December 19, 2003

What's happening

MGH Chaplaincy holiday services
The MGH Chaplaincy will hold the following holiday services: an ecumenical Christmas service celebrating the season with carols and readings will be held Dec. 23 at 12:15 pm; an ecumenical Christmas Day service will be held Dec. 25 at 12:15 pm; regularly scheduled Roman Catholic masses will be held Dec. 24, 25, 31 and Jan. 1 at 4 pm; an interfaith New Year's Day service will be held Jan. 1 at 12:15 pm; and Buddhist meditation sittings will be held Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 at 5:30 pm. The regular Buddhist meditation sitting Dec. 24 is cancelled. All holiday services will be held in the MGH Chapel on Ellison 1.

Alzheimer's scientific symposium
The MGH Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and the Boston University Alzheimer's Disease Center are co-sponsoring the Alzheimer's Disease Center's 17th annual scientific symposium Jan. 9, 2004, from 9 am to noon in the Wellman Conference Room. The symposium will be a three-hour poster session. For more information, call (617) 726-3987.

Personal training sessions
The Clubs at Charles River Park is offering personal training sessions at a discounted rate until Jan. 31. A five-session package is just $275 for both members and non-members. Personal training can be a great way to stay motivated to maintain a regular exercise routine, learn proper exercise techniques and be guided by a personal coach. For more information, call (617) 726-2900.

Ricardo Diaz Award ceremony and presentation
All MGH employees are invited to the first Ricardo Diaz Award ceremony and presentation Jan. 6, 2004, at 2:30 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. This event is in honor of Diaz, the Buildings and Grounds employee who lost his life Feb. 18 while clearing snow from the sidewalks of the hospital. Light refreshments will be served following the presentation in the Walcott Conference Rooms.

Winter 2004 schedule for computer training
Partners Information Systems Training has released the winter computer workshop training schedule for Microsoft Office applications. Classes are held at MGH Training and Workforce Development, 100 Charles River Plaza. For more information, visit http://is.partners.org/training Schedules and registration forms also are available by calling (617) 724-1240.

Hotline schedule
Next week the MGH Hotline will not be published. The next issue of Hotline wil be published Dec. 30. Hotline's regular schedule will resume Jan. 9. To submit story ideas, call (617) 726-2206, fax to (617) 726-7475 or send email to Hotline@partners.org