BMC's Sabrina Assoumou, MD, spoke with the Boston Globe Media about the recent uptick in COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts due to new variants called "FLiRT." She emphasized the importance of precautions, such as staying up to date with vaccines, testing, and wearing masks in crowded indoor places. While the weather is nice, she also recommends spending more time outdoors to decrease risk of infection. Individuals susceptible to severe illness may also reach out to their healthcare provider to see if they qualify for Paxlovid, an effective antiviral. Read more: https://bit.ly/3zu3020
Boston Medical Center (BMC)
Hospitals and Health Care
Boston, MA 97,402 followers
We’re providing accessible and exceptional care to make a healthier Boston.
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Boston Medical Center models a new kind of excellence in healthcare, where innovative and equitable care empowers all patients to thrive. We combine world-class clinicians and cutting-edge treatments with compassionate, quality care that extends beyond our walls. Together, we're reimagining healthcare for Boston - and the world. As an award-winning health equity leader, our diverse clinicians and staff interrogate racial disparities in care and partner with our community to dismantle systemic inequities. This commitment to equity is the basis of all our work, particularly as 70 percent of our patients are people of color. In addition, nearly 30 percent of our patients speak a primary language other than English, and so we offer all our care and services in over 160 languages, including Spanish, Haitian Creole, Cape Verdean Creole, and more. As an academic medical center, BMC is building the future of health care. Our world-renowned researchers currently oversee over 660 research projects in a wide variety of areas, and as the principal teaching affiliate of Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, BMC is devoted to training future generations of health care professionals. BMC's clinical expertise, commitment to equity, quality, and sustainability efforts have been consistently recognized by organizations across the country, including the federal government, American Nurses Credentialing Center (Magnet designation), U.S. News, Leapfrog, Human Rights Campaign, the Lown Institute, Becker’s Healthcare, and more. Want to be part of our new model of healthcare? Visit jobs.bmc.org/ for career opportunities
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http://www.bmc.org
External link for Boston Medical Center (BMC)
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- Hospitals and Health Care
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- 5,001-10,000 employees
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- Boston, MA
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- Nonprofit
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One Boston Medical Center Place
Boston, MA 02118-2999, US
Employees at Boston Medical Center (BMC)
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We’re excited to announce that Boston Medical Center Health System (BMCHS) has partnered with Omicelo, a sustainability-focused investment group, to form Oakwell, a sustainability management and real estate optimization firm. The new company partners with hospitals and health systems to develop custom energy efficiency programs that reduce spend, improve balance sheets, and free up capital that can be reinvested in patient care. To advance healthcare sustainability goals, Oakwell offers integrated expertise across six key areas, including energy, climate resilience, water, waste, food, and sustainable procurement. “At BMCHS, we recognize that sustainability is healthcare. Environmental initiatives are not only a critical extension of our mission to improve the health of our communities, but they are an innovative approach to health system sustainability,” said Alastair Bell MD MBA, president and CEO of BMCHS. “Our robust environmental programming has generated cost savings which we have reinvested into expert patient care, cutting-edge research, and our communities. Oakwell provides us with the opportunity to share key learnings and collectively work towards a more sustainable nation.” Learn more: https://bit.ly/3S0VJwW
The catalyst for transformation within US health systems is here. Introducing Oakwell, a sustainability management and real estate optimization firm created in partnership between Boston Medical Center (BMC) Health System and Omicelo. Oakwell is composed of a team of experts with a proven record of creating custom sustainability and real estate strategies that reduce energy consumption and yield value and significant cost savings, freeing up capital that can be reinvested in clinical care and health system operations. Learn more at OakwellTeam.com. #sustainability #realestateoptimization #healthcare #healthsystemsstrengthening #sustainablehealthcare Robert Biggio Joshua Pollard Kathleen Feeney Jack Nelson, PE Justina Hierta Shane Dunne
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President & CEO Alastair Bell MD MBA outlines an expansive vision for the equity-led Boston Medical Center Health System with Jon Chesto of The Boston Globe’s Bold Types, including a reimagining of the health system’s leadership team to meet current challenges in healthcare and opportunities for growth. BMCHS “stands shoulder to shoulder” with its peers in Boston’s healthcare sector, Bell said. “We perform an essential role locally in practical ways and from a leadership standpoint have an essential role in how we think about the care and payment of health care for lower-income communities.” Read the full article on Boston Globe Media:
BMC’s Alastair Bell takes a broad view of system’s role in Boston’s health scene - The Boston Globe
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Recently, the Nursing Department Retention and Recruitment Council hosted their Annual Summer Kick-off on Moakley Green. It was a fun-filled event with music, lawn games, ice cream, and more to celebrate our wonderful colleagues! Learn more about BMC nursing: https://bit.ly/4eVFfQB
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BMC and Boston University School of Medicine are proud to receive the Integrated Behavioral Health (IBH) Award for "Advancing Reproductive Mental Health Equity through OB Integrated Behavioral Health" from the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). This award affirms our commitment to world-class and equitable care through innovative training and delivery of integrated behavioral healthcare. Our Obstetrics and Gynecology IBH program provides trauma-informed, gender-sensitive, and culturally responsive outpatient perinatal mental health services to both BMC care providers and patients. The team consists of multidisciplinary experts that provide services such as consultations with a reproductive psychiatrist, individual therapy services, and culturally focused group supports. We're proud to be a leader in achieving reproductive mental health equity for all birthing people. See the full list of awardees here: https://bit.ly/3zq61jX
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Dr. James Hudspeth is an internist at BMC who specializes in urban marginalized populations and medical education. As a part of Boston University Medical Group’s Clinical Excellence Society, he is focused on improving health and well-being through excellence, innovation, and equity in patient-centered care, education, and research. BMC’s Adult Primary Care Program features six clinics with more than 50 providers to support our patients’ specialized needs. The department coordinates all of a patient’s healthcare needs to ensure each patient receives quality care that empowers them to thrive. See how our Adult Primary Care Department is #RewritingHealthcare: https://bit.ly/4bnKkyn
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BMC is at the forefront of providing culturally-competent mental health care to all patients. We are leaders in deeply connecting with patients in Boston and the rest of the world. When our patient, Boohe, met Dr. David Henderson, Chief of Psychiatry at BMC, he felt comforted by Dr. Henderson’s expertise in Liberian trauma because “he understands my culture and talks to me like he’s from my culture”. That cultural sensitivity is pivotal in advancing mental health care. The Africa Global Mental Health Institute, co-founded by Dr. Henderson and supported by BMC, fosters collaborations across more than 25 countries to create accessible training and education programs for providers to improve the mental health of people of African descent no matter where they are in the world. Learn more on HealthCity ➡️ https://bit.ly/3RXtzTF #BIPOCMentalHealthMonth #MinorityMentalHealthMonth
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We're #BMCProud of LaKedra Pam, MD, for being selected as a 2024 Aspen Ideas: Health Fellow. Fellows are selected for their significant accomplishments and proven ability to transform ideas into action. As a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist and the director of inpatient obstetrics, Dr. Pam is passionate about educating medical students as well as caring for underserved women and closing maternal health disparities. Congratulations, Dr. Pam on this exciting opportunity!
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Join us on Martha’s Vineyard on August 6 & 7 to address the systemic health inequities faced by our communities. We will kick off the first day with thought-provoking discussion between experts and community leaders on the unique and often overlooked challenges Black men face in accessing mental healthcare. Panelists will underscore the urgent need for culturally sensitive support systems and destigmatization within Black communities. The panel “Beyond Stereotypes: Navigating the Complexity of Black Men's Mental Wellbeing” will be moderated by MSNBC's Symone D. Sanders Townsend and will feature BMC’s Chair of Psychiatry David Henderson, MD, Co-Founder and CEO of WellWithAll Desmond Martin, and Founder and CEO of Will Packer Productions Will Packer. Register now: https://bit.ly/45Q3208
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