• 'Tis still the season: Need for blood continues at the MGH
  In the days and weeks immediately following the tragedy of Sept. 11, blood donor centers across the country were inundated with an unprecedented turnout of people volunteering to give blood. Even though the immediate need for medical attention has decreased since Sept. 11, the demand for blood and platelet donors remains high--throughout the United States and at the MGH.

• MGH employees and volunteers invited to attend the MGH Holiday Parties
  James J. Mongan, MD, president of the MGH, cordially invites MGH employees and volunteers to attend the MGH Holiday Parties, featuring refreshments and entertainment.

• MGH surgeon leads national burn and trauma research effort
  Earlier this fall, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences awarded to a consortium of investigators a $6.7 million grant to investigate factors that may control recovery from traumatic injury, with the ultimate aim of improving treatment strategies. Leading this project is Ronald G. Tompkins, MD, ScD, director of the MGH Sumner Redstone Burn Center and chief of the MGH Trauma Service.

• Baseball and ice cream bring cheer to patients
  It may not be baseball season anymore, but MassGeneral Hospital for Children patients received a special treat Nov. 27 from the Boston Red Sox and HP Hood, Inc. Representatives from both organizations were on hand to spread some pre-holiday cheer to pediatric patients on Ellison 18 with an ice cream party and a donation of "Wally the Green Monster" dolls.

• MGHers elected to Institute of Medicine
  Three MGH physicians--Robert H. Brown Jr., MD, director of the MGH Day Neuromuscular Research Laboratory; Joseph Vacanti, MD, of MGH Pediatric Surgery; and Warren Zapol, MD, chief of MGH Anesthesia and Critical Care--recently were elected to the Institute of Medicine.

• Protecting patient privacy: Information about medical records
  While the MGH has long held patient confidentiality as one of its highest priorities, an ongoing confidentiality campaign was launched in November to remind employees and staff about the hospital's confidentiality policies and to educate them about the new HIPAA guidelines.

• MGH Revere Teen Center honors local heroes
  Community teens and staff members of the MGH Revere Teen Center gathered in a special "Beacon of Hope" ceremony at Revere City Hall Nov. 27. The program paid tribute to local police, postal and fire department employees for their bravery and dedication in the aftermath of Sept. 11.

• MGHer receives honor
  Ronald A. Greene, RN, of MGH Clinical Care Management, recently received the 2001 Boston College Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Service Award. Greene, an employee at the MGH for more than 30 years, serves both as case manager at the hospital and as chair of the Association of Multicultural Members of Partners.

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