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07/07 |
Massachusetts General and Brigham and Women's Hospitals ranked on U.S. News National Honor Roll |
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MGH ranked fifth nationally, while BWH ranked tenth among the 18 hospitals on the list. McLean Hospital climbed from fourth to third place in psychiatry, while MGH held its first place ranking in the same category. Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital was also named, placing eighth in the rehabilitation category. More
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06/07 |
Partners HealthCare provides
funding to improve services for homeless adults in Downtown
Boston |
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Boston Mayor
Thomas M. Menino joined Pine Street Inn and Partners HealthCare
to announce a new daytime mobile outreach van designed to improve
access to healthcare, substance abuse treatment and housing
options for homeless adults in Boston. More
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05/07 |
Partners Employee Assistance
Program sole national winner of Exceptional Employee Assistance
Program Award |
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Founded in 1996,
Partners EAP is a full-service, integrated EAP and work-life
program that provides in-depth consultations on an array of
personal, work, and life issues for Partners employees. More
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04/07 |
Partners
joins the Bank of America and the Massachusetts League of Community
Health Centers in a $5 Million program to improve access to
quality health care |
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Governor Deval
L. Patrick joined Partners HealthCare, Bank of America and the
Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers at the North
End Community Health Center to announce a $5 million program
to improve access to quality health care for low- and moderate-income
individuals and families. More
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04/07 |
Brigham and Women's Hospital
and Newton-Wellesley Hospital named to Solucient 100 Top Hospitals |
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The 100 Top
Hospitals® have higher survival rates, keep more patients
complication-free, and attract more patients—all while
maintaining higher profits. More
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03/07 |
Newton
Wellesley Opens Maxwell Blum Emergency Pavilion |
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The new Emergency
Department includes 36 treatment rooms in 35,000 square feet
of space with both adult and pediatric trauma rooms and is the
largest expansion in the Hospital's 125-year history. More
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03/07 |
Partners
HealthCare co-sponsors the Forum on Drug Abuse |
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The Forum on
Drug Abuse will be convened by Senator Steven Tolman with experts
including Dr. Richard Falzone, a psychiatrist at McLean Hospital
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02/07 |
Partners Telemedicine changes
name to Center for Connected Health |
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Through Partners Telemedicine, the organization has been
leading efforts to create a patient-centered model of healthcare
delivery, connecting patients to healthcare providers outside
of the clinical setting and delivering care where and when it
is needed. More
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02/07 |
Conference: Data Fabrication
and Falsification: How to Avoid, Prevent, Detect and Report |
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Proceeds support the non-profit mission of Partners Home
Care to provide high-quality health care, health education and
supportive services in the home or community setting. More
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02/07 |
February 6: 19th Annual
Great Chefs Food & Wine Tasting |
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Proceeds support the non-profit mission of Partners Home
Care to provide high-quality health care, health education and
supportive services in the home or community setting. More
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01/07 |
High Performance Medicine:
Partners HealthCare expands efforts to improve quality, safety,
and efficiency |
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The use of electronic medical records and computerized ordering
of drugs and tests are central to Partner HealthCare's improvement
efforts, along with medication administration systems to minimize
drug errors and disease management programs for the sickest
patients. More
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01/07 |
Brookings publishes Partners
policy papers |
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Partners President and CEO Dr. James Mongan and Network President
Dr. Tom Lee have collaborated on two policy papers on transforming
U.S. health care which have recently been published by the Brookings
Institution. More
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12/06 |
Inside Partners Continuing
Care: A Closer Look at Shaughnessy-Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital
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Shaughnessy Kaplan Rehabilitation Hospital was recently honored
with the Quality Achievement Award from the National Association
of Long Term Hospitals (NALTH), for their work in the reduction
of Noscocomial C-Difficile Infections in the LTAC setting. More
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12/06 |
Partners presents Science
and Society: Closing the Gap |
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A conference to explore the critical role of science and
technology in today’s world and develop strategies for
better informing and involving the general public. January 19
- 21 Boston, MA. More
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11/06 |
Visit the new Partners Healthcare Tobacco Treatment Resource
Center web site |
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A comprehensive resource for both patients and clinicians involved
in tobacco treatment. More
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11/06 |
Webcast:
Dana-Farber/Brigham and Women's Cancer perform a Hepatectomy
with Radiofrequency Resection |
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Join expert gastrointestinal surgeons from Dana-Farber/Brigham
and Women's Cancer Center to view a live hepatectomy (liver
resection) using radiofrequency resection.
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10/06 |
Brigham
and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital named
to Leapfrog group's top 50 hospitals in the U.S. |
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Over 1,200 hospitals were rated in a nationwide survey assessing
a hospital's quality and safety.
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9/06 |
Partners
HealthCare collaborates with The Bay State Banner to eliminate
racial and ethnic disparities |
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The
program, called Be Healthy, is produced in collaboration with
the Boston Public Health Commission, Partners HealthCare, Brigham
and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General Hospital and Blue
Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
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9/06 |
High
Performance Medicine: Partners expands efforts to improve quality,
safety, and efficiency |
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Scientists
honored for discoveries related to telomerase, enzyme that protects
chromosome tips. More
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7/06 |
Wired
to Win update |
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It
was eight months ago that Partners HealthCare premiered Wired
to Win: Surviving the Tour de France. The film, is now being
seen by audiences throughout U.S. as well as in Melbourne, Paris,
and Durban - among other international cities.
More |
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7/06 |
Partners
hospitals ranked highly by U.S. News |
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Massachusetts
General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital have earned
spots on the annual Honor Roll of America's Best Hospitals.
McLean and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospitals were also ranked
highly. More
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6/06 |
Partners
HealthCare makes $2.5 million contribution to Boston Health
Care for the Homeless |
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The
contribution is the largest capital gift Partners has ever made.
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6/06 |
Best
Practice Status in pneumonia care at Faulkner |
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The
hospital is developing and testing a system with the ability
to identify at risk women on a large-scale basis.
More |
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5/06 |
Partners
2005 Annual Report now available online |
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This
year's annual report focuses on Partners' efforts to improve
the health of the community through our missions of patient
care, teaching, and research More
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5/06 |
Webcast
to highlight specialized care for women with heart rhythm problems
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The
hospital is developing and testing a system with the ability
to identify at risk women on a large-scale basis.
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4/06 |
Want
to develop a career in healthcare? |
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Learn
about the growing field of clinical coding. Partners career
section has information about courses, certification, and even
financial aid. More
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3/06 |
Newton-Wellesley
Hospital launches first-of-Its kind cancer risk assessment program |
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The
hospital is developing and testing a system with the ability
to identify at risk women on a large-scale basis.
More
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3/06 |
Replay
of Brigham and Women's Hospital will broadcast a live arthroscopic
rotator cuff repair procedure |
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On Thursday, March
9, 2006 at 4:30 p.m., Brigham and Women's Hospital broadcasted
a live arthroscopic rotator cuff repair - a procedure that preserves
the deltoid attachment and results in improved patient outcomes
and faster recovery time. More |
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12/05 |
Partners
HealthCare and Museum of Science provide 50,000 free passes
to Boston Public School students for "Wired to Win" Omni Film |
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In an effort to
encourage young people to pursue careers in science and health
care, Partners has produced an IMAX® format film, Wired to Win:
Surviving the Tour de France, to excite kids about science.
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