• Helping a family overcome tragedy; MGH and Shriners collaborate in care
  Eight-year-old Karina Candelario, her older sister, Fabiola, 9, and her mother, Claribel, all were badly burned in a house fire in their hometown of Santiago in the Dominican Republic last July. Through a free clinic conducted in their native country by the Boston Shriners Burns Hospital, the family have come to Boston for medical treatment.

• New Radiology employee works like a machine
  It’s been two weeks and four days since a new Radiology employee started on the job, and he still hasn’t gone to the bathroom. Nor has he taken a lunch break, come in late or slowed down at all. He works like a machine. That’s because he is a robot.

• New MS Center offers comprehensive care and research leadership
  The new MGH/BWH Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Center combines the MS practices of the MGH and BWH to offer comprehensive care, including physical an occupational therapy, an infusion facility and a patient education center.

• Partners International Program wins prestigious Massachusetts award
  The Alliance for the Commonwealth and the Massachusetts Port Authority (Massport) recently honored the Partners International Program with a Services Export Achievement Award.

• A day at the beach
  More than 135 runners competed in the third annual "Revere Moves" 5-mile road race, sponsored by the MGH Revere HealthCare Center June 10.

• Their minds are on medicine, but their hearts belong to baseball
  A group of 19 physicians and three staff members from the MGH, BWH and Partners HealthCare had a chance to fulfill their childhood dreams and support a good cause when they participated in a softball game at Fenway Park June 1.

• Ambulatory practices acknowledged for customer service
  The top five performers from the MGH Customer Service Department's Ambulatory Phone Survey recently were recognized with a visit from the "prize patrol."

• MGH wins two communications awards
  The MGH Public Affairs Office was honored by the Publicity Club of New England with two first-place Bell Ringer Awards June 13.

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