• Honoring compassion in action
  With the hurried pace of a busy hospital, providing compassionate care to patients can be a challenge. To look at a patient and see beyond an assortment of symptoms — to understand the context of each person's illness in his or her life — requires a commitment to excellence as well as a deep capacity for empathy. Barbara Moscowitz, MSW, LICSW, program director of Geriatric Social Work in MGH's Geriatric Medicine Unit, was recognized for these qualities when she became the ninth recipient of the Compassionate Caregiver of the Year Award, presented by the Kenneth B. Schwartz Center at their annual dinner Nov. 1.

• The MGH named top workplace in academia
  On the heels of the MGH’s recent designation as a top employer for both working mothers by Working Mother magazine and for employees over age 50 by the AARP, the hospital has added another honor to this impressive list.

• Clinics, VBK and Tilton: Demolition begins
  Although street-level observers may not notice a marked change to the Clinics, Vincent Burnham Kennedy (VBK) and Tilton buildings, demolition of the buildings has begun with the removal of the Clinics Building roof and the dismantling of the two-story rear segment of the VBK Building. This early phase of the buildings' dismantling launches the approximately five-month demolition project.

• MGH commits funding to 74 Joy Street
  Through a commitment to the 74 Joy Street Campaign for Community, the MGH has joined local partners in the revitalization of 74 Joy Street, a multipurpose community center that serves as a neighborhood hub for Beacon Hill residents.

• Washington named Nurse of the Year
  At a formal ceremony in Chicago Oct. 29, MGH Director of Diversity for Patient Care Services (PCS) Deborah Washington, RN, MS, PhDc, received the prestigious honor of being named Nursing Spectrum magazine's National Nurse of the Year in the Advancing and Leading the Profession category.

• The MGH's United Way campaign kicks off with local heroes
  Western music, festive food, a gold rush candy bar and displays of decorated cowboy hats transformed the Bulfinch Tent into a scene from the Wild West at the Nov. 8 kickoff party for the MGH's 2007 United Way campaign.

• Helping in New Orleans
  Last month, a group of MGHers had the opportunity to contribute to the reconstruction of New Orleans through Operation Giving Back, a program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS).
  

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