PHS News/Medical Education
MGH Institute Prerequisites for the Health Care Professions: Semester Begins May 20
5/14/2013
Jump start a career in nursing, physical therapy, speech-language pathology. Register for summer 2013 online and onsite classes at the MGH Institute of Health Professions.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital designed to weather storms
5/14/2013
The new Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, which opened last month, is Boston’s first building designed to weather climate change.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Boston moves to its new location in the Charlestown Navy Yard
4/30/2013
The new Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in the Charlestown Navy Yard opened its doors this month. Among its first patients are victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.
PHS News/News And Announcements
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital unveils its state-of-the-art new hospital to the public
4/26/2013
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital unveiled its new 262,000 square foot, 132 bed patient-centered hospital to the public this week. The facility has already been recognized for its LEED Gold status, reflecting its commitment to green design principles.
PHS News/Medical Education
MGH Institute Prerequisites for the Health Care Professions: Spaces Still Available
4/22/2013
Register for summer 2013 online and onsite classes at the MGH Institute of Health Professions.
PHS News/News And Announcements
Application Deadline for Master of Science in Health Professions Education is May 1 (Faculty & Students)
4/4/2013
Specifically designed for the expert clinician who already teaches, this program provides a unique context to study educational best practices in an interprofessional setting.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners, Mass General commit $3 million to upgrade Martha's Vineyard Hospital's Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
2/28/2013
Martha's Vineyard Hospital's Windemere Nursing and Rehabilitation Center will soon receive much needed funding for enhancements to the building's exterior.
PHS News/News And Announcements
Brigham and Women's Hospital team performs face transplant on Vermont woman
2/27/2013
In February 2013, Carmen Blandin Tarleton underwent a full face transplant procedure at Brigham and Women's Hospital. A team of 30 surgeons worked to perform the face transplant during a 15-hour surgery.
PHS News/News And Announcements
MGH Institute of Health Professions announces application deadline for Masters program, application review for PhD program
2/6/2013
The MGH Institute of Health Professions has announced important dates for the application to two programs: The Master of Science in Health Professions Education and the PhD in Rehabilitation Sciences.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners HealthCare Center for Personalized Genetic Medicine to offer whole genome sequencing in January
12/5/2012
The Boston Globe recently featured an article about the Partners HealthCare Center for Personalized Genetic Medicine and the opportunity that whole genome sequencing brings for the treatment of disease.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners HealthCare's Heidi Rehm shares thoughts about national genetic variant database
11/7/2012
ClinVar, a new national database of genetic variants, will facilitate genetic researchers around the country in their quests to learn about patients' diseases.
PHS News/Partners People
Massachusetts General Hospital physician wins Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism
11/7/2012
James O'Connell, MD, a physician at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and cofounder of the Boston Health Care for the Homeless program, was recently awarded the Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Center for Connected Health receives grant to study effects of text messaging on pain management for cancer patients
11/1/2012
The McKesson Foundation research grant money will be used to study 122 lung cancer patients experiencing moderate to severe pain, and whether receiving feedback via text message on how to manage that pain is effective.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners involved in statewide Health Information Exchange
10/19/2012
Partners HealthCare is taking part in a Massachusetts Health Information Exchange, which will allow health care providers across the state to electronicially share patients' health information in an effort to reduce health care costs, improve coordination of patient care, and keep patients safe.
PHS News/News And Announcements
Spaulding Rehab Hospital selected as Model System site for Burn Injury Rehabilitation and Brain Injury Programs
10/5/2012
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital announced recently that both its Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Program and Burn Injury Rehabilitation Program have been selected as Model System sites by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners HealthCare to award community health centers $90 million over 15 years
10/5/2012
Partners, Neighborhood Health Plan, and the Mass League of Community Health Centers announce grant program.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Brigham and Women's Hospital hand transplant recipient tells of life one year later
10/5/2012
One year ago, Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) patient Richard Mangino received a double hand transplant, and has since regained the ability to swim, play guitar, and mow the lawn, as well as feel temperature and sensation.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners HealthCare's John Messervy attended meeting of White House Council on Environmental Quality
10/5/2012
Hospitals around the country are taking part in the Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI), an effort to reduce the environmental impact of health care, reduce health care costs, and improve patient care.
PHS News/News And Announcements
Faulkner Hospital changes name to Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
10/1/2012
With this change, Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital is well positioned to continue its century-plus tradition as the community hospital of choice for years to come.
PHS News/Partners People
Former Brigham and Women's Hospital researcher recipient of Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research
9/12/2012
Roy Calne, a former Brigham and Women's Hospital researcher and surgeon, was recently awarded the The Lasker~DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award. The award honors investigators whose contributions have improved the clinical treatment of patients.
PHS News/News And Announcements
Partners HealthCare named as the Top Charitable Contributor by Boston Business Journal
9/12/2012
The Boston Business Journal announced today that Partners HealthCare earned the top spot on its list of top charitable contributors. The award was given out at the paper's annual Corporate Citizenship Summit, which highlights corporate charitable giving.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners President and CEO Gary Gottlieb, MD, named to list of 'Most Influential People in Health Care'
8/31/2012
Partners President and CEO Gary Gottlieb, MD, was recently named to Modern Healthcare's annual list of Most Influential People in Healthcare. Brigham and Women's Hospital surgeon and author Atul Gawande, MD, was also named to the list.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Technology entrepreneurs roll out new health care apps
8/23/2012
A new push is on for mobile and computer applications to help patients diagnose and manage their own medical issues, and ultimately live healthier lives. Joseph Kvedar, MD, Director of The Center for Connected Health at Partners HealthCare, shared his thoughts about the new products.
PHS News/Partners In The News
New Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital recognized for sustainable design, awareness of environment
8/23/2012
The new Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, set to open in early 2013, is being built using the latest environmentally friendly building materials, natural lighting, and sustainable techniques.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Healthier Hospitals Initiative members speak at White House Council on Environmental Quality; John Messervy represents Partners HealthCare
7/27/2012
Messervy is the chair of the Healthier Hospitals Initiative, a group of 500 hospitals across the country that have made a commitment to reducing their impact on the environment.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners HealthCare Center for Connected Health joins forces with CHS Health Services to connect remote employees with physicians at Partners hospitals
7/27/2012
The Partners HealthCare Center for Connected Health has announced a deal with CHS Health Services, Inc. to provide telemedicine health services to employees who work in remote offices. Patients would be connected with health care providers at Massachusetts General Brigham and Women's Hospitals.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners HealthCare Donates Pedometers for Boston Youth to Track Their Activity as Part of 'Boston Moves for Health'
7/23/2012
As part of Mayor Thomas M. Menino’s Boston Moves for Health initiative to improve the health and wellness of the city, Partners HealthCare has donated 600 pedometers to help Boston youth keep track of their steps this summer.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners HealthCare supports health and nutrition of young children with $100K grant
7/23/2012
Thrive in 5, Boston’s early childhood movement, is using a $100,000 grant from Partners HealthCare to support health and nutrition-focused activities for families with young children in its five Boston Children Thrive communities.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners celebrates launch of Kraft Center for Community Health and Inaugural Fellowship Class
7/19/2012
Robert Kraft recently hosted members of the first class of fellows from the Kraft Center for Community Health.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners distributes grants to aid Summer Food Service Programs
7/6/2012
Partners HealthCare is distributing $20,000 in grants benefiting Summer Food Service Programs that will help feed children from 14 communities throughout the summer.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners CIO James Noga named to list of top 25 Information Managers
7/2/2012
Partners HealthCare's Chief Information Officer, James Noga, was recently named to a list of Top 25 Information Managers, published by Information Mangement.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners CEO featured on CBS Evening News during segment about Massachusetts health care reform
6/27/2012
Dr. Gottlieb comments about the success of the Massachusetts health care reform, signed into law in 2006.
PHS News/News And Announcements
Brigham and Women's Hospital team performs New England's first total artificial heart implant
6/21/2012
Jim Carelli Jr., a retired high school teacher and track coach, received the implant as a bridge to a total heart transplant as part of a ten hour procedure in February.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Brigham and Women's Hospital leader featured in patient safety documentary
6/20/2012
Brigham and Women's Hospital's Chief Quality Officer, David Bates, MD, was recently featured in a documentary about patient safety.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Summer fellowship program aims to encourage minorities to enter medical field
6/20/2012
This summer, ten minority students will have the chance to work at Brigham and Women's Hospital as part of the Summer Training in Academic Research and Scholarship (STARS) fellowship program.
PHS News/Partners In The News
'AMIGO' suite brings new innovation to the operating room
6/15/2012
Patients who experience the new Advanced Multimodality Image Guided Operating (AMIGO) suite at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) will find many types of state-of-the-art imaging technology in one location.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Student Success Jobs Program honors 26 students at graduation
6/15/2012
Brigham and Women's Hospital's Student Success Jobs Program recently hosted a graduation ceremony for 26 of its students, most of whom will attend college in the fall.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Massachusetts General Orthopedics Sports Performance Center opens to public
6/7/2012
Amateur athletes looking for the same support and attention given to professional sports stars will find it at the new Massachusetts General Orthopedics Sports Performance Center in Foxboro.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Director of Home Base Program shares thoughts about returning from war
6/7/2012
In a recent interview with The Boston Globe, John Parrish, MD, CEO of the Center for the Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology and Director of the Home Base Program, talks about his experience as a veteran.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Mom's voice may help premature babies grow stronger
6/7/2012
pilot project at Brigham and Women's Hospital is testing whether playing a mother's voice for her premature baby helps the baby grow stronger.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners CEO pens op-ed about preparing students for careers
6/7/2012
In an op-ed article for The Boston Globe, Gary Gottlieb, MD, President and CEO of Partners HealthCare expresses his support of the state's push to ready students for careers.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners CEO co-authors Institute of Medicine Checklist for High Value Health Care
6/7/2012
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently released a checklist that outlines methods of continuous improvement for health care organizations and systems as pressures increase from the demands of a changing market.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners to purchase new clinical information system
5/18/2012
Partners HealthCare has announced its decision to unify its homegrown electronic health record systems. It will purchase a product built by the health information technology provider EPIC to be rolled out over the next ten years.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Associate Chief Nurse of Spaulding Rehabilitation Network shares thoughts about health IT
5/14/2012
Ann Marie Dwyer, Associate Chief Nurse at Spaulding Rehabilitation Network (SRN), spoke with EHR Intelligence about SRN's implementation of health IT at its six main hospital sites as part of a story about the role nurses play in the adoption of health IT.
PHS News/Partners People
Partners President and CEO named to list of 'Most Influential Physician Executives in Health Care'
5/2/2012
Partners HealthCare President and CEO Gary Gottlieb was recently named as one of Modern Healthcare's 50 Most Influential Physician Executives in Health Care for 2012.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners $2.2 million commitment to Mass League of Community Health Centers valued by local facilities
5/2/2012
Partners HealthCare's recent donation of $2.2 million to the Mass League of Community Health Centers was lauded by officials at two community health centers in the region who expect to continue their Lean Training initiatives.
PHS News/News And Announcements
Mass General celebrates opening of Paul S. Russell, MD Museum of Medical History and Innovation
4/18/2012
The museum chronicles a history of medical invention and discovery at the hospital over the last two hundred years.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Face transplant recipient talks about progress after one year
4/6/2012
Dallas Wiens, the nation's first full transplant recipient, spoke about the recovery he has made in the year since the transplant occurred at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners Health Explorers Program to expand at Camp Harborview 2012
4/6/2012
Campers attending Camp Harborview in the summer of 2012 will have a chance to take part in the Partners Health Explorers Program all summer long.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Lynn, Salem, Revere, and Chelsea each received $240,000 to aid in the design and implementation of local programs.
4/6/2012
Lynn, Salem, Revere, and Chelsea each received $240,000 to aid in the design and implementation of local programs.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Home Base Foundation provides free admission to Basketball Hall of Fame for military families
4/6/2012
More than 200 members of the military and their families enjoyed the museum.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners focuses on reducing energy consumption
4/6/2012
Partners HealthCare is planning on saving $15 million per year and reducing energy consumption by 25% by 2014 as part of an effort to reduce health care's impact on the environment.
PHS News/Partners Point Of View
Chief Information Officer of Partners talks with Health System CIO
3/14/2012
Jim Noga, Chief Information Officer, at Partners HealthCare, recently sat down with HealthSystemCIO.com to talk about his role at Partners, fostering collaboration within Partners, challenges the organization faces related to information security, and other topics.
PHS News/News And Announcements
MGH, BWH encourage primary care physicians to take on new patients with enhanced pay
3/14/2012
Partners HealthCare's two academic medical centers, Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital, are encouraging their primary care physicians (PCP) to take on new patients through pay incentives.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners HealthCare gives gift of $240,000 to Salem to improve the health of the community
3/12/2012
Partners HealthCare recently gave $240,000 to Salem to help that community design and implement local programs that will improve the health of its residents and ultimately help slow the growth in health care spending.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Study shows that drug, "Amantadine," may speed recovery from brain injury
3/8/2012
Patients who receievd the drug were able to communicate and understand more quickly than those patients who received a placebo.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Success of Partners Step it Up program at Dorchester school celebrated
3/5/2012
Federal, state, and local government officials were on hand to celebrate the success and expansion of the Partners Step it Up program. The program encourages students to become more active by providing them with pedometers and a competition to track their steps.
PHS News/News And Announcements
Partners HealthCare President and CEO participates in Cradles to Crayons Volunteer Day
2/24/2012
Gary Gottlieb, MD, President and CEO of Partners HealthCare, spent time last week assembling packages for Cradles to Crayons, a non-profit organization that provides essential school supplies and clothing to children younger than 12.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners HealthCare International to provide education and training for Saudi Arabian company
2/14/2012
Partners HealthCare International (PHI) has partnered with Faisaliah Medical Systems to provide education and training.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners and Tufts Health Plan renegotiate contract
1/26/2012
Partners HealthCare and Tufts Health Plan recently renegotiated its existing contract, reducing the amount Partners would have received in 2012 and 2013 by $45 million. Partners also entered into Tufts' Coordinated Care Model, its global payments system. Find media coverage of this announcement.
PHS News/Partners In The News
MGH Insitute of Health Professions celebrates expansion into fourth building
1/18/2012
The MGH Institute of Health Professions recently celebrated its expansion to a fourth building in the Charlestown Navy Yard. A ribbon cutting ceremony marked the event on January 11.
PHS News/Partners In The News
South Boston pharmacy to provide services for local residents
1/16/2012
The South Boston Community Health Center's new pharmacy was officially welcomed by local residents, officials, and corporate sponsors last week. Partners HealthCare funded a grant for the construction of the pharmacy.
PHS News/Partners In The News
First 2012 babies born at Brigham and Women's Hospital
1/2/2012
A pair of twins born at Brigham and Women's Hospital claimed the title of first new babies of the Boston area in 2012.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Medical Director of Partners HealthCare at Home named 'Home Care Champion'
12/21/2011
Terrence O'Malley, MD, Medical Director for Partners HealthCare at Home, was recently named 'Home Care Champion' of the year by the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners HealthCare Center for Connected Health's Kvedar spoke at mHealth Summit, a national event
12/8/2011
In advance of the mHealth Summit, Joseph Kvedar, MD, Founder and Director of the Partners HealthCare Center for Connected Health, sat down with iMedicalApps to discuss why he was attending the summit and how the Center for Connected Health has made advancements in the field of connected health
PHS News/Partners In The News
Center for Connected Health featured on Discovery Channel program about Health IT
12/7/2011
Partners HealthCare's Center for Connected Health was recently featured in a Discovery Channel special program about health IT. Watch how patient George uses remote monitoring techniques.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Genomeweb interviews Executive Director of IT for Partners HealthCare Center for Personalized Genetic Medicine
12/7/2011
Genomeweb, a publisher of materials for the field of molecular biology, featured Sandy Aronson, Executive Director of IT for Partners HealthCare's Center for Personalized Genetic Medicine (PCPGM).
PHS News/Partners In The News
NSMC nurse named as a finalist for Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver Award
12/7/2011
Sue Nevins, a neonatal care nurse at North Shore Medical Center, was named as a finalist for the Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver Award last month.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Two Brigham and Women's Hospital cardiologists honored by American Heart Association
12/7/2011
The American Heart Association honored two cardiologists from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) at its 2011 Scientific Sessions last month.
PHS News/Partners In The News
BWH goes smoke free as part of Great American Smokeout
11/24/2011
Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and nine other Boston area hospitals announced last week they would be going smoke free.
PHS News/Partners In The News
BWH research study finds blood type may indicate chance for stroke
11/23/2011
A recent study done by Brigham and Women's Hospital researchers has found that one's blood type may affect the likelihood of stroke.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Center for Connected Health receives $25 K grant to run text messaging initiative
11/14/2011
Partners HealthCare Center for Connected Health has received a $25,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to develop a text messaging program aimed at kids ages 11-17 in the Boston area.
PHS News/In The Community
MGH receives community service award from the Association of American Medical Colleges
11/10/2011
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has awarded Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) its 2011 Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Service.
PHS News/News And Announcements
Physicians from Partners hospitals elected as members to Institute of Medicine
10/25/2011
This election is one of the greatest honors that a physician can achieve and represents his or her dedication to the field of medicine as well as to service.
PHS News/News And Announcements
BWH and DFCI launch new effort to study cancer
10/24/2011
Cancer researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute announced they will be collaborating on collecting tumor specimens and looking for genetic mutations for a new study.
PHS News/News And Announcements
BWH Team Performs Bilateral Hand Transplant
10/18/2011
A team of more than 40 clinicians were a part of the procedure that took more than 12 hours to complete. The team transplanted the hands for a Revere resident earlier in October.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners' newly renegotiated contract with BCBS mentioned in New York Times article about Massachusetts Health Care
10/18/2011
Article explores impact of Massachusetts law that mandated health insurance for residents in 2006.
PHS News/Partners In The News
BWH's Student Success Jobs Program featured recently on NBC Nightly News
10/5/2011
As part of a week-long series about education in America, NBC Nightly News featured the students, mentors, and staff of Brigham and Women's Hospital's Student Success Jobs Program, which has graduated 275 students in the last decade.
PHS News/Innovation And Research
Gift to MGH Cancer Center establishes Henri and Belinda Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies
9/14/2011
Henri and Belinda Termeer have donated $10 million to Massachusetts General Hospital to create the Henri and Belinda Termeer Center for Targeted Therapies.
PHS News/News And Announcements
Partners HealthCare announces plan to save $300 million in health care costs over next three years
9/13/2011
Partners saving $300 million to improve patient affordability as part of overall strategic plan.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Boston Globe editorial analyzes potential affiliation between Partners and Neighborhood Health Plan
9/6/2011
Boston Globe editorial analyzes potential affiliation between Partners and Neighborhood Health Plan
PHS News/Partners People
Partners President and CEO named as one of the most influential people in health care for 2011
8/29/2011
Partners HealthCare President and CEO Gary Gottlieb has been named as one of Modern Healthcare's 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare for 2011.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Massachusetts General Hospital care management program earns recognition in New York Times op-ed
8/24/2011
In a recent New York Times op-ed, authors Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Jeffrey B. Liebman cite Massachusetts General Hospital's care management program as an example of a smart way to reduce health care costs.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners HealthCare health IT use recognized in Bloomberg News column
8/19/2011
In a Bloomberg News column about the ways that health information technology can improve patient care and lower costs, Peter Orszag recognized Partners HealthCare's pioneering efforts in the field.
PHS News/In The Community
Camp Harborview provides chance for teens to be leaders
8/19/2011
Camp Harborview provides hundreds of children from the city of Boston a chance to experience camp and learn how to be a leader. The camp, which has been supported by Partners HealthCare since it began in 2007, runs throughout the summer.
PHS News/In The Community
Two Charlestown residents awarded Partners HealthCare Merit Scholarships
8/19/2011
Two Charlestown residents were recently awarded merit scholarships by Partners HealthCare.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Representative John Tierney visits North Shore Medical Center to praise teen job creation efforts
8/19/2011
Representative John Tierney recently visited North Shore Medical Center at its Salem Hospital location. Tierney praised Partners HealthCare's job creation efforts for local teens.
PHS News/News And Announcements
Partners HealthCare, Neighborhood Health Plan Announce Plans to Affiliate
8/11/2011
Partners HealthCare and Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP) have announced that a letter of intent has been signed that would bring the two non-profit organizations together. Under the plan, Neighborhood Health Plan would become a member of Partners HealthCare.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Family of third face transplant recipient shows pictures of new face on NBC's "Today" Show
8/11/2011
he family of Charla Nash, who underwent the nation's third full face transplant at Brigham and Women's Hospital in May, showed pictures of Nash on NBC's "Today" Show.
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Home Base program develops new tool kit to screen for stress in children of military families
8/8/2011
The Home Base program, a group that is dedicated to improving the lives of veterans of deployment in Iraq and Afghanistan and their families, has created a new online tool kit to screen for stress in children of military families.
PHS News/Partners People
BWH physician makes recommendations regarding women's health as member of national panel
8/2/2011
Dr. Paula Johnson, executive director of the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, recently provided input as part of a national panel regarding women's health.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Massachusetts General Hospital team visits Haiti to care for cholera patients
7/24/2011
From WBUR and The Boston Globe: Haiti is suffering its second major cholera outbreak since the devastating January 2010 earthquake. A team of caregivers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has traveled to Haiti to treat cholera patients.
PHS News/Partners People
Boston Business Journal names BWH staff as Champions in Healthcare
7/18/2011
The Boston Business Journal recently announced its 2011 Champions in Healthcare. Four Champions are staff members of Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH).
PHS News/Partners In The News
Potential federal funding cuts could affect many health care services in Mass
7/15/2011
As potential cuts in federal health care funding loom, health care lobbyists, executives, workers, and activists expressed their discontent at the statehouse yesterday. The state stands to lose $1 to $3 billion in health care funding out of its $30 billion annual budget.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Caring for mental illness patients
6/28/2011
In a recent column, Boston Globe writer Steven Syre examined the cost of paying for mental health services.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners HealthCare supports Project Bread and Summer Food Service Program
6/16/2011
A Partners HealthCare grant will help Project Bread and the Summer Food Service Program provide healthy, locally-grown food to 4,000 low-income children this summer.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Pfizer to invest $100 million in research center
6/9/2011
Pfizer has announced an investment of $100 million in a new drug development center. The Centers for Therapeutic Innovation will be a collaboration among several Longwood Medical Area health care providers, including Partners HealthCare.
PHS News/News And Announcements
Connect with Partners
6/7/2011
In January, 2011, Partners HealthCare launched the Connect with Partners website to address an existing need within the Partners HealthCare system for a platform from which to express our point of view on current issues in the Massachusetts health care community.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Partners Named as top Health System
5/31/2011
Partners HealthCare was recently named as one of Thomson Reuters' Top Health Systems. Modern Healthcare covered the story.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Four Partners HealthCare hospitals named to U.S. News and World Report list of Boston’s best hospitals
3/29/2011
U.S. News and World Report recently released its list of Boston’s best hospitals and named four Partners HealthCare hospitals to its list.
PHS News/Partners In The News
Patriots, with MGH and BWH, celebrate culmination of season-long 'Kick Cancer' initiative
12/30/2010
The New England Patriots will mark the end of its season-long “Kick Cancer” campaign, a joint effort with Partners HealthCare hospitals. The final game of the season, against the Miami Dolphins, will feature a half time ceremony that recognizes fans in attendance who have or had cancer.
PHS News/News And Announcements
Partners HealthCare named to the Boston Globe’s Top Places to Work List
11/7/2010
Partners HealthCare has again been named as one of Boston’s Top Places to Work, by The Boston Globe.
PHS News/News And Announcements
Partners HealthCare to participate in national collaboration to reduce miscommunication errors.
10/21/2010
The Joint Commission’s Center for Transforming Healthcare has launched a new initiative to improve handoff communications among caregivers. Partners HealthCare is one of ten leading hospitals and health systems from around the U.S. that will take part in this initiative.
PHS News/In The Community
Boston students took part in summer internships at Partners' hospitals
10/14/2010
In an effort to support Mayor Menino's call to support Boston's youth by providing summer jobs, Partners HealthCare hospitals offer summer internships in the health care field. Gary Gottlieb comments.
PHS News/Partners People
Partners Physicians Elected to Institute of Medicine
10/11/2010
Seven Partners physicians, including CEO and President Gary Gottlieb, were elected as members of the Institute of Medicine.







