First leadership
meeting of 1999 – addressing length-of-stay issues The MGH faces challenges in the new year to reduce its length of stay (LOS), which has
been higher than expected, and to continue to tighten its fiscal belt, James J. Mongan,
MD, MGH president, told hospital managers and department heads at a Jan. 13 leadership
meeting.
Opening of new
MGH imaging facility in Chelsea A new CT imaging facility has opened in Chelsea, providing state-of-the-art,
diagnostic imaging services to MGH patients on the North Shore and surrounding
communities.
Thibault embarks
on new journey at Partners George Thibault, MD, is putting a lot of mileage on his
car as he spends the first few weeks of his new job as the first Partners vice president
of Clinical Affairs, meeting with colleagues, physicians and staff throughout the network.
Susan and Arthur
Durante Award To express their gratitude for the care they have received at the MGH, Arthur Durante
and his wife, Susan, recently established an award to recognize staff whose work with
cancer patients reflects outstanding compassion, caring and exemplary performance.
Leadership changes
in Partners Finance Partners vice president of Finance and former
MGHer Cathy Robbins will be taking a sabbatical to work on health policy issues at the
Heller School at Brandeis University.
Mobile MRI begins
operation The first of two mobile MRI scanners, accessible from the first floor of the Founders
Building, began serving patients this week. The mobile scanners will be used for while the
Radiology Department builds a new MRI suite on Ellison 2.
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