparities and save lives.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"chelsea-covid",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-10 17:39:02",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-10 21:39:02",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fchelsea-covid\u002F",menu_order:jH,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:cd,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cd,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:cA,filter:c,cat_ID:cd,category_count:cA,category_description:a,cat_name:k,category_nicename:l,category_parent:b},{term_id:x,name:Q,slug:R,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:x,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:P,filter:c,cat_ID:x,category_count:P,category_description:a,cat_name:Q,category_nicename:R,category_parent:b},{term_id:fS,name:hA,slug:hB,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:fS,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:gY,filter:c,cat_ID:fS,category_count:gY,category_description:a,cat_name:hA,category_nicename:hB,category_parent:b},{term_id:dP,name:fQ,slug:gy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:dP,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:aP,filter:c,cat_ID:dP,category_count:aP,category_description:a,cat_name:fQ,category_nicename:gy,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FPhotos_sep15-2-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FPhotos_sep15-2-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:mF,img_full:mF,acf:{override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fchelsea-covid\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045397,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-07-15 15:00:10",post_date_gmt:"2020-07-15 19:00:10",post_content:"\u003Cem\u003EFor nearly 25 years, Celtic punk rock legends, \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDropkick Murphys\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Cem\u003E,\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Cem\u003E have built a reputation for their raucous concerts — particularly their annual set of St. Patrick's Day shows in their home city of Boston. But this year, the band was forced to cancel the shows at the last minute due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Not to be deterred, the Murphys pivoted, quickly organizing an audience-free livestream concert on March 17. The event — dubbed ‘Streaming Up from Boston’— was seen by more than 10 million people, making it the most viewed concert event in history. It also helped raise\u003C\u002Fem\u003E \u003Cem\u003Emore than\u003C\u002Fem\u003E \u003Cem\u003E$30,000 for Massachusetts General Hospital’s Emergency Response Fund, which provides support and supplies to front-line caregivers and scientists in times of crisis. Recently, band frontman, Ken Casey — a native of Milton, Mass. — discussed the band’s longtime commitment to charitable giving and why supporting Mass General’s COVID-19 response was a “no brainer.” \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\nGrowing up, we never aspired to be professional musicians. Our heroes were guys like Bobby Orr — friends who made real contributions to Boston and the surrounding communities. So when we started having some success of own, giving back just seemed like part of the job.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1038089\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1038089\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FKenC-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Ken Casey Dropkick Murphys\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Ken Casey[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nIn the early days we chased our tails a bit, supporting various charities and causes, but in 2009, Bobby suggested we try to harness the enthusiasm and dedication of our fans by starting our own charitable fund. So we launched the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.claddaghfund.org\u002F\"\u003ECladdagh Fund\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and over the last 10 years, we’ve helped to raise more than $5 million dollars for a wide range of non-profit organizations and causes.\r\n\r\nWhen it came to supporting Mass General, it was a no brainer. Mass General is the number one hospital in the area and it’s always been great to us. We’ve had members of the band, employees, family members treated there. The staff always goes above and beyond with the care they provide. But right now, with everything going on with COVID-19, the entire team deserves our deepest gratitude for simply showing up.\r\n\r\nI had a neighbor who was treated for COVID-19 at Mass General earlier this year. He spent weeks on a ventilator. His wife kept telling us how hard everyone at the hospital was working to save his life. It was inspiring to hear those stories. Knowing we were playing to help the people on the frontlines of this outbreak, the people who were keeping our friend alive, that gave our live-streaming events a greater meaning.\r\n\r\nDropkick Murphys are proud to support the Mass General community at this critical moment. As I keep telling my mother, the one thing we’ve got right now is that we’re all in this together.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn how you can support Mass General’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, click \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcovid-19-response\u002F\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehere\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cem\u003E. \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1035924\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"300\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1035924 size-medium\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBanner-no-image_Why-we-give-e1628200866989-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" \u002F\u003E If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us one thing, it’s that everyone has a story and a role to play in our response and recovery. \"Why we give\" celebrates the ordinary and extraordinary reasons people choose to support Mass General. Every story shared is a chance to inspire others. You can make a difference in our fight against COVID-19 by sharing your story today.[\u002Fcaption]",post_title:"Why We Give: Dropkick Murphys",post_excerpt:"Ken Casey, frontman and songwriter for Celtic punk rockers, Dropkick Murphys, shares why the band chose to support Mass General in the fight against COVID-19.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"why-we-give-dropkick-murphys",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-27 19:03:47",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-27 23:03:47",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fwhy-we-give-dropkick-murphys\u002F",menu_order:cJ,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FDKM-St.-Pat-7-scaled-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FDKM-St.-Pat-7-scaled-1-300x200.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FDKM-St.-Pat-7-scaled-1-1024x683.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FDKM-St.-Pat-7-scaled-1.jpg",acf:{hero_style:D,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:ar,name:ca,slug:cb,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ar,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cc,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:fs,name:hC,slug:hD,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:fs,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:eR,filter:c},{term_id:ce,name:eT,slug:eU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ce,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fwhy-we-give-dropkick-murphys\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:fs,name:hC,slug:hD,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:fs,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:eR,filter:c},{term_id:ce,name:eT,slug:eU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ce,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:ar,name:ca,slug:cb,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ar,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cc,filter:c}]},{ID:1045399,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-07-10 13:39:25",post_date_gmt:"2020-07-10 17:39:25",post_content:"\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcancer-center\u002F\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E clinicians and researchers, already expert in treating some of Mass General’s sickest patients, refocused their talents this spring to help save the lives of those battling COVID-19.\n\u003Cblockquote\u003EMany Mass General Cancer Center clinicians and researchers were well positioned to seamlessly pivot to care for COVID-19 patients.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nIntegrated within one of the world’s leading general hospitals, the Mass General Cancer Center is at the forefront of compassionate patient care and innovative research. With their broad expertise, many Mass General Cancer Center clinicians and researchers were well positioned to seamlessly pivot to care for COVID-19 patients in the hospital’s intensive care units (ICUs). In addition, they helped design and implement experimental clinical trials for COVID-19 and also developed and delivered testing to communities in need.\n\nWhile several caregivers and researchers shifted to focus on the COVID-19 crisis, their Mass General Cancer Center colleagues continued to deliver expert cancer care to every patient, making safety the top priority. Cancer care never stopped.\n\n“I couldn’t be prouder of the nurses and doctors in the Cancer Center,” said \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F17127\u002Fdavid-ryan\"\u003EDavid Ryan, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E clinical director of the Mass General Cancer Center. “Mass General always stands up to meet a challenge.”\n\u003Ch2\u003ECancer Center Clinicians Redeploy\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nAs COVID-19 reached Massachusetts in March, Mass General put out a call for volunteers to help meet the growing need for COVID-19 patient care. Experienced in caring for critically ill patients, Mass General Cancer Center nurses and doctors stepped up without hesitation.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1038009\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1038009\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fflaherty_keith_picture-TN.jpg\" alt=\"Keith Flaherty, MD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Keith Flaherty, MD[\u002Fcaption]\n\nMany Mass General Cancer Center physicians took on roles as general care practitioners, leading multi-disciplinary teams on COVID-19 floors. Additionally, 45 nurses were reassigned from oncology outpatient units to COVID-19 inpatient units. Those with prior ICU experience stepped back into intensive care roles, focusing on patients with severe COVID-19 complications.\n\nJulie Cronin, DNP, RN, OCN, nurse director of Infusion, notes that 14 members of her staff were reassigned to various COVID-19-related care roles across the hospital. “There are challenges to balancing a busy infusion unit and COVID-19 reassignments, but despite what was going on, all of our nurses showed up every day and put their best faces forward for our patients,” she says.\n\u003Ch2\u003EOut Front on COVID-19 Clinical Trials\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F18371\u002Fkeith-flaherty\"\u003EKeith Flaherty, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E director of clinical research at the Mass General Cancer Center, is leading the hospital-wide COVID-19 clinical research response. A veteran architect of cancer-based clinical trials, Dr. Flaherty swiftly \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcovid-19-clinical-research\u002F\"\u003Erefocused his efforts\u003C\u002Fa\u003E to lead the development of lifesaving treatments for COVID-19. Leveraging the hospital’s depth and breadth of clinical and scientific talent, a pipeline of clinical trials soon emerged. The most promising were rapidly approved and opened for patient enrollment. Every day, Dr. Flaherty and his team are exploring new strategies and adding new potential therapies to the pipeline.\n\nLooking ahead to his work after COVID-19, Dr. Flaherty notes that the lessons learned from this research “will accelerate the timeline for developing new cancer therapies.”\n\u003Ch2\u003EKey Role in COVID-19 Testing\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nPathologist and cancer researcher \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F17868\u002Fanthony-iafrate\"\u003EJohn Iafrate, MD, PhD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E is leading Mass General’s extensive effort in serology testing, which looks for the presence of antibodies in the blood. During his time at Mass General, Dr. Iafrate has developed several diagnostic testing platforms used to identify genetic signatures in tumor samples. He is now working with his team to identify antibodies specific to COVID-19 and to aid in the development of Mass General’s testing capabilities.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1038011\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1038011\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FJohn-Iafrate-MD-TB.jpg\" alt=\"John Iafrate, MD, PhD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E John Iafrate, MD, PhD[\u002Fcaption]\n\nIn concert with Dr. Flaherty’s work, the ongoing clinical trials and immune response research into COVID-19 will help to inform and optimize the design of vaccines to protect against a recurrence of COVID-19 in 2021.\n\u003Ch2\u003ELooking Ahead\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nWhile the fight against COVID-19 continues, the Mass General Cancer Center is resuming operations and, as of June, staff had largely returned to their pre-COVID roles. They carry with them the lessons learned from caring for COVID-19 patients and continue working to provide an ever-higher standard of care to patients in the Mass General Cancer Center. In the event they are called upon in the future, they will be ready to step in and help once again.\n\n\u003Cem\u003EFor more information about the Mass General Cancer Center or to make a donation, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Megan+Daniels&amp;about=Redeployment\"\u003Eplease contact us. \u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Mass General Cancer Center Aids Fight Against COVID-19",post_excerpt:"Mass General Cancer Center caregivers redeploy to support Mass General’s fight agains COVID-19.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"mass-general-cancer-center-aids-fight-against-covid-19",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:40:31",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:40:31",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmass-general-cancer-center-aids-fight-against-covid-19\u002F",menu_order:128,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fnicole-laurino2-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fnicole-laurino2-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:mG,img_full:mG,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fmass-general-cancer-center-aids-fight-against-covid-19\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:aZ,name:cl,slug:cm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aZ,taxonomy:e,description:dY,parent:b,count:dZ,filter:c},{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:aw,name:dg,slug:dh,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aw,taxonomy:e,description:di,parent:b,count:aj,filter:c},{term_id:ce,name:eT,slug:eU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ce,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045391,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-07-03 15:00:49",post_date_gmt:"2020-07-03 19:00:49",post_content:"You may have heard the term “contact tracing” included in reopening plans for the United States following the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s the latest concept from the world of public health (following on the heels of physical distancing and flattening the curve) to become part of our everyday conversation.\n\nContact tracing is a strategy that seeks to break the chain of transmission of infectious diseases such as COVID-19 by rapidly identifying, notifying and isolating individuals who have recently been in contact with a newly diagnosed patient.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E“People need to know you have their best interests in heart. They need to trust in the system and understand what you’re trying to accomplish, and communication is one of the most important parts of that response.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nAt its core, contact tracing is a people-centered process that requires trust, empathy and good communication skills, explains \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fglobalhealth.massgeneral.org\u002Fpeople\u002Flouise-c-ivers-mbbch-bao-md-mph-dtmh\u002F\"\u003ELouise Ivers, MD, MPH,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E the executive director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fglobalhealth.massgeneral.org\u002F\"\u003ECenter for Global Health\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003EHow Contact Tracing Works\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nThe size, scale and intensity of contact tracing efforts vary depending on the size of the outbreak, the resources available to health officials, how aggressively the government wants to pursue it and how much information the public is willing or required to share.\n\nHere’s how the process typically works in a state like Massachusetts. When a patient is diagnosed with COVID-19, a representative from their town or city health department will call them to learn as much as they can about where that person has been and who they have recently interacted with.\n\nThe goal is to create a comprehensive list of contacts—individuals who have been exposed to that person long enough to be infected. For COVID-19, a contact is defined as someone who was within six feet of an infected individual for 10-15 minutes.\n\nHealth officials will then reach out to these contacts to advise them of their potential for exposure, recommend they get tested and encourage them to stay isolated for two weeks.\n\nTo protect the privacy of the patient, contacts are not told who may have exposed them to infection — only that they have potentially been exposed.\n\u003Ch2\u003EChallenges and Limitations\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nWhile contact tracing can be an effective way to limit the spread of disease, it does have some challenges and limitations. For one, the standard used to designate someone as a contact for COVID-19 is an admittedly imperfect one, as it only accounts for the time of exposure, not the context of that exposure.\n\n“We estimate that a 10-15 minute period of exposure is significant, but it could be that you are with someone at an inopportune moment, such as when they sneeze or cough, and that time could be much shorter,” Dr. Ivers explains.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1037695\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1037695 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Flouseivers-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Louise Ivers, MD, MPH\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Louise Ivers, MD, MPH[\u002Fcaption]\n\nThe newly diagnosed patient may also not know or not remember everyone whom they have been in contact with over the past two weeks. They may also be reluctant to share that information due to concerns about privacy or mistrust of government officials.\n\n“There’s always tension between what public health officials would like to know in order to control a pandemic and what is a reasonable amount of private information that individuals are willing to trust officials with,” Dr. Ivers acknowledges.\n\nThat’s why it is important for contact tracers to have good interviewing and interpersonal skills, Dr. Ivers says, and for public health officials to work on building trust.\n\u003Ch2\u003ETurning to Technology\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nCould smartphone-based technology help to solve some of these challenges?\n\nThat’s the complex question Dr. Ivers is exploring in collaboration with researchers Ron Rivest, PhD, and Daniel Weitzner from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Rivest and Weitzner have created a platform called \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fpact.mit.edu\u002F\"\u003EPACT: Private Automated Contact Tracing,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E which seeks to support contact tracing efforts using low energy Bluetooth signals from smartphones.\n\nSmartphones emit anonymous, random Bluetooth signals or “chirps” on a continuous basis. Each phone logs the chirps that it receives from other phones that are nearby, and the strength of these chirps can be used to approximate distance.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E\"The Sullivans' leadership gift is critical to accelerating this work that will help policy makers reopen the economy and society safely.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nUnder the system being developed by the PACT team, public health officials in each state could use these chirps to securely identify and notify potential contacts of a newly diagnosed COVID-19 patient.\n\nWhen a patient is diagnosed, he or she could upload their chirp data to a state-run contact tracing app. Individuals who meet the criteria for a contact and have the app on their phone would then receive a message notifying them of the potential exposure. The system would be designed to protect the identity of the patient and any potential contacts.\n\n“There’s a lot to learn about the detector function in phones in terms of precise it is, how well will people accept this idea and how it will integrate into public health overall,” Dr. Ivers says. “But I think it’s an exciting space to watch.”\n\u003Ch2\u003EPhilanthropy is Essential\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nContact tracing has important implications for now and into the future, both at home and globally. “I am especially grateful to Dan and Marjorie Sullivan and the Sullivan Family Foundation for their recent transformational gift to support our efforts in the pandemic response,” Dr. Ivers says. “The Sullivans’ leadership gift is critical to accelerating work that will help policy makers reopen the economy and society safely.”\n\u003Ch2\u003ECooperation is Crucial\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nTechnological advances like those developed by the PACT team could help to improve contact tracing, but they can’t replace the personal connections that are crucial to its effectiveness, Dr. Ivers says.\n\n“In public health, we’ve learned that you can’t force people to comply with regulations about infectious disease transmission,” she says. “It has to come from the other way around.”\n\n“People need to know you have their best interests in heart. They need to trust in the system and understand what you’re trying to accomplish, and communication is one of the most important parts of that response.”\n\u003Ch3\u003ESave and share our contact tracing graphic on social media:\u003C\u002Fh3\u003E\n\u003Cimg class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1037679\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FContact-tracing-01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"2048\" \u002F\u003E\n\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn how you can support the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fglobalhealth\u002F\"\u003EMass General Center for Global Health,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kirsten+Pfister&about=Global+Health\"\u003Econtact us.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\n\u003Cem\u003EThis story was first published in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmgriblog.org\u002F2020\u002F06\u002F11\u002Fcontact-tracing-relies-on-individual-trust-to-advance-the-public-good\u002F\"\u003EBench Press,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E a publication of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearch\"\u003EMass General Research Institute.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Contact Tracing Relies on Individual Trust to Advance the Public Good",post_excerpt:"Contact tracing is important for breaking the chain of COVID-19 transmission. A gift from Dan and Marjorie Sullivan and the Sullivan Family Foundation is supporting efforts to understand how to protect privacy and use technology to improve this public health strategy.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"contact-tracing-relies-on-individual-trust-to-advance-the-public-good",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:40:33",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:40:33",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact-tracing-relies-on-individual-trust-to-advance-the-public-good\u002F",menu_order:130,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fcontact-tracing-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fcontact-tracing-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:mH,img_full:mH,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fcontact-tracing-relies-on-individual-trust-to-advance-the-public-good\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:aw,name:dg,slug:dh,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aw,taxonomy:e,description:di,parent:b,count:aj,filter:c},{term_id:ce,name:eT,slug:eU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ce,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045380,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-06-30 18:00:04",post_date_gmt:"2020-06-30 22:00:04",post_content:"On Dec. 31, 2019, authorities in the Chinese city of Wuhan reported 27 cases of a mysterious viral pneumonia to the World Health Organization (WHO). Over the next 10 weeks, the world watched in trepidation as the virus, now known as SARS-CoV-2, rapidly spread to more than 118,000 people in 110 countries. On March 11, the WHO declared COVID-19, the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2, a global pandemic.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1037539\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1037539\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fann-prestipino_1000x600-e1592335311146-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Ann Prestipino covid pandemic\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Ann Prestipino, MPH[\u002Fcaption]\n\nIn Boston, the surge was still weeks away — but Massachusetts General Hospital was already preparing. Since January, hospital leaders had been engaged in a vast planning effort aimed at confronting the enormous challenge of COVID-19.\n\n“That time was absolutely critical,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcharged\u002Fepisodes\u002Fann-prestipino\"\u003EAnn L. Prestipino, MPH\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, senior vice president for strategy and clinical operations at Mass General. “We were able to observe and learn and make the necessary adjustments so we were ready when patients started arriving.”\n\nWith deep expertise in infectious disease management and a demonstrated history of leadership in disaster medicine, Mass General is a global authority in emergency preparedness. In 2015, the US Department of Health and Human Services designated the hospital as one of 10 regional health centers equipped to accept and treat patients with highly infectious diseases like Ebola. But COVID-19 was a unique challenge — mysterious in its origins, highly infectious and difficult to contain — and it would take the combined efforts of the entire Mass General community to avert a disaster.\n\u003Ch2\u003EAlarm Bells\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nAs Chief of Emergency Preparedness and Director of the MGH Center for Disaster Medicine, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F17254\u002Fpaul-biddinger\"\u003EPaul Biddinger, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, has tracked seemingly every emerging biothreat of the last 18 years. But it wasn’t until he attended an international conference on disaster preparedness in Israel in early January that COVID-19 really caught his attention.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1037541\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1037541\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002F17977-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Paul Biddinger covid pandemic\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Paul Biddinger, MD[\u002Fcaption]\n\n“Even though it was only a trickle of data, it was all anyone at the conference wanted to talk about,” Dr. Biddinger says. The outbreak, he says, reminded many of the emergence of SARS (short for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)— the respiratory virus that caused a global panic in 2003.\n\nAfter returning to Boston, Dr. Biddinger and his colleagues watched as the outbreak intensified. “Once we saw the rate of increase, the number of deaths and the drastic public health interventions that were required in China, we knew it was only a matter of time,” he says.\n\nOn Jan. 24, a quarantine was announced in Wuhan and the first cases of COVID-19 were detected in Europe. Two days later, Mass General leadership made the decision to activate the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS). Established in the months after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, HICS is an organizational structure designed to streamline decision-making, operations and communications whenever an event or situation threatens to disrupt the hospital’s normal operations.\n\nMs. Prestipino, who served as incident commander for both the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fboston-marathon-bombing-response\u002F\"\u003EBoston Marathon bombing\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and the Rhode Island Station nightclub fire, was selected to head the response team.\n\n“There was a feeling that we were due for a pandemic, and the rate at which this virus was moving was ringing alarm bells,” Ms. Prestipino says.\n\u003Ch2\u003EPutting the Pandemic Plan in Motion\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\n[caption id=\"attachment_1037195\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1037195 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002F20200313_kaf_corona_test_prep_067-1-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"pandemic covid PPE\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Mass General developed guidelines for the proper selection and use of personal protective equipment when treating COVID-19 patients.[\u002Fcaption]\n\nIn order to mount a coordinated response to the virus, hospital officials first updated their infectious disease response plans to incorporate emerging knowledge about COVID-19. Within a week they had compiled a handbook to manage patients with the disease that was soon distributed and adapted by hospitals across the world. Included in the handbook were sample signage for patient areas, guidelines for the selection and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and a set of screening tools to identify and isolate patients suspected of having the virus.\n\n“Initially, when most cases could still be traced back to China, a patient’s travel history often determined whether or not they needed to be isolated,” says Dr. Biddinger. But by mid-February, evidence started to emerge that unlike SARS, COVID-19 was being passed along by people who showed no signs of illness. “As soon as we realized asymptomatic transmission was a possibility, it drastically changed our perspective.”\n\nThe accelerating spread of the disease, coupled with the possibility of undetected transmission, made access to PPE a critical concern. In the initial weeks of the outbreak, overwhelming demand for PPE created a nationwide shortage. As the Materials Management team scrambled to bolster supply levels, the HICS team turned to an untapped resource to ensure hospital staff had the protection they needed. Since the H5N1 “bird” flu outbreak of 2004, Mass General had maintained a “rainy day” cache of gowns, gloves and N95 respirators in a local warehouse.\n\n“We’d never needed it before,” Dr. Biddinger says. “But the fact that we made an ongoing investment in supplies meant we had what we needed to protect our staff when other hospital systems were struggling.\"\n\u003Ch2\u003EAverting Catastrophe\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nBy early March, Italy’s Lombardy region had emerged as the epicenter of the European outbreak. News from health care providers in Milan and other cities in the region painted a bleak picture of what lay in store for Boston. For Mass General Physician-in-Chief \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F19452\u002Fkatrina-armstrong\"\u003EKatrina Armstrong, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, those updates brought the potential scope of COVID-19 into sharp focus.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_74479\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"200\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-74479\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Farmstrong200.jpg\" alt=\"Pandemic covid Katrina Armstrong, MD\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \u002F\u003E Katrina Armstrong, MD[\u002Fcaption]\n\n“The hospitals had failed and people were dying by the thousands,” Dr. Armstrong says. “In a sense, it was the magic hour. We needed to take action or we’d soon be in the same place.”\n\nUsing information from Italy and other hotspots, Mass General data scientists under the leadership of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F17079\u002FPeter-Dunn\"\u003EPeter Dunn, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, created operational models to predict how the outbreak would impact the hospital. The models offered several possible scenarios. In the worst case scenario, the projected volume of COVID-19 patients would severely limit the hospital’s ability to care for patients with other illnesses.\n\nAverting such a catastrophe required quick thinking. The hospital’s surge plan for large scale disasters was reviewed and enhanced. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fnursing-patientcare\"\u003EPatient Care Services\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and the Capacity Management team reconfigured space to more than double Mass General’s intensive care unit (ICU) capacity from 150 to 300 beds, allowing doctors to isolate all patients admitted with COVID symptoms. To reduce spread between patients, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fprimary-care\u002Fabout-us\"\u003EPrimary Care\u003C\u002Fa\u003E team established specialized Respiratory Infection Clinics to separate symptomatic individuals from the general population. Non-urgent elective surgeries were canceled and appointments were transitioned to telehealth. Even the hospital’s traditional teaching rounds were adapted to limit the risk of transmission.\n\n“Our virtual health and telemedicine colleagues redesigned our digital conferencing tools to allow ‘remote’ rounding for the entire clinical team,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F17290\u002Fjames-gordon\"\u003EJim Gordon, MD, MPH\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, Mass General’s chief learning officer.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E“The efforts and lessons of those first six weeks leave us better prepared to handle whatever comes next\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nThe herculean effort paid off. By late April, new cases of COVID-19 started leveling off. Mass General it seemed, had avoided the worst case scenario outcome, despite having cared for more COVID-19 patients than any other hospital in the region.\n\n“Across our entire enterprise, the response to this pandemic has been extraordinary,” Ms. Prestipino says. “We were able to quickly adapt and shift our operations so that when the surge came, we could keep accepting patients and keep our workforce safe.”\n\n“The efforts and lessons of those first six weeks leave us better prepared to handle whatever comes next, whether it’s COVID or something else,” Dr. Biddinger says.\n\n“This is just a reminder that we’re up to any challenge,” Dr. Armstrong says. “We’ve weathered the storm for two centuries, and we’ll continue to be there when people need us.”\n\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how you can support Mass General’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, click\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Visit https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fcampaign\u002Fmass-general-emergency-response-fund\u002Fc276647 (click to open in a new window)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fcampaign\u002Fmass-general-emergency-response-fund\u002Fc276647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehere\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Preparing for a Pandemic",post_excerpt:"Before the COVID-19 wave broke over Boston, Mass General embarked on one of the largest readiness efforts in the hospital’s history.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"preparing-for-a-pandemic",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:40:35",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:40:35",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fpreparing-for-a-pandemic\u002F",menu_order:132,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002F20200313_kaf_corona_test_prep_062-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002F20200313_kaf_corona_test_prep_062-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002F20200313_kaf_corona_test_prep_062-1-1024x633.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002F20200313_kaf_corona_test_prep_062-1.jpg",acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fpreparing-for-a-pandemic\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:aw,name:dg,slug:dh,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aw,taxonomy:e,description:di,parent:b,count:aj,filter:c},{term_id:ce,name:eT,slug:eU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ce,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045386,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-06-04 20:04:46",post_date_gmt:"2020-06-05 00:04:46",post_content:"\u003Cem\u003EIn light of the unspeakable death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, and subsequent events across the country and around the globe, leaders at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E recently sent the following note to the entire community of hospital employees. It not only represents Mass General's longtime ethos that \"when in distress, every man becomes our neighbor,\" but it speaks to the unyielding position we take on matters regarding equity and inclusion.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003EDear Colleagues,\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nDuring the COVID pandemic, we have witnessed first-hand the best of humanity as staff from different backgrounds have united in extraordinary compassion, collaboration and courage. Yet, this week we also have been starkly reminded that we as a society have a long way to go on the journey to a truly stronger, just and tolerant nation for all.\n\u003Cblockquote\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital stands firmly and resolutely in our commitment to work toward a community and a nation where no one has to live in fear because of what they look like, where they come from, what they believe or who they love.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nWe were horrified by the accounts of the tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. This incident – which was videotaped and broadcast widely – is another heartbreaking example of unacceptable violence in our country. George Floyd’s death, which has led to riots in Minneapolis and protests across the nation, came on the heels of the senseless death of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old black man in Georgia who was jogging when confronted and allegedly shot by two white men, an incident that also was caught on videotape. As actor Will Smith noted during an interview in 2016, “Racism is not getting worse, it is getting filmed.”\n\nCloser to home, one of our Asian American physicians was harassed by a man who made hurtful and threatening remarks as she walked just outside the doors of our hospital – after a long and difficult shift caring for COVID patients. We know that for every one of these reports there are more that go unsaid, unreported, unrecorded.\n\nIt is our collective responsibility to combat hatred and xenophobia and discrimination of all kinds. As a place of healing, a place dedicated to humanity and hope, Massachusetts General Hospital stands firmly and resolutely in our commitment to work toward a community and a nation where no one has to live in fear because of what they look like, where they come from, what they believe or who they love. Sadly, we still have much work to do.\n\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fabout\u002Fpeter-slavin\"\u003EPeter L. Slavin, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E \u003Cem\u003EMass General President\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F16933\u002Ftimothy-ferris\"\u003ETimothy G. Ferris, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E \u003Cem\u003EMass General Physicians Organization CEO\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcdi\u002Fabout\u002Fstaff-profiles\u002Fjoseph-betancourt\"\u003EJoseph Betancourt, MD, MPH,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E \u003Cem\u003EMass General Chief Equity and Inclusion Officer\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\n\u003Cem\u003EFor more information about how you can support Mass General's equity and inclusion efforts, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathleen+Sheehan&about=equity+inclusion\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E.",post_title:"Our Collective Responsibility",post_excerpt:"As a place of healing, Mass General leaders call on us all to combat hatred and xenophobia and discrimination of all kinds.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"collective-responsibility",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:40:47",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:40:47",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcollective-responsibility\u002F",menu_order:em,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:mI,img_medium:mJ,img_large:hE,img_full:hE,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fcollective-responsibility\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045374,post_author:a_,post_date:"2020-06-04 16:40:48",post_date_gmt:"2020-06-04 20:40:48",post_content:"\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fanesthesia\u002Fabout\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F18494\u002FOluwaseun-Johnson-Akeju\"\u003EOluwaseun Johnson-Akeju, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, the newly-appointed Anesthetist-in-Chief at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002F\"\u003EMass General\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, shares his perspective on how his team is caring for the most critically ill patients on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHow has the COVID-19 crisis impacted caregivers in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fanesthesia\"\u003EDepartment of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine\u003C\u002Fa\u003E?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nI began my tenure as chair of the department on Jan. 1, 2020, right before the onset of the pandemic. Many of our staff members have risen to the challenge of taking great care of critically ill patients that have been diagnosed with COVID-19. What I admire most is how our nurse anesthetists, residents, fellows, engineers, technicians and staff have rallied together, and, above personal concerns, demonstrated selfless service and personal courage to take care of our patients, and indeed humanity. I am very thankful and proud to lead our department.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1037023\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1037023 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002F2020_seun_johnson-akeju-PIC-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Oluwaseun Johnson-Akeju, MD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Oluwaseun Johnson-Akeju, MD[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHow have the hospital’s pre-COVID-19 efforts to improve care for critically ill patients positioned you to better respond to this crisis?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nWe are fortunate to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fanesthesia\u002Fabout\u002F\"\u003Estand on the shoulders of giants\u003C\u002Fa\u003E who came before us. In 1961 Henning Pontoppidan, MD, started the first intensive care unit (ICU) at Mass General. This unit became the model for the entire country. A lot of the research that laid out the fundamental principles of anesthetic management of respiratory failures – such as the COVID-19-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) – came out of this ICU. Also, sentinel studies performed by Warren Zapol, MD, emeritus anesthetist-in-chief, laid the groundwork for the use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in ARDS. The rich critical care medicine pedigree of our department is evident in our master intensivists and our fellowship training program and has been leveraged for the treatment of COVID-19.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003EOur orders, if you will, are to protect our staff, steward scarce personal protective equipment resources, and to win the COVID-19 battle by providing the highest level of care to all patients.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHow is your team addressing the challenges faced by patients who have been on a ventilator for an extended time? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nFour key concerns come to mind. First, we need to keep our patients immobilized to tolerate the breathing tube and ventilation strategies that are essential for the lungs to heal. This makes it difficult to diagnose acute neurological complications, such as stroke. Second, in some instances, the long-term use of breathing tubes is associated with hoarseness and other manifestations of damage to the airway. Third, as you can imagine, immobilization for long periods is associated with muscle wasting and weakness. Finally, the aftereffects of our treatment strategies and COVID-19 infection are unclear. Fortunately, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F18961\u002Florenzo-berra\"\u003ELorenzo Berra, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, and others in the department are working on national and international registries that would enable a better understanding of the epidemiology of COVID-19 infection and treatment.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EYou served as a member of the National Guard during college and medical school. As someone with both medical and military training, how have these experiences prepared you for to lead the department during the pandemic? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nOne of the fundamental principles instilled in me while undergoing training at Fort Knox, Kentucky was that you are trained to save your fellow soldiers and to win a battle. Your orders flow through a well-coordinated command structure. Mass General’s COVID-19 Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) has a similar structure. Our orders, if you will, are to protect our staff, steward scarce personal protective equipment resources, and to win the COVID-19 battle by providing the highest level of care to all patients. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fabout\u002Fpeter-slavin\"\u003EPeter Slavin, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, president of Mass General, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F16933\u002Ftimothy-ferris\"\u003ETim Ferris, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, CEO of the Mass General Physician’s Organization, were quick to implement a command structure. I like to think of our HICS commander, Ann Prestipino, MPH, as our command sergeant major. The HICS command structure was fundamental to ensuring that all our COVID-19 challenges were addressed in a coordinated manner at the institutional, and also at the Mass General Brigham system level.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1003274\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1003274\" src=\" https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FAnesthesia-Brainwaves.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Learn more about the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine:\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Frethinking-anesthesia\u002F\"\u003ERethinking Anesthesia\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearch-improving-pain-measurement\u002F\"\u003EResearcher Pursues Improved Pain Measurement\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fanesthesia-compared-to-music\u002F\"\u003E Anesthesia: Comparing What Happens to Music\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmgh-team-studying-seals-in-antarctica\u002F\"\u003E Anesthesia Researchers Study Seals in Antarctica\u003C\u002Fa\u003E[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are some lessons learned that will continue beyond this pandemic?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nAll our Mass General departments worked collaboratively during this pandemic. Two examples stand out. First, to lessen the clinical load on our ICU physicians and nurses, a team from the departments of surgery, anesthesia and radiology formed the COVID-19 Bundled Response for Access team. This team established a safe, streamlined approach to perform vascular and enteral access procedures — such as placing arterial lines and feeding tubes — in critically ill patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Second, we significantly increased our ICU capacity by forming collaborations with various hospital teams to staff newly formed ICUs. I expect that continued collaborations will enable us to administer the highest quality of critical care to our patients by leveraging the clinical, scientific and educational perspectives that are unique to the various specialties that provide critical care at Mass General.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo support care for critically ill patients at Mass General during the COVID-19 crisis, click here to donate to our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fcampaign\u002Fmass-general-emergency-response-fund\u002Fc276647\"\u003EEmergency Response Fund\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"The Department of Anesthesia Confronts COVID-19",post_excerpt:"The chief of the Department of Anesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Medicine describes how the hospital is meeting the unique challenges of COVID-19.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"the-department-of-anesthesia-confronts-covid-19",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-28 17:17:14",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-28 21:17:14",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fthe-department-of-anesthesia-confronts-covid-19\u002F",menu_order:mK,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FJohnson-Akeju-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FJohnson-Akeju-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:mL,img_full:mL,acf:{hero_style:D,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:az,name:cx,slug:cy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:az,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cz,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:dC,name:mM,slug:mN,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:dC,taxonomy:e,description:mO,parent:b,count:fq,filter:c},{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fthe-department-of-anesthesia-confronts-covid-19\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:dC,name:mM,slug:mN,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:dC,taxonomy:e,description:mO,parent:b,count:fq,filter:c},{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:az,name:cx,slug:cy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:az,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cz,filter:c}]},{ID:1045365,post_author:a_,post_date:"2020-05-21 17:20:31",post_date_gmt:"2020-05-21 21:20:31",post_content:"As health care workers at Massachusetts General Hospital continue to serve on the front lines of the hospital’s COVID-19 response, many are managing long, varied work schedules, making it hard to run important errands like grocery shopping. Some workers are also facing unexpected financial hardships because of the pandemic.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"Stop & Shop is helping us to focus on what’s most important right now — taking care of patients.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nIn response to these challenges, Stop & Shop has donated nearly $30,000 in monetary and in-kind gifts to support Mass General health care workers. The company initially partnered with the Beasley Media Group’s Healthcare Heroes initiative to help raise $100,000 for Mass General’s Emergency Response Fund, which currently supports the hospital’s immediate response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Stop & Shop made a $10,000 donation, including $5,000 in gift cards.\r\n\r\nWanting to do more, the company provided a two-week grocery delivery service that allowed Mass General employees to order groceries online. Stop & Shop then delivered the orders to the hospital’s campus and waived all delivery fees.\r\n\r\n“Stop & Shop is helping us to focus on what’s most important right now — taking care of patients,” says Reiner Henson B. See, MD, a Mass General neurologist, who participated in the grocery delivery service.\r\n\r\nAnd the support did not stop there.\r\n\r\nMost recently, Stop & Shop made their largest donation, this time in the form of non-perishable essential groceries to help ease the burden for 500 Mass General employees. Volunteers from Mass General, Stop & Shop and the Beasley Media Group assembled bags that contained peanut butter, jelly, cereal, pasta, pasta sauce, paper towels and toilet paper. The care packages were distributed with a focus on supporting people undergoing financial hardship. As employees picked up the groceries, they expressed sincere gratitude and appreciation for the service, which was making their lives a little easier.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"Stop & Shop is proud to support Mass General and to show our appreciation for frontline health care heroes.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nSays Jennifer Brogan, director of external communications and community relations at Stop & Shop: “We recognize the incredible effort put forth by Mass General's staff to care for patients around the clock during this crisis. With our donation and by offering expedited delivery and groceries right to the hospital, we hope we're making grocery shopping a little easier. Stop & Shop is proud to support Mass General and to show our appreciation for frontline health care heroes.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how you can support Mass General health care workers through the Emergency Response Fund, click \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fgive\u002F276647\u002F#!\u002Fdonation\u002Fcheckout\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehere\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Stop & Shop Shows Gratitude to Mass General Workers",post_excerpt:"Stop & Stop is supporting Mass General health care workers in several ways, including donating groceries and gift cards.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"stop-shop-shows-gratitude-to-mass-general-workers",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-28 17:16:43",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-28 21:16:43",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstop-shop-shows-gratitude-to-mass-general-workers\u002F",menu_order:150,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fstopshopbanner-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fstopshopbanner-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:mP,img_full:mP,acf:{hero_style:D,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:ar,name:ca,slug:cb,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ar,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cc,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c}],how_to_give:[{term_id:aP,name:dT,slug:dU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aP,taxonomy:cV,description:ej,parent:b,count:cW,filter:c}],GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fstop-shop-shows-gratitude-to-mass-general-workers\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c}],how_to_give:[{term_id:aP,name:dT,slug:dU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aP,taxonomy:cV,description:ej,parent:b,count:cW,filter:c}],story_type:[{term_id:ar,name:ca,slug:cb,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ar,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cc,filter:c}]},{ID:1045349,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-05-08 18:11:43",post_date_gmt:"2020-05-08 22:11:43",post_content:"Longtime supporters of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fobgyn\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology\u003C\u002Fa\u003E (OB\u002FGYN), The Vincent Club recently turned its attention to helping \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcovid-19-response\"\u003EMass General’s COVID-19 response efforts.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"I can’t emphasize enough just how quickly [The Vincent Club] have responded to the needs of the department.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nFounded in 1892 with a mission to raise money for the Vincent Memorial Hospital, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fthevincentclub.wildapricot.org\u002Fhistory\"\u003EThe Vincent Club\u003C\u002Fa\u003E is a volunteer organization that supports women’s health and wellbeing through educational forums and fundraising. In 1947, The Vincent Club formed an official partnership with Mass General and has since been a prominent source of support to the Department of OB\u002FGYN.\r\n\r\nHaving weathered many crises throughout its longstanding history — including the Spanish Flu, two world wars, the Great Depression, the 9\u002F11 attacks and the Boston Marathon bombing — and now led by President Mary Feeny, The Vincent Club has once again mobilized its expansive network to ensure the health and safety of patients and frontline workers through the COVID-19 pandemic.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ESupporting COVID-19 Frontline Workers\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nShortly after COVID-19 hit Boston, it became clear that personal protective equipment (PPE) was in high demand. The OB\u002FGYN team experienced an unprecedented shortage in essential PPE, and anxiety quickly mounted.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1036453\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1036453 size-full\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FEcker-Head-Shot-2016-20.jpg\" alt=\"Jeffrey Ecker, MD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Jeffrey Ecker, MD[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F16428\u002Fjeffrey-ecker\"\u003EJeffrey Ecker, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E chief of the Department of OB\u002FGYN, turned to The Vincent Club for help. Just hours after his request, the delivery of a prototype face shield, designed and manufactured by a Vincent Club member, made its way to Dr. Ecker’s home. Within days, The Vincent Club had delivered 600 face shields to the department. The arrival of this much-needed PPE alleviated anxiety among the staff and was used immediately.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"Who we are as a support network for women’s health has been engrained in our work ever since the club was established.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n“When the women of the Vincent Club say they’re going to do something, they do it without hesitation and I can’t emphasize enough just how quickly they have responded to the needs of the department,” Dr. Ecker says.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EWomen Helping Women\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nMonitoring blood pressure is an essential part of prenatal appointments, but with physical distancing, it means that women must have access to a blood pressure cuff at home. “Having a cuff can mean the difference between allowing patients to stay home for virtual care versus requiring them to travel to the hospital,” Dr. Ecker says.\r\n\r\nThe Vincent Club once again answered the call by providing 120 blood pressure cuffs to pregnant women in need. According to Ms. Feeny, The Vincent Club is prepared to continue until the need is fully met. “Who we are as a support network for women’s health has been engrained in our work ever since the club was established,” she says.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1036468\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"400\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1036468 size-full\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FFenway-Park-Ecker-Quirk-Feeny18.jpg\" alt=\"L-R: Jeffrey Ecker, MD, Vincent Club member, Donna Quirk, and Vincent Club President, Mary Feeny at Fenway Park in September 2019.\" width=\"400\" height=\"306\" \u002F\u003E L-R: Jeffrey Ecker, MD, Vincent Club member, Donna Quirk, and Vincent Club President, Mary Feeny at Fenway Park in September 2019.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nVincent Club members also plan to distribute care packages to new mothers in underserved communities. This is an expansion of a program that has been ongoing for over 10 years, providing clothing and other essentials for new mothers and infants in need. Care packages will include supplies like onesies, formula, diapers, and will now also include face masks, hand sanitizer and disinfectant wipes.\r\n\r\nReflecting on the rapid response of The Vincent Club to COVID-19, Dr. Ecker says, “Just knowing there is a group of people out there thinking about the people delivering care and the patients in the community is a real gift.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn how you can support Mass General’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcovid-19-response\u002F\"\u003Eclick here.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"COVID-19: The Vincent Club Delivers Vital Supplies",post_excerpt:"The Vincent Club, a longtime supporter of Mass General Obstetrics and Gynecology, answers the call with much-needed COVID-19 equipment and supplies.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"covid-19-the-vincent-club-delivers-vital-supplies",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-28 17:17:46",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-28 21:17:46",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcovid-19-the-vincent-club-delivers-vital-supplies\u002F",menu_order:dN,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fvincent-temp-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fvincent-temp-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:mQ,img_full:mQ,acf:{hero_style:D,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:fk,name:hp,slug:hq,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:fk,taxonomy:e,description:hr,parent:b,count:dj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fcovid-19-the-vincent-club-delivers-vital-supplies\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:fk,name:hp,slug:hq,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:fk,taxonomy:e,description:hr,parent:b,count:dj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045345,post_author:a_,post_date:"2020-05-07 16:16:26",post_date_gmt:"2020-05-07 20:16:26",post_content:"Inspired by the leadership of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F16514\u002Fdavid-brown\"\u003EDavid Brown, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, chief of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Femergency-medicine\u002F\"\u003EDepartment of Emergency Medicine\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, philanthropists Pam and Alan Trefler have made not \u003Cem\u003Eone\u003C\u002Fem\u003E but \u003Cem\u003Etwo\u003C\u002Fem\u003E donations of $250,000 to support \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002F\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital’s\u003C\u002Fa\u003E COVID-19 response efforts. The Treflers hope the $500,000 commitment made through their Trefler Foundation will encourage others to support caregivers on the front lines.\n\u003Cblockquote\u003EAs the COVID-19 pandemic escalated across the state, the Treflers searched for an immediate way to help those on the front lines.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\n“Our hospital is grateful to have the steadfast support of Pam, Alan and the Trefler Foundation, especially during this critical time,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fabout\u002Fpeter-slavin\"\u003EPeter L. Slavin, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, Mass General president. “Their transformative generosity is being put to immediate use as we serve our community on the front lines of the pandemic.”\n\u003Ch2\u003EStepping Up for Mass General\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nThe Treflers have generously supported Mass General for the past 15 years in many areas including gastrointestinal cancer research, surgery, community health and patient navigation initiatives at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcancer-center\u002F\"\u003EMass General Cancer Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Flocations\u002Fchelsea\"\u003EMGH Chelsea HealthCare Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. They also have a deep personal connection to the hospital. Pam is a two-time cancer survivor.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1036106\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1036106\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Ftouchup-2-crop-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Pam Trefler[\u002Fcaption]\n\nLast year the Treflers made their first gift to the Mass General Emergency Department, committing $100,000 to fund a pilot program that streamlines CT scans for patients with emergency conditions. As the COVID-19 pandemic escalated across the state, the Treflers searched for an immediate way to help those on the front lines. After receiving an email update from Dr. Brown outlining the challenges facing his team in the Emergency Department, they took action – donating $250,000 to directly support his efforts.\n\n“Especially at the beginning of this pandemic, everyone’s worried about our health care systems and ERs getting overwhelmed,” says Pam. “Mass General is the best place to have an impact.”\n\u003Ch2\u003EA Second Gift\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nWhen Dr. Brown reached out to thank the Treflers for their generous gift, he updated them on the obstacles still ahead for the Emergency Department. Even in the face of a difficult situation, Pam was struck by his resilient tone. “He shared something I’d never considered before — when you go into emergency medicine, this is actually what you sign up for – you might not be expecting a pandemic, but this is what you’ve trained for,” says Pam. “I thought, I really have to give more to help them.” That night, the Treflers decided to contribute another $250,000 to Emergency Medicine.\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E“My hope is that this gift will allow Dr. Brown and his team to do the things they might not be able to do otherwise. Anything that people can donate will help.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nTheir donation couldn’t have been timelier. “We are deeply grateful for the generosity of Pam and Alan Trefler, who through their incredible support of Mass General Emergency Medicine, are standing shoulder to shoulder with us as we manage the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic response from the very front lines,” says Dr. Brown.\n\u003Ch2\u003EEncouraging the Community\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nPam and Alan were particularly moved by Mass General’s Emergency Department’s commitment to caring for patients from vulnerable communities like Chelsea that are disproportionally affected by COVID-19. “The disparity is huge, and the ER is seeing a lot of these patients,” says Pam. “I’m hoping our support will benefit the community and those who need it most.”\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_23158\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-23158 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FDavidBrownOptimized-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"David Brown, MD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E David Brown, MD[\u002Fcaption]\n\nThe Trefler Foundation is well known for donating to organizations that work with low-income communities in and around Boston and has made several grants to support city-wide pandemic response initiatives. But Pam believes that their gift to Mass General will have the most impact, and encourages others to join her: “My hope is that this gift will allow Dr. Brown and his team to do the things they might not be able to do otherwise. Anything that people can donate will help.”\n\nTo learn how you can join the Treflers in supporting Mass General’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, click \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fcampaign\u002Fmass-general-emergency-response-fund\u002Fc276647\"\u003Ehere\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.",post_title:"Mass General Donors Double Down to Fund COVID-19 Response",post_excerpt:"Philanthropists Pam and Alan Trefler donated $500,000 to aid the Mass General Emergency Department’s COVID-19 pandemic response.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"mass-general-donors-double-down-to-fund-covid-19-response",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-24 20:59:03",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-25 00:59:03",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmass-general-donors-double-down-to-fund-covid-19-response\u002F",menu_order:jI,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FTrefler-1-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FTrefler-1-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:mR,img_full:mR,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fmass-general-donors-double-down-to-fund-covid-19-response\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:aY,name:dy,slug:dz,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aY,taxonomy:e,description:dA,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:ar,name:ca,slug:cb,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ar,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cc,filter:c}]},{ID:1045341,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-04-30 20:58:33",post_date_gmt:"2020-05-01 00:58:33",post_content:"In a viewpoint published in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fjamanetwork.com\u002Fjournals\u002Fjama\u002Ffullarticle\u002F2764956\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EJAMA\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E on April 17, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F17245\u002Frochelle-walensky\"\u003ERochelle Walensky, MD, MPH\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, chief of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fmedicine\u002Finfectious-diseases\"\u003EInfectious Diseases\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002F\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and Carlos del Rio, MD, from the Emory University School of Medicine, identify several key components of a successful reopening plan:\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E“Despite how challenging it is to answer the ‘when’ question, addressing the ‘how’ is no less daunting.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EDecreasing the population density of daily activities such as work, school and social gatherings\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ELarge scale serological (antibody) testing to better understand how much of the population has been exposed to the disease and identify those who are potentially immune\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ERapid, easily accessible testing of individuals with COVID-19 symptoms for quick identification and isolation, as well as intermittent testing for individuals in roles with exposure to others\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EAdditional resources for those in vulnerable populations who have been significantly impacted by the pandemic\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EAt least a $5 billion investment in public health to provide the infrastructure needed to support these testing and containment strategies\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA Bumpy Road\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nDr. Walensky, who is also a Steve and Deborah Gorlin \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearch\u002Fsupport\u002Fmgh-research-scholars\u002F\"\u003EMGH Research Scholar\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, and Dr. del Rio, believe that as infection rates start to decrease in mid- to late-May, there will be a staccato progression toward the restoration of a normal life. In the absence of a game-changing treatment or vaccine for COVID-19, however, the road to reopening will likely have many stops and starts.\r\n\r\n“Despite how challenging it is to answer the ‘when’ question, addressing the ‘how’ is no less daunting,” Drs. Walensky and del Rio write. Both questions will hinge on significantly scaling up testing.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EWhy Testing is Key\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nSerologic testing is needed to identify immunoglobulins (antibodies in the blood) specific for SARS-COV-2 in individuals who have been exposed to the virus. Since testing thus far has been limited to those with more severe symptoms, health officials don’t know how many individuals have had the disease and shown mild to no symptoms.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003EThis testing will only work if it is followed up with effective containment and isolation strategies.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nWith an estimated reproduction number of two to three (one person with the virus infects an average of two to three others in a completely susceptible population), the benefits of herd immunity will only start to occur when 50%-66% of the population has been infected with the virus.\r\n\r\nThe hope is that those who have been exposed to SARS-COV-2, recovered from it, and have developed antibodies against it, will be adequately protected from reinfection until a vaccine is clinically available. However, it is still not clear if this is the case.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EIdentifying Those Infected\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nThe second crucial need is to rapidly scale up virologic testing to quickly identify individuals infected with the virus so they can be isolated and their recent contacts quarantined to prevent large scale breakouts. These tests must be easy to perform, inexpensive and accessible outside of the health care system for anyone with symptoms of COVID-19, the authors write.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_63696\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-63696 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fpreview-full-Walensky-Rochelle150-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nBecause asymptomatic and pre-symptomatic transmission is possible, additional wide scale intermittent testing may be required, particularly for those who work in settings with extensive exposure to others — health care, schools, retail, etc.\r\n\r\nThis testing will only work if it is followed up with effective containment and isolation strategies — not only for the infected person but for their recent contacts as well, the authors caution. Smartphone or web-based contact-tracing tools will likely be necessary to identify and isolate contacts in enough time to mitigate the spread of the disease.\r\n\r\nExtra care will have to be taken in devising strategies to care for those in vulnerable populations, such as those living in close quarters who are unable to self-isolate, individuals experiencing homelessness and primary wage earners who may avoid testing if a positive result will compromise their ability to work.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EWhat’s Next?\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nWhile the rate of COVID-19 infections is expected to dip over the summer, it is unlikely to disappear completely. Intermittent returns to physical distancing in certain states or regions may be needed as new outbreaks occur.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E“I am very much interested in having the economy get back on its feet again, but not at the risk of public health.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n“I think the first thing we have to recognize is that big crowds—in terms of baseball games, Mardi Gras, festivals—those things are probably not a good idea,” Dr. Walensky said in a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fwatch?v=wbdOJsXxGGU\"\u003EJAMA webinar\u003C\u002Fa\u003E discussing the article. “At least until we recognize that we have this under control and there is widespread testing.”\r\n\r\nBusinesses should consider work schedules that limit office crowding such as having employees work remotely every other day or every other week. Health care providers should look for ways to reduce patient density in waiting rooms by spacing out appointments and expanding to evenings and weekends.\r\n\r\nRestaurants and consumer-facing businesses such as retail stores should also take steps to limit their capacity at any given time.\r\n\r\n“I am very much interested in having the economy get back on its feet again, but not at the risk of public health,” Dr. Walensky says. “I think if we look at the 1918 flu and what happened there, areas that did public health well fared much better than those that didn’t.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EThis story was \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fnews\u002Fcoronavirus\u002Fresearch\u002Funderstanding-disease\u002Finfectious-disease-experts-reopening-the-country-will-hinge-on-testing\"\u003Eoriginally posted\u003C\u002Fa\u003E as a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearch\u002Fnews\u002Farticles\u002F\"\u003EMass General Research Institute article.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\"well\"\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Research Institute: Saving Lives Through Science\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n\u003Cimg class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-77504\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FMGHRI_220a-220x66-1.png\" alt=\"mghri_220a\" width=\"220\" height=\"66\" \u002F\u003EThe Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute is the largest hospital-based research program in the United States, with a community of more than 9,500 people working across more than 30 institutes, centers and departments.\r\n\r\nOur researchers work side-by-side with physicians to pioneer the latest scientific advancements for curing disease and healing patients in Boston, across the United States and around the world.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about the Research Institute, please visit \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearch\u002F\"\u003Eour website\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E",post_title:"COVID-19: Reopening the Country Hinges on Testing",post_excerpt:"Infectious disease experts identify key components – many related to testing – when considering the successful reopening of the country, following COVID-19.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"covid-19-reopening-the-country-hinges-on-testing",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-10 17:44:15",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-10 21:44:15",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcovid-19-reopening-the-country-hinges-on-testing\u002F",menu_order:hF,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fjama-banner-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fjama-banner-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:mS,img_full:mS,acf:{override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_type:{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:aw,name:dg,slug:dh,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aw,taxonomy:e,description:di,parent:b,count:aj,filter:c},{term_id:ce,name:eT,slug:eU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ce,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:aT,name:dl,slug:dm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aT,taxonomy:e,description:dn,parent:b,count:do0,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fcovid-19-reopening-the-country-hinges-on-testing\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:aw,name:dg,slug:dh,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aw,taxonomy:e,description:di,parent:b,count:aj,filter:c},{term_id:ce,name:eT,slug:eU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ce,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:aT,name:dl,slug:dm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aT,taxonomy:e,description:dn,parent:b,count:do0,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c}]},{ID:1045335,post_author:a_,post_date:"2020-04-24 17:15:08",post_date_gmt:"2020-04-24 21:15:08",post_content:"\u003Cem\u003EBoston Hope Medical Center is a 1,000-bed facility built within the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center for COVID-19 positive people. It welcomed its first COVID-19 patients on Friday, April 10. \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Cem\u003ERetired Brigadier General Jack Hammond\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Cem\u003E, executive director of \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.homebase.org\u002F\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHome Base,\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cem\u003E a Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital program that \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Cem\u003Eheals the invisible wounds for Veterans through world-class care, wellness, education and research, leads the build-out and operations of the center. He shares his thoughts on how this project came together and what the team’s goals are for the future.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"The high level of collaboration needed to create, launch and sustain Boston Hope is remarkable.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is Boston Hope?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nBoston Hope is both a field hospital and respite site for COVID-19 positive people. The facility is composed of two separate areas. The first is a COVID-19 respite center with 500 beds for low-acuity patients who are either unsheltered or require isolation and convalescing.\r\n\r\nThe second area is a 500-bed field hospital that serves mild- to medium-acute COVID-19 patients. In addition, if patients become sicker and require a ventilator, we have five acute rooms with the proper equipment needed. The purpose of this site is to relieve pressure on the area hospitals by transferring their non-acute COVID-19 patients here so that they can focus their resources on those who are most sick.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHow is Boston Hope staffed?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nOur leadership team is comprised of Michael Allard, chief operating officer of Home Base; Jeanette Ives-Erickson, chief nurse emerita at Mass General; and Giles Boland, MD, chief of radiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. The clinical side is largely led by Partners HealthCare, so we have been fortunate to draw from the Boston-area Partners HealthCare hospitals, the Massachusetts Medical Association, staffing agencies and the Department of Defense to establish a well-rounded team. Every Boston-area teaching hospital has sent resources to support this mission. Schools of nursing, including the MGH Institute of Health Professions, have also provided resources.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1028552\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"400\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1028552 size-full\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBoston-Hope-body.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Hope is a 1,000-bed facility for COVID-19 positive people.\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \u002F\u003E Boston Hope is a 1,000-bed facility for COVID-19 positive people.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nMoreover, we secured 75 members of the Massachusetts National Guard and worked with the federal government to secure an Army Reserve Medical Task Force of 85 soldiers who are doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists and other types of caregivers. In addition, 30 members of the Home Base staff have volunteered to work at Boston Hope.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003ESeveral institutions across the city are working together in unprecedented ways as part of the Boston Hope initiative. Why is it important for these groups to collaborate? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nThe high level of collaboration needed to create, launch and sustain Boston Hope is remarkable. We have formed key partnerships with the office of Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker; the office of Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Partners HealthCare, Boston Health Care for the Homeless, Beth Israel Lahey Health; Atrius; military members and civilians; and the public and private sectors. Each group is represented, and these partnerships are the reason this initiative has been successful.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are your short- and long-term goals for Boston Hope?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nIn the military, we use a methodology called, “crawl, walk, run.” Boston Hope’s “crawl” phase included planning and construction. One of our most significant accomplishments thus far was working with Suffolk Construction to build the Boston Hope facility in just seven days.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"We have no idea what the future holds or how long this pandemic will affect our lives, so I think we all need a little hope right now.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nWe transitioned to the “walk” phase shortly after opening our doors on April 10 and will continue to staff up and validate our medical systems to reach full operational capability. Now that the oxygen lines are in place and we are finalizing the pharmacy needs, we will begin the “run” phase. We hope to significantly increase our patient population, so we can begin to relieve the pressure on our hospital partners.\r\n\r\nAs many of these patients require occupational or physical therapy afterward, we are partnering with Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and the Army to develop rehabilitation plans for our patients while they are still with us to ensure that we can assist them in restoring their function.\r\n\r\nWe will operate at “run” phase and sustain our current operations for the foreseeable future, before beginning parallel planning for the final phase when the mission is completed. Some experts are predicting a second wave of COVID-19 could come this fall. We know this incredible resource might be needed in the future, and we must take care to capture the lessons learned and protect the resources.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAs a military veteran, how has your training and experience prepared you for this unprecedented pandemic and specifically this vital initiative?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nI spent a good portion of my career preparing for and responding to man-made and natural disasters — including a deployment to New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. This, combined with my time in Iraq and Afghanistan, helped me to prepare for the current challenge. Despite all of my training and experiences, I don’t think anything could prepare any of us for the far-reaching effects of this pandemic.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1028553\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1028553\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FGen.-Hammond-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Retired Brigadier General Jack Hammond\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Retired Brigadier General Jack Hammond[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nThat said, I can’t underscore the importance of building an amazing team. Each member of the Boston Hope team has stepped up and volunteered to spend time away from home working in a COVID-19 positive environment. They are working together to do some amazing things to help those affected by this virus. A great team working together can solve 90 percent of your problems, so my approach has always been to find the smartest and most capable people I can and build a cohesive and adaptive team. I’m proud to say we have accomplished that at Boston Hope.\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is the inspiration behind the name “Boston Hope?” \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nWe are living in some pretty difficult times, and we just passed the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing. We have no idea what the future holds or how long this pandemic will affect our lives, so I think we all need a little hope right now. Hope for this virus to be defeated and hope for a better future — and that is why we need Boston Hope!",post_title:"Boston Hope Medical Center Opens Its Doors",post_excerpt:"Boston Hope Medical Center, a field hospital and COVID-19 respite site built in the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center, opened its doors on April 10.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"boston-hope-opens-its-doors",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2022-02-14 12:48:02",post_modified_gmt:"2022-02-14 17:48:02",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fboston-hope-opens-its-doors\u002F",menu_order:t,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBoston-Hope-banner2-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBoston-Hope-banner2-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:mT,img_full:mT,acf:{hero_style:D,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:aY,name:dy,slug:dz,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aY,taxonomy:e,description:dA,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:gZ,name:jJ,slug:hG,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:gZ,taxonomy:e,description:mU,parent:b,count:hz,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g,expire_url_redirect:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fboston-hope-opens-its-doors\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:aY,name:dy,slug:dz,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aY,taxonomy:e,description:dA,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:gZ,name:jJ,slug:hG,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:gZ,taxonomy:e,description:mU,parent:b,count:hz,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045333,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-04-24 15:30:51",post_date_gmt:"2020-04-24 19:30:51",post_content:"Finding a silver lining in trying times like the COVID-19 pandemic, clinicians at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002F\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E are turning to flexible new federal and state rules to guide patients with substance use disorders (SUD) into recovery and help them stay there.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EPeople with substance use disorders are highly vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nPeople with substance use disorders are highly vulnerable to the COVID-19 virus, says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmgh-initiative-aims-for-addiction-treatment-and-prevention\u002F\"\u003ESarah Wakeman, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E medical director of Mass General’s Substance Use Disorder Initiative. That’s why new relaxed regulations are a big step forward in helping doctors and other clinicians at Mass General connect with their patients by telephone and video. The new regulations are also making it easier to prescribe medications that treat SUD, Dr. Wakeman says.\n\nThe \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fsubstance-use-disorders-initiative\"\u003EMass General SUD Initiative\u003C\u002Fa\u003E is a sweeping hospital-wide effort to identify patients with addiction and engage them in a recovery plan on their own terms. It employs a system of physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers and recovery coaches who work with hospitalized patients and people in the community with substance use disorders.\n\u003Ch2\u003ELowering Barriers to Care\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nOther medical problems, homelessness, economic distress and stigma all make people with substance use disorders more at risk for coronavirus and more likely to experience severe symptoms. It also increases their risk of relapse or overdose.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_73818\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-73818 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fwakeman-300-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Sarah Wakeman, MD[\u002Fcaption]\n\n“But the silver lining is that the state and federal governments have relaxed some of the more restrictive regulations that have kept us from being able to offer more flexible care,” Dr. Wakeman says. That means better access to medical treatment and counseling.\n\nFor example, federal regulations restricting medical and counseling visits by phone or video have been temporarily relaxed. Now, people with substance use disorders who are isolating themselves from the virus can more easily connect with their doctors or other clinicians. Mass General’s robust network of SUD experts has quickly transitioned to telephone and video sessions.\n\u003Ch2\u003EStaying Connected\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\n“They say that the opposite of addiction is connection,” Dr. Wakeman says. Staying connected with loved ones, with peers and with medical professionals is one of the most crucial aspects of successful recovery.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E\"They say that the opposite of addiction is connection.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nOne of Boston’s most prominent recovery advocates, Mayor Marty Walsh, emphasized that people in recovery need to maintain their connections during this time of social isolation and should take advantage of options to connect electronically. Speaking at a briefing at Boston City Hall recently, Walsh said addictions, like other medical issues, haven’t gone away because of the virus. “The work still has to go on,” Walsh said. “Getting people into treatment still has to happen.”\n\nPhone or video sessions offer yet another benefit, Dr. Wakeman says. They encourage people who may face barriers to appearing in person at a clinic, because of the stigma of addiction, transportation challenges, or competing priorities, to connect in a more private and flexible way. “This is a real opportunity to engage with people who maybe never would come into the office in person,” she says.\n\u003Ch2\u003EImproving Access to Substance Use Treatments\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nChanges to regulations are creating better access to medications that treat addition. For example, one of the most effective medications used to treat opioid use disorder, buprenorphine, is now available by prescription over the phone. Previously, buprenorphine could only be initiated during a face-to-face office visit with a clinician. And regulations for the opioid treatment medication, methadone, have been temporarily relaxed to allow people to obtain a 14-day supply instead of standing in line every day at a methadone clinic for a single dose.\n\nDr. Wakeman says she is advocating for these changes to become permanent because they lower the barriers to the most effective treatments.\n\u003Ch2\u003EOvercoming Formidable Challenges\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nMass General’s SUD initiative is in full swing as the hospital treats a surge of patients with COVID-19. Dr. Wakeman is serving on the Addiction Consult Team to care for patients in the hospital with COVID-19 and who also have substance use disorder. The goal is to help these patients get through their hospitalization, start addiction treatment and transition them to substance use disorder programs in the community.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EMass General's Bridge Clinic is seeing patients by video or phone.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nOnce patients are ready to leave the hospital, the team often refers them to Mass General’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fsubstance-use-disorders-initiative\u002F\"\u003EBridge Clinic,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E which sees a steady flow of outpatients who stop by for counseling or medication. The Bridge Clinic is now seeing people by phone or video but remains open for face-to-face visits from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. These hours are for patients who need injectable medications or who otherwise need an in-person visit.\n\nAn important part of the Bridge Clinic’s role is to help people transition into treatment programs in their communities. But that is more challenging than usual because many programs have closed their doors to new patients to prevent the spread of the virus.\n\u003Ch2\u003ESupporting Local Communities\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nIn neighborhoods where Mass General has community health centers and coalitions with local agencies, the hospital is adapting services to stay in touch with residents struggling with SUD. In Charlestown, for example, the program managers of Addiction and Recovery Services are connecting through virtual meetings and phone. More broadly, in Chelsea where the population is especially vulnerable to COVID-19 because of social and economic disparities, Mass General has a screening clinic to test anyone for COVID-19 regardless of symptoms. The hospital has arranged for hotel rooms so people who test positive can stay isolated if they can’t isolate in their homes.\n\n“There are many different ways that our patients are suffering,” Dr. Wakeman says, “both in terms of the risk of infection and the economic and social impact of the ongoing pandemic.”\n\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how you can support Mass General’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fcampaign\u002Fmass-general-emergency-response-fund\u002Fc276647\"\u003Eclick here.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"COVID-19: New Flexibility Boosts Substance Use Care",post_excerpt:"Mass General clinicians who treat substance use disorders are putting new regulatory changes into action for their patients during the pandemic.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"covid-19-new-flexibility-boosts-substance-use-care",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:41:11",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:41:11",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcovid-19-new-flexibility-boosts-substance-use-care\u002F",menu_order:cZ,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Frecovery-banner-cropped-optimized-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Frecovery-banner-cropped-optimized-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:mV,img_full:mV,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fcovid-19-new-flexibility-boosts-substance-use-care\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c},{term_id:cf,name:d$,slug:ea,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cf,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:dj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045329,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-04-17 22:06:00",post_date_gmt:"2020-04-18 02:06:00",post_content:"Cool your brain. Stay connected. Look after your basic needs. Take a break from the news.\n\nThat is advice from clinical psychologist \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F18845\u002Fluana-marques\"\u003ELuana Marques, PhD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E MGH Research Scholar 2020-2025 and associate director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fpsychiatry\u002Ftreatments-and-services\u002Fcenter-for-anxiety-and-traumatic-stress-disorders\"\u003ECenter for Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Disorders\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002F\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003EMore than one-third of Americans say the pandemic is having a “serious impact” on their mental health.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nShe is also founder and director of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fpsychiatry\u002Fresearch\u002Fcommunity-psychiatry-pride\"\u003ECommunity Psychiatry PRIDE\u003C\u002Fa\u003E (Program for Research in Implementation and Dissemination of Evidence-Based Treatments), a program focused on bringing evidence-based practices to everyone and everywhere. Since the advent of the COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Marques has been out in front with expert guidance on how to cope and manage anxiety, producing \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.health.harvard.edu\u002Fdiseases-and-conditions\u002Fcoping-with-coronavirus\"\u003Eeducational videos\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, appearing on \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cbsnews.com\u002Fnews\u002Ftranscript-dr-luana-marques-discusses-anxiety-and-coronavirus-on-face-the-nation-april-5-2020\u002F\"\u003Enational\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fg1.globo.com\u002Ffantastico\u002Fnoticia\u002F2020\u002F03\u002F22\u002Fquarentena-profissionais-de-saude-dao-dicas-para-manter-a-saude-mental-em-tempos-de-coronavirus.ghtml\"\u003Einternational\u003C\u002Fa\u003E television, and raising public awareness about using cognitive behavioral skills to build resilience.\n\nMore than one-third of Americans say the pandemic is having a “serious impact” on their mental health, according to a recent American Psychiatric Association survey. Mental health is the next wave of the pandemic, contends Dr. Marques, who in addition to her roles at Mass General, serves as president of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America and is an associate professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School. She seeks to provide reassurance that all of us are experiencing strong emotions. “It is ok to not be ok,” she says.\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EServing the Underserved\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nDr. Marques has always been passionate about the need to increase mental health care access for underserved populations. Today, her immediate concern is addressing the challenges brought on by COVID-19, which is all at once a medical, social, economic and mental health crisis, she says. Severe economic hardship, social isolation and an uncertain future exacerbate stress and anxiety for people in general. Underserved communities, particularly Latinos and African Americans, are experiencing higher rates of transmission, hospitalization, fatality, and psychological burden.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1028381\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"300\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-1028381\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FLuana-storybody-300x221.jpg\" alt=\"Luana Marques, PhD\" width=\"300\" height=\"221\" \u002F\u003E Luana Marques, PhD[\u002Fcaption]\n\n“The privilege to work from home is one that diverse populations don’t have,” she says, noting that they make up significant portions of the workforce in industries such as hospitality, construction, leisure and agriculture, which makes it difficult – and often impossible – to practice social distancing.\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ETraining Non-Licensed Professionals \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nThe PRIDE program recently launched the PRIDE Training Institute at Mass General with the goal of training non-licensed professionals or “youth development professionals,” as Dr. Marques describes them, to deliver cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) skills to disengaged and disconnected youth. In partnership with Dalio Philanthropies through its Connecticut Opportunity Project initiative, Dr. Marques’ team will train 200 youth development professionals across three organizations in Connecticut, that collectively serve 1,150 youth.\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E“It is not just a scientific mission, but also a personal one\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nTo help individuals manage strong emotions during the COVID-19 pandemic, the PRIDE Training Institute is producing a free online training course to build resilience and support all who are experiencing the emotional toll of the COVID-19 pandemic. The course consists of five core modules that each showcase a specific cognitive behavioral skill. Due to the generous support of Dalio Philanthropies, the course will be available globally for free in June through the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fmghcme.org\u002F\"\u003EMGH Psychiatry Academy.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E All videos and supporting materials will be translated and dubbed in multiple languages to ensure that non-English speakers and individuals with reading difficulties can access and benefit from the content.\n\nAlways cognizant of the need to get the word out, Dr. Marques is partnering with local celebrities in a half-dozen countries to promote the course, including Paul English, the co-founder of online travel services Kayak and Lola.com in the US, a Mexican pop star, Gilberto Cerezo, and an Indian musician and music producer, Sanaya Ardeshir.\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Personal Mission\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nDr. Marques was recently named an MGH Research Scholar. Funded through philanthropy, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearch\"\u003EMass General Research Institute's\u003C\u002Fa\u003E highly competitive \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearch\u002Fsupport\u002Fmgh-research-scholars\"\u003EMGH Research Scholars program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E provides talented early- and mid-career scientists with $500,000 over five years to pursue innovative and transformative research. The award will allow Dr. Marques to help grow the \u003Cspan\u003EPRIDE Training Institute\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E, exponentially increasing its ability to heal communities through training and coaching on evidence-based skills that anyone can learn and share.\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"You are not alone. Realize there will be better days. I am certainly living proof of that.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\n“It is not just a scientific mission, but also a personal one,” she says of her commitment to the underserved.\n\nDr. Marques grew up in poverty in Brazil, raised by a single mother resilient in the face of relentless struggle. When Dr. Marques is asked for coping strategies, she thinks first of her mother.\n\n“Keep trying, don’t give up,” is her prescription. She recommends that people “leverage their social network,” and seek support from friends and loved ones. “You are not alone,” is her message. “Realize there will be better days.”\n\nShe adds, “I am certainly living proof of that.”\n\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how you can support Mass General’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, click\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca title=\"Visit https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fcampaign\u002Fmass-general-emergency-response-fund\u002Fc276647 (click to open in a new window)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fcampaign\u002Fmass-general-emergency-response-fund\u002Fc276647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003Ehere\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Cem\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Helping Communities Cope with the Stress of COVID-19",post_excerpt:"Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Luana Marques, PhD, has been sharing strategies to manage related stress and anxiety.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"helping-communities-cope-with-the-stress-of-covid-19",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-05 16:39:47",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-05 20:39:47",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fhelping-communities-cope-with-the-stress-of-covid-19\u002F",menu_order:i$,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FLuana-banner-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FLuana-banner-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:mW,img_full:mW,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fhelping-communities-cope-with-the-stress-of-covid-19\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:aw,name:dg,slug:dh,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aw,taxonomy:e,description:di,parent:b,count:aj,filter:c},{term_id:bv,name:eS,slug:d_,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bv,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c},{term_id:aO,name:cT,slug:cU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aO,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:E,filter:c},{term_id:ce,name:eT,slug:eU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ce,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:gz,name:hH,slug:hI,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:gz,taxonomy:e,description:jK,parent:b,count:jL,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c},{term_id:aT,name:dl,slug:dm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aT,taxonomy:e,description:dn,parent:b,count:do0,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:az,name:cx,slug:cy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:az,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cz,filter:c}]},{ID:1045323,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-04-17 17:59:52",post_date_gmt:"2020-04-17 21:59:52",post_content:"\u003Cstrong\u003EA message from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcdi\u002Fabout\u002Fstaff-profiles\u002Fjoseph-betancourt\"\u003EJoseph Betancourt, MD, MPH,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcommunity-health\u002Fcchi\u002Fabout\u002Fjoan-quinlan\"\u003EJoan Quinlan, MPA,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E leaders of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mghdisparitiessolutions.org\u002Fcovid-19\"\u003EMGH Equity and Community Health COVID Response Team\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\nCOVID-19 clearly draws attention to the social, economic and racial disparities in health. In public health crises like this, history teaches us that vulnerable and disadvantaged populations suffer disproportionately. This crisis is no different.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EChelsea and surrounding towns have COVID-19 rates of infection surpassing New York City levels.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nThat is not acceptable. Improving the health of underserved communities is part of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002F\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital's\u003C\u002Fa\u003E mission. More than 200 years ago, our founders declared that, “when in distress, every man becomes our neighbor.” And with every generation, how we care for our neighbors continues to evolve. In 2020, Mass General has more than 38 programs and 200 partnerships that consider the social determinants of health — the non-medical factors that affect health, including access to food, housing, recreation and education. We have made an institution-wide commitment to addressing health disparities and achieving equity.\n\u003Ch2\u003EGreater Risks for COVID-19\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nCOVID-19 is an especially serious problem for our neighbors who live with disparities that affect their health. Many people with low incomes are unable to physically distance. They endure crowded living conditions; hold jobs that cannot be performed remotely; and depend on public transportation. Underlying chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity that put people at greater risk for COVD-19, occur at higher rates in low-resourced communities.\n\u003Ch2\u003EReducing Disparities is a Priority\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nAs leaders of the MGH Equity and Community Health COVID Response Team, we take these inequities seriously. Our team reports directly to the hospital’s Incident Command Center. This means that health equity and community health concerns are part of Mass General’s leadership response to the COVID-19 pandemic.\n\n[caption id=\"everyonemattersLO-cropped-220-220.jpg\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image- everyonemattersLO-cropped-220-220.jpg\" src=\" https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FeveryonemattersLO-cropped-220-220.jpg \" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Read more about how Mass General is helping communities:\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E•\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fequity-inclusion-mass-general\u002F\"\u003E Equity and Inclusion \u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmass-general-health-policy-advocates\u002F\"\u003E Health Policy Advocates \u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Ffood-pantry-expands-at-mgh-chelsea\u002F\"\u003E Mass General Expands Chelsea Food Pantry \u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fimmigrants-refugees-safe-place-for-care\u002F\"\u003E Giving Immigrants a Safe Place for Care\u003C\u002Fa\u003E[\u002Fcaption]\n\nOur efforts focus on ensuring that patient and employee interactions meet the needs of diverse and multilingual populations. About 35 percent of our coronavirus inpatients are Latino. This reflects a huge uptick from our usual 9 percent. Staff and outside contractors are providing interpretation for those in need. Another priority is to address the critical social challenges of our communities, especially in Chelsea and Revere.\n\u003Ch2\u003EChelsea: A COVID-19 Hotspot\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nChelsea and its surrounding towns are disproportionately affected by COVID-19 with rates of infection surpassing New York City levels. In early April, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Flocations\u002Fchelsea\"\u003EMass General’s Chelsea Health Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E opened a new Respiratory Infection Clinic (RIC) to evaluate patients with respiratory symptoms and determine if they can be treated safely in the outpatient setting. Testing is offered to residents with symptoms. Services are offered to Chelsea residents and those surrounding communities regardless of health insurance or immigration status. In one day, the RIC team saw nearly 200 people.\n\nWe are delivering “care kits” to households that include resources in English and Spanish, masks and supplies for hand washing along with information on creating an easy liquid cleaner. Some families are also getting food deliveries. This happens at specific areas where testing is done and via door-to-door distribution. Mass General is also providing 24\u002F7 medical monitoring and mental health support at a local hotel for Chelsea and Revere residents who are COVID positive or presumptive who can’t isolate at home, so they can recover.\n\u003Ch2\u003EYour Support Makes a Difference\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nWe are grateful for the generous support of donors worldwide. At the same time, we urgently need to do more for our communities in crisis. If you are in position to do so, we encourage you to donate to our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fcampaign\u002Fmass-general-emergency-response-fund\u002Fc276647\"\u003EEmergency Response Fund.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\n\nHere are a just few ways your donation matters — it supports interpreters, community health workers and food pantries at health centers and in the communities. It provides iPads and laptops for virtual visits that help patients with chronic diseases. It helps people with substance use disorders and mental health conditions get the resources they need during a time of social isolation.\n\nIn these critical times, every moment counts. Your gift will help those who need it most. Our deepest thanks to you.\n\u003Cdiv class=\"well\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"row\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-3\"\u003E\n\n\u003Cimg class=\"alignleft wp-image-1028285 size-full\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBetancourt.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E\n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-9\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoseph Betancourt, MD, MPH,\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E is the vice president and chief equity and inclusion officer of Massachusetts General Hospital, the founder, senior advisor and faculty of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mghdisparitiessolutions.org\u002F\"\u003EDisparities Solutions Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at Mass General, Faculty at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fmongan-institute\"\u003EMongan Institute\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, an associate professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and a practicing internal medicine physician.\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"well\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"row\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-3\"\u003E\n\n\u003Cimg class=\"alignleft wp-image-1028366 size-full\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fjoan-2-cropped220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E\n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-9\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EJoan Quinlan, MPA,\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E is the vice president for \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcommunity-health\u002Fcchi\u002F\"\u003ECommunity Health\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at Massachusetts General Hospital. Since 1995, she has led the hospital’s efforts to fully integrate community health into its four missions including patient care, teaching and research, and to work with local underserved communities to address challenging community-identified public health problems.\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E",post_title:"COVID-19: Tackling Inequities and Disparities",post_excerpt:"As COVID-19 cases climb, disadvantaged populations suffer the worst. Learn how Mass General is reducing disparities and expanding access to care.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"covid-19-tackling-inequities-and-disparities",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:41:13",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:41:13",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcovid-19-tackling-inequities-and-disparities\u002F",menu_order:jd,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fcropped-optimized-2-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fcropped-optimized-2-300x185.jpg",img_large:mX,img_full:mX,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fcovid-19-tackling-inequities-and-disparities\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045319,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-04-10 15:08:27",post_date_gmt:"2020-04-10 19:08:27",post_content:"\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F17290\u002Fjames-gordon\"\u003EJames Gordon, MD, MPA,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E chief learning officer at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002F\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E shares his thoughts on how COVID-19 is directly impacting health professions education and how this field will continue to evolve post-pandemic.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"This pandemic is forcing us to fundamentally expand everyday capacity for educational collaboration across campus.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHow has COVID-19 affected Mass General’s current education activities?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\nMany education activities are understandably on hold given the urgent clinical needs of the hospital. The COVID-19 crisis has forced educators to focus on activities that are the most urgent and impactful. While urgent in-person training continues in a thoughtful way, all non-urgent activities, like routine lectures or standing grand rounds, are now done virtually using technologies like Zoom and WebEx. In many ways, this pandemic is forcing us to fundamentally expand everyday capacity for educational collaboration across campus.\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EBeyond remote conferencing, have other training venues been adapted?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\nYes. Patient rounds in any teaching hospital, for example, is critical to both our care and teaching missions. The traditional “rounding team” can be quite large and includes attending doctors, nurses, residents, fellows, students and many other caregivers. However, pandemic protocols now limit in-person rounding teams to three or less individuals. As such, we have had to change the way we conduct rounds and ensure that each patient still receives the best possible care — while also maintaining the richness of bedside teaching. One remarkable collaboration is with our virtual health and tele-medicine colleagues, who are helping redesign digital conferencing tools to allow “remote” rounding for the entire clinical team.\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EHow has training support for clinicians and educators been impacted?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\nSupport for urgent training has to be even more nimble and responsive. For example, this pandemic has required many staff who do not typically need to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) to use it. Faculty and staff have developed video tutorials on how to properly use PPE, and posted customized care and operations protocols. In follow-up, clinicians are requesting hands-on training to practice key elements of care (like placing someone on a ventilator or inserting a deep intravenous line) while wearing full protective “gear,” so that they can adjust for key changes in routine or technique.\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"I see this crisis serving as a forcing function that will reshape — and enhance — the infrastructure of our educational landscape.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nWhile such practice typically occurs in training areas like our \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Feducation\u002Flearning-lab\"\u003ELearning Laboratory,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E some clinical units have asked for us to deliver training manikins directly to the unit itself, where the videos can serve as a “virtual” tutor anytime of the day or night. We’re also working with our supply chain colleagues to collect any PPE deemed unsuitable for clinical use (damaged or otherwise) so trainees and staff can continue to practice in the proper equipment, but not take any valuable PPE away from the COVID-19 health care workers.\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EOnce the pandemic is over, how will education at Mass General continue to evolve?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\nIn the short term, I think we will see increasing synergy between digital and in-person training modalities to ensure that critical education can be most effectively provided across the entire workforce.\n\nIn the long term, I see this crisis serving as a forcing function that will reshape — and enhance — the infrastructure of our educational landscape, allowing us to more efficiently deliver and scale collaborative training. These models will allow education to be more integrated into the routine of everyday work, and oriented to ensure that time spent together is focused on the highest-yield activity. This kind of approach is modeled in the “flipped classroom” concept — now common in higher education and until now, more slowly evolving in the teaching hospital — in which basic lessons are flexibly learned outside of the formal classroom (often through digital technology), leaving in-class time for advanced discussion and application.\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAre there other changes we can expect in health professions education moving forward?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\nAt a high level, I think this experience will underscore the importance of system-wide education and its role in ensuring every-day preparedness for quality and safety across health care systems. Locally, I think it will spur more collaborations and drive more interprofessional and interdisciplinary work on campus.\n\n\u003Cem\u003ETo support health care education at Mass General during the COVID-19 crisis, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fcampaign\u002Fmass-general-emergency-response-fund\u002Fc276647\"\u003Eclick here\u003C\u002Fa\u003E to donate to our Emergency Response Fund. Your gift supports the training and redeploying of clinicians from other specialties to care for patients with COVID-19, helps protect our patients and staff with the purchase of critical personal protective equipment and supplies, and provides the training to safely use them.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"How is the COVID-19 Crisis Changing Health Professions Education?",post_excerpt:"Mass General’s chief learning officer says COVID-19 underscores health professions education’s crucial role in ensuring preparedness, safety and quality.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"how-covid-19-is-changing-health-care-education",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:41:18",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:41:18",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fhow-covid-19-is-changing-health-care-education\u002F",menu_order:172,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FGordonbanner2-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FGordonbanner2-1-300x187.jpg",img_large:mY,img_full:mY,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fhow-covid-19-is-changing-health-care-education\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:aQ,name:cX,slug:cY,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aQ,taxonomy:e,description:dk,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c},{term_id:aw,name:dg,slug:dh,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aw,taxonomy:e,description:di,parent:b,count:aj,filter:c},{term_id:ce,name:eT,slug:eU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ce,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:az,name:cx,slug:cy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:az,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cz,filter:c}]},{ID:1045310,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-04-09 20:00:03",post_date_gmt:"2020-04-10 00:00:03",post_content:"\u003Cem\u003ECOVID-19 precipitated the need for physical distancing in our communities, across the nation and around the world. Families are staying home and spending a lot of time with their children. Michael Flaherty, DO, a pediatric critical care physician in the \u003Ca title=\"Visit https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fcritical-care-medicine (click to open in a new window)\" href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fcritical-care-medicine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003EMassGeneral Hospital for Children Pediatric Intensive Care Unit\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Trauma and Injury Prevention and Outreach Program, and Toby Raybould, MS, manager for the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Ftrauma-center\u002Finjury-prevention\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003ETrauma Injury Prevention and Outreach Program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E share helpful tips with parents on how to keep their children safe at home.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EOut of Reach of Children\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\r\nMake sure that dangerous things are out of reach of small children. These include:\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1024945\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Ftips-on-preventing-scalds\u002F\"\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1024945 size-medium\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fscald-banner-300x185.jpg\" alt=\"Most scalds happen at home when a child is bathing, or eating or near people who are cooking or have hot liquids.\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" \u002F\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Most scalds happen at home when a child is bathing, or eating or near people who are cooking or have hot liquids.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EMatches\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EHot drinks\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Ftips-on-preventing-scalds\u002F\"\u003EPans on the stove\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ESmall items that could be eaten\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ECleaning supplies\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EMedicines\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EKnives and other tools\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EAny plants that could be poisonous to eat\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EOutlets or electrical wires\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EGuards and Gates\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EIf you have children 6 and under, make sure you have \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bphc.org\u002Fwhatwedo\u002Fchildrens-health\u002Finjury-prevention\u002Fhome-safety\u002FPages\u002FWindow-Falls-Prevention.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Ewindow guards\u003C\u002Fa\u003E in your windows.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EKeep all furniture, especially those items that children can climb on, away from windows. Lock all unopened doors and windows.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EOpen windows from the top down, if you can. If you must open windows from the bottom, buy window-stops that will limit the opening to less than 4 inches. These are available at hardware stores.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EDon’t store toys next to windows.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EMake sure your gates at the top and bottom of stairs are secure.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EMake sure you have child safety latches on cabinets that contain dangerous things for children (alcohol, cleaning supplies).\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EMake sure furniture that your child could climb (dressers, book shelves) are \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.anchorit.gov\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Esecured to the wall.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EUseful Resources\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EThe Massachusetts Department of Public Health has a comprehensive \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mass.gov\u002Fdoc\u002Fsafe-home-checklist\u002Fdownload\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Ehome safety checklist.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EThe MA Poison Control Center can be reached at 1-800-222-1222.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EIt can be overwhelming to be home with small children and trying to work. If you feel overwhelmed, please reach out to the Massachusetts \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.parentshelpingparents.org\u002Fparental-stress-line\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EParent Stress Line\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at 1-800-632-8188. This is available 24\u002F7, is anonymous and confidential and available in many languages.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\"well\"\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\"row\"\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-3\"\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cimg class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61849\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FFlaherty-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Flaherty, DO\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \u002F\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-9\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMichael Flaherty, DO,\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E is a pediatric critical care physician in the pediatric intensive care unit at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMassGeneral Hospital for Children.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E He helps lead the Mass General Trauma and Injury Prevention Outreach Program, where he is actively involved in research in pediatric trauma and injury prevention including adolescent motor vehicle crashes, window falls and recreational injuries in children. His clinical interests include the care of critically ill children in all capacities, as well as specifically in the medical treatment of pediatric trauma victims and the treatment of severe refractory asthma.\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\"well\"\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\"row\"\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-3\"\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cimg class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-61849\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002Ftoby-1.jpg\" alt=\"Toby Raybould, MS\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \u002F\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-9\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EToby Raybould, MS,\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E is the manager for the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Ftrauma-center\u002Finjury-prevention\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EMass General Trauma Injury Prevention and Outreach Program. \u003C\u002Fa\u003EThis program applies evidenced-base approaches to prevent injuries to children and adults and advocates for policies to improve the health and safety of our community.\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E",post_title:"Important Home Safety Tips During COVID-19",post_excerpt:"Experts from Mass General share some important tips on how to keep your children safe at home during this time of COVID-19.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"important-home-safety-tips-during-covid-19",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2022-02-21 15:06:53",post_modified_gmt:"2022-02-21 20:06:53",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fimportant-home-safety-tips-during-covid-19\u002F",menu_order:cn,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fshutterstock_1516124438-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fshutterstock_1516124438-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:mZ,img_full:mZ,acf:{hero_style:D,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:aC,name:gu,slug:gv,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aC,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:gw,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:bv,name:eS,slug:d_,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bv,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c},{term_id:aO,name:cT,slug:cU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aO,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:E,filter:c},{term_id:aj,name:dV,slug:dW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aj,taxonomy:e,description:dX,parent:b,count:cS,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g,enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fimportant-home-safety-tips-during-covid-19\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:U,name:aV,slug:aW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:U,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aU,filter:c},{term_id:bv,name:eS,slug:d_,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bv,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c},{term_id:aO,name:cT,slug:cU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aO,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:E,filter:c},{term_id:aj,name:dV,slug:dW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aj,taxonomy:e,description:dX,parent:b,count:cS,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:aC,name:gu,slug:gv,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aC,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:gw,filter:c}]},{ID:1045307,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-04-02 20:08:17",post_date_gmt:"2020-04-03 00:08:17",post_content:"\u003Cem\u003E“We are standing on the edge of the ocean in the dark. We’re waiting for the wave to hit and we have no idea how high the wave is going to be.”\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\u003Cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003E– Vicki Jackson, MD, Mass General chief of Palliative Care\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\u003Cem\u003E(quote in The New York Times, March 26, 2020)\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\n\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EThe weeks ahead will be difficult. We know that. We also know that our remarkable staff has already begun to stare down this deadly virus.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nAmid the inevitability of the outbreak that’s barreling toward us at Massachusetts General Hospital, we continue to prepare for the surge of patients expected in the next few weeks. Those with symptoms trudge warily into our makeshift testing clinic hoping for the best, while upstairs staff are transforming more and more inpatient floors into COVID units, counting ventilators and using sophisticated modeling to gauge how effectively we can manage scenarios that range from teeming to overwhelming to bleak.\n\nMost of our outpatient programs have stopped, and elective procedures have dwindled. And up until the last few days, even the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Femergency-medicine\"\u003EEmergency Department\u003C\u002Fa\u003E has seemed eerily quiet as we spent recent weeks gathering up our resources and preparing to do battle.\n\u003Ch2\u003EFighting in Support of Patients\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nThe weeks ahead will be difficult. We know that. We also know that our remarkable staff has already begun to stare down this deadly virus. SARS-CoV2, the pathogen that causes COVID-19, is yet to be conquered, and perhaps that’s why it feels so ominous – we barely know it; we understand so little about it. In an environment where decisions are based on science and evidence and data, when it comes to COVID-19, there is a disconcerting knowledge void.\n\nIn due time, we will develop vaccines to prevent infection from this virus, and we will find medications to treat it, but for now all we can do is fight it by supporting our patients as best as we can through their individual battles with it.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EThere are so many dedicated heroes in this hospital, motivated by selflessness, compassion and a powerful desire to help and heal.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nThat’s where our frontline workers and all those who support them come in. There are so many dedicated heroes in this hospital, motivated by selflessness, compassion and a powerful desire to help and heal. We understand that among staff – particularly those who work on the COVID units, ICUs, Emergency Department, Respiratory Illness Clinics and procedural areas – there is palpable fear, anxiety and concern for personal safety and for the well-being of family and friends.\n\u003Ch2\u003EMass General Stands Together\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nYet while so much of our world is complying with orders to stay at home to curb the spread of disease, these health care workers do not have that option, nor do they want it. They come in to the hospital every day and every night, devoted to doing what they do best – tending to the patients who need their expertise, skill and caring. Other staff from specialties and programs that are temporarily shuttered have taken on new roles, pitching in to help meet the rapidly evolving needs of the moment, whatever they may be.\n\nMass General stands together on that beach, waiting for that wave, more prepared and determined than ever.\n\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how you can support Mass General’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, click \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbecause.massgeneral.org\u002Fcampaign\u002Fmass-general-emergency-response-fund\u002Fc276647\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003Ehere\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cem\u003E. \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"well\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"row\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-3\"\u003E\n\n\u003Cimg class=\"alignnone wp-image-1027688 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fslavin-new-headshot-1a-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E\n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-9\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeter L. Slavin, MD\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E has been the president of Massachusetts General Hospital since 2003. From 1999–2002, he served as chairman and chief executive officer of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, which included more than 1,700 physicians and employed nearly 1,000 of them.\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E",post_title:"COVID-19: Mass General Staff United, Prepared and Determined",post_excerpt:"Mass General President Peter L. Slavin, MD, says the hospital's staff is more prepared and determined than ever as it prepares to care for a surge of patients with COVID-19.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"mgh-staff-covid-19-ready",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:41:24",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:41:24",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmgh-staff-covid-19-ready\u002F",menu_order:178,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:mI,img_medium:mJ,img_large:hE,img_full:hE,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fmgh-staff-covid-19-ready\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aY,name:dy,slug:dz,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aY,taxonomy:e,description:dA,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:hJ,name:"Vaccine and Immunotherapy",slug:"vaccine-and-immunotherapy",term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:hJ,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:eR,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045292,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-03-12 11:00:44",post_date_gmt:"2020-03-12 15:00:44",post_content:"\u003Cem\u003EThe new Massachusetts distracted driving prevention law went into effect Feb. 23. \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fdoctors\u002F20192\u002Fmichael-flaherty\"\u003EMichael Flaherty, DO,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E a pediatric critical care physician in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fcritical-care-medicine\"\u003EMassGeneral Hospital for Children Pediatric Intensive Care Unit\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fsurgery\u002Ftrauma-center\u002Fabout\u002Finjury-prevention-and-outreach-program\"\u003ETrauma and Injury Prevention and Outreach Program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, works to investigate the effects of health policies and legislation on preventing pediatric injuries. \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHere, Dr. Flaherty answers some questions on the new law – why it is important and how parents can talk about it with their teenagers.\u003Cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"background-color: #e5ffcd;\"\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is distracted driving?\u003Cimg class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-19148\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fmghfc-logo.jpg\" alt=\"MGHFC\" width=\"227\" height=\"64\" \u002F\u003E\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\nDistracted driving means your attention or focus is taken away from the task of driving and comprises three core types:\n\u003Cul\u003E\n \t\u003Cli\u003EVisual: When you take your eyes off the road\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n \t\u003Cli\u003EManual: When you take your hands off the wheel\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n \t\u003Cli\u003ECognitive: When your mind is not primarily focused on driving\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\n[caption id=\"attachment_1025984\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-1025984\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FFlaherty-thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Flaherty, DO\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Michael Flaherty, DO[\u002Fcaption]\n\nDistracted driving is dangerous and can lead to injury and death. More than 1,000 people are injured daily in crashes involving a distracted driver. While any distraction can endanger the driver and others, texting while driving is especially dangerous as it combines all three types of distraction. Further, it takes the brain approximately 30 seconds to refocus on driving after looking at a mobile phone.\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat is the new hands-free law?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\nThe Massachusetts hands-free law prohibits all drivers from all use of their phones, for any reason, including making calls, reading or sending text messages, using social media or typing in directions — even when at a stop light or in traffic. Phones may be used in hands-free mode through Bluetooth or when the phone is mounted to the windshield or dashboard at eye level.\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat if I need to use the navigation on my phone, answer the phone or make a call?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\nDrivers can utilize their mobile device’s voice commands for directions and calls — such as Apple’s Siri and Google Assistant — which must be enabled to place calls or get directions.\n\nCars without built-in GPS, Apple CarPlay or Android Auto must be equipped with a phone mount on the dash or windshield for GPS navigation. Drivers must type in their destination and start the directions before driving.\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat should parents do?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\nDrivers under the age of 20 have the highest proportion of distraction-related fatal crashes. Parents need to foster open conversations about the importance of the law and how it works to ensure their own safety and the safety of others. Since 2010 it has been illegal in Massachusetts for any junior operator — drivers under age 18 — to talk on the phone in any way while driving, including hands-free.\n\nEncourage teenage drivers to speak up if they see their peers or others driving distracted just as they would if someone were driving while drunk. Additionally, parents must set good examples by not using their phones while driving.\n\u003Cdiv style=\"background-color: #cccccc; color: #000000; padding: 15px;\"\u003E\n\u003Ch5\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EKey Takeaways:\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\u003C\u002Fh5\u003E\n\u003Col\u003E\n \t\u003Cli\u003ESet mobile electronic devices to “Do Not Disturb” mode, which prevents notifications from coming through while the user is in a vehicle\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n \t\u003Cli\u003ESet an example for others. Peers, children and colleagues learn from one another, so we need to make distracted driving unacceptable behavior.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n \t\u003Cli\u003EUse the new law as an educational opportunity. Talk with your teenage driver about the dangers of driving while distracted – including using cell phones, eating and manipulating the radio while behind the wheel.\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\n\u003C\u002Fol\u003E\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\u003Cem\u003EThis story was \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fnews\u002Fhotline\u002FHTL022120\u002Fthe-dos-and-donts-of-the-new-distracted-driving-law\"\u003Efirst published\u003C\u002Fa\u003E in MGH Hotline, a publication for employees and staff of Mass General.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Decoding Massachusetts' Distracted Driving Law",post_excerpt:"Mass General’s Michael Flaherty, DO, breaks down the new distracted driving law in Massachusetts and encourages parents to talk to their teens.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"distracted-driving-law",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:41:31",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:41:31",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdistracted-driving-law\u002F",menu_order:m_,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fbanner-8-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fbanner-8-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:m$,img_full:m$,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fdistracted-driving-law\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aO,name:cT,slug:cU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aO,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:E,filter:c},{term_id:aj,name:dV,slug:dW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aj,taxonomy:e,description:dX,parent:b,count:cS,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:aC,name:gu,slug:gv,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aC,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:gw,filter:c}]},{ID:1045268,post_author:u,post_date:"2020-01-23 12:00:12",post_date_gmt:"2020-01-23 17:00:12",post_content:"It is estimated that more than 50 million eligible people in the United States are not registered to vote. One emergency medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital has made it his mission to decrease that statistic – one person at a time.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E“I was really inspired by what I see in the Emergency Department every single day ...\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n“I was really inspired by what I see in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Femergency-medicine\"\u003EEmergency Department\u003C\u002Fa\u003E every single day, and what my colleagues see every time they go to work,” says Alister Martin, MD, MPP, of the Mass General Emergency Department (ED). “So much of what we do in the ED is true medical emergency care, but a large portion of what we also see are the faces of failed public policy.\r\n\r\n\"These are the folks that come to us with problems that have their roots in upstream public policy issues like homelessness, addiction, food insecurity and lack of access to mental health care in this country. And, there are two things we can do about it. We can complain and wring our hands, or we can try – as physicians, as physician assistants and as nurses – to get involved in some small way and make the system better. We can be part of the solution.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EVoter Registration Kiosks\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nDr. Martin’s solution comes in the form of a newly created \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fvot-er.org\u002F\"\u003EVotER\u003C\u002Fa\u003E initiative, providing patients, visitors and staff with the opportunity to register to vote, or check to see if they are registered to vote, while at Mass General. The program – created in coordination with a team from Harvard Kennedy School, a tech nonprofit called Turbovote, and the behavioral sciences firm ideas42 – features two iPad-based kiosks located in the ED’s registration area and in a non-acute waiting room. In addition, flyers are posted throughout the ED with the program’s website and a QR code, which allows people to scan a barcode with their cellphone for immediate access to the site.\r\n\r\nDr. Martin stresses the program is totally optional, non-partisan and does not impact or interrupt clinical care. “Our VotER program is aimed at trying to empower our patient population to register to vote,” he says. “This is because what we’ve seen is a demographic overlap for those who are not registered to vote in this country and those who use EDs nationwide for what we call low-acuity complaints or nonemergent complaints. The top three populations in both categories are those who are low-income, people of color and young Americans. We saw that there is an incredible opportunity to offer voter registration to these groups while they are at the hospital.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EToward More Inclusive Health Care\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nAs part of the initiative, Dr. Martin says, voters at Mass General will also be invited to participate in a separate and optional research study examining the registration rates to better understand if registering in an ED setting helps with access to registration, ease of registration and subsequent voter turnout at the polls. The study is slated to run through the national presidential election in November 2020, however, the registration kiosks will remain in the ED to continue to promote the importance of voter registration.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E“Our department is proud to be the first in the nation to offer this valuable resource ...\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\"Our department is proud to be the first in the nation to offer this valuable resource in the ED and to lead a growing group of departments across the country that will join us in offering this important service,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F16514\u002Fdavid-brown\"\u003EDavid Brown, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine. “We are pleased that the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia have already introduced the VotER program in their emergency departments and we have been pleasantly surprised by the amount of outreach from interested hospitals across the country.”\r\n\r\nDr. Martin says he believes building a more inclusive health care system starts with creating a more inclusive democracy and the first step in that process is getting more people registered to vote. “The bottom line is we want to make it easier for people to register to vote. It’s easy. It takes 90 seconds with the VotER platform. And, it’s so important.”\r\n\r\nFor more information about the VotER program, visit \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fvot-er.org\u002F\"\u003Ewww.vot-ER.org\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. To register to vote, or to check registration status, visit \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fvot-er.org\u002FVoter\u002F\"\u003Ewww.vot-ER.org\u002FVoter\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fnews\u002Fhotline\u002FHTL011020\u002Fvoter\"\u003EThis story first appeared\u003C\u002Fa\u003E in MGH Hotline, a publication for employees and staff of Mass General.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Voter Registration Is Part of Physician's Mission",post_excerpt:"A new initiative provides patients, visitors and staff with the opportunity to register to vote, or check to see if they are registered to vote, while at Mass General.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"hospital-voter-registration-initiative",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2022-11-02 12:48:36",post_modified_gmt:"2022-11-02 16:48:36",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fhospital-voter-registration-initiative\u002F",menu_order:bf,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fmartin-alister-2-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fmartin-alister-2-1-300x186.jpg",img_large:na,img_full:na,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g,enable_override:d,expire_url_redirect:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:[{acf_fc_layout:nb,twcss:a,video_type:d,video_embed_id:"YQ2fIoPI-kA",brightcove_player_id:a,video_file:d,photo:{desktop_img:d,mobile_img:d,alt_tag:a},caption:a,desktopwidth:du}],story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aY,name:dy,slug:dz,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aY,taxonomy:e,description:dA,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:aO,name:cT,slug:cU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aO,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:E,filter:c},{term_id:bX,name:fl,slug:fm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bX,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:bp,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fhospital-voter-registration-initiative\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aY,name:dy,slug:dz,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aY,taxonomy:e,description:dA,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:aO,name:cT,slug:cU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aO,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:E,filter:c},{term_id:bX,name:fl,slug:fm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bX,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:bp,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045239,post_author:u,post_date:"2019-12-31 12:00:24",post_date_gmt:"2019-12-31 17:00:24",post_content:"Massachusetts General Hospital has teamed up with the Cambridge-based organization \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ffoodforfree.org\u002F\"\u003EFood for Free\u003C\u002Fa\u003E to donate excess food from its largest cafeteria to help provide nutritious meals to people in the greater Boston area experiencing food instability.\n\n“The last thing we want is to see food wasted,” says Sara Swiatlowski, manager in Retail and Revenue Operations for Mass General’s Eat Street Café. “Having the opportunity to work with Food for Free allows us to give back to the community and provide a healthy meal for those in need. This is a great program and we are happy to be working with them to help eliminate food insecurities.”\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003ESince its inception, Mass General has been deeply committed to caring for communities.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nSince its inception, Mass General has been deeply committed to caring for communities. It’s written into the hospital’s founding documents: “When in distress, every man becomes our neighbor.” Mass General’s investments in and support of community care, global health and public health have yielded innovative new strategies for addressing some of the most complex issues facing people in New England, across the country and around the globe.\n\u003Ch2\u003EExcess Food and Projections\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fnutrition\"\u003EMass General Nutrition and Food Services\u003C\u002Fa\u003E staff – including chefs, dietitians and purchasers – forecast how much of each item should be prepared at Eat Street Café, located on the hospital’s main campus. Much like meteorological forecasting, however, these projections can change in an instant. Snow or rain may cause more employees to stay indoors and eat in the cafeteria, fewer patients may have appointments on a given day, or a new food offering might be less popular than expected. With an average of 3,000 meals served daily at Eat Street, even the slightest change can have a large impact on the amount of excess food left at closing time.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1023200\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1023200 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fraina-box.jpg\" alt=\"Raina\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Read more about Mass General's efforts to build healthier communities:\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E•\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Frecovery-coach-brings-hope\u002F\"\u003E Recovery Coach Helps Others Find Health and Hope\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E•\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fgun-violence-prevention-center-opens\u002F\"\u003E Mass General Opens Gun Violence Prevention Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E•\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmass-general-health-policy-advocates\u002F\"\u003E Health Policy Advocates on the March for Patients\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E•\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctor-sees-climate-change-impact\u002F\"\u003E Physician Sees Health Effects of Climate Change\u003C\u002Fa\u003E[\u002Fcaption]\n\nDue to strict food safety regulations and requirements, surplus food traditionally had to be discarded and could not be donated to food banks or even given to employees. Joan Shea, director of Nutrition and Food Services, says the department is always actively investigating ways to play a role in the hospital’s ongoing sustainability efforts and was thrilled to partner with Food for Free in November.\n\n“We had been looking for a while to collaborate with an organization to help us minimize food waste, give back to the community and serve our neighbors and patients outside of our walls,” says Ms. Shea. “The program is different from others previously explored by Nutrition and Food Services – Food for Free ticks all of our boxes.”\n\u003Ch2\u003EDelicious and Nutritious Meals\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nMs. Shea says an added benefit is the ease with which the program operates, as there is minimal labor associated with the donation preparation. The only changes to the Mass General kitchen workflow are the additional 20 minutes for one employee to place the food in a blast chiller overnight, then pack it into 2-quart plastic bags, which are placed into recycled banana boxes. These boxes are plentiful given that 360 bananas are delivered to the hospital on a daily basis, Shea says.\n\nFood for Free sends a refrigerated truck once a week to the loading dock to transport the leftover food from the Carvery station to their kitchen where it is processed, portioned and matched with other donations to ensure delicious and nutritious meals for the recipients.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E“It’s quickly become part of our culture and people are proud to contribute to a cause as noble as Food for Free.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nMs. Shea says there are plans to expand the project to include items from other food stations at Eat Street Café, and they also are looking to donate surplus items from the patient food and catering offerings.\n\u003Ch2\u003EContributing to Sustainability\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\n“It’s been extremely rewarding to see the Nutrition and Food Services staff be so enthusiastic about getting involved in this program,” says Ms. Shea.\n\nThe collaboration involving excess food is just one way that Mass General continues to advance its sustainability efforts. For years, the cafeteria has worked with Agri-Cycle, an organization that converts the hospital’s compostable food waste into electricity, fuel and fertilizer. Recently, an ADA-compliant water bottle filler was installed in Eat Street Café and plans call for more stations to be added in the near future.\n\n“It’s quickly become part of our culture and people are proud to contribute to a cause as noble as Food for Free,” says Ms. Shea.\n\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how you can support community health programs at Mass General, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathy+Sheehan&about=Community+Health\"\u003Eplease contact us.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\n\u003Cem\u003EThis story was \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fnews\u002Fhotline\u002FHTL120619\u002Ffood-to-feed-the-soul\"\u003Efirst published\u003C\u002Fa\u003E in MGH Hotline, a publication for employees and staff of Mass General.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Excess Food Donated to Community Nutrition Effort",post_excerpt:"Mass General has teamed up with the Cambridge-based organization Food for Free to donate excess food from its largest cafeteria to help people in the greater Boston area experiencing food instability.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"excess-food-donated-to-program",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:41:57",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:41:57",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fexcess-food-donated-to-program\u002F",menu_order:nc,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Ffood-for-free-banner-2-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Ffood-for-free-banner-2-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:nd,img_full:nd,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fexcess-food-donated-to-program\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:as,name:eP,slug:eQ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:as,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aw,filter:c},{term_id:aO,name:cT,slug:cU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aO,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:E,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045223,post_author:u,post_date:"2019-12-10 12:00:56",post_date_gmt:"2019-12-10 17:00:56",post_content:"\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu\u002Flab\u002Fvalera\u002Feve-valera-phd\"\u003EEve Valera, PhD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, is a psychologist and neuroscientist at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002F\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E When she speaks of her research on the connection between intimate partner violence and brain injuries suffered by women, it is with a certain violence of expression.\r\n\r\nA mild traumatic brain injury, or TBI, is a concussion, typically associated with injuries to football players on the field or military personnel in the line of duty. “What people don’t think of are women being smashed in their heads by their partners on a regular basis,” Dr. Valera says. “Or thrown off porches. Or hit on the head with a baseball bat. Or having refrigerators thrown on them. Concussions behind closed doors are horrible things.”\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"... As many as 33 percent of women worldwide experience intimate partner violence.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nIntimate partner violence (IPV) is “an invisible public health epidemic,” she states. In her lab at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.nmr.mgh.harvard.edu\u002Flab\u002Fvalera\"\u003EAthinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at Mass General, Dr. Valera uses a combination of careful interviewing, advanced imaging scans, and neuropsychological tests to identify abuse-related brain injuries and relate these injuries to cognitive and psychological functioning. Citing estimates that as many as 33 percent of women worldwide experience intimate partner violence, Dr. Valera contends large-scale, comprehensive studies are urgently needed and long overdue.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EIntimate Partner Violence and TBIs\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nDr. Valera first became interested in the topic when she volunteered at a domestic violence shelter during her time at the University of Illinois. A PhD candidate in clinical psychology, she was curious about the connection between partner abuse and women living with mild traumatic brain injuries. When she conducted a literature search, she was dumbfounded by what she found: absolutely nothing.\r\n\r\nIn response, Dr. Valera began to collect data that would become her published dissertation work. In a sample of 99 women, she found that 74 percent of them suffered at least one abuse-related TBI including brain injuries from strangulation; 51 percent sustained repetitive TBIs, many of whom sustained “too many to count.” Most did not seek medical treatment for and\u002For were not aware they had sustained what she describes as “IPV-related TBIs.”\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Cp style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003E“One of the reasons we know so little about partner violence is because it is an ugly topic. It’s very stigmatizing.”\u003C\u002Fp\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nUnlike a broken arm or punctured lung, these injuries are not immediately obvious. A range of behavioral, cognitive and psychological symptoms commonly reported after mild TBIs include headaches, nausea, forgetfulness, insomnia, poor concentration, dizziness, feeling depressed or anxious, and being irritable or easily angered. These symptoms can have negative effects on the ability to react and respond effectively — in essence, to get help and to get out of an abusive situation.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA First-of-its-Kind Study\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nThe brain has two major hemispheres, and axons are nerve fibers that connect those two hemispheres as well as other regions of the brain. Cognitive impairments in TBI are thought to arise from damage to axons during a concussion that disconnects these brain networks. For Dr. Valera’s — and the world’s — first imaging study examining the effects of IPV-related brain injuries, she scanned the brains of 20 women abused by their partners.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1022635\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"450\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1022635 size-full\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fvalera-and-students.jpg\" alt=\"From the left, Dr. Valera and three of her students – Olivia Scott, Nathalia Quiroz Molinares and Annie-Lori Joseph – in her office at the Martinos Center.\" width=\"450\" height=\"331\" \u002F\u003E From the left, Dr. Valera and three of her students – Olivia Scott, Nathalia Quiroz Molinares and Annie-Lori Joseph – in her office at the Martinos Center.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nThough the sample was small, the findings showed that the women’s injuries reflected abnormalities in functional neural network interactions associated with memory and learning. It was the first neuroimaging study to systematically examine and provide evidence of brain injury in women who had been physically abused by their partners. Dr. Valera has since published another neuroimaging study showing a relationship between structural connectivity and the brain injuries these women received from their partners.\r\n\r\n“No one else has done this,” she says, “This is my passion.” Mass General is the ideal place to carry out her TBI research, Dr. Valera says, pointing to the Martinos Center and its state-of-the-art imaging capabilities, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fneuroscience\"\u003EMass General Neuroscience\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, the interdisciplinary initiative which offers collaboration and shared knowledge. Mass General leadership has also been “highly supportive” of her work, she says, providing bridge funding until she received federal grants.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003EA loss of consciousness is not required, and, in fact, does not occur in most mild TBIs.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ERaising Awareness, Reducing Stigma\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nAn assistant professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Valera’s work extends beyond her lab in other ways too. She considers awareness building and information sharing significant parts of her job. “One of the reasons we know so little about partner violence is because it is an ugly topic,” she says. “It’s very stigmatizing.”\r\n\r\nDr. Valera gives lectures and presentations on TBIs and IPV to a range of audiences throughout the country and internationally, including judges and probation officers, and has become adept at explaining not only the science behind her brain research, but also the private suffering of women she hopes it will alleviate. She helps train police officers who are the first to respond to a domestic violence call and provides information to shelter directors. “Much of the general public doesn’t know what a concussion is,” she states.\r\n\r\nAll that is required for someone to sustain a TBI is what Dr. Valera calls an “alteration of consciousness” after some type of external trauma or force to the brain. A loss of consciousness is not required, and, in fact, does not occur in most mild TBIs.\r\n\u003Cblockquote\u003EImaging studies are costly, at $625 an hour for a scan that may take 2.5 hours.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nIn football, she explains, spectators see the hit, which makes the injured player’s response — unsteady on the feet, slightly dazed — easy to understand. But a police officer responding to a domestic situation, who sees the same unsteady behaviors, but smells alcohol at the scene, may conclude that the unsteadiness is a result of inebriation. “Mild TBIs can mimic intoxication,” she notes. Her advice to police is to ask what happened. “If the answer is, ‘he slammed my head against the wall,’ entertain the idea that maybe a concussion just occurred.”\r\n\r\nWomen with undiagnosed TBIs may also face problems at shelters, when they are confronted with bright lights and excessive noise and a disruptive change in routine. They may be perceived as “uncooperative,” when they are really grappling with a brain injury.\r\n\r\nImaging studies are costly, she explains, at $625 an hour for a scan that may take 2.5 hours.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EMore Research and Funding Needed\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nDr. Valera says that long-term studies are needed, with larger sample sizes and control groups. Recently, she was awarded what is the first federally funded large-scale grant to use neuroimaging to study the effects of TBI on women who have experienced IPV. She plans to study 144 women, all of whom have experienced IPV, but half with TBIs. She also wants to research the long-term impact of repetitive brain traumas, which she thinks, based on preliminary evidence, will likely include significant neurodegenerative changes. However, she will need additional funding to do that.\r\n\r\nBut the costs to women are incalculable. “Look around and talk about it in the open,” she advises. “It’s more common than people think.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how you can support the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fpsychiatry\u002F\"\u003EMass General Department of Psychiatry,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Lorraine+Fanton&about=Department of Psychiatry\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Intimate Partner Violence and Brain Injuries",post_excerpt:"Eve Valera, PhD, uses imaging to identify brain injuries caused by intimate partner violence and relates them to cognitive and psychological functioning.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"intimate-partner-violence-and-brain-injuries",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-25 13:36:02",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-25 17:36:02",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fintimate-partner-violence-and-brain-injuries\u002F",menu_order:cK,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FValera-banner-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FValera-banner-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:ne,img_full:ne,acf:{hero_style:D,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:gz,name:hH,slug:hI,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:gz,taxonomy:e,description:jK,parent:b,count:jL,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fintimate-partner-violence-and-brain-injuries\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:gz,name:hH,slug:hI,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:gz,taxonomy:e,description:jK,parent:b,count:jL,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c}]},{ID:1059533,post_author:u,post_date:"2019-12-03 12:00:35",post_date_gmt:"2019-12-03 17:00:35",post_content:"Raina McMahan strides through the busy hallways of Massachusetts General Hospital’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Flocations\u002Fchelsea\"\u003EChelsea HealthCare Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E with confidence. As a Mass General recovery coach, her job is to guide people with substance use disorder into a healthier life.\r\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E“I love it that my own experience with substance use disorder is an asset to my work now.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nRaina’s self-assurance is hard won, rooted in her own successful recovery from a 17-year heroin addiction with the help of caring clinicians at Mass General.\r\n\r\n“I love it that my own experience with substance use disorder is an asset to my work now,” she says.\r\n\r\nAs a teenage runaway in Seattle, Washington, Raina began using drugs at age 15. Under a highway bridge with older friends, she started injecting heroin. Then came years of on-and-off efforts to free herself from the drug’s powerful hold.\r\n\r\nIt wasn’t until she was hospitalized at Mass General in 2012 with a life-threatening heart valve infection caused by using unclean needles, that she found a path to recovery. And even then, it was a journey of peril and progress, relapse and rebirth.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1022151\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"350\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1022151\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fraina-inset-1a.jpg\" alt=\"A multi-year collaboration between Sarah Wakeman, MD, and Raina McMahan has helped the Recovery Coach Program bloom. \" width=\"350\" height=\"481\" \u002F\u003E A multi-year collaboration between Sarah Wakeman, MD, and Raina McMahan has helped the Recovery Coach Program bloom.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ETop Health Problem\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nIn 2014, with people like Raina in mind, Mass General physicians and leaders launched the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fsubstance-use-disorders-initiative\u002F\"\u003ESubstance Use Disorder Initiative (SUDI)\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. The initiative was a response to local community surveys naming addiction as their number one health problem. Reflecting Mass General’s long-running efforts to build healthier communities, the initiative has become a sweeping, hospital-wide effort to identify patients with addictions and engage them in a recovery plan on their own terms.\r\n\r\n“Mass General’s Substance Use Disorder Initiative has created a model of care that ensures all patients have the opportunity to get the treatment and compassionate care they need to overcome this disease,” says Peter L. Slavin, MD, president of Mass General.\r\n\r\nUntreated substance use disorders, including alcohol and opioid use, take a tremendous toll on lives, families, communities and the health care system itself. One of the biggest strains is the pattern of people who reappear in health clinics and emergency rooms for conditions related to substance use disorder. They include overdose, infection, heart conditions, kidney and liver disease. Mass General’s SUDI is designed to end that cycle by engaging with people and partnering with them toward recovery on their own terms.\r\n\r\nA recent study shows that when patients work with a recovery coach at Mass General, their inpatient admissions drop by 25 percent and emergency visits by 5 percent.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1022155\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"400\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1022155\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fraina-inset-2a.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Wakeman, MD, medical director of Mass General’s Substance Use Disorder Initiative, describes the Recovery Coach Program as the effort’s “human glue.”\" width=\"400\" height=\"272\" \u002F\u003E Sarah Wakeman, MD, medical director of Mass General’s Substance Use Disorder Initiative, describes the Recovery Coach Program as the effort’s “human glue.”[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EGrowing in Momentum\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nGrowing in staff and momentum for 6 years, the initiative now includes 16 recovery coaches based in primary care and other settings who connect with people with substance use disorders. In addition, a multidisciplinary Addiction Consult Team (ACT) of clinicians responds when a patient with substance use disorder is identified anywhere in the hospital. The hospital also created the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fbridge-clinic-aids-addiction-recovery\u002F\"\u003EBridge Clinic\u003C\u002Fa\u003E which offers walk-in services seven days a week to help people gain access to care without any barriers. Mass General’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fhope-clinic-substance-use-disorder\u002F\"\u003EHOPE Clinic\u003C\u002Fa\u003E works with pregnant women and families with substance use disorders. The initiative is training physicians and nurses to prescribe medications to treat addictions and now has a nationally credited Addiction Medicine fellowship to train physicians to become specialists.\r\n\r\nSUDI is a collaborative effort. It includes the Mass General departments of Medicine, Psychiatry, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Emergency, Social Work and Nursing. Mass General’s Center for Community Health Improvement and its community health centers are also key players, as is the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1022157\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"275\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1022157\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fraina-art-inset-2.jpg\" alt=\"Group art sessions help people with substance use disorders keep a sense of community as they move toward healthier lives. \" width=\"275\" height=\"568\" \u002F\u003E Group art sessions help people with substance use disorders keep a sense of community as they move toward healthier lives.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ERecovery Coaches are Key\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nKey to all these efforts are recovery coaches, like Raina, who have experienced the pain and stigma of addiction. Their job is to connect with people no matter where they are in the process of recovering from substance use disorder.\r\n\r\n“The recovery coach program is really the human glue of our initiative,” says\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F19383\u002Fsarah-wakeman\"\u003E Sarah Wakeman, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, medical director of the initiative. Dr. Wakeman is Raina’s primary care and addiction medicine physician who first connected with her several years ago when Raina was hospitalized. “Raina’s commitment to the patients she works with and her advocacy on their behalf is inspiring,” Dr. Wakeman says.\r\n\r\nRaina, now a mother, knows that her story could have ended differently. Years of using heroin and other drugs disrupted her life and her health.\r\n\r\nOne day in 2012, burning with fever, she went to Mass General. There, she was diagnosed with a dangerous heart condition, endocarditis, resulting from infection from unclean needles. Treated for the condition and released, she relapsed back into heroin use. The infection recurred. But this time, when she returned to Mass General, she met Dr. Wakeman, who encouraged her to think of the addiction as a disease, not a personal failing.\r\n\r\nThat was the beginning of their successful collaboration. Raina has maintained sobriety for six years. “I met one doctor who took extra time with me to treat my disease,” she says. “Then, one person turned into two and it snowballed.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA Transformative Presence\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nNow, based at the Mass General Chelsea HealthCare Center, Raina is in her fourth year as a recovery coach, working with people of diverse backgrounds and a variety of substance use disorders. Primary care physicians, mental health professionals and the Addictions Consult Team all refer patients to Raina and the other coaches who work creatively to build relationships. Raina may meet a patient for coffee, attend their court dates, invite them to her arts and crafts sessions or go on an outing to the zoo.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_73268\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1022174\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fsudi-box-2-220x220-1-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Read more about Mass General's Substance Use Disorder Initiative:\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E•\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fupping-odds-for-addiction-recovery\u002F\"\u003E Upping the Odds for Addiction Recovery\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E•\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcarezone\u002F\"\u003E Kraft Center Launches Mobile Health Initiative\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E•\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fsubstance-use-disorders-sustain\u002F\"\u003E Substance Use Disorders Draw Collaboration\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmgh-initiative-aims-for-addiction-treatment-and-prevention\u002F\"\u003E MGH Initiative Aims for Addiction Treatment and Prevention\u003C\u002Fa\u003E[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nCharles Weinstein, recovery coach program manager and supervisor, has watched Raina work to engage dozens of people in the recovery process. “I would say, without the blink of an eye, that Raina has helped transform the way Chelsea HealthCare Center staff support patients impacted by the initiative,” he says.\r\n\r\nSporting an arm-length tattoo and a street fashion look, Raina likes to help people she works with enjoy themselves. “Fun is important in life,” she says, describing how she uses arts and crafts and outings to capture people’s interest and keep them coming back.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThere is No Judgement\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n“They may not be ready to stop using and I’m OK with that. There is no judgement,” she says.\r\n\r\nShe was recently promoted to recovery coach team lead and honored with the Mass General Chelsea Shining Star Team Award, along with Beth Doherty, RN, with whom she works closely. As team lead, Raina helps train and educate new recovery coaches and provides administrative support and mentoring. “We help people figure out what they want to do at their own pace” Raina says. If needed, she will refer them to a Mass General physician for medical care or to a resource specialist to help with housing, education or other complicated life problems.\r\n\r\nWhen someone is not ready to stop using, coaches employ an approach known as “harm reduction.” That can mean simply staying in touch while someone continues to use drugs or providing sterile syringes to help prevent life-threatening infections.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1022163\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"450\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1022163\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fraina-inset-3a.jpg\" alt=\"Outside the Mass General Chelsea HealthCare Center, Raina meets with Anthony DePlacido, of East Boston, who is in recovery from alcohol use disorder. \" width=\"450\" height=\"314\" \u002F\u003E Outside the Mass General Chelsea HealthCare Center, Raina meets with Anthony DePlacido, of East Boston, who is in recovery from alcohol use disorder.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n“If someone had given me clean syringes when I was using, it might have prevented my endocarditis,” says Raina, who undergoes regular medical checkups for the heart condition.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EBreaking Down Barriers\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nAt Chelsea HealthCare Center, alcohol use disorder is one of the most common substance use disorders seen by caregivers.\r\n\r\nAnthony DePlacido, 67, who lives in an East Boston triple-decker house, is part of a large Italian family that watched in dismay as he descended in to severe alcohol use disorder.\r\n\r\n“I was a binge drinker,” says the former salesman, who recalls barricading his door with a two-by-four to keep family members at bay when he was inebriated for days on end.\r\n\r\nAt one point, a family member broke open the door and Anthony went to a hospital emergency room to undergo the dangerous process of withdrawal from his alcohol. The scenario repeated itself until, one day in 2015, while lying in another Boston-area hospital, he opened an eye to see Raina smiling at him.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1022167\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"375\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1022167\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fraina-inset-4a.jpg\" alt=\"Raina’s self-assurance is hard won, rooted in her own successful recovery from heroin addiction with the help of caring clinicians at Mass General. \" width=\"375\" height=\"517\" \u002F\u003E Raina’s self-assurance is hard won, rooted in her own successful recovery from heroin addiction with the help of caring clinicians at Mass General.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nShe had been asked to see him by his Mass General primary care physician, Dean Xerras, MD. As medical director of the Mass General Chelsea HealthCare Center, Dr. Xerras had urged Anthony seek treatment. Raina introduced herself to Anthony and explained that she also had experience with addiction and shared her story of struggle and success.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Gift of Hope\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nThe moment was transformational for Anthony. “Up until that time, I had been fighting the idea of therapy or treatment because of the stigma,” he says. “I thought, ‘There’s nothing wrong with me mentally, I just drink too much.’”\r\n\r\nAnthony left the hospital sober and, guided by Raina and Dr. Xerras, began participating in recovery programs. Nearly two years later, he is firmly in recovery and continues to attend Raina’s group sessions and, sometimes, her arts and crafts classes and outings.\r\n\r\n“He comes to everything I have,” Raina said, looking at Anthony who was visiting her Chelsea office recently.\r\n\r\nFor Anthony, who had relapsed many times, meeting a recovery coach who had been through a similar experience opened a way forward. “She told me her story and she was very understanding,” Anthony says. “What she did was give me hope.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EFor more information about the Mass General Substance Use Disorders Initiative or to make a donation,\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Molly+McCarthy&about=Addiction+Medicine\"\u003E please contact us.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Recovery Coach Helps Others Find Health and Hope",post_excerpt:"Raina McMahan leads a team of Mass General recovery coaches who tap their personal experience with substance use disorder to guide others toward recovery.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"recovery-coach-brings-hope",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-05 17:48:49",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-05 21:48:49",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Frecovery-coach-brings-hope\u002F",menu_order:hi,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:cd,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cd,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:cA,filter:c,cat_ID:cd,category_count:cA,category_description:a,cat_name:k,category_nicename:l,category_parent:b},{term_id:fS,name:hA,slug:hB,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:fS,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:gY,filter:c,cat_ID:fS,category_count:gY,category_description:a,cat_name:hA,category_nicename:hB,category_parent:b},{term_id:jM,name:d$,slug:ea,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:jM,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:i,filter:c,cat_ID:jM,category_count:i,category_description:a,cat_name:d$,category_nicename:ea,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fraina-banner-1a-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fraina-banner-1a-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:nf,img_full:nf,acf:{override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,hero_style:D,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:az,name:cx,slug:cy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:az,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cz,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:cf,name:d$,slug:ea,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cf,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:dj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Frecovery-coach-brings-hope\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:cf,name:d$,slug:ea,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cf,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:dj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:az,name:cx,slug:cy,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:az,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cz,filter:c}]},{ID:1045191,post_author:u,post_date:"2019-09-28 11:00:00",post_date_gmt:"2019-09-28 15:00:00",post_content:"Throughout the United States, 93 million people are affected by obesity and, in Massachusetts alone, the rate of adult obesity continues to rise – from 10 percent in 1990 to more than 25 percent in 2018. To raise awareness about obesity and help curb this growing epidemic, health care leaders have introduced legislation establishing a statewide obesity task force and pilot care delivery program to increase access to obesity treatment – namely medication, working with a dietitian and lifestyle programs.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E“Despite their efficacy, several treatments are still considered by some insurers to be a luxury instead of the necessity they should be.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nHelping to lead this charge is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=20501#\"\u003EAngela Fitch, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, associate director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fweightcenter\u002F\"\u003EMassachusetts General Hospital Weight Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. As part of the Coalition for Action on Obesity – a group of community and state leaders in health care – Dr. Fitch has been working with the YMCA and the National Obesity Action Coalition to help improve the health and well-being of Massachusetts residents.\n\n\"Thankfully, most employers in Massachusetts cover medication for obesity which, combined with lifestyle and surgical modifications, lead to better outcomes,” says Dr. Fitch. “Despite their efficacy, several treatments are still considered by some insurers to be a luxury instead of the necessity they should be.”\n\u003Ch2\u003EBuilding Healthier Communities\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nMass General has a long tradition of working to build healthier communities and advocating on behalf of groups with unmet health care needs. Today, many of its physicians, nurses and staffers believe such advocacy should extend beyond treating illness and injury and also focus on prevention. In recent years, Mass General staffers have led the way on health policy issues ranging from protecting children from nicotine addiction and reducing gun violence to eliminating racial disparities in health care.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1004781\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1004781\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FHealth-Policy-advocates-box-220x220-1-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Read more about Mass General's efforts to build healthier communities:\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E•\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fgun-violence-prevention-center-opens\u002F\"\u003E Mass General Opens Gun Violence Prevention Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E•\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmass-general-health-policy-advocates\u002F\"\u003E Health Policy Advocates on the March for Patients\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E•\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctor-sees-climate-change-impact\u002F\"\u003E Physician Sees Health Effects of Climate Change\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E•\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fpediatrician-e-cigarette-epidemic-warning\u002F\"\u003E Pediatrician Calls for Advocacy on E-Cigarette Epidemic\u003C\u002Fa\u003E[\u002Fcaption]\n\nRecently, members of the Coalition for Action on Obesity presented, “Prevention, Access to Care and Treatment of Obesity,” at the Massachusetts State House in recognition of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.obesitycareweek.org\u002F\"\u003ENational Obesity Care Week\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. They discussed prevention, access and treatment of obesity, and another hurdle contributing to the ongoing epidemic: stigma.\n\n“Obesity is not a disease of character or willpower; rather, it’s your body’s chemistry,” says Dr. Fitch. “We strive to teach people the skill power to be successful in managing both the disease and their lifestyle.”\n\u003Ch2\u003EFully Benefiting from Obesity Treatment\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nWhen patients combine efforts such as medication with lifestyle, Dr. Fitch says, they experience 2-to-5 times as much weight loss success, a central tenant to Dr. Fitch’s advocacy for coverage of all obesity treatment options..\n\nThe coalition plans to further shape the statewide dialogue on obesity as a chronic treatable disease. By establishing the task force and pilot program, patients will be able to fully benefit from obesity treatment by combining accountability, structure and environmental stimulus control, producing maximum long-term results, Dr. Fitch says.\n\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how you can support Mass General's efforts to strengthen communities, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathy+Sheehan&about=Community+Health\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. \u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\n\u003Cem\u003EThis story was\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003Efirst published\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003Ein MGH Hotline, a publication for employees and staff of Mass General.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\n\u003Cem\u003E(*Members of the Coalition for Action on Obesity pictured above the story are, from the left, Melinda Watman, RN, coalition chair; Angela Fitch, MD, associate director of the Mass General Weight Center; Tom Hubbard, vice president of Policy Research for the Network for Excellence in Health Innovation; and Caitlin Gibbs, senior director of Health Innovation for the Hockomock Area YMCA.) \u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Physician Advocates for Obesity Treatment Coverage",post_excerpt:"A Mass General physician is helping to lead an effort to establish a statewide obesity task force and a program to increase access to obesity treatment.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"obesity-treatment-physician-advocate",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:42:33",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:42:33",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fobesity-treatment-physician-advocate\u002F",menu_order:247,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fobesity-treatment-advocates-banner-2-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fobesity-treatment-advocates-banner-2-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:ng,img_full:ng,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fobesity-treatment-physician-advocate\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:as,name:eP,slug:eQ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:as,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aw,filter:c},{term_id:aO,name:cT,slug:cU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aO,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:E,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045134,post_author:am,post_date:"2019-08-27 11:00:37",post_date_gmt:"2019-08-27 15:00:37",post_content:"It was a lively scene at Clark Avenue School in Chelsea, Massachusetts on June 26, 2019. Children and families from surrounding neighborhoods poured into the newly renovated school building to celebrate the collaboration of three dynamic partners: The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fservices\u002Ftreatmentprograms.aspx?id=1802\"\u003EJohn Hancock Raising Healthy Hearts Program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002F\"\u003EMassGeneral Hospital for Children\u003C\u002Fa\u003E (MGHfC), the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdietetic\u002F\"\u003EMass General Dietetic Internship Program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, and the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fhealthychelsea.org\u002F\"\u003EHealthy Chelsea Youth Food Movement Program.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Healthy Chelsea is a community coalition, supported by the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcchi\u002F\"\u003EMass General Center for Community Health Improvement.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\r\n\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1016890 alignleft\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002F3-logos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"297\" \u002F\u003E\r\nThe evening opened in the school gym. Children and parents participated in a series of fitness activities led by a team from \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.bokskids.org\u002F\"\u003EReebok’s Build Our Kids’ Success\u003C\u002Fa\u003E (BOKS) program. Once everyone had cooled down, they gathered in the cafeteria for a special welcome by pediatric cardiologist \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=19051\"\u003EPuneeta Arya, MD, MBBS\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\r\n\r\nDr. Arya is director of the John Hancock Raising Healthy Hearts program at MGHfC. Its goal is to help children and families facing challenges related to weight, abnormal cholesterol levels or family history of heart disease. Dr. Arya's strong call to action for members of the collaboration: \"Let’s continue to work together to raise some very healthy, very happy and very strong hearts!”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EStudents Talk About Food Justice\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nThe celebration featured a series of interactive presentations by students of the Healthy Chelsea Coalition Youth Food Movement program.\r\n\r\nThe program is for high school students and is a paid internship with the coalition for the school year. Over the past year, the students met to discuss food and environmental justice challenges in Chelsea and identify solutions. They also worked on nutrition and food justice-based workshops with Mass General Dietetic Interns.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1016894\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"400\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1016894 size-full\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fphotofortext.jpg\" alt=\"Children and parents took part in a series of fitness activities led by a team from Reebok’s BOKS program. \" width=\"400\" height=\"259\" \u002F\u003E Children and parents took part in a series of fitness activities led by a team from Reebok’s BOKS program.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nThe Youth Food Movement presentations illustrated the types of workshops the students worked on during the year. Their compelling delivery triggered a lot of interaction across a very diverse and engaged audience. The program was translated into Spanish in real-time, and moderated by Ines Castro, health coach and essential member of the interdisciplinary team. A nutritious meal was provided for guests by Tawakal Cafe, the menu for which was selected by Youth Food Movement students.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ECorporate Partners Support Healthy Families\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nCommunity partners have the opportunity to work together because of generous funding from the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Ftreflerfoundation.org\u002F\"\u003ETrefler Foundation\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.johnhancock.com\u002Findividual.html\"\u003EJohn Hancock\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. Thomas Crohan, assistant vice president and counsel, John Hancock Corporate Responsibility and Government Relations, expressed his thanks at the event. “Thank you for welcoming us into your community,” he said. “We are proud to partner with Mass General on the Raising Healthy Hearts program. We are also proud of you for your focus on healthier lives for yourselves and your children.\"\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fwhere-to-give\u002Fmassgeneral-hospital-for-children\u002F\"\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignleft wp-image-19148 size-full\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fmghfc-logo.jpg\" alt=\"MGHFC\" width=\"227\" height=\"64\" \u002F\u003E\u003C\u002Fa\u003EJennifer Kelly, director of the Healthy Chelsea Coalition expressed her appreciation to the Trefler Foundation. \"The students do the important work of creating peer to peer education,\" she said. \"This brings the youth voice to school food improvements and examines how food justice issues affect everyone in our community. This work would not be possible without the Trefler Foundation.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EMass General corporate sponsors play an important role in allowing us to fulfill our mission. To learn about the many ways your company can get involved, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcorporate-giving\u002Fcontact-us-1\u002F\"\u003Eplease contact us today.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Healthy Families Are Focus for Community Leaders",post_excerpt:"Mass General and partners help Chelsea, Massachusetts families celebrate summer with a focus on healthy eating, movement and community education.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"healthy-families-community-focus",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-06 19:21:59",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-06 23:21:59",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fhealthy-families-community-focus\u002F",menu_order:260,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FbannerfinalB-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FbannerfinalB-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:nh,img_full:nh,acf:{hero_style:D,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:ak,name:dB,slug:fn,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ak,taxonomy:e,description:fo,parent:b,count:dC,filter:c},{term_id:as,name:eP,slug:eQ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:as,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aw,filter:c},{term_id:aQ,name:cX,slug:cY,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aQ,taxonomy:e,description:dk,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c},{term_id:aj,name:dV,slug:dW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aj,taxonomy:e,description:dX,parent:b,count:cS,filter:c}],how_to_give:[{term_id:aP,name:dT,slug:dU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aP,taxonomy:cV,description:ej,parent:b,count:cW,filter:c}],GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fhealthy-families-community-focus\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:ak,name:dB,slug:fn,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ak,taxonomy:e,description:fo,parent:b,count:dC,filter:c},{term_id:as,name:eP,slug:eQ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:as,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aw,filter:c},{term_id:aQ,name:cX,slug:cY,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aQ,taxonomy:e,description:dk,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c},{term_id:aj,name:dV,slug:dW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aj,taxonomy:e,description:dX,parent:b,count:cS,filter:c}],how_to_give:[{term_id:aP,name:dT,slug:dU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aP,taxonomy:cV,description:ej,parent:b,count:cW,filter:c}],story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045128,post_author:u,post_date:"2019-07-30 14:00:00",post_date_gmt:"2019-07-30 18:00:00",post_content:"Massachusetts General Hospital has been ranked #2 in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhealth.usnews.com\u002Fbest-hospitals\"\u003EU.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals 2019-2020 \u003C\u002Fa\u003Eand is the only hospital among the 5,000 institutions evaluated to rank across all \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fhealth.usnews.com\u002Fbest-hospitals\u002Frankings\"\u003E16 specialties\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\r\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E\"Indeed, it is the excellence, the care, the compassion and the service behind the numbers, behind the rankings, that make us proud.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nMass General, which ranked #4 last year, has consistently placed among the top five hospitals on the Honor Roll since its inception in 1990.\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fabout\u002Fslavin.aspx\"\u003EPeter L. Slavin, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, Mass General president, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002FNews\u002Fnewsarticle.aspx?id=6376\"\u003ETimothy G. Ferris, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E CEO of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fmgpo\u002F\"\u003EMassachusetts General Physicians Organization\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, marked the news with a joint message to the Mass General community.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe True Measure of Success\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n\"While our hospital is honored and humbled to once again be ranked among the top few medical centers in the nation, our aim is not to simply score well on hospital report cards,\" they said. \"Indeed, it is the excellence, the care, the compassion and the service behind the numbers, behind the rankings, that make us proud. The true measure of our success is continuing to deliver the very best health care to our patients, advancing research and education, and improving the health and well-being of those in our community.\"\r\n\r\nDrs. Slavin and Ferris also extended their \"deepest thanks and congratulations to the entire hospital community for providing and supporting the exceptional care for patients and families that has brought this national recognition to us. You are the reason our hospital has remained a vital health care resource – and a top hospital – for all those we serve.\"\r\n\r\nOther hospitals within Partners HealthCare also fared well on the annual survey. Brigham and Women’s Hospital ranked #13; McLean Hospital ranked #2 in Psychiatry; Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital (in partnership with Mass General) ranked #3 in Rehabilitation; and Mass Eye and Ear (in partnership with Mass General) ranked #2 in Ear, Nose and Throat and #4 in Ophthalmology.\r\n\r\nThis year’s Honor Roll has Mayo Clinic ranking first, Johns Hopkins Hospital third, Cleveland Clinic fourth, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia and Cornell fifth.\r\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EMass General was again the only hospital on the Honor Roll to rank in all 16 specialty areas.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EU.S. News Specialty Rankings\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nThe survey showed exceptional care across the board, with Mass General again being the only hospital on the Honor Roll to rank in all 16 specialty areas. The Mass General Psychiatry Department ranked #1.\r\n\r\nThe hospital’s 2019-20 specialties and their rankings are:\r\n\u003Cul\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ECancer – 8\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ECardiology and Heart Surgery – 5\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EDiabetes and Endocrinology – 2\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EEar, Nose and Throat (with MEE) – 2\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EGastroenterology and GI Surgery – 5\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EGeriatrics – 11\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EGynecology – 6\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ENephrology – 7\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ENeurology and Neurosurgery – 13\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EOphthalmology (with MEE) – 4\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EOrthopedics – 6\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EPsychiatry – 1\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EPulmonology – 5\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ERehabilitation (with Spaulding) – 3\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003ERheumatology – 6\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n \t\u003Cli\u003EUrology – 11\u003C\u002Fli\u003E\r\n\u003C\u002Ful\u003E\r\nThe oldest and largest hospital in New England, Mass General conducts \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearch\u002F\"\u003Ethe largest hospital-based research program in the nation\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and is \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002FNews\u002Fnewsarticle.aspx?id=6605\"\u003Edesignated a Magnet® hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, the highest honor for nursing excellence awarded by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.",post_title:"U.S. News Names Mass General a Top U.S. Hospital",post_excerpt:"Mass General has been ranked #2 in the U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals 2019-2020 and is the only hospital evaluated to rank across all 16 specialties.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"us-news-rankings-mgh",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-09 13:09:19",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-09 17:09:19",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fus-news-rankings-mgh\u002F",menu_order:eV,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fus-news-2019-2020-badge-3-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fus-news-2019-2020-badge-3-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:ni,img_full:ni,acf:{hero_style:D,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aQ,name:cX,slug:cY,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aQ,taxonomy:e,description:dk,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c},{term_id:aT,name:dl,slug:dm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aT,taxonomy:e,description:dn,parent:b,count:do0,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fus-news-rankings-mgh\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aQ,name:cX,slug:cY,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aQ,taxonomy:e,description:dk,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c},{term_id:aT,name:dl,slug:dm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aT,taxonomy:e,description:dn,parent:b,count:do0,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045091,post_author:u,post_date:"2019-06-25 11:00:00",post_date_gmt:"2019-06-25 15:00:00",post_content:"“We are all here today because gun violence has threatened the health and well-being of our communities,” said Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo. “It is a public health epidemic, and this center will surely become a leader of research and prevention nationwide.”\r\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E“It is a public health epidemic, and this center will surely become a leader of research and prevention nationwide.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nOn June 10, 2019, Mr. DeLeo joined Peter L. Slavin, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital president, and other leaders from the hospital and city of Boston to launch the MGH Center for Gun Violence Prevention, which seeks to address the public health crisis that causes nearly 40,000 firearm-related deaths each year.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Gun Violence Challenge\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nFounded by pediatric surgeon\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=17132\"\u003E Peter Masiakos, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fservices\u002Ftreatmentprograms.aspx?id=1652\"\u003EPediatric Trauma Service\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002F\"\u003EMassGeneral Hospital for Children\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcharged\u002Fepisodes\u002Fchana-sacks.aspx\"\u003EChana Sacks, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, an internist and researcher in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Finternal-medicine\u002F\"\u003EDivision of General Internal Medicine\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, the center is dedicated to advancing the health and safety of children and adults through injury and gun violence prevention research, clinical care, education and community engagement.\r\n\r\n“The challenge we face in trying to solve gun violence in America is immense,” said Dr. Sacks. Although mass shootings are widely covered in the media, they account for only 1 percent of firearm deaths each year, she said. Unintentional injuries account for 2 percent of annual firearm deaths, homicides make up one-third of these deaths, and the majority of firearm deaths are the result of suicide. “Each type of violence has different root causes, and each requires a different approach. We need to have culturally competent conversations and use these resources to really make a difference.”\r\n\r\nThe center is supported by $1.2 million of seed funding from the hospital and an additional $200,000 from Harvard Medical School. Its first initiative – introduced this month – involves creating and conducting simulation trainings for clinicians.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Need to Do More\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n“As healthcare providers, we are charged with more than caring for the sick and injured,” said Dr. Masiakos. “Over the years I have cared for many victims of gun violence and have had to tell mothers about the death of their child – the worst part of my job. Doctors, among others, can no longer stand on the sidelines as so many Americans are killed each year. We need to do more.”\r\n\r\nThe center will continue the efforts of a coalition formed by Mass General clinicians in 2015 to address firearm-related violence through a public health approach, featuring the development of clinical guidance and resources to inform conversations with patients and the public. The group has collaborated with several organizations and policymakers, many of whom also spoke at the launch: Clementina Chéry, president & CEO of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute; Maura Healey, Massachusetts attorney general; Monica Bharel, MD, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health; and Rachael Rollins, Suffolk County district attorney.\r\n\r\n“This new center builds on Mass General’s focus on prevention – as we must be proactive and not reactive to stop the cycles of violence,” said Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh. “One gun death is too many. We won’t stop working until we get to zero, and this center will provide a big step in getting there.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003E*Pictured above the story at the launch of the MGH Center for Gun Violence Prevention are, from left, Peter L. Slavin, MD, Mass General president; Monica Bharel, MD, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health; Clementina Chéry, president & CEO of the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute; Chana Sacks, MD, center co-founder; Peter Masiakos, MD, center co-founder; Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Massachusetts House Speaker Robert DeLeo; Maura Healey, Massachusetts attorney general; Mark Barden, Dr. Sacks’ cousin; and Rachael Rollins, Suffolk County district attorney.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EThis story was first published in MGH Hotline, a publication for employees and staff of Mass General.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Mass General Opens Gun Violence Prevention Center",post_excerpt:"Hospital, state and city leaders say they hope the new MGH Center for Gun Violence Prevention can help address a major public health crisis.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"gun-violence-prevention-center-opens",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2022-02-21 15:18:41",post_modified_gmt:"2022-02-21 20:18:41",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fgun-violence-prevention-center-opens\u002F",menu_order:286,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FGun-Violence-Prevention-Banner-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FGun-Violence-Prevention-Banner-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FGun-Violence-Prevention-Banner-1-1024x632.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FGun-Violence-Prevention-Banner-1.jpg",acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,enable_override:d,template:J,expire_url_redirect:a,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aO,name:cT,slug:cU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aO,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:E,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fgun-violence-prevention-center-opens\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aO,name:cT,slug:cU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aO,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:E,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1045070,post_author:u,post_date:"2019-06-08 11:00:56",post_date_gmt:"2019-06-08 15:00:56",post_content:"Massachusetts General Hospital is using philanthropy to bring mind-body medicine to underserved communities facing enormous stress, including people who are homeless and victims of Hurricane Maria, which devastated Puerto Rico in 2017.\r\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EResearch has shown that stress management is key to a longer, healthier life for everyone.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nThrough the support of donor Randy Watts, the hospital’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbensonhenryinstitute.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EBenson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine (BHI)\u003C\u002Fa\u003E has offered two training scholarships per year, since 2017. The scholarships cover tuition for healthcare providers to earn certification in the institute’s Stress Management and Resiliency Training (SMART) Program. The \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbensonhenryinstitute.org\u002Fsmart-program\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ESMART program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E has been proven effective in reducing stress and improving overall health in patients with anxiety, depression, high blood pressure and other medical conditions.\r\n\r\nThe Watts Scholarships were created to train providers who work in underserved communities. One is given to a Partners HealthCare clinician. The other, to a community healthcare provider.\r\n\r\nThe annual Watts Scholarships are one of many examples of how Mass General responds to community needs and helps organizations, such as the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, better serve their missions.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EHelping the Underserved\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fbensonhenryinstitute.org\u002Fstaff\u002Fgregory-l-fricchione\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EGregory L. Fricchione, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, the BHI’s director, says many people who are homeless are estranged from family and friends and away from work environments, all which provide a sense of connectiveness, which helps people cope with stress.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1015030\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"450\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-1015030\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBHI-Watts-Inset.jpg\" alt=\"Mind-body medicine can help people struggling with addiction and untreated medical conditions, including mental illness.\" width=\"450\" height=\"346\" \u002F\u003E Mind-body medicine can help people struggling with addiction and untreated medical conditions, including mental illness.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n“People mistakenly think of mind-body medicine as being only for middle-class and wealthy individuals who want to enhance their health and performance,” Dr. Fricchione says. The BHI strives to prove otherwise. Research has shown stress management is key to a longer, healthier life for everyone, he says.\r\n\r\nDr. Fricchione says we face an epidemic of stress-related chronic illnesses. Today, many are afflicted with conditions caused or worsened by stress, such as diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease.\r\n\r\n“These diseases are rampant in our modern society because of our inability to deal with persistent and chronic stress,” he says.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ESupported by Philanthropy\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nThe BHI’s SMART program teaches self-care interventions such as mindfulness, meditation, adaptive thinking and the ability to overcome negative thoughts. It also highlights other ways to reduce stress, such as humor, spirituality, exercise, sleep and good nutrition. There are programs for patients and healthcare providers.\r\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E\"It is my hope that this gift will inspire others to donate.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nSo far, more than 50 clinicians, including doctors, nurses, psychologists, social workers and licensed counselors, have been certified. Another 137 clinicians, some from other countries, are working on certification.\r\n\r\nRecently, Sarah Wettenstein, a social worker at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program, gained certification through the Watts Scholarship. She says without the Watts Scholarship she could not have afforded the training.\r\n\r\nDonor Randy Watts says, with the scholarships, he wanted to create a “meaningful opportunity” for providers. \"It is my hope that this gift will inspire others to donate — in order to extend mind-body medicine techniques to practitioners and patients who, otherwise, might not benefit from these proven ways to reduce stress. Now, in its third year, the program is expanding, with proven results, in communities nationwide, just as we had hoped it would.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EMind-Body Medicine\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nSome of Ms. Wettenstein’s clients struggle with addiction and untreated medical conditions, including mental illness. They live in chaotic environments, from the street to shelters.\r\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EThe skill of observing negative thoughts can help break old patterns, like drug use.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nMind-body medicine can help them find calm amidst the chaos, Ms. Wettenstein says. She teaches mindfulness to help clients with addiction pause before satisfying a craving. And she expanded her meditation group to include cultivating more adaptive responses to stressful events.\r\n\r\nThere is one rule for the meditation group: Dark clouds can’t overshadow bright moments. If someone says, “The sun was shining today, but I stubbed my toe,” everyone shouts, “No, buts!”\r\n\r\nThe skill of observing negative thoughts can help break old patterns, like drug use, Ms. Wettenstein says. When people relapse, Ms. Wettenstein tells them, “Yes, you made a mistake. However, you are not a mistake.” She reminds them, “You came back this week. You are still working on it and that shows resilience.”\r\n\r\nFor Dr. Fricchione, the SMART program’s mission is perfectly met with Ms. Wettenstein’s work, by buffering people from the stressors of life.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo support the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine, please\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kay+Liscomb&about=Mind-body+health\"\u003E contact us.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Donor Helps Bring Mind-Body Medicine to Homeless",post_excerpt:"The Watts Scholarship supports the Benson-Henry Institute's efforts to bring mind-body medicine and resiliency skills to underserved communities.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"mind-body-medicine-scholarships",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2022-02-14 14:28:29",post_modified_gmt:"2022-02-14 19:28:29",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmind-body-medicine-scholarships\u002F",menu_order:292,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FIMG_2385_Watts-Scholar_banner_cropped_optimized-05212019-v2-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FIMG_2385_Watts-Scholar_banner_cropped_optimized-05212019-v2-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:nj,img_full:nj,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,expire_url_redirect:a,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:ar,name:ca,slug:cb,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ar,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cc,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:bv,name:eS,slug:d_,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bv,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fmind-body-medicine-scholarships\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:bv,name:eS,slug:d_,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bv,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:ar,name:ca,slug:cb,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ar,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:cc,filter:c}]},{ID:1045014,post_author:u,post_date:"2019-03-14 11:00:10",post_date_gmt:"2019-03-14 15:00:10",post_content:"\u003Cem\u003ELas Vegas; Parkland; Pittsburgh; Sutherland Springs; Thousand Oaks; Chicago; Orlando; Newtown; Blacksburg; Aurora; Fort Hood ...\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003ESeed funding for the center is coming from the MGH Fund, and we will be seeking ongoing funds through philanthropy and grants.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nThe names of these cities and towns collectively remind us of the grim reality of gun violence in our nation. Sadly, this list – already far too long – represents only a sliver of the many communities that have suffered the loss of precious lives in mass shootings. Mass shootings, however, which tend to draw the majority of the media attention, represent less than 1 percent of the nearly 40,000 firearm-related deaths reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2017. Suicide accounts for 60 percent of the total deaths by gunshot, homicides are 35 percent, and unintentional shootings are less than 2 percent. In addition, gun violence has a disproportionate impact on communities of color.\n\nThere is no question that gun violence is a national public health crisis, and as such, the MGH bears a responsibility to help develop innovative and effective ways to address and advance gun violence prevention and firearm safety. I am pleased to let you know that the hospital has recently created the MGH Center for Gun Violence Prevention, a research and educational initiative directed at curbing the problem of gun violence in our nation. Seed funding for the center is coming from the\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmgh-fund\u002F\"\u003E MGH Fund\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, and we will be seeking ongoing funds through philanthropy and grants.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_1004781\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1004781\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FHealth-Policy-advocates-box-220x220-1-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Read more about Mass General's efforts on health policy issues:\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E•\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmass-general-health-policy-advocates\u002F\"\u003E Health Policy Advocates on the March for Patients\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E•\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctor-sees-climate-change-impact\u002F\"\u003E Physician Sees Health Effects of Climate Change\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E•\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fpediatrician-e-cigarette-epidemic-warning\u002F\"\u003E Pediatrician Calls for Advocacy on E-Cigarette Epidemic\u003C\u002Fa\u003E[\u002Fcaption]\n\u003Ch2\u003EReducing Injuries and Deaths\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nLed by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=17132\"\u003EPeter Masiakos, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, chief of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fservices\u002Ftreatmentprograms.aspx?id=1652\"\u003EPediatric Trauma Services\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=20282\"\u003EChana Sacks, MD, MPH\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Finternal-medicine\u002F\"\u003EDivision of General Internal Medicine\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, the new center will focus on reducing injuries and deaths related to firearms and promoting safety in the home and in the community through clinical care and education, community engagement, and research. One of the first initiatives involves the creation and launch of a simulation case-based training program for incoming interns, which is slated to begin this June.\n\nThe center also will build upon the efforts of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002FNews\u002Fnewsarticle.aspx?id=6689\"\u003EMGH Gun Violence Prevention Coalition\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, formed in 2015, which has brought together a multidisciplinary group of passionate advocates including nurses, administrators, physicians, social workers, physical and occupational therapists, and members of Police and Security.\n\nDuring the past several years, the group has collaborated with many organizations across Massachusetts and New England, including the Massachusetts Office of the Attorney General and the Massachusetts Medical Society to support and encourage clinicians to talk with patients about gun safety. The coalition has also engaged in advocacy and community education efforts, joining last year’s Mother’s Day March to support the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute as well as participating in a discussion during HUBweek about the student-led movement to end gun violence, featuring David Hogg, a survivor of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting and founder of the national March for Our Lives.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EPreventing gun violence in the future would surely be the most fitting way to honor the memory of those who have tragically lost their lives.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003EPrevention of Future Gun Violence\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nWe have seen the enormous progress that can be achieved when the medical community and the public health community come together to find solutions to challenging health care issues – disease prevention through vaccination, safer motor vehicles, heart disease prevention, smoking cessation. Reducing the number of deaths and injuries from firearms is a critical national public health goal that demands our focused attention and our best collective efforts. Preventing gun violence in the future would surely be the most fitting way to honor the memory of those who have tragically lost their lives.\n\nI thank \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=17422\"\u003EPaul Currier, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fpulmonary\u002F\"\u003EPulmonary and Critical Care Unit\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, and Kimberly Smith Sheppard, RN, of the Translational and Clinical Research Centers, who, along with Chana and Peter, co-founded the MGH Gun Violence Prevention Coalition and have been champions of this important issue. Also, thanks to \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcchi\u002Fabout\u002Fstaff.aspx\"\u003EJoan Quinlan, vice president of Community Health\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, who is providing executive leadership for the center.\n\u003Cdiv class=\"well\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"row\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"col-sm-3 col-md-3\"\u003E\n\n\u003Cimg class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-100217\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fslavin-400-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Peter L. Slavin, MD, Mass General's president\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E\n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"col-sm-9 col-md-9\"\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPeter L. Slavin, MD,\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E is the president of Massachusetts General Hospital.\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E",post_title:"New Mass General Center to Address Gun Violence",post_excerpt:"The MGH Center for Gun Violence Prevention will focus on reducing injuries and deaths related to firearms and promoting safety in the home and in the community.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"mgh-gun-violence-center",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:43:56",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:43:56",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmgh-gun-violence-center\u002F",menu_order:325,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FGun-Violence-Banner-2-e1551460459578-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FGun-Violence-Banner-2-e1551460459578-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:nk,img_full:nk,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fmgh-gun-violence-center\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aO,name:cT,slug:cU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aO,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:E,filter:c},{term_id:fR,name:jN,slug:jO,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:fR,taxonomy:e,description:jP,parent:b,count:f,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1044961,post_author:u,post_date:"2019-01-12 12:00:00",post_date_gmt:"2019-01-12 17:00:00",post_content:"\u003Cem\u003ENearly 20 years ago, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=17325\"\u003EJonathan Winickoff, MD, MPH,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E a pediatrician at \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002F\"\u003EMassGeneral Hospital for Children,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E began to observe the damaging effects of second-hand smoke in his young patients. Today, he is a prominent advocate for protecting children and teenagers from nicotine products such as e-cigarettes, often called \"vapes\" or \"JUULs.\" Dr. Winickoff is a co-founder of the national Tobacco 21 movement, which has successfully raised the legal age for sale of nicotine products to 21 in Massachusetts and in 360 cities and counties in 22 states.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\n\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cimg class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-19148\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fmghfc-logo.jpg\" alt=\"MGHFC\" width=\"227\" height=\"64\" \u002F\u003EIn November 2018, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced restrictions aimed at preventing the sale of many flavors of e-cigarettes to anyone under age 18. The FDA estimates that 3.6 million people under age 18 use e-cigarettes. Dr. Winickoff notes that 25 percent of Massachusetts students currently graduate high school as users. He is pushing for more restrictions to keep nicotine products away from teenagers and children and recently discussed the dangers.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are the dangers of e-cigarettes or vaping for teenagers who have yet to start? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\nThere is no upside to e-cigarettes for the adolescent nonsmoker. They are probably as addictive as smoked tobacco or more so. The adolescent brain is uniquely susceptible to nicotine addiction. It takes much lower levels of nicotine to cause addiction in the developing brain. It’s much harder to quit nicotine addiction if you start as a teenager. And you end up using tobacco products much longer if you begin as a teenager. An adolescent who uses electronic cigarettes is four times more likely to graduate to smoking tobacco. It’s also a gateway to other drugs of abuse.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_108175\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-108175\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fcdn.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FWinickoff-Headshot-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Jonathan Winickoff, MD, MPH\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Jonathan Winickoff, MD, MPH[\u002Fcaption]\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are the other health effects of e-cigarettes besides addiction?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\nNicotine in the developing brain is associated with mood disorders, anxiety and depression. And the inhalation of ultrafine particles deep into the lungs leads to asthma. These ultrafine particulates are also carcinogens, which can lead to cancer. So electronic cigarettes are not a good deal for adolescents and probably not for society at large, either.\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat are some key differences between smoked cigarettes and e-cigarettes?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\nThe chemical engineering of e-cigarettes is different from smoked cigarettes. Manufacturers have put ultrahigh concentrations of nicotine solution in them. They formulate it to change the pH, or acid level, making it easy for kids to inhale very high concentrations of nicotine very rapidly. It’s also easier to inhale many puffs very rapidly. We estimate that a typical adolescent could become addicted after just half a pod. Research shows the nicotine level in their bloodstreams is higher than it is for teens who smoke cigarettes.\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat do you think of the new FDA decision to allow sale of e-cigarettes with sweet and fruity flavors only in areas closed-off to anyone under age 18?\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\nIt’s not enough. Those flavors, like bubble gum and others, are meant for children. No adult smoker is going to be attracted to e-cigarettes with bubble gum flavor. The FDA is asking the tobacco industry to police themselves and to come up with a plan to undo the harm they’ve created.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"ins cts-1\" title=\"Inserted by Unknown User - 12\u002F13\u002F2018 2:55pm\" data-cid=\"2\" data-userid=\"0.9557429004193478\" data-username=\"Unknown User\" data-time=\"1544730914793\"\u003EEven better would be to take all these colorful, playful sweet flavors, including mint and menthol, off the market altogether. \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nI think it’s unrealistic to think the tobacco industry will do anything other than delay and protect their own financial interests, which are really aimed at increasing the number of tobacco product users in the United States. History has shown that the tobacco industry is incapable of doing anything other than protecting their own interests and those of their stockholders.\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat about how the new FDA restrictions handle age? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\nOur policy recommendations call for enforcing our Tobacco 21 laws prohibiting sale of nicotine and tobacco products to anyone under age 21. We recommend the strictest possible penalties for retailers who break these rules, including a penalty of $1,000 for the first underaged user who you sell to, $2,000 for the second offense and $3,000 for the third offense. And these penalties would include revocation of the license to sell tobacco for various periods of time. That gets the message out. Many towns are doing this already.\n\n\u003Cstrong\u003EAnything else? \u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\n\nEven better would be to take all these colorful, playful sweet flavors, including mint and menthol, off the market altogether. Kids do not want to vape tobacco flavor. Parents, teachers and pediatricians need to redouble scientific and local advocacy efforts on behalf of children because tobacco product regulation has repeatedly failed at the federal level.\n\n\u003Cem\u003EFor more information about the effects of nicotine products on child and adolescent health or to make a donation, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kara+Donnelly&about=e-cigarettes\"\u003Eplease contact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Pediatrician Calls for Advocacy on E-Cigarette Epidemic",post_excerpt:"With so many high school students using nicotine products, Mass General pediatrician Jonathan Winickoff, MD, MPH, urges stronger action at all levels of government.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"pediatrician-e-cigarette-epidemic-warning",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:44:17",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:44:17",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fpediatrician-e-cigarette-epidemic-warning\u002F",menu_order:345,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FWinickoff-Banner-e1544731666817-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FWinickoff-Banner-e1544731666817-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:nl,img_full:nl,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fpediatrician-e-cigarette-epidemic-warning\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aO,name:cT,slug:cU,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aO,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:E,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:aC,name:gu,slug:gv,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aC,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:gw,filter:c}]},{ID:1044877,post_author:u,post_date:"2018-09-01 11:00:25",post_date_gmt:"2018-09-01 15:00:25",post_content:"Dozens of young people filled Massachusetts General Hospital's O’Keefe Auditorium on Aug. 14, 2018, to celebrate the end of the 6-week Summer Jobs Program. The annual program and recognition event overseen by the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcchi\u002F\"\u003ECenter for Community Health Improvement (CCHI)\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Youth Programs team – now in its 28th year - honored 240 high school and 15 college students from surrounding schools who committed 40,000 hours to Mass General and its community health centers this summer.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E\"You are the reason why we do this work, you inspire us with your energy, your curiosity and determination.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\n\"You are the reason why we do this work, you inspire us with your energy, your curiosity and determination. We hope you learned something new about yourselves and gained greater insights into what career paths you want to pursue now and later in life,” said Tracey Stanley, senior manager for \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcchi\u002Fservices\u002Ftreatmentprograms.aspx?id=1494\"\u003EMGH Youth Programs\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, while addressing the students.\n\nThis year's Summer Jobs program expanded its partnership to include \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youth-guidance.org\u002Fbam-boston\u002F\"\u003EBecoming A Man (BAM)\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, a Boston-based initiative that offers teens from under-resourced neighborhoods resources to develop life skills and career development opportunities. Fifteen students were offered workshops on mental health stigma and self-care in the context of cultural pressure the young men may experience. Each student was also connected with Mass General male volunteers from an array of multicultural backgrounds. The BAM “buddies” met regularly with their mentees as a means to make positive connections with established professionals and learn from their experiences.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_109671\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-109671\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FAddiction-Odds-Box-220x220-1-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Read more about Mass General's efforts to improve community health: \u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fupping-odds-for-addiction-recovery\u002F\"\u003E Upping the Odds for Addiction Recovery\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fchelsea-school-health-center\u002F\"\u003E School Health Center Improves Care for Students\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctor-engages-communities-to-impact-childhood-health\u002F\"\u003E Pediatrician Engages Communities to Impact Health\u003C\u002Fa\u003E[\u002Fcaption]\n\u003Ch2\u003EReal World Experiences\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\n\"There is nothing better than seeing students faces light up when they talk about what they are doing and learning!” Stanley continued. “These types of real-world experiences often provide the wow factor in their internships that can have a lasting impact.\"\n\nNai Collymore-Henry, vice president of \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Falliancebl.org\u002F\"\u003EPartnerships Alliance for Business Leadership\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, was the event’s keynote speaker. Collymore-Henry told the students, who she believed are years ahead of her development, that they have the power to create their own history despite challenges they may face for being different. “Society does not determine your worth. I encourage you to make space for yourself at the table, even if you need to bring your own folding chair,” she said. “MGH is yours. Today shows that.\"\n\nDorene Kyando, a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcchi\u002Fservices\u002Ftreatmentprograms.aspx?id=1492\"\u003EYouth Scholar\u003C\u002Fa\u003E Alumni member, found her passion while working in the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fsocialwork\u002F\"\u003EMass General Social Services Department\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. A longtime planner, Ms. Kyando always thought she’d go into psychiatry but after an eye-opening internship shadowing social workers and community resource managers, she found inspiration supporting patients needs. Ms. Kyando stressed the importance of finding “comfort in the uncomfortable,” saying difficult situations provide opportunity to grow and tap into hidden potential.\n\u003Ch2\u003ESummer Jobs Learning Opportunities\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nDuring the event, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=17538\"\u003ERaul Uppot, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fimaging\u002F\"\u003EInterventional Radiology Department\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, was recognized for his contributions to the program. Students wrote in their nomination that Dr. Uppot coordinated learning opportunities they did not expect as part of their jobs. He made every effort to expose students Yumen Wei and Angel Lugo Rodriquez to other roles within the hospital and allowed them to observe procedures conducted by anesthesiologists, medical students and nurses.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EThe behemoth program grew by 30% in the past year and is one of Boston’s largest summer employers.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nAlso honored were Zowy Hildago of the Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers and Kiin Mohamed of Excel High School with the Mike Ruben and Valerie Low-Brahmi Awards, former principals at East Boston High School and the James. P Timilty Middle School, respectively, who were integral to the Summer Jobs Program development.\n\nChristy Egun, senior director of Boston Partnerships, Equity & Inclusion for the CCHI, also thanked the more than 150 Mass General staff members who volunteered their time and expertise to the program. “Supervisors, your commitment and mentorship over the past six weeks is an invaluable gift and we appreciate your willingness to open your hearts and departments.” Ms. Egun reported that the behemoth program grew by 30% in the past year and is one of Boston’s largest summer employers.\n\n\u003Cem\u003EFor more information about how you can support the Center for Community Health Improvement and its programs, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathleen+Sheehan&about=Community+Health\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\n\u003Cem\u003EThis story was \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fabout\u002Fnewsarticle.aspx?id=6887\"\u003Efirst published\u003C\u002Fa\u003E by MGH Hotline.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Students Celebrate Summer Jobs Experience",post_excerpt:"The 2018 Summer Jobs Program recognition event honored 255 high school and college students who committed 40,000 hours to Mass General and its community health centers. ",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"summer-jobs-program-event",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:45:12",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:45:12",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fsummer-jobs-program-event\u002F",menu_order:390,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FSummer-Jobs-Banner-e1535372332994-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FSummer-Jobs-Banner-e1535372332994-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:nm,img_full:nm,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fsummer-jobs-program-event\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aj,name:dV,slug:dW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aj,taxonomy:e,description:dX,parent:b,count:cS,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1044809,post_author:u,post_date:"2018-08-02 11:00:17",post_date_gmt:"2018-08-02 15:00:17",post_content:"During the summer of 2018, scores of young people, ages 9-17, are keeping cool at the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Frevere\u002Fyouth-zone\u002Fmgh-revere-youth-zone.aspx\"\u003EMGH Revere Youth Zone\u003C\u002Fa\u003E summer camp. From July 2 to August 10, as part of its \"surf, sail and summits\" theme, campers are swimming, sailing and hiking the days away.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_109952\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"350\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-109952\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FYouth-Zone-LiteraryLounge-002-868x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"A Youth Zone camper enjoys the camp's literary lounge.\" width=\"350\" height=\"413\" \u002F\u003E A Youth Zone camper enjoys the camp's literary lounge.[\u002Fcaption]\n\nTwo decades ago, Debbie Jacobson, administrative director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Frevere\u002F\"\u003EMGH Revere HealthCare Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, envisioned a space where youngsters could come after school and during school vacations to socialize, learn and have fun. Twenty years later, the Youth Zone is housed in a beautiful, expanded space easily accessible by foot, bike or bus.\n\nMindful of the childhood obesity epidemic, Youth Zone staff are very focused on keeping kids off of devices and on the move. Campers enjoy soccer, basketball, football, tennis and track, and have the opportunity to take sailing lessons on Boston Harbor.\n\u003Ch2\u003EYouth Zone Field Trips\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nField trips this summer include outings to Canobie Lake Park, Blue Hills Reservation, the Manchester Athletic Club, the Museum of Science, the Museum of Fine Arts, sailing aboard the Schooner Adventure in Gloucester and a visit with Revere Mayor Brian Arrigo.\n\nCampers enjoy healthy cooking classes, gardening, art lessons, yoga, book club, salsa lessons and the healthy lifestyles program, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcchi\u002Fcommunityhealthassociates\u002Fstayinshape.aspx\"\u003EStay in Shape\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\n\nThe Youth Zone is partly funded by donors including the Ladies Visiting Committee. It also benefits from individuals and organizations such as MIT, Harvard University, the Berklee School of Music, the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences, Whole Foods, the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office and Boston MedFlight, who donate their time to give presentations at the camp.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_109671\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-109671\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FAddiction-Odds-Box-220x220-1-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Read more about Mass General's efforts to improve community health: \u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fupping-odds-for-addiction-recovery\u002F\"\u003E Upping the Odds for Addiction Recovery\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fchelsea-school-health-center\u002F\"\u003E School Health Center Improves Care for Students\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctor-engages-communities-to-impact-childhood-health\u002F\"\u003E Pediatrician Engages Communities to Impact Health\u003C\u002Fa\u003E[\u002Fcaption]\n\u003Ch2\u003EWorking With Community Partners\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nThe MGH Revere HealthCare Center is part of Mass General’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcchi\u002F\"\u003ECenter for Community Health Improvement\u003C\u002Fa\u003E (CCHI), which builds relationships and works with community partners to make measurable, sustainable improvement on challenging health problems.\n\nCCHI carries out its work in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchelsea\u002F\"\u003EChelsea\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, Revere and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcharlestown\u002F\"\u003ECharlestown\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, where Mass General has maintained healthcare centers for more than 40 years. CCHI programs also work with Boston youth and special populations such as the homeless, immigrants and refugees to improve their health status.\n\n\u003Cem\u003EFor more information about how you can support the Center for Community Health Improvement, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathleen+Sheehan&about=Community+Health\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\n\u003Cem\u003EFor more information about the MGH Revere Youth Zone summer camp, please contact \u003Ca href=\"mailto:lheffron@partners.org\"\u003ELeslie Heffron, RN\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, manager of Youth Services at the MGH Revere HeathCare Center.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\n\u003Cem\u003EThis story first appeared in \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.mghpcs.org\u002Fnews\u002Fcaringheadlines\u002F\"\u003ECaring Headlines\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, a publication of Mass General's department of\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fnursing-patientcare\u002F\"\u003E Nursing and Patient Care Services\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. \u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Youth Zone Program Is More Than a Summer Camp",post_excerpt:"Offered by the MGH Revere HealthCare Center, the Youth Zone program offers kids a place to grow, learn and have fun during the summer.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"youth-zone-summer-program",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:45:21",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:45:21",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fyouth-zone-summer-program\u002F",menu_order:399,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FYouth-Zone-MuralMaking-002-e1532522252688-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FYouth-Zone-MuralMaking-002-e1532522252688-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:nn,img_full:nn,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fyouth-zone-summer-program\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aj,name:dV,slug:dW,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aj,taxonomy:e,description:dX,parent:b,count:cS,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1044791,post_author:u,post_date:"2018-07-28 11:00:35",post_date_gmt:"2018-07-28 15:00:35",post_content:"Massachusetts General Hospital’s Youth Scholars Class of 2018 celebrated an impressive feat during their June 27, 2018 graduation ceremony – every one of the 28 graduates will attend college next year, making them the third class out of seven to attain such an accomplishment. This year’s class also celebrated another notable achievement – the Revere High School valedictorian and salutatorian are 2018 Youth Scholars.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E\"MGH has shaped my life in a way that I didn't think possible at the beginning of this journey.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\n“We are all resilient, that is something I have learned in the Youth Scholars Program,” said Francesa Louis-Jean, a 2018 MGH Youth Scholar and student speaker during the ceremony. “MGH has shaped my life in a way that I didn’t think was possible at the beginning of this journey. I have no doubt the class of 2018 will stand the test of time.”\n\nThe \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcchi\u002Fservices\u002Ftreatmentprograms.aspx?id=1492\"\u003EMGH Youth Scholars Program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E – run by the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcchi\u002F\"\u003ECenter for Community Health Improvement\u003C\u002Fa\u003E – offers a variety of programs to underrepresented high school students from Boston, Revere and Chelsea interested in STEM subjects. The four-year program includes intensive college preparation and exploration, mentoring, weekly science, engineering, technology and math classes, in addition to internship and job shadow opportunities. Participants can continue to receive support from Mass General through the Youth Scholars Alumni Program, which provides paid internship opportunities and hands-on experience in fields related to the students’ courses of study.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_109671\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-109671\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FAddiction-Odds-Box-220x220-1-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Read more about Mass General's efforts to improve community health: \u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fupping-odds-for-addiction-recovery\u002F\"\u003E Upping the Odds for Addiction Recovery\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fchelsea-school-health-center\u002F\"\u003E School Health Center Improves Care for Students\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003Cbr \u002F\u003E• \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctor-engages-communities-to-impact-childhood-health\u002F\"\u003E Pediatrician Engages Communities to Impact Health\u003C\u002Fa\u003E[\u002Fcaption]\n\u003Ch2\u003EYouth Scholars and Open Doors\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\n“Hold on to this moment. Think about it, understand what it means and cherish it,” said Diane B. Patrick, Esq., Mass General trustee, senior counsel at Ropes & Gray, and former first lady of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, who was the keynote speaker at the graduation ceremony. “A huge door to the world of science and technology was opened for you here. And why? Because there were lots of people who saw something in you that was promising. Something perhaps that you didn’t see in yourselves.”\n\nMs. Patrick shared her history of growing up in Brooklyn, New York, graduating high school and college – without the plethora of resources available today – and becoming a teacher in the New York City Public School System. After five years, Ms. Patrick was laid off, and, she said when analyzing her future, she decided on a whim to attend law school, which “was a real shock to my system.” Despite some difficulties along the way, Ms. Patrick has had a successful law career.\n\n“I want you to know that I was once in the place where I imagine many of you were, with no idea what was ahead of you and a bit afraid of what you would face,” Ms. Patrick said. “Do not be afraid. Explore what is behind the other doors now open to you, don’t pass them by. The options for your future are more numerous than you might ever imagine. Grab them. Take charge. Turn what might be unimaginable to you today into something that those coming behind you see as right within their grasps.”\n\n\u003Cem\u003EFor more information about how you can support the Center for Community Health Improvement, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathleen+Sheehan&about=Community+Health\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\n\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fabout\u002Fnewsarticle.aspx?id=6830\"\u003EThis story first appeared\u003C\u002Fa\u003E in MGH Hotline.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"MGH Youth Scholars Mark Graduation from Program",post_excerpt:"Of the 2018 graduates of the Mass General Youth Scholars Program, all 28 will attend college next year, making them the third class out of seven to attain such an accomplishment.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"mgh-youth-scholars-graduate",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:45:24",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:45:24",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmgh-youth-scholars-graduate\u002F",menu_order:401,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fyouth-scholars-2-e1531845727374-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Fyouth-scholars-2-e1531845727374-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:no,img_full:no,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fmgh-youth-scholars-graduate\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aQ,name:cX,slug:cY,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aQ,taxonomy:e,description:dk,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1044755,post_author:u,post_date:"2018-06-28 11:00:21",post_date_gmt:"2018-06-28 15:00:21",post_content:"Why do some individuals and populations experience poorer health outcomes than others?\r\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EResearch shows that diseases like heart disease and cancer disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minority populations.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nWhen it comes to health disparities in the United States, many would say the problem is a vicious cycle. Research shows that diseases like heart disease and cancer disproportionately affect racial and ethnic minority populations. Yet biomedical research studies and clinical trials have historically fallen short in recruiting individuals from these communities, preventing scientists from gaining insights into how to better tailor treatments for them.\r\n\r\nThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) is hoping to break this cycle with its new national effort, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fallofus.nih.gov\u002F\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003EAll of Us\u003C\u002Fem\u003E Research Program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. \u003Cem\u003EAll of Us\u003C\u002Fem\u003E aims to build one of the world’s largest and most diverse data sets that reflects the nation’s diverse population by enrolling one million or more participants living in the United States and collecting their health data over a 10-year span, with 50% of participants coming from minority populations.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EWelcoming the Underrepresented\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n“One of the principal values of this research program is to make sure that communities and individuals who have typically been underrepresented in biomedical research in the past are really welcomed to this program,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fpsychiatry\u002Fresearch\u002Fresearchlab.aspx?id=1510\"\u003EJordan Smoller, MD, ScD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, associate chief for Research in the Massachusetts General Hospital \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fpsychiatry\u002F\"\u003EDepartment of Psychiatry\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fpsychiatry\u002Fresearch\u002Fresearchlab.aspx?id=1747\"\u003EPsychiatric and Neurodevelopmental Genetics Unit\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, and Tepper Family MGH Research Scholar.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_108575\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-108575\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FSmoller-Headshot-2-220x220-1-220x220.png\" alt=\"Jordan Smoller, MD, ScD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Jordan Smoller, MD, ScD[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nDr. Smoller is one of five principal investigators for \u003Cem\u003EAll of Us\u003C\u002Fem\u003E New England, the All of Us Research Program’s New England partner based at Partners Healthcare and Boston Medical Center, and one of several \u003Cem\u003EAll of Us\u003C\u002Fem\u003E Research Program partners scattered throughout the country.\r\n\r\nThe overarching mission of this ambitious program is to gain knowledge about the individual differences in biology, environment, and lifestyle that influence health outcomes, and advance personalized prevention and treatment strategies.\r\n\r\nThe Boston-based team has developed a comprehensive and thoughtful strategy that they hope will engage Bostonians from all walks of life and encourage them to play an active role in shaping the future of precision medicine.\r\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E“I mention \u003Cem\u003EAll of Us\u003C\u002Fem\u003E with my patients during their appointments, and we discuss the importance of their participation.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EEngagement Within Healthcare Settings\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nThe \u003Cem\u003EAll of Us\u003C\u002Fem\u003E New England team’s engagement strategy involves both internal recruitment efforts to reach the diverse community of employees and patients at Mass General and other Partners Healthcare institutions as well as outreach to communities in the Greater Boston area.\r\n\r\n“We want to make this a priority for the Mass General workforce,” explains \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=17463\"\u003EDean Xerras, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, medical director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchelsea\u002F\"\u003EMGH Chelsea Healthcare Center\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, and co-investigator for the community engagement work within \u003Cem\u003EAll of Us\u003C\u002Fem\u003E New England. “We’ve been meeting with physician and nurse leaders to say that we not only want you to recruit your patients, but we also want you to recruit your staff members.”\r\n\r\nDr. Xerras himself is serving as a champion for engaging patients that he sees as a primary care physician at the MGH Chelsea Healthcare Center, one of the recruitment sites.\r\n\r\n“I mention\u003Cem\u003E All of Us\u003C\u002Fem\u003E with my patients during their appointments, and we discuss the importance of their participation.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_108588\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-108588\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002Fxerras-2-220x220-1-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Dean Xerras, MD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Dean Xerras, MD[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nDr. Xerras says the positive response he’s received from patients has been a humbling reminder of the impact that primary care physicians can have.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EConnecting with Community Organizations\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nBeyond the walls of the MGH Chelsea Healthcare Center, plans are in motion to engage the Greater Boston community.\r\n\r\n“We’ve been identifying community organizations that we can build relationships with, where we can understand what their needs are and they can understand why it’s important for their constituency to consider enrolling,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fstoecklecenter\u002Fabout\u002Fstaff\u002Fedgmanlevitan.aspx\"\u003ESusan Edgman-Levitan, PA\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\r\n\r\nMs. Edgman-Levitan is executive director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fstoecklecenter\u002F\"\u003EJohn D. Stoeckle Center for Primary Care Innovation\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at Mass General, and co-lead of the community engagement work in collaboration with Dr. Xerras, and Jonathan Jackson, PhD, at Mass General, Cheryl Clark, MD, ScD, at Brigham and Women’s, and Tracy Battaglia, MD, MPH, at Boston Medical Center.\r\n\r\nThe team is working with groups such as Healthy Chelsea and the MGH CARE Center, as well as local libraries, senior centers and housing authorities. They’re also teaming up with Chelsea Public Schools to recruit research assistants, a strategy with a two-fold benefit.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_108596\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-108596\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FSusan-Edgman-Levitan-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"Susan Edgman-Levitan, PA\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Susan Edgman-Levitan, PA[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n“This is an opportunity to provide jobs while also finding research assistants who are comfortable speaking with and recruiting members from the community,” says Dr. Xerras.\r\n\r\nThese connections also have the potential to evolve into long-term, mutually beneficial relationships.\r\n\r\n“Our hope is to increase the communities’ trust in us, and demonstrate that we have their best interests at heart,” says Ms. Edgman-Levitan. “As we build these relationships, we’re going to gain valuable insight about our primary care efforts that will benefit us as an organization above and beyond the research.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EGift to the Next Generation\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nMs. Edgman-Levitan and Drs. Xerras and Smoller are all excited about the potential impacts the \u003Cem\u003EAll of Us\u003C\u002Fem\u003E Research Program could have for individuals, communities and the biomedical research field.\r\n\r\n“For those who participate, it’s potentially a gift to the next generation because only research conducted at this scale and scope can be truly transformative,” says Dr. Smoller. “If we can move medicine from being something that works for many to something that can be effective for most, that will be terrific.”\r\n\u003Cdiv class=\"well\"\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Research Institute: Saving Lives Through Science\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n\u003Cimg class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-77504\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FMGHRI_220a-220x66-1.png\" alt=\"mghri_220a\" width=\"220\" height=\"66\" \u002F\u003EThe Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute is the largest hospital-based research program in the United States, with a community of more than 8,500 people working across more than 30 institutes, centers and departments.\r\n\r\nOur researchers work side-by-side with physicians to pioneer the latest scientific advancements for curing disease and healing patients in Boston, across the United States and around the world.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about the Research Institute, please visit \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearch\u002F\"\u003Eour website\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E",post_title:"Researchers Aim to Gather Data Reflecting Diversity",post_excerpt:"Mass General researchers have teamed up with the federal All of Us Research Program to build one of the world’s largest and most diverse data sets, one that reflects the nation’s diverse population.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"researchers-build-more-diverse-data-base",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-05 16:37:32",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-05 20:37:32",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearchers-build-more-diverse-data-base\u002F",menu_order:1421,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FAll-of-Us-Banner-e1528131049281-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FAll-of-Us-Banner-e1528131049281-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:np,img_full:np,acf:{hero_style:D,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aT,name:dl,slug:dm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aT,taxonomy:e,description:dn,parent:b,count:do0,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fresearchers-build-more-diverse-data-base\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aT,name:dl,slug:dm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aT,taxonomy:e,description:dn,parent:b,count:do0,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c}]},{ID:1044634,post_author:u,post_date:"2018-06-21 11:00:37",post_date_gmt:"2018-06-21 15:00:37",post_content:"Individuals who report having resolved a problem with cannabis use appear to have done so at younger ages than those who resolved problems with alcohol or other drugs, report investigators from the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.recoveryanswers.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ERecovery Research Institute\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at Massachusetts General Hospital.\r\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E“Very little has been known about recovery from cannabis use problems, and this is the first study to examine that on a national basis.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\nWhile study participants also were much less likely to use any formal sources of assistance or support in resolving problems with cannabis than those whose problems were with other substances, that finding was less common in those who resolved a cannabis problem more recently, which may reflect the increased availability and potency of cannabis in recent years.\r\n\r\n“Very little has been known about recovery from cannabis use problems, and this is the first study to examine that on a national basis,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.recoveryanswers.org\u002Fteam\u002Fjohn-f-kelly-ph-d\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EJohn F. Kelly, PhD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, director of the Recovery Research Institute, who led the study published in the March issue of the International Journal of Drug Policy.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA Unique Place in Policy\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n“Compared with alcohol and other drugs, cannabis holds a unique place in federal and state policies – continuing to be illegal federally but with medical and recreational use legalized at the state level,” he adds. “Due to this increased availability and the proliferation of a for-profit cannabis industry, understanding the needs of individuals with cannabis problems will be increasingly important.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_58243\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-58243 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002Fkelly-220x220-1-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"John F. Kelly, PhD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E John F. Kelly, PhD[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nMass General made substance use disorders (SUDs) \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fsubstance-use-disorders-initiative.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Ea strategic priority\u003C\u002Fa\u003E in 2014, recognizing that for a variety of conditions substance use complicates even the most skilled medical care and leads to poorer outcomes. Since then, Mass General has worked to redefine how patients with SUDs and addiction are identified, access care, and receive treatment in medical and surgical units, the Emergency Department, and outpatient and community clinics.\r\n\r\nThe current study analyzes data from the National Recovery Survey, conducted by Dr. Kelly’s team. A nationally representative sample of nearly 40,000 U.S. adults who participate in the Knowledge Panel of the market research company GfK were asked “Did you used to have a problem with drugs or alcohol, but no longer do?”\r\n\r\nOf more than 25,000 respondents, a little over 2,000 indicated they had resolved such a problem and were sent a link to the full study survey, which asked a variety of questions such as the specific problem substances and details regarding how and when they had resolved their problem. As reported in \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fscholar.harvard.edu\u002Fjohnfkelly\u002Fpublications\u002Frecovery-cannabis-use-problems-different-alcohol-and-other-drugs-results\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003Ea paper published last year\u003C\u002Fa\u003E in Drug and Alcohol Dependence, more than half of all respondents reported resolving their problem with no assistance.\r\n\r\nThe current study focused on participants who indicated having resolved a cannabis problem, who made up around 11 percent of respondents, reflecting around 2.4 million U.S. adults. Compared with those resolving problems with alcohol or other drugs, those resolving cannabis problems reported starting regular use – once a week or more – at younger ages but also resolving the problem at younger ages, an average of 29 compared with 38 for alcohol and 33 for other drugs.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EResolving Cannabis Issues\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nCannabis-primary respondents were even less likely to have used formal treatment or support services than were those resolving problems with illicit drugs – 18 percent versus 42 percent – but were more likely to have participated in drug courts than those who had resolved alcohol problems – 24 percent versus 8 percent. Cannabis users also reported “addiction careers” – the years between their first use and problem resolution – that were significantly shorter than those of the alcohol group – 12 years versus 18 years, which may reflect the greater physical and mental health impairment associated with alcohol and the continuing illegality of cannabis.\r\n\r\n“We did expect that the cannabis-primary individuals would be less likely than the illicit drug group to use formal treatment; but very little is known about the magnitude or nature of such differences,” says Dr. Kelly. “That may be due to fewer physiological and other life consequences compared with the impairments caused by drugs like alcohol or opioids. For example, while there is a documented withdrawal syndrome related to cannabis dependence, withdrawal from opioids or alcohol is notoriously more severe and often requires medically-managed detoxification.”\r\n\r\nGiven the increased levels of THC – the psychoactive component of cannabis – in products available today, the team investigated whether the use of formal support services had changed over time. Indeed, they found that utilization of outpatient services was more common in those resolving their problems within the past 5.5 years, while use of inpatient services was actually more common in those who resolved their problem around 20 years previously.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EFor more information about Mass General's Substance Use Disorders Initiative or to make a donation,\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Lorraine+Fanton&about=Addiction+Medicine\"\u003E please contact us.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Study Finds Cannabis Problems Resolved Differently",post_excerpt:"A Mass General study finds that those resolving cannabis problems do so at younger ages, and with less assistance than those resolving other substance-use problems.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"cannabis-issues-resolved-differently",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2022-01-03 15:50:10",post_modified_gmt:"2022-01-03 20:50:10",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcannabis-issues-resolved-differently\u002F",menu_order:1423,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCannabis-Banner-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCannabis-Banner-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:nq,img_full:nq,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,expire_url_redirect:a,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c},{term_id:aT,name:dl,slug:dm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aT,taxonomy:e,description:dn,parent:b,count:do0,filter:c},{term_id:cf,name:d$,slug:ea,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cf,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:dj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fcannabis-issues-resolved-differently\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c},{term_id:aT,name:dl,slug:dm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aT,taxonomy:e,description:dn,parent:b,count:do0,filter:c},{term_id:cf,name:d$,slug:ea,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cf,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:dj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c}]},{ID:1044738,post_author:u,post_date:"2018-06-19 11:00:21",post_date_gmt:"2018-06-19 15:00:21",post_content:"On May 8, 2018, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=17254\"\u003EPaul Biddinger, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=18321\"\u003EWendy Macías-Konstantopoulos, MD, MPH\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, were celebrated as the inaugural incumbents of the MGH Endowed Chair in Emergency Preparedness and the MGH Endowed Scholar for Leadership in Emergency Medicine respectively. The celebration took place at Massachusetts General Hospital’s Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_108664\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-108664\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FHancock-20th-inset-4-220x220-1-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fjohn-hancock-mgh-boston-marathon\u002F\"\u003ERead more about \u003Cbr \u002F\u003EJohn Hancock's long-running support for the Mass General Boston Marathon Team.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nThe endowed positions, which are among the top honors to be awarded to Mass General faculty, were made possible in part by funds raised by the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fboston-marathon\u002Femergency-response-team\u002Fabout\u002F\"\u003EMass General Emergency Response Marathon Team.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.johnhancock.com\u002F\"\u003EJohn Hancock\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, one of Mass General’s largest corporate partners, has generously donated marathon entries to the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fboston-marathon\u002F\"\u003EMass General Boston Marathon Program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, empowering runners to raise $15.5 million over the past 21 years for pediatric cancer programs and emergency response efforts. The Mass General Emergency Response Marathon Team was established after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, and John Hancock allotted additional entries to raise funds for emergency care, disaster relief and preparedness training.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EMarathon as Force for Good\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nThis April marked the fifth-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing, underscoring the necessity of emergency preparedness. Mass General treated 35 victims of the bombing, all of whom survived.\r\n\r\n“It wasn’t just a miracle that they survived,” said Peter L. Slavin, MD, president of Mass General. “Everyone knew what to do because of extensive training and preparation. And the dollars raised from the marathon for training and preparation make that readiness possible.”\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_76096\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-76096\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FBiddinger-inset-2-a-220x220-1-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmass-general-disaster-medicine\u002F\"\u003ELearn more about the work of Mass General's Center for Disaster Medicine.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nTom Crohan, John Hancock’s assistant vice president and counsel, Corporate Responsibility and Government Relations, directs the company’s philanthropic giving programs. “I’m amazed by how powerful the marathon is as a force for good,” he said. “Since 1998, more than $15 million has been raised for this institution. We are really proud that Emergency Medicine and Emergency Preparedness are now recipients.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EPrepared for Anything that Happens\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nDr. Biddinger, inaugural incumbent of the MGH Endowed Chair in Emergency Preparedness, joined the Mass General faculty in 2002, shortly after the events of Sept. 11, 2001. He said that day changed how he viewed emergency care and disaster medicine.\r\n\r\nToday, Dr. Biddinger serves as director of the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdisaster-medicine\u002F\"\u003ECenter for Disaster Medicine\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and vice chair for Emergency Preparedness for the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002FEmergencymedicine\u002F\"\u003EDepartment of Emergency Medicine\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at Mass General. In addition to helping to respond to the 2013 bombing, he has overseen emergency efforts for catastrophes such as Hurricane Katrina and the 2015 Nepal earthquakes.\r\n\r\n“After Hurricane Katrina, I saw errors that made me think twice,” Dr. Biddinger said. “With Dr. Slavin’s support for Emergency Medicine and Dr. David Brown’s support for disaster preparedness, we thought about issues like Ebola and terrorism to make the hospital more prepared.”\r\n\r\n“Paul has done an outstanding job preparing us for anything that happens, whether it’s natural or manmade,” Dr. Slavin said.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_108697\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-108697\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002Ffreedom-clinic-box-2-220x220-1-220x220.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fclinic-aids-human-trafficking-victims\u002F\"\u003ERead the story of how the Mass General Freedom Clinic helped one victim of human trafficking.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003ECaring for Our Most Vulnerable\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nDr. Macías-Konstantopoulos, inaugural incumbent of the MGH Endowed Scholar for Leadership in Emergency Medicine, joined the Mass General faculty in 2007. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Macías-Konstantopoulos is also co-founding director of the Mass General \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Femergencymedicineglobalhealth\u002Finitiatives\u002FHuman-Trafficking-Initiative.aspx\"\u003EHuman Trafficking Initiative\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, and founding medical and executive director of the Mass General\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Femergencymedicine\u002Fservices\u002Ftreatmentprograms.aspx?id=1924\"\u003E Freedom Clinic\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. The innovative healthcare clinic for human trafficking survivors won the 2014 Partnership for Freedom national competition.\r\n\r\nDr. Slavin said, “Like Paul, Wendy is a quadruple threat — a compassionate physician, an advocacy leader, a dedicated researcher and an inspiring educator.”\r\n\r\nDr. Macías-Konstantopoulos praised Mass General’s dedication to less traditional areas of medicine. “With crises around human trafficking,” she said, “we need to think about health outcomes and areas of medicine that have been disenfranchised.”\r\n\r\n“I think this area is a natural fit in MGH’s mission,” Dr. Macías-Konstantopoulos added. “To care for the least powerful among us.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EFor information about advancing research and care in emergency preparedness and emergency medicine, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Krista+McCabe&about=Emergency+Medicine\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Emergency Medicine Doctors Honored with Endowed Positions",post_excerpt:"The MGH Endowed Chair in Emergency Preparedness and MGH Endowed Scholar for Leadership in Emergency Medicine will continue to improve emergency services inside and outside Mass General.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"mgh-emergency-medicine-endowed-positions",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-10 18:14:57",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-10 22:14:57",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmgh-emergency-medicine-endowed-positions\u002F",menu_order:1424,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Femergency-medicine-banner-e1528224370796-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002Femergency-medicine-banner-e1528224370796-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:nr,img_full:nr,acf:{hero_style:D,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aY,name:dy,slug:dz,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aY,taxonomy:e,description:dA,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:fs,name:hC,slug:hD,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:fs,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:eR,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fmgh-emergency-medicine-endowed-positions\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aY,name:dy,slug:dz,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aY,taxonomy:e,description:dA,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:fs,name:hC,slug:hD,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:fs,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:eR,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1044708,post_author:u,post_date:"2018-06-07 11:00:08",post_date_gmt:"2018-06-07 15:00:08",post_content:"Never known to shy away from a crisis, the \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002FEmergencymedicine\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EEmergency Department\u003C\u002Fa\u003E at Massachusetts General Hospital is mobilizing on a new front to address one of the most pressing issues facing American health care — the opioid overdose epidemic.\r\n\r\nMass General emergency medicine clinicians, who handle the most life-threatening situations daily, are changing long-established protocols to become the first emergency department in the state and one of the first in the country to initiate medication treatment for patients with opioid addiction.\r\n\r\nMedication for addiction treatment is the most effective treatment available for opioid addiction. Compared to treatment without medication, it improves the likelihood that patients will stay in treatment and abstain from using dangerous opioids. The risk of death is also reduced.\r\n\r\nTo deliver such medication treatment, Mass General emergency clinicians are training to qualify for federal waivers allowing them to prescribe buprenorphine. The medication works by attaching to the same opioid receptors in the brain as heroin, oxycodone or fentanyl. It allows people to function normally without causing a high.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_107797\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"450\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-107797\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002Faddiction-inset-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bridge Clinic Director Laura Kehoe, MD (left), and Sarah Wakeman, MD, medical director of the Substance Use Disorder Initiative, train emergency clinicians in the use of medication for addictions treatment.\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" \u002F\u003E Bridge Clinic Director Laura Kehoe, MD (left), and Sarah Wakeman, MD, medical director of the Substance Use Disorder Initiative, train emergency clinicians in the use of medication for addictions treatment.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n“Medication treatment is what’s been shown to work,” says \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=19662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EAli Raja, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, vice chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine and the first emergency physician waivered to prescribe buprenorphine at Mass General. “Patients tell us it allows them to lead highly functional, normal lives. Some say their lives go back to where they were before they developed addiction.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Get Waivered Program\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002FNews\u002Fnewsarticle.aspx?id=6608\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EThe “Get Waivered” program\u003C\u002Fa\u003E was conceived last fall by a young emergency medicine resident, Alister Martin, MD, MPP, in collaboration with Mass General’s \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fsubstance-use-disorders-initiative\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ESubstance Use Disorder Initiative\u003C\u002Fa\u003E (SUDI). The SUDI is a high priority, $5 million-a-year hospital-wide program. It is comprised of an inpatient consult service, a \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fbridge-clinic-aids-addiction-recovery\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EBridge Clinic\u003C\u002Fa\u003E for follow-up treatment, recovery coaches and enhanced care in Mass General’s health centers and primary care practices.\r\n\r\nThe Emergency Department plays a pivotal role. “Thousands of people come to our emergency room every year because of consequences or complications of opioid use,” says Sarah Wakeman, MD, SUDI medical director. “There’s a tremendous opportunity to engage with these people at the moment they are seeking help and connect them with our system.” The goal is to help people who come to the Emergency Department begin treatment immediately and connect to ongoing care.\r\n\r\nDr. Wakeman and Bridge Clinic Director \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002F17216\u002FLaura-Kehoe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ELaura Kehoe, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, train clinicians in buprenorphine prescribing so they can qualify for the necessary federal waiver.\r\n\r\nIt’s a sea change for the Emergency Department. Traditionally, it has been dedicated to saving lives of patients in the midst of an immediate, life-threatening crisis, like a heart attack or traumatic injury, not those with chronic relapsing health conditions like substance use disorders.\r\n\r\n“We’re seeing a kind of national movement as young physicians in training want to treat this illness,” Dr. Kehoe says. “Thankfully, their generation sees that this is a medical illness that we should be able to treat as seamlessly as we do diabetes or heart disease or other chronically lasting conditions.”\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EA New Vision\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nWhen Mass General launched SUDI in 2014, it created an in-house Addiction Consult Team and a new Bridge Clinic for follow-up treatment and counseling. Soon, these programs began collaborating with the Emergency Department, offering consultations for patients with opioid addiction and often transitioning them immediately to the Bridge Clinic to begin medication treatment and engage in care.\r\n\r\nBut Dr. Martin, who arrived at Mass General at the same time, thought another step could be taken.\r\n\r\nResearch shows that medically supervised withdrawal, frequently referred to as “detox,” doesn’t work, he points out. People nearly always relapse. A landmark 2003 study showed that 100 percent of patients who were randomly assigned to supervised withdrawal followed by a year of counseling relapsed. Twenty percent died within the year. But 75 percent of those randomly assigned to buprenorphine treatment for a year stayed in treatment, 75 percent were abstinent, and none died.\r\n\r\n“The data show that detox doesn’t work for opioid use disorder,” Dr. Martin says. “In fact, it is actually more harmful.”\r\n\r\nUsing his training in behavioral economics from Harvard Kennedy School, he assembled a team to design the program, which included interviews, surveys, a website and a Twitter feed. The goal was to enlist the faculty emergency physicians — known as “attendings” — to take the 8-hour training course with Drs. Wakeman and Kehoe.\r\n\r\nAfter the Emergency Department leadership got involved, others followed. Today, 90 percent of the attendings are trained as are some of the residents, nurse practitioners and physicians assistants. Philanthropic support is helping to fund the training. More donations will help train more clinicians and support patients in their ongoing care.\r\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E“When these patients come through the door, we now have so much more to offer them.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EIn the Vault\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nOn a recent afternoon, Dr. Raja strides down a busy hallway into the Emergency Department’s acute care area where the most seriously ill patients are treated. Stopping in front of a closed door, Dr. Raja turns to department pharmacist Lanting Fuh, PharmD, and asks permission to enter the “med room.” Inside, a large metal vault spans one wall. Dr. Fuh punches a code and a drawer slides open, revealing a plastic bottle containing two doses of buprenorphine.\r\n\r\nDr. Raja lifts it out. “It’s not a pill. It’s a film that dissolves under the tongue,” he explains. “It’s designed to deter misuse. You can’t inject it or snort it without getting sick.”One or two doses of buprenorphine can protect a patient who is leaving the emergency room from going into drug withdrawal until he or she can make it to the Bridge Clinic for further treatment. “The goal is help them get their lives back,” Dr. Raja says.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_108004\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"400\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-108004\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002Fsuboxone-inset-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Mass General’s Emergency Department is the first in Massachusetts to initiate medication treatment for patients with opioid addiction.\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" \u002F\u003E Mass General’s Emergency Department is the first in Massachusetts to initiate medication treatment for patients with opioid addiction.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EHaving the Conversation\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\nRecently waivered emergency physician \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=20054\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EKamal Medlej, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, says he feels more prepared to work with patients who ask for help. Having joined Mass General in 2017, he recalls the frustration of previous jobs where no addiction services were available. In one memorable case, a young man walked in with his father seeking help for heroin addiction. “At the time, all I could do was print out a list of programs for him to call,” Dr. Medlej says. But they had already called the programs and found no openings. Upon arriving at Mass General, he was happy to learn the hospital has addiction consultants who come right into the emergency room.\r\n\r\nNow with his training and legal waiver, Dr. Medlej says he knows that prescribing buprenorphine is a safe treatment and he feels prepared to have the conversation with patients seeking help. It’s empowering, he says, to be able to provide a treatment and give hope to patients and their families.\r\n\r\n“When these patients come through the door,” Dr. Medlej says, “we now have so much more to offer them.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003EFor more information about the Mass General Substance Use Disorders Initiative or to make a donation,\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Lorraine+Fanton&about=Addiction+Medicine\"\u003E please contact us.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Upping the Odds for Addiction Recovery",post_excerpt:"The Mass General Emergency Department tackles the opioid overdose epidemic with new training and quicker access to a key medication.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"upping-odds-for-addiction-recovery",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-12-29 14:10:10",post_modified_gmt:"2021-12-29 19:10:10",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fupping-odds-for-addiction-recovery\u002F",menu_order:1429,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FAddiction-Banner-e1525793901231-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FAddiction-Banner-e1525793901231-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:ns,img_full:ns,acf:{hero_style:D,template:J,page_selector:a,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aY,name:dy,slug:dz,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aY,taxonomy:e,description:dA,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:bv,name:eS,slug:d_,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bv,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c},{term_id:cf,name:d$,slug:ea,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cf,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:dj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,cta_selector:a,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,start_date:g,expire_url_redirect:a},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fupping-odds-for-addiction-recovery\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aY,name:dy,slug:dz,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aY,taxonomy:e,description:dA,parent:b,count:Z,filter:c},{term_id:bv,name:eS,slug:d_,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:bv,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c},{term_id:cf,name:d$,slug:ea,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cf,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:dj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1044563,post_author:u,post_date:"2018-04-19 11:00:00",post_date_gmt:"2018-04-19 15:00:00",post_content:"At Chelsea High School, just past the cafeteria, students can connect with Massachusetts General Hospital at the school’s Student Health Center. A satellite clinic of \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchelsea\u002F\"\u003EMGH Chelsea HealthCare Center,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E it is run by nurse practitioner Jordan Hampton, MSEd, MSN, RN, CPNP.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EThe Student Health Center removes barriers by providing easy access and culturally competent care.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nEstablished in 1990, the Chelsea High center is one of the oldest in Massachusetts. It’s a busy place. Students drop by for a diagnosis of strep throat, management of chronic illnesses and to learn about sexual health, among other things. Some get attached to Ms. Hampton and return to chat often.\n\nMs. Hampton has been helping Chelsea students navigate health issues for 18 years.\n\nEach year there are about 1,100 student visits. As their nurse practitioner, with parent consent, she can perform comprehensive primary care including sports physicals, ordering lab tests and writing prescriptions, which is beyond the care that most school nurses can provide. She and two Mass General social workers, who also work at the center, provide mental health care for an additional 900 student visits annually for conditions such as anxiety and depression.\n\u003Ch2\u003EMass General’s Community Focus\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nFor Mass General, improving the health and well-being of the diverse communities it serves is a core mission. The school-based health center is one example of the community outreach Mass General and its \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcchi\u002F\"\u003ECenter for Community Health Improvement\u003C\u002Fa\u003E undertake in pursuit of that goal.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_103188\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"400\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-103188\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FSchool-Health-1-1024x763-1.jpg\" alt=\"From the left, Liz Portnoy, school outreach worker; Jordan Hampton and Kate Vigil, lead school social worker.\" width=\"400\" height=\"298\" \u002F\u003E From the left, Liz Portnoy, school outreach worker; Jordan Hampton and Kate Vigil, lead school social worker.[\u002Fcaption]\n\nMany Chelsea families are dealing with poverty and working long hours. Some are immigrants and English is not their first language so getting to medical appointments can be difficult.\n\nHaving the health center in the school removes barriers by providing easy access and culturally competent care. And that care is not dependent on insurance status or whether students have a Mass General primary care physician.\n\nChelsea High School also has two nurses funded through the school. Their exam rooms are nearby and they frequently consult with Ms. Hampton.\n\nJoan Quinlan, vice president of Community Health at Mass General, says the center’s value is its location and the quality of the care provided. “Having the center on school premises enables our staff to build relationships and trust with students,” Ms. Quinlan says. “That is key to identifying issues early on and providing follow-up care.”\n\nBeing on site helps the Student Health Center staff work closely with key players who keep kids safe such as guidance counselors, school social workers and administrators.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003ESupport from Mass General through its Center for Community Health Improvement makes the student health center possible.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003EStudent Health Center Creates Safe Space\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nMs. Hampton teaches students how to advocate for themselves. After former student Isabel Martinez tore ligaments in her knee during a soccer game she could barely walk and needed surgery. Her father had trouble helping her with insurance issues and making appointments because he was not comfortable navigating the healthcare system. Ms. Hampton and Ms. Martinez made the calls together and Isabel was able to have her knee repaired. “Ms. Hampton gave my dad great peace of mind,” Ms. Martinez recalls.\n\nMyah Johnston, now 19, sought out Ms. Hampton when she was a Chelsea student. She didn’t want to talk to her parents about sex but wanted to prevent a pregnancy. She decided to go to the Student Health Center for information about safer sex and birth control options. “It was super-helpful for figuring out what was best for me and my body and having an adult to talk to about anything and everything,” Myah says.\n\nTeen pregnancy is one of the biggest risk factors for dropping out of high school. With that in mind, Ms. Hampton advocated for a school outreach worker dedicated to supporting teen parents. Together, the school outreach worker, Liz Portnoy, and Ms. Hampton work to increase the graduation rate among teen parents by helping them access resources and coordinating with teachers.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_103193\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"400\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-103193\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FSchool-Health-2-1024x812-1.jpg\" alt=\"The Chelsea High Student Health Center team includes, from left, Wanda Vega, administrative assistant, Jordan Hampton and Hodan Mohamed, Mass General clinical social worker.\" width=\"400\" height=\"317\" \u002F\u003E The Chelsea High Student Health Center team includes, from left, Wanda Vega, administrative assistant, Jordan Hampton and Hodan Mohamed, Mass General clinical social worker.[\u002Fcaption]\n\nMs. Hampton says the staff at the Student Health Center work to build trust with students and provide a safe space so they can help students who have experienced traumatic events, are using substances or are in unhealthy relationships.\n\u003Ch2\u003EHow Philanthropy Can Help\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nSupport from Mass General through its Center for Community Health Improvement makes the student health center possible.\n\nBut because the center is partially funded through the state and family-planning grants, remaining open is a concern, Ms. Hampton says. Philanthropy could help ease that worry and expand services.\n\nMs. Hampton would like to hire a community outreach worker to create a youth corps to get students excited about health topics and restart a group for teen moms and dads. One big dream is to create a student health center in Chelsea’s middle school.\n\n“The resilience and strength of these students is just unbelievable,” Ms. Hampton says. “My job is to help them become more independent and live healthier lives.”\n\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more or make a donation to support Mass General community health programs like the Chelsea Student Health Center, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathy+Sheehan&about=Community+Health\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"School Health Center Improves Care for Students",post_excerpt:"A clinic of MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center at Chelsea High School helps students navigate injuries, illnesses, sexual health and mental health care.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"chelsea-school-health-center",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:46:16",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:46:16",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fchelsea-school-health-center\u002F",menu_order:1449,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002F20180306_kaf_jordan_hampton_003_v3-cropped_optimized-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002F20180306_kaf_jordan_hampton_003_v3-cropped_optimized-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:nt,img_full:nt,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fchelsea-school-health-center\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aQ,name:cX,slug:cY,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aQ,taxonomy:e,description:dk,parent:b,count:ak,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1044630,post_author:u,post_date:"2018-04-05 11:00:03",post_date_gmt:"2018-04-05 15:00:03",post_content:"For refugees who have fled violence and persecution in their home countries, attaining asylum status in the United States can be a beacon of hope at the end of a long, dark tunnel.\n\nAsylum is a permanent residency status granted by the government to individuals who have experienced violence and persecution (such as torture or sexual assault) in their home countries, or who believe they will be subject to violence and persecution if they return.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_102143\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-102143\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FGartland-headshot-220x220-1-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Gartland, MD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Matthew Gartland, MD[\u002Fcaption]\n\nAttaining asylum is not an easy process, however.\n\u003Ch2\u003ENavigating a Challenge\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nThe immigration system can be challenging to navigate, particularly for those who do not speak English as a first language, or have a fear of government organizations due to their uncertain legal status. It can also be difficult to prove claims of past physical and mental abuse, particularly if the incidents occurred thousands of miles away.\n\nA team of clinicians from Massachusetts General Hospital is working to help this vulnerable population through the MGH Asylum Clinic. Clinic members volunteer their time to provide independent medical assessments of individuals seeking asylum based on a past history of physical or mental abuse.\n\nThe team meets twice a month to provide the assessments, which are typically arranged through connections with a network of immigration lawyers and community support groups. Patients are from across New England and most receive their primary medical care outside of Mass General.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E\"We must also consider the legal status of our patients as a social determinant of health...”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\n“As physicians, we listen to their stories, perform physical examinations to corroborate those stories, and submit an affidavit to the court with an objective assessment of whether our findings are consistent with the reported abuse,” explains Matthew Gartland, MD, director of the MGH Asylum Clinic.\n\u003Ch2\u003EFrom Concept to Reality\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nThe concept for the clinic originated with Eleanor Emery, MD, who recently completed her residency in Internal Medicine at Mass General. Dr. Emery helped to start a similar clinic while studying at Weill Cornell Medical School.\n\nTeam members received training from Physicians for Human Rights, which provides a legal background on the qualifications for asylum and a foundation in medical forensic examination that is specific to the types of trauma experienced by immigrants applying for asylum.\n\nIn addition to providing independent medical assessments, the team is also making connections with local immigration advocacy groups, who help in connecting Mass General patients to legal services as the first step in the asylum process.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_102149\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-102149\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FHenderson-Frost-photo-220x220-1-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Jo Henderson-Frost, MD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Jo Henderson-Frost, MD[\u002Fcaption]\n\nVolunteering at the clinic has been a natural fit for Jo Henderson-Frost, MD, an Internal Medicine resident at MGH Chelsea, where more than half of patients are foreign-born, many from Central America.\n\n“In the primary care clinic, we often hear stories of trauma and refer patients to mental health specialists, but we must also consider the legal status of our patients as a social determinant of health, and ensure they have access to legal representation,” Dr. Henderson-Frost says.\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Hidden Signs of Trauma\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nThe stories that clinic members hear in their evaluations can be heartbreaking, though the team members find some comfort in being able to bear witness to the stories and help refugees strengthen their case for asylum.\n\nDuring a recent evaluation of a young mother seeking asylum, Drs. Gartland and Henderson-Frost learned about the political and gang violence she faced in her home country, as well as a sexual assault she suffered during her journey to the United States.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E“These are the stories of our patients and our neighbors. They are difficult for patients to relive and often difficult to hear.” \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nFollowing a period of detention at the border, the woman was released pending a hearing in Immigration Court. In Boston, she has found a new life -- joining a church, finding a job, and starting a family. Her future in the United States has remained in jeopardy, however. She lives in constant fear of deportation and the consequences of returning to the place she fled.\n\nIn clinic that day, the woman’s story all unfolded while her two-year-old daughter was running in and out of the room, oblivious to the traumatic subject matter being discussed.\n\n“These are the stories of our patients and our neighbors. They are difficult for patients to relive and often difficult to hear,” Dr. Gartland says. “If we educate ourselves, create an open environment and support patients to process life after trauma, we can have an incredible impact on people’s lives.”\n\u003Ch2\u003EFunding for the Future\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nWhile the clinic is powered by volunteers, Dr. Gartland hopes to find funding to support administrative expenses and cover the cost of additional training sessions to bring more clinicians onto the team.\n\n“Almost every time I speak about the clinic, someone comes up to me afterwards to say they would love to get involved.\"\n\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about the MGH Asylum Clinic, please contact \u003Ca href=\"mailto:mgartland1@partners.org\"\u003EDr. Gartland\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E.",post_title:"Physicians Serve as Witnesses for Asylum Seekers",post_excerpt:"Through the MGH Asylum Clinic, physician-volunteers from Mass General support asylum seekers by providing medical evidence of past trauma.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"physicians-aid-asylum-seekers",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:46:22",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:46:22",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fphysicians-aid-asylum-seekers\u002F",menu_order:1455,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FAsylum-Banner-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FAsylum-Banner-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:nu,img_full:nu,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fphysicians-aid-asylum-seekers\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aw,name:dg,slug:dh,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aw,taxonomy:e,description:di,parent:b,count:aj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1044654,post_author:u,post_date:"2018-03-31 11:00:13",post_date_gmt:"2018-03-31 15:00:13",post_content:"J, a middle-aged woman staying at a shelter in Boston, did not begin wearing makeup until she became homeless. She says when she had housing, there were many things in her life that gave her value and a sense of worth. However, once she lost housing, she started to feel ashamed. Massachusetts General Hospital physicians say J’s situation is similar to many women living in shelters who experience a great amount of embarrassment and guilt about their housing situation.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_102839\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-102839\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002Ftan_jennifer_100071715-2-220x220-1-220x220.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Tan, MD\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Jennifer Tan, MD[\u002Fcaption]\n\nIn response, a team of dermatologists, residents and medical students – led by \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=20063\"\u003EJennifer Tan, MD\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002FDermatology\u002F\"\u003EDepartment of Dermatology\u003C\u002Fa\u003E – has been conducting a Women’s Skin Wellness initiative at the Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP). The program includes skin cancer screenings for women and a shelter-based family clinic.\n\nThe group also provides support for the newly created Skin care and emPowerment for All (SPA) Days sessions, created by Diana Webster Bartenstein, a Tufts medical student and future resident in the Harvard Combined Dermatology Residency Program.\n\nSPA Days were designed to unite skin health with self-care. SPA Days currently run monthly in conjunction with the BHCHP Health, Empowerment, Resources Saturday program. The sessions have been so popular they will expand to several additional women’s shelters during the upcoming year. At each SPA Day, women receive a face mask, hand massage, foot soak or other beauty treatments while students engage them in education about proper skin health.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E“Skin wellness and education seem to be effective ways to engage with this vulnerable population.”\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003EHelping Homeless Women Gain Confidence\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\n“We found that women experiencing homelessness were sharing makeup leading to infections, and discovered that by taking the time to help women gain confidence, they were more likely to talk about other health issues, such as substance use disorders,” says Dr. Tan. “Skin wellness and education seem to be effective ways to engage with this vulnerable population.”\n\nAfter hearing many of their stories, the Department of Dermatology launched a Share Your Beauty Drive, donating unused and unopened samples of eye makeup, lipsticks, moisturizers, skin cleansers, deodorants and laundry detergent. These are part of SOS beauty packets delivered to the women.\n\n“Though makeup is a small gesture, it helps many women experiencing homelessness put their best face forward and assume enough confidence to get through their day,” says Ms. Bartenstein. “I think when women experiencing homelessness acknowledge their own dignity and beauty, they are more likely to fight for their health, their rights and their future.”\n\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how you can support the work of Mass General's Department of Dermatology, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Megan+Daniels&about=dermatology\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\n\u003Cem\u003EThis story \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002FNews\u002Fnewsarticle.aspx?id=6690\"\u003Efirst appeared\u003C\u002Fa\u003E in MGH Hotline.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Homeless Program Promotes Wellness Through Beauty",post_excerpt:"Mass General dermatologists, residents and medical students are leading a skin wellness initiative designed to help women in homeless shelters gain confidence and get needed care.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"wellness-through-beauty-program",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-04-12 06:46:26",post_modified_gmt:"2021-04-12 10:46:26",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fwellness-through-beauty-program\u002F",menu_order:1459,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBeauty-Faux-Banner-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBeauty-Faux-Banner-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBeauty-Faux-Banner-1-1024x633.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBeauty-Faux-Banner-1.jpg",acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fwellness-through-beauty-program\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1044525,post_author:u,post_date:"2018-02-15 12:00:42",post_date_gmt:"2018-02-15 17:00:42",post_content:"Imagine you are a pediatric clinician in an urban community health center. You notice that the majority of your patients have the same triad of conditions – \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildhood-obesity-expert-interviewed\u002F\"\u003Eobesity\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, asthma and behavioral health problems.\n\n\u003Cimg class=\"alignright wp-image-80316 size-thumbnail\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002Fmghfc-logo-1-220x64-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"64\" \u002F\u003EYou can encourage your patients to lose weight, prescribe asthma medication or connect them with psychiatric services, all of which may help the symptoms, but not the root cause. What can you do in the short time you have with each patient to address the determinants of these conditions?\n\nThis is the question \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=19198\"\u003EElsie Taveras, MD, MPH\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, Ofer and Shelly Nemirovsky \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearch\u002Fsupport\u002Fresearch-scholars.aspx\"\u003EMGH Research Scholar\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, chief of General Pediatrics at \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fchildren\u002F\"\u003EMassGeneral Hospital for Children\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, and executive director of the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.kraftcommunityhealth.org\u002F\"\u003EKraft Center for Community Health\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, confronted while completing her pediatric residency in a Boston clinic serving inner-city youth.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E\"In the same way that we wouldn't build a home without a blueprint from an architect, you can't design an intervention for families without families' voices to inform the work.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003ENeeds Beyond Clinical Care\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\n\"I started realizing that, although much of my work was providing one-on-one patient care for these conditions, so many of the determinants of the health and well-being of the children I cared for had more to do with their social and environmental conditions and not their clinical care,\" says Dr. Taveras.\n\nThese experiences guided her decision to focus on a combination of clinical and community-based research approaches to address the causes of childhood health problems and reduce health disparities.\n\nWhile working in community settings presents a unique set of challenges, Dr. Taveras says the relationships that she has built and the potential to have a long-term impact make the work incredibly rewarding.\n\u003Ch2\u003EEngaging Diverse Stakeholders\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nDr. Taveras has found that conducting research within a community requires an understanding of context and who the stakeholders are, what matters most to them, and the best ways to engage them in the research process.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_96846\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"220\"]\u003Cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-96846\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FTaveras_Elsie_headshot_cropped-1.jpg\" alt=\"Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" \u002F\u003E Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH[\u002Fcaption]\n\n\"In the same way that we wouldn't build a home without a blueprint from an architect, you can't design an intervention for families without families' voices to inform the work,\" says Dr. Taveras.\n\nOther stakeholders can range from youth-based organizations and public health practitioners to school administrators and representatives from the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). These stakeholders are an integral part of their communities and understand the barriers to proper health and health care.\n\u003Ch2\u003EFocus on Community Research\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nAt a local level, Dr. Taveras is encouraged to see how the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fcchi\u002F\"\u003Ehospital has elevated community health as a key component of its mission\u003C\u002Fa\u003E under the leadership of President Peter L. Slavin, MD. Mass General is one of the few academic medical centers in the country to incorporate a commitment to the community in its mission statement.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E\"I'm optimistic about the changes that I've seen and how that reflects our institutional support for community health.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\n\"I'm thrilled by \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmgh-honored-for-community-health-excellence\u002F\"\u003EMass General's national leadership in community health\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and the opportunity to serve disadvantaged populations through the Kraft Center,\" says Dr. Taveras. \"I'm optimistic about the changes that I've seen and how that reflects our institutional support for community health.\"\n\nBetween Dr. Taveras' individual efforts and those of Mass General and the Kraft Center, they may be able to address the root causes of health issues in the urban communities in Massachusetts — and extrapolate those results to other communities nationally.\n\n\"Tremendous inequities in health exist, largely attributable to poor access to high quality care as well as social and economic factors that are distributed unevenly based on income, race and ethnicity,\" says Dr. Taveras. \"We can transform the health of children and their families by increasing access to care, investing in bold new solutions that improve social and environmental conditions, and supporting the training of clinicians and researchers who want to improve outcomes for medically underserved communities.\"\n\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how you can support the research and patient care of Dr. Taveras, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Ellen+Plapinger&about=Elsie+Taveras\"\u003Econtact us.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"well\"\u003E\n\u003Ch2\u003EThe Research Institute: Saving Lives Through Science\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\n\u003Cimg class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-77504\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FMGHRI_220a-220x66-1.png\" alt=\"mghri_220a\" width=\"220\" height=\"66\" \u002F\u003EThe Massachusetts General Hospital Research Institute is the largest hospital-based research program in the United States, with a community of over 10,000 people working across more than 30 institutes, centers and departments.\n\nOur researchers work side-by-side with physicians to pioneer the latest scientific advancements for curing disease and healing patients in Boston, across the United States and around the world.\n\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about the Research Institute, please visit \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearch\u002F\"\u003Eour website\u003C\u002Fa\u003E.\u003C\u002Fem\u003E\n\n\u003C\u002Fdiv\u003E",post_title:"Pediatrician Engages Communities to Impact Health",post_excerpt:"Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH, uses clinical and community-based research to address the causes of childhood health problems and reduce health disparities.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"doctor-engages-communities-to-impact-childhood-health",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-05 16:36:58",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-05 20:36:58",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctor-engages-communities-to-impact-childhood-health\u002F",menu_order:1477,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FTaveras-Banner-2-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FTaveras-Banner-2-1-300x185.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FTaveras-Banner-2-1-1024x632.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FTaveras-Banner-2-1.jpg",acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fdoctor-engages-communities-to-impact-childhood-health\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:as,name:eP,slug:eQ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:as,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:aw,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c},{term_id:aT,name:dl,slug:dm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aT,taxonomy:e,description:dn,parent:b,count:do0,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c}]},{ID:1044567,post_author:u,post_date:"2018-01-27 12:00:14",post_date_gmt:"2018-01-27 17:00:14",post_content:"\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.kraftcommunityhealth.org\u002F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EThe Kraft Center for Community Health at Massachusetts General Hospital\u003C\u002Fa\u003E recently unveiled \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.kraftcommunityhealth.org\u002FCommunityCareInReach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECare\u003C\u002Fem\u003EZONE\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, a mobile health van aimed at better engaging individuals struggling with addiction and complex health conditions.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_99650\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"400\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-99650\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FCareZone-Inset-1-e1515793846700-1.jpg\" alt=\"The CareZONE van will provide care and harm-reduction services in areas of Greater Boston known to have high rates of opioid overdoses.\" width=\"400\" height=\"276\" \u002F\u003E The \u003Cem\u003ECare\u003C\u002Fem\u003EZONE van will provide care and harm-reduction services in areas of Greater Boston known to have high rates of opioid overdoses.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\nFor \u003Cem\u003ECare\u003C\u002Fem\u003EZONE, The Kraft Center is partnering with the GE Foundation, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program and AHOPE, a program of the Boston Public Health Commission, with support from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, The Hearst Foundation, Partners HealthCare and Ford Motor Company.\r\n\r\nThis community outreach initiative will focus on providing care and harm reduction services in areas in Greater Boston known to have high rates of fatal and non-fatal opioid overdoses. Its goal is to increase access to addiction and healthcare services, engage individuals in recovery and connect them with long-term, community-based care.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EProviding Hope of Recovery\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n“Our country is experiencing an urgent crisis that needs creative and innovative approaches,\" said Robert K. Kraft, chairman and CEO of The Kraft Group. \"My family and I want to be part of the solution and provide the hope of recovery to people who may feel unnoticed by our society and who are in need of care. That’s what this is about – meeting people where they are, offering help, and engaging them in care.”\r\n\r\nThe Kraft Center was established in 2012 by a generous gift from Mr. Kraft and The Kraft Family Foundation to expand access to high quality, cost effective health care for disadvantaged populations.\r\n\r\nThe national opioid epidemic has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives with death tolls increasing 400 percent since 2000. In Boston alone, overdose deaths have almost tripled in the last five years. While lifesaving treatments for opioid use disorder are available, only five percent of people living with substance use disorders have access to the treatment they need.\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ECare\u003C\u002Fem\u003EZONE will be staffed by BHCHP’s medical group and AHOPE’s harm reduction team. It will provide on-demand, preventative care, such as screenings for tuberculosis, cancer and sexually transmitted infections, immunizations, and chronic disease management including HIV. It will also offer low-threshold treatment for substance use disorders and will offer an opportunity for individuals, many of whom are homeless, to receive overdose prevention and risk reduction counseling.\r\n\u003Ch2\u003EEngagement and Trust\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fresearch\u002Fsupport\u002Fmgh-research-scholars\u002Fscholar-profiles\u002Ftaveras-mgh-scholar-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003EElsie Taveras, MD, MPH\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, executive director of The Kraft Center, said an average of six people per day are dying in Massachusetts from an opioid overdose, the fundamental cause being the disease of addiction. \"Effective, lifesaving treatments are available now but there is substantial lack of access to treatment, particularly among our most vulnerable populations,\" Dr. Taveras said. \"There is also reluctance of many people to use traditional clinics or hospitals due to fear of stigma. That is the space we hope to fill with the \u003Cem\u003ECare\u003C\u002Fem\u003EZONE program.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_99702\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"400\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-99702\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002FCareZone-Inset-2-e1516132247261-1.jpg\" alt=\"Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH, executive director of The Kraft Center, visits the CareZONE van at its recent unveiling.\" width=\"400\" height=\"349\" \u002F\u003E Elsie Taveras, MD, MPH, executive director of The Kraft Center, visits the \u003Cem\u003ECare\u003C\u002Fem\u003EZONE van at its recent unveiling.[\u002Fcaption]\r\n\r\n“We see tremendous value,\" she added, \"in being in the community, building engagement and trust, and partnering with clinical and public health practitioners to not give up on people and offer a path to recovery.”\r\n\r\nAs part of these efforts, The Kraft Center enlisted the assistance and advice of key community leaders, first responders and healthcare providers to help develop, plan and implement a cutting-edge program that would address some of the unmet health care, mental health and addiction service needs of individuals in Boston with substance use disorder. Through this work, \u003Cem\u003ECare\u003C\u002Fem\u003EZONE aims to connect patients to a permanent medical home and facilitate access to critically important, consistent care.\r\n\r\n“GE Foundation is committed to bringing innovative solutions to community health and leading on emerging issues such as the opioid crisis,” said Ann R. Klee, president, GE Foundation. “We’re proud to work with city and state partners to deliver comprehensive primary care, skilled in handling substance use disorders, directly to patients and communities that need it most.”\r\n\r\n\u003Cem\u003ETo learn more about how you can support the Kraft Center and other community health programs at Mass General, please \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Kathleen+Sheehan&about=Kraft+Center+community+health\"\u003Econtact us\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. \u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Kraft Center Launches Mobile Health Initiative",post_excerpt:"The CareZONE mobile health van aims to better engage individuals struggling with addiction and complex health conditions.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"carezone",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2022-02-21 14:22:05",post_modified_gmt:"2022-02-21 19:22:05",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcarezone\u002F",menu_order:1484,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCareZone-Banner-2-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCareZone-Banner-2-300x207.jpg",img_large:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCareZone-Banner-2-1024x708.jpg",img_full:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FCareZone-Banner-2.jpg",acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g,override_global_call_to_action:d,footer_donate_overwrite:d,template:J,expire_url_redirect:a,cta_selector:a,key_takeaways:d,story_sidebar_logo:d,page_selector:a,story_type:{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c},where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c},{term_id:cf,name:d$,slug:ea,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cf,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:dj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,GlobalComponentsEditor:d,enable_override:d},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fcarezone\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:ax,name:bY,slug:bZ,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:ax,taxonomy:e,description:b_,parent:b,count:b$,filter:c},{term_id:cf,name:d$,slug:ea,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:cf,taxonomy:e,description:w,parent:b,count:dj,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:o,name:N,slug:O,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:o,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:t,filter:c}]},{ID:1044500,post_author:u,post_date:"2018-01-04 12:00:45",post_date_gmt:"2018-01-04 17:00:45",post_content:"New research from Massachusetts General Hospital shows that U.S. teenagers and young adults with HIV are struggling to stay healthy despite major improvements in treatment for people with the virus.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003EExtra help is needed to keep teenagers and young adults with HIV engaged and invested in their medical care.\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\n\"Youth with HIV are some of our most vulnerable of patients,” says\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=19699\"\u003E Anne Neilan, MD, MPH\u003C\u002Fa\u003E, co-author of the study and a clinician with the Mass General \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Finfectiousdisease\u002F\"\u003EDivision of Infectious Disease\u003C\u002Fa\u003E and the \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002FMPEC\u002F\"\u003EMedical Practice Evaluation Center.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E The study looked at data on more than 1,400 children, teens and young adults nationwide.\n\nResearchers found that those ages 13 to 30 had poorer control over the virus and more HIV-related illnesses and deaths compared with younger patients. The study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association by Dr. Neilan, \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Fdoctors\u002Fdoctor.aspx?id=18601\"\u003EAndrea Ciaranello, MD,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E of the Division of Infectious Disease and \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.hsph.harvard.edu\u002Fgeorge-seage\u002F\"\u003EGeorge Seage III, DSc,\u003C\u002Fa\u003E of the Harvard School of Public Health.\n\nFrom the early teenage years through the late twenties, youth experience complex social, mental and physical changes. “Teenagers and young adults often have difficulty adhering to regular medical appointments, daily medications and periodic tests that are required to keep the virus suppressed,” Dr. Neilan says. The transition from a pediatric clinic where patients have been followed for their entire lives, to an adult clinic without teenage-friendly services can be an abrupt change. That’s why extra help is needed to keep young people with HIV engaged and invested in their medical care.\n\u003Ch2\u003EA Teenager in Crisis\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nOne young woman who visits Dr. Neilan at the Mass General clinic got HIV from a blood transfusion when she was being treated for cancer as a baby. While her cancer was cured, the HIV infection remained, adding to her complex teenage years with issues of stigma, transmissibility and required medical adherence.\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"pull-quote-blockquote\"\u003E\"She has met this challenge with amazing strength and serves as a stellar example of what is possible.\"\u003C\u002Fblockquote\u003E\nAfter years of ups and downs with her medical care and personal life, she began coming to Mass General’s \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.massgeneral.org\u002Finfectiousdisease\u002Fappointments\u002F\"\u003EInfectious Disease Outpatient Practice\u003C\u002Fa\u003E. Her new doctors put her on a newer, simpler and less toxic regimen of pills which helped stabilize her condition. A new foster mother brought stability to her life.\n\nThe woman, who is now 36, is married and working as a homemaker for disabled older people.\n\n“She has met this challenge with amazing strength and serves as a stellar example of what is possible,” Dr. Neilan says.\n\nMany of today’s young people with HIV were born with the virus or acquired it in early childhood. No cure has been found for HIV although consistent treatment with antiretroviral drugs can keep them healthy.\n\u003Ch2\u003EYoung People Living Longer with HIV\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nToday, fewer children become infected with HIV in the U.S. because of strict screening of donated blood and better antiretroviral drugs, which prevent transmission from mother to child at birth. More effective drugs are also helping young HIV patients live longer. There are now about 10,000 young people over age 18 in the U.S. living with HIV acquired around the time of their birth.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_98590\" align=\"alignleft\" width=\"208\"]\u003Cimg class=\"wp-image-98590 size-full\" src=\"\u002F\u002Fmghrebuildprod.wpengine.com\u002Fassets\u002F20171103_kaf_neilan_02-COS-1.jpg\" alt=\"Anne Neilan, MD\" width=\"208\" height=\"250\" \u002F\u003E Anne Neilan, MD, MPH[\u002Fcaption]\n\nMass General’s Infectious Disease Outpatient Practice has recently been taking steps to make its services more inviting for young people. Dedicated adolescent HIV care can help provide a continuity of care for teenagers who are transitioning away from medication regimens designed for children into those designed for adults, Dr. Neilan says.\n\n“We know and understand that the developmental complexities of teenagers and young adults translate into difficulties in staying engaged in medical care,” she adds. “The data definitely demonstrates this, and it is here where we want to intervene.”\n\nWith additional resources from philanthropic support, social workers trained to work with teens and young adults could provide guidance about emerging social and sexual relationships, which pose unique challenges for young people with HIV.\n\nSupport for drop-in services and evening or after-school hours could help keep young patients engaged, coming to the clinic and taking their medications. Clinicians at the practice recently began seeing patients after sexual assault as young as age 13 for HIV prevention.\n\nAt the same time, a major research effort is underway at the Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard to find new ways to prevent and cure HIV by harnessing the power of the human immune system.\n\u003Ch2\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EA Message for Young People\u003C\u002Fstrong\u003E\u003C\u002Fh2\u003E\nThe most important message for today’s young people with HIV, Dr. Neilan says, is that you can live a long and healthy life with happy and healthy relationships, with the right support from your medical team. For young people without HIV, there are a wide range of new prevention approaches that are important to ask your doctors about.\n\n\u003Cem\u003EFor more information or to support Mass General’s work with youth with HIV, \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fcontact\u002F?route_to=Alexandra+Mikkelsen&about=Neilan+HIV\"\u003Eplease contact us.\u003C\u002Fa\u003E \u003C\u002Fem\u003E",post_title:"Young People with HIV Face Challenges",post_excerpt:"Better antiretroviral drugs are helping young people who acquired the virus as children live longer but the challenge of staying healthy remains.",post_status:j,comment_status:s,ping_status:s,post_password:a,post_name:"hiv-young-people",to_ping:a,pinged:a,post_modified:"2021-08-05 16:36:11",post_modified_gmt:"2021-08-05 20:36:11",post_content_filtered:a,post_parent:b,guid:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002Fhiv-young-people\u002F",menu_order:1493,post_type:B,post_mime_type:a,comment_count:g,filter:c,category:[{term_id:i,name:y,slug:z,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:i,taxonomy:v,description:a,parent:b,count:A,filter:c,cat_ID:i,category_count:A,category_description:a,cat_name:y,category_nicename:z,category_parent:b}],img_tumb:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBanner-20171103_kaf_neilan_01-COS-1-220x220.jpg",img_medium:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fassets\u002FBanner-20171103_kaf_neilan_01-COS-1-300x183.jpg",img_large:nv,img_full:nv,acf:{hero_style:D,start_date:g},url:"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fstories\u002Fhiv-young-people\u002F",where_to_give:[{term_id:f,name:k,slug:l,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:f,taxonomy:e,description:p,parent:b,count:q,filter:c},{term_id:aT,name:dl,slug:dm,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:aT,taxonomy:e,description:dn,parent:b,count:do0,filter:c}],how_to_give:d,story_type:[{term_id:E,name:aG,slug:aH,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:E,taxonomy:m,description:a,parent:b,count:aB,filter:c}]}],relatedMenu:d,showAllRelated:d,title:k,parentData:{id:aJ,date:"2021-06-02T17:24:44",date_gmt:"2021-06-02T21:24:44",guid:{rendered:"https:\u002F\u002Fgiving.massgeneral.org\u002F?page_id=1058063"},modified:"2021-08-30T16:42:53",modified_gmt:"2021-08-30T20:42:53",slug:nw,status:j,type:H,link:df,title:{rendered:fO},content:{rendered:a,protected:d},excerpt:{rendered:a,protected:d},author:571,featured_media:jQ,parent:b,menu_order:154,comment_status:h,ping_status:h,template:a,meta:{_acf_changed:d,inline_featured_image:d,footnotes:a},page_role:[{term_id:gg,name:iU,slug:iV,term_group:b,term_taxonomy_id:gg,taxonomy:eq,description:a,parent:b,count:f,filter:c,acf:d}],ppma_author:[dN],class_list:["post-1058063",H,iW,er,iX,es,kN,et],pp_force_visibility:af,pp_subpost_visibility:af,pp_inherited_force_visibility:af,pp_inherited_subpost_visibility:af,acf:{hero_components:d,template:"where_index",where_to_give_index_template:{title:fO,description:"Where can you make a difference? 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We invite you to advance transformative science \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170387659 BCX0\"\u003Ein partnership \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170387659 BCX0\"\u003Ewith the world\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170387659 BCX0\"\u003E'\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170387659 BCX0\"\u003Es leading interdisciplinary biomedical research teams\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW170387659 BCX0\"\u003E.\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"EOP SCXW170387659 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E",139,544," ","pp_notify_user",737,640,"container-md",741,427,24,"Emergency Medicine","emergency-medicine","\u003Cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW174809919 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174809919 BCX0\"\u003EWe\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174809919 BCX0\"\u003E'\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW174809919 BCX0\"\u003Ere committed to developing and implementing emergency medicine strategies and procedures that benefit patients in our hospital and around the world.\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E","Corrigan Minehan Heart Center",38,"Where to Give - Massachusetts General Hospital Giving",1058741,"\u002Fevents","\u002Fcontact","2022-06-02 14:24:23","2021-08-08 19:46:06",375,408,"2024 - MGH Fund - Giving Tuesday - Massachusetts General Hospital Giving","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fwhere-to-give\u002Fcommunity-health\u002F",155,"_blank",541,"PropertyValueSpecification","search_term_string","author","Corporate and Foundation Giving","corporate-foundation-giving","Pediatrics","pediatrics","\u003Cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW120044959 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120044959 BCX0\"\u003EImagine a future where early diagnosis and advanced treatment options optimize health and prevent chronic illness, keeping\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120044959 BCX0\"\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW120044959 BCX0\"\u003Ekids healthier and thriving into adulthood. 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And we need your help to write the next chapter.",683,2560,"Discover the impact your company or organization can make by partnering with Mass General. We welcome the opportunity to partner with corporations and foundations that wish to support our mission.",106,1060462,143,"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fhomepage\u002F","Banner Campaigns","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fbanner_campaign\u002F","page_role","status-publish","hentry","entry","RichTextWysiwyg",193,"follow","change-status","draft","og:locale","og:type","og:title","og:url","og:site_name","article:publisher","article:modified_time","og:image","og:image:width","og:image:height","og:image:type","twitter:card","twitter:site","index, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1","wp","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.w.org\u002F{rel}","Diet and Nutrition","diet-nutrition",21,"Health and Wellness","Infectious Diseases","infectious-diseases",272,"\u002Fwhere-to-give\u002Fhome-base\u002F","\u002Fmgh-development-careers","\u002Fhow-to-give\u002Fmy-giving-helps","2021-08-17 23:16:42",73,835,516,291,"https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fbanner_campaign\u002Flegacy-challenge\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fbanner_campaign\u002F2023-fye-triple-match\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fbanner_campaign\u002Fgiving-tuesday-today\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fbanner_campaign\u002Fgiving-tuesday-2024\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fbanner_campaign\u002Fgiving-tuesday\u002F","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmodal_campaign\u002Fgivingtuesday-2024\u002F","primary",1440,46,"Medicine","medicine","heart-center","\u003Cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW239748059 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW239748059 BCX0\"\u003EWe\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW239748059 BCX0\"\u003E’\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW239748059 BCX0\"\u003Ere shifting our focus to continuous care across the lifespan, partnering with our patients to prevent illness; 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Give today.","Giving Tuesday starts in:","Giving Tuesday is almost here!","Giving Tuesday","2021-08-04 03:02:16","Massachusetts General Hospital","2024-03-13 14:27:05","SPS_6859_BearwalkMGH",986,210,"617.726.2200",598,57,"125 Nashua Street, Boston, MA, USA",1060573,113,"Learn more","Phillip and Susan Ragon Building",160,576,"\u003Cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW244104853 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW244104853 BCX0\"\u003EOur mission is to provide superior clinical care while rapidly discovering treatments to reduce and eliminate the devastating impact of neurological disorders.\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"EOP SCXW244104853 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003E \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E",1018,"2024-11-04T14:51:15+00:00","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fhomepage\u002F#breadcrumb","2023-06-01T11:58:28+00:00","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fbanner_campaign\u002Flegacy-challenge\u002F#breadcrumb","2023-09-28T16:15:58+00:00","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fbanner_campaign\u002F2023-fye-triple-match\u002F#breadcrumb","2023-11-28T21:10:26+00:00","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fbanner_campaign\u002Fgiving-tuesday-today\u002F#breadcrumb","2024-11-22T21:04:06+00:00","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fbanner_campaign\u002Fgiving-tuesday-2024\u002F#breadcrumb","2023-11-17T19:30:17+00:00","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fbanner_campaign\u002Fgiving-tuesday\u002F#breadcrumb","2024-11-18T17:16:03+00:00","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fmodal_campaign\u002Fgivingtuesday-2024\u002F#breadcrumb",1058788,"Where to Give Page","where-to-give-page","type-page","has-post-thumbnail","my-6","FloatingFeature",765,167,482,"Featured Story","\u002Fdonate\u002Fcommunity-health",168,"index","max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview:-1","description","index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1","og:description","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Fpages","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002Fwp-json\u002Fwp\u002Fv2\u002Ftypes\u002Fpage","donation","616","community-fundraising","w-1\u002F2",1280,321,107,"2021-09-23 14:25:49","2021-09-23 18:25:49","always-ready","2024-04-24 15:44:56","2024-04-24 19:44:56","https:\u002F\u002Fadmin.giving.massgeneral.org\u002F?page_id=1060462",1058740,874,"International Giving","international-giving",556,798,98,105,158,"Home Base","We are driven to unlock the mysteries of the brain to improve patient outcomes.",82,621,"MGH Fund: Support Our Greatest Needs","mgh-fund-support-our-greatest-needs","\u003Cspan class=\"TextRun SCXW133992257 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133992257 BCX0\"\u003EFor the first time in history, advances in technology, genetics and data are converging in ways that \u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun AdvancedProofingIssueV2 SCXW133992257 BCX0\"\u003Eopen up\u003C\u002Fspan\u003E\u003Cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW133992257 BCX0\"\u003E previously unimaginable possibilities in research and treatment. 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