• New technology unveiled at MGH Heart Center's open house
  A state-of-the-art technology that provides noninvasive detection of coronary artery disease was introduced Feb. 3 at a special open house hosted by the MGH Heart Center, which is a
  collaborative, multidisciplinary team, including clinical representation from the hospital's Cardiology Division, Cardiac Surgery Department, Cardiac Anesthesia, Cardiac Nursing and the Department of Radiology. The center provides patients with comprehensive, personalized care from all services, spanning the entire spectrum of cardiac disease.
  

• MGHers have a super time at the Super Bowl
  For most people, it's just a dream to attend the Super Bowl, but for three MGHers that dream became a reality Feb. 2 when Human Resources announced the winners of the final MGH raffle for tickets to Super Bowl XXXIX to watch the New England Patriots win the challenge against the Philadelphia Eagles.

• MGHers commit to Be Fit
  At a recent visit to his doctor's office for a routine exam, Ridwan Himawan, of MGH Nutrition and Food Services, was told — much to his surprise — that he needed to lose 20 pounds. "I was shocked, but I knew that he was right," says Himawan. "I told him that it will be very tough for me to do since I work around food all the time in my job." Thanks to a new pilot program called Be Fit, Himawan and 103 other MGH employees are getting support from the hospital to lose the weight and live a healthier lifestyle.

• Clean hands make a difference
  Members of the STOP — Stop Transmission of Pathogens — task force have a good reason to celebrate the hard work of MGHers this past year. According to reports from the Infection Control Unit, there has been a new and steady decline of hospital-acquired infection rates since last year. The change started in early 2004, which leads STOP task force members to believe that it could be attributed, in part, to the reinvigorated Hand Hygiene program and the introduction of the Clean Sweepstakes rewards program, a contest among patient care units to reward the highest hand hygiene compliance.
  

• MGHers recognized for excellence on the job
  Sandy Connor, a fitness trainer at the Clubs at Charles River Park, Elena Scarpone, assistant to Gil Daniels, MD, of the MGH Thyroid Department, and Dominic Horton and Carole Philippe, both of MGH Nutrition and Food Services, are the most recent recipients of the MGH Excellence in Action Awards. This program helps recognize employees who have gone beyond their everyday commitment to the MGH community.
  

• CD library offers soothing music, inspires healing
  A love of music and a favorite uncle who passed away prompted Nicole Zusmanto collect hundreds of CDs to create a music library for patients to enjoy at the MGH. Zusman, whose uncle suffered from Parkinson's disease, often visited him on the Neurological Inpatient Unit on Ellison 12 and would bring CDs to brighten his mood and help pass the time. To honor her uncle's memory and as part of her community service commitment for her bat mitzvah, Zusman worked hard at collecting donations of CDs for the patients on Ellison 12.
  

• Groundhog visits MGH on Job Shadow Day
  While the groundhog was searching for his shadow Feb. 2, 20 students from East Boston High School (EBHS), MGH's high school education partner, "shadowed" MGHers during Groundhog Job Shadow Day. Job shadowing provides students with an opportunity to learn about the world of work and see that the workplace is an extension of the classroom.

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