• Flags help spirits soar
  Carrying messages of hope and healing, hundreds of brightly colored felt squares called “spirit flags” are now brightening the hallways of the MGH Cancer Center.

• MGH patient discharge and pick-offs relocate Aug. 20
  Due to construction of the Building for the Third Century, space for vehicles and pedestrians at the Main Entrance “White Ramp” soon will be reduced. To better and more safely accommodate patients entering and leaving the hospital, the site for weekday patient discharges will be relocated.

• Bringing smiles to children with cancer
  Jessica Freeman knows the quickest way to bring a smile to a child’s face: Give him or her a new toy. That’s exactly what the high school senior has been doing for the past four years in an effort to make a difference in the lives of young cancer patients at the MassGeneral Hospital for Children.

• MGH MBTA subsidy increases
  MGHers who are enrolled in the MBTA pass program can now enjoy an increase in their subsidy from 26 percent to 30 percent, beginning with the September passes and the August payroll deduction.

• MGH vs. BWH in blood donation challenge
  As an internationally recognized leader in health care, education and research, the MGH attracts significant media attention. While the Public Affairs Office is directly responsible for overseeing the hospital's media relations program, each member of the MGH community plays an important role in ensuring its success.

• Nurturing the bond between mother and baby
  The first few hours after a baby’s birth are an ideal time to begin breastfeeding. Early breastfeeding can help establish the natural bond between mother and baby, and newborns breastfed within an hour of birth can experience many health benefits, including protection from common viruses and diseases such as jaundice.

• Joint replacement material developed at the MGH
  On July 16, MGH surgeons performed the first total hip replacement using a joint socket lined with a novel material invented at the MGH. An advance over first-generation highly crosslinked polyethylene – which was also developed at the MGH and significantly reduced a serious complication of early hip implants – the new material may be applied in replacements for a wider variety of joints in a more diverse group of patients.

• A gift that spurred a legacy
  With his private collection of medical books – including such titles as An account of the breeding worms in human bodies; their nature, and several sorts; their effects, symptoms, and prognostics. With the true means to avoid them, and med’cines to cure them, by Nicholas Andry (1701) – and a generous $5,000 gift, John Goodhue Treadwell, MD, bequeathed more than just books and cash to the MGH over a century ago.

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