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One year ago, Mass General Brigham launched United Against Racism, our systemwide plan for becoming an anti-racist organization. In so doing, Anne Klibanski, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of Mass General Brigham, committed our system to a series of specific timelines and metrics of success based on input from staff, leadership and our board. She also pledged to share regular updates on our progress. Read her special message to all employees to learn more and find even more detail on our progress here.
Morgan Stickney, a 24-year-old swimmer from New Hampshire, overcame two below-the-knee amputations (both of which were performed here at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital) to earn a spot on Team USA at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympic Games. She returned home a two-time gold medalist: winning the 400-meter event and swimming an exciting anchor lap to secure a gold medal for Team USA in the 4x100 medley relay. Read more.
Senior urological surgeon Michael O’Leary, MD, MPH, led the opening of the Men’s Health Center at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital in 2015. Since then, the center has expanded to meet increased demand to address issues affecting quality of life for men, including erectile dysfunction, infertility, and other related concerns.
To honor O’Leary as a trailblazer in the field, a family foundation anonymously contributed $150,000 to establish an endowed lectureship in men’s health. The annual lectureship will fulfill the physician’s goal to bring in expert speakers to enhance knowledge among caregivers.
“I’m so grateful for this generous commitment to men’s health and support of our vision,” says O’Leary. “This will pave the way to bring new expertise and ideas in support of men’s health and well-being.”
To learn more about the Men’s Health Center at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, click here.
Erin Kelleher, BSN, RN, recently accepted the role of Assistant Nurse Director for Ambulatory Services at Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital. Read more.
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital’s I CARE Award recognizes staff members from all areas of the hospital who go above and beyond their regular job responsibilities to make BWFH a great place to work and receive care. Social worker Hayley Forbes, LCSW, was a recent recipient of an I CARE Award. Read more.
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital breast cancer surgeon Elizabeth Mittendorf, MD, PhD, recently spoke with Boston 25 News about immunotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer, which was recently approved by the FDA. Read the full article here.
This holiday season, much like last year, our holiday celebrations look a little different than in years past. But that doesn’t mean we’re not in a festive mood! Whether it’s Christmas-themed scrubs, special goodies for your coworkers or donations collected for local charities, help us spread the joy by sharing your photos. Simply email your photos to Caitlyn Slowe, Senior Web and Multimedia Specialist. Be sure to include a caption, the date the photo was taken and the names of the people in the photo so that we can share them on our social media channels. Please do not include patients in photos.
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital’s first floor main entrance is open to patients and visitors Monday through Friday, 5:30 am to 8 pm and weekends from 7 am to 8 pm. The third floor hillside entrance is designated for employees only and is closed to those without a BWFH badge on holidays, weekends and weekdays before 7:30 am and after 8 pm. Employees can use their BWFH badge to access either entrance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
We all know the holidays can be a hectic time. And this year, it’s especially important to tend to our own well-being amidst the celebrations, whether large or small. Here are some tips from our friends at Headspace on how to truly unwind this holiday season. If you haven’t enrolled yet, sign up for Headspace for free. Remember to use your Mass General Brigham email address when enrolling.
The holidays can be stressful. Don’t make things worse by becoming a victim of a cybercrime or privacy breach. Apply these guidelines to have a Safe & Secure holiday season. For more information, visit The Pulse or contact your Information Security or Privacy Officer.
Please help us support children in need this holiday season. Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital’s Police and Security Department will be accepting toys through Wednesday, December 22. Drop off a new, unwrapped, non-violent toy at the 1st or 3rd floor Information Desk. All toys will be donated to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves Toys for Tots program. For more information, please call 617-983-7677.
Ron M. Walls, MD, Chief Operating Officer for Mass General Brigham, will be the featured speaker at the next virtual Town Hall on Tuesday, December 14, from 9 to 10 am. Dr. Walls will present an overview of the top priorities of the operations teams across the system. He and Traci Nordberg, Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Enterprise Business Excellence, will share important information and answer your questions. RSVP on this calendar item to let us know you’ll be participating.
All staff are invited to a Virtual Forum on Wednesday, December 15, from 12 noon to 1 pm via webcast. You will have the opportunity to learn more about Brigham President Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA, and ask him questions. Submit your questions in advance of the meeting by emailing strategiccommunication@bwh.harvard.edu.
Newton-Wellesley Hospital and Quality and Patient Experience’s Substance Use Disorders Initiative are pleased to offer to “‘Half and Half’ X-Waiver Training” on the fundamentals of addiction medicine, buprenorphine, opioid use disorders and practical patient management to all Mass General Brigham prescribers (physicians, NPs, PAs, CNMs, CNSs and CRNAs) interested in using buprenorphine treatment protocols to treat opioid use disorder. Non-prescribers are also welcome to join the training which will be held virtually on Wednesday, December 15, from 7:30 to 11:30 am. For more information, click here. Register by Friday, December 10.
December’s Schwartz Rounds topic will be “Time of Death: Managing the loss of a 2-year-old child in the ED.” Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital’s Schwartz Rounds will cover this in a virtual meeting on Wednesday, December 15, from 12 noon to 1 pm. Join via Zoom here.
Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital’s Community Health and Wellness Department is seeking volunteers to help prepare meals for critically ill individuals and their families in our community. Join us on Thursday, December 16, from 4 to 7 pm at Community Servings (179 Amory Street in Jamaica Plain) to peel, chop and package meals for Community Servings’ clients. Volunteers must be 13 years or older, vaccinated against COVID-19 (please have proof of vaccination when you arrive) and register in advance. For more information or to register, contact Katie Plante.
Join us on Thursday, January 27, for Competency Assessment for the Real World. This workshop is designed for directors, managers, educators, HR, QI and frontline leadership and will explore the elements needed to create a successful competency program. You will learn many creative strategies to the competency process and ways to verify competencies in all departments. We will explore ways to operationalize this every day and ensure compliance. To register, please confirm with your supervisor and then register for the program by emailing BWFHnursingeducation@partners.org. The Zoom login and/or room location will be shared after registration.
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