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NewsApr | 22 | 2020
Seeking a way to express thanks to clinicians on the front lines of COVID-19, artist Tammy A. Murray turned to a familiar American icon: Rosie the Riveter.
“I have many friends in health care throughout the Northeast, and the stories they tell are harrowing. I chose to update Rosie’s look with a mask and gloves because clinicians are the heroes now,” says Murray, who is based in Ramsey, New Jersey. She has created versions for both Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Her partner's father Ken MacWilliams, a longtime volunteer member of the Partners Human Research Committees, sent the piece to Elizabeth Hohmann, MD, physician director of the committees. “I thought it might resonate with our workforce,” says Hohmann. “It has a great vibe.”
I need to make an appointment for a non-COVID-19 health condition. Is it safe to come to the hospital? Answers to this and other FAQs about how Mass General is prepared to provide general care to patients.
Drs. Claude Alabre and Efrén Flores explore the many safe ways to stay healthy and encourage communities who have been affected by the pandemic to work with their healthcare providers to address preventive and chronic care needs.
Drs. Carine Davila and Gladys Pachas discuss moving from unprecedented COVID-19 challenges to community empowerment and teamwork.
Researchers at Mass General Brigham report that racial and ethnic minority patients continue to be disproportionally affected by COVID-19.
With COVID-19 cases going down rapidly in the United States, is it possible to avoid trade-offs between returning to pre-pandemic lifestyles and increasing COVID-19-related deaths?
To recognize the two-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, staff filled the MGH Chapel to reflect on the losses, hardships and lessons learned and to also express support for those affected by the ongoing crisis in Ukraine.