• Work in a workout: Health club offers fitness outlet for MGHers
  Before work, after a long shift or during a lunch break, MGHers will have an opportunity to add a workout to their busy schedules, thanks to the health and fitness club that recently was acquired by the MGH: the Clubs at Charles River Park.

• MGH cares about safety: Needlestick prevention improvements made
  As part of the hospital's ongoing commitment to providing a safe environment for patients, visitors and employees, the Needlestick Reduction Task Force is in the process of introducing two new medical products.

• "Don't get stuck" contest
  In an effort to increase awareness and share information about needlestick safety, the Needlestick Reduction Task Force is sponsoring an employee contest.

• Partners town meeting questions and answers
  The following questions were submitted through Hotline for the Partners Town Meeting held at the MGH June 6. Jeanette Ives Erickson, RN, MS, senior vice president for Patient Care Services and chief nurse, and Greg Doyle, director of Buildings and Grounds, provided the responses below.

• MGH Psychiatry hosts Patient and Family Day
  Mental health disorders, such as depression or anxiety, sometimes are misunderstood by the general public. Answers to common questions about such conditions were given at a special Patient and Family Day, hosted June 10 by the Mood and Anxiety Disorders Institute (MADI) of the MGH Psychiatry Department.

• New urological procedure makes strides to help women
  Urinary incontinence affects approximately 60 percent of women older than 60 years of age - and yet, it often is shrouded by a sense of silence and shame. Thanks to an innovative procedure offered at the MGH, however, an increasing number of women are able to confront their incontinence and find a lasting, convenient remedy.

• Clinical Research Program handbook gives guidance to research personnel
  When the MGH Clinical Research Program was founded five years ago, one of its original mandates was to help research study staff understand how to do their jobs. Investigators and study staff now can stay informed, thanks to the publication of "Clinical Research @ MGH - A Guide for the Clinical Research Community."

• Partners in Excellence Award nomination period expanded
  The Partners in Excellence (PIE) Award web nomination period has been expanded, allowing employees to submit award nominations throughout the year.

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