• Results are in: MGH ranked among top hospitals in nation
  In what has become an anticipated annual event, the U.S. News & World Report's "America's Best Hospital's" honor roll has been published, ranking the MGH third in the nation. BWH also made the hospital honor roll, ranking 10th.

• MGHers give blood, save lives
  The MGH Blood Donor Center offered a free ice cream sundae buffet to all employees who donated blood or platelets July 3 and 5. Donors also received free T-shirts that will continue to be given to donors until the fall.
  

• Bladder-sparing procedure found effective for treating invasive bladder cancer
  For patients with bladder cancer that has penetrated the organ's muscular layers, the standard of care has been to remove the bladder and adjacent structures completely. Now an MGH-developed strategy aimed at sparing the bladder has been shown to have long-term cure rates just as good as bladder removal.

• Medically speaking: MGH Medical Interpreter Services helps patients
  Patients and visitors come from all over the world and from all walks of life to seek medical care at the MGH. Because of language barriers, some patients may have difficulty communicating their medical needs to their caregivers. As a result, the MGH has increased its efforts to address the needs of patients and family members who may need additional assistance with communication. Recently, the hospital has focused on improving one particular area to help non-English speaking patients – enhancing medical interpreter services.
  

• Protecting patient privacy
  Since the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services enacted regulations last April protecting patients' privacy under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the hospital launched a patient confidentiality awareness campaign to help educate MGHers about the new guidelines. As part of the campaign, news and updates will continue to be published in Hotline.
  

• Durant Fellowship golf tournament in full swing
  The Thomas S. Durant, MD, Golf Tournament was held June 17 at the Oyster Harbors Club in Osterville, Mass., to honor the beloved MGH physician who died last year.
  The tournament raised more than $65,000 for the Thomas S. Durant Fellowship for Refugee Medicine program, which will sponsor health care professionals to serve refugee populations and victims of complex humanitarian disasters.
  

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