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The recommendations below reflect some of the initiatives currently underway at Massachusetts General Hospital to ensure an equitable response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is by no means a comprehensive list but instead offers a starting point for hospitals working to ensure equity.
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Identify and implement mechanisms to share information with employees who may not have regular access to email
Provides updates on COVID-19 related policies and guidelines in multiple languages
Coordinate information sessions in multiple languages for employees (e.g., Environmental Services, Food and Nutrition Services, etc)
The latest news and information about the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic from Mass General.
If you are an established patient and do not have a primary care provider, or are unable to reach them, there are other resources for you.
Esta semana, la doctora Sarimer Sánchez, de Massachusetts General Hospital responde a preguntas frecuentes sobre el COVID-19 en español.
Celebrating gives people the energy to press on during difficult times, said Joseph Betancourt, MD, vice president and chief equity and inclusion officer, in his introduction to the “Celebration of Unity, Heritage and Mass General Latino/a/x Front Line Staff” event.
Meet Guerda Joseph, who has worked as a phlebotomist at the Mass General Cancer Center for five years.
Stephanie Seto, PharmD, was the first to volunteer. “It was hard to see our colleagues strained with the large influx of such high-acuity patients,” she says. “I wanted to help if I could.”
Though there was no singing and dancing to the years’ top hits under the Bulfinch Tent this Oct. 16, Mass General still recognized its annual Ether Day honorees through a virtual celebration.
Ron Hirschberg, MD, is a firm believer is the healing power of music. More specifically, the ability of recalling stories and turning them into songs to help improve symptoms of post-traumatic stress.
“Our goal with this triathlon—and the Medicine in Motion group—is to reduce burnout by building community through fitness and philanthropy,” says Logan Briggs, fourth year Harvard Medical School student and co-founder of Medicine in Motion.
Learn more about equity, inclusion and accessibility efforts at Mass General.
