Boston Medical Center (BMC)

Today, we're #BMCProud to welcome Good Samaritan Medical Center and St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center to Boston Medical Center Health System. We share a common ambition to deliver clinically excellent care with compassion and a mission to ensure that equitable care is available to our communities. “We are proud today to welcome the patients and communities served by both hospitals into our health system. Together, with the highly skilled clinicians and staff at each hospital, we will work to ensure stability and as seamless a transition as possible for patients, with a long-term focus on sustainability across our health system.” - Alastair Bell MD MBA, President & CEO of BMC Health System At each of our hospitals, we’re committed to empowering our patients by providing patient-centered and comprehensive care. Patients at Good Samaritan and St. Elizabeth’s can continue to receive care in their communities and with their trusted providers. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eRZeG3pe

This past weekend, BMC was proud to sponsor the Mass Ave Coalition Festival. The Mass Ave Coalition Festival is an event designed to celebrate the community and explore ways to foster growth and development. The festival focuses on enhancing neighborhoods by connecting residents with resources that improve public health, transportation, and streetscapes. Our Integrated Behavioral Health, Wellness and Recovery After Psychosis (WRAP), and Neurology teams were present to distribute health resources and gain community feedback to inform our care. As an intentional partner with our community, we're proud to support initiatives that promote public health in our neighborhoods.

Join us for our inaugural Empowering Excellence: Ethical Practices in Nursing Conference on November 7! This conference aims to raise awareness and equip nurses with the skills to identify and address ethical dilemmas effectively and with a focus on the inherent dignity and respect of all individuals. Participants can look forward to engaging panel discussions with local experts and an intriguing case study session. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your ethical decision-making skills and contribute to delivering compassionate patient care. Learn more and register for the event: https://bit.ly/47PBoS5

As September comes to a close, we're looking back at all the events that took place on campus in honor of Recovery Month. Employees and patients had the opportunity to come together and connect over delicious food, cookie decorating, planting on our Rooftop Farm, and much more. We know that recovery is not linear. This Recovery Month, we worked together to bring addiction out of the shadows and shine light on the many different paths one might take on their journey to recovery.

Home to the largest center for sickle cell disease (SCD) in New England, BMC is committed to medical excellence and beyond. Our multidisciplinary team of experts deliver the latest gene therapies and highly personalized care for children, teens, and adults. We provide medical clarity for patients and their loved ones navigating SCD. We not only treat patients with SCD, but support patients’ overall well-being with a holistic approach. Learn more about how BMC’s Sickle Cell Disease Center is #RewritingHealthcare: https://bit.ly/3THf4o4

Earlier this week, Cindy Bo, MBA, SVP and Chief Strategy Officer of BMC Health System, spoke at the American Health Law Association's Tax Issues for Health Care Organizations conference about opportunities for hospitals and health systems to leverage benefits to support patient care and community-based initiatives. Cindy shared how BMC Health System is utilizing the Inflation Reduction Act’s Low Income Communities Bonus Credit to support Clean Power Prescription, a transformative program that enables BMC providers to write patients a prescription for a reduced utility bill using renewable energy. In a complex healthcare landscape, finding innovation solutions is essential to providing expert and equitable care to our communities.

BMC Health System is proud to have earned the 2024 Excellence in Health Care Facility Management from the American Society of Health Care Engineering (ASHE), a professional membership group of the American Hospital Association, for our transformation of the Brockton Behavioral Health Center. The Center opened in October 2022 and is the first of its kind for a behavioral health building in the country. Brockton Behavioral Health Center is a cutting-edge net-zero energy ready facility, intentionally designed as a major investment into the health and wellness of a historically underserved community. The Center features many sustainable innovations, including ground source heat pumps and on-site solar energy production and storage. Learn more about BMC’s Brockton Behavioral Health Center: https://lnkd.in/eiyydU6k

BMC was the first hospital in Massachusetts to acquire the FDA-approved VELYS Robotic-Assisted Solution for total knee arthroplasty (TKA), which uses intra-operative anatomic landmarks to give surgeons the detailed information they need to perform the most precise knee replacement. "It’s very exciting to be able to offer innovations such as robotics that can enhance the accuracy of an operation and potentially improve outcomes." -BMC's Ayesha Abdeen, MD, MD, chief of arthroplasty Learn more about how BMC's orthopedic surgery team is breaking new ground in surgical innovations on #HealthCity: https://bit.ly/3zBxv6y

The Cogan Family Foundation’s motivation to support Parkinson’s research at BMC has always been personal. Longtime BMC supporter Jack Cogan was diagnosed with the disease in 2013, and today his loved ones carry on his legacy and commitment to BMC through the Cogan Family Foundation. Thanks to their generosity, researchers Adam Labadorf, PhD, colleague Joey Orofino, PhD, and team can explore avenues of investigation, diagnostics, and potential therapies for neurological conditions including Parkinson’s. Learn more about the research philanthropy is making possible: https://bit.ly/3XZkeyi

As we wrap up EQTY 2024: Accelerating Health Justice, we are proud of the collaboration, inspiration, and innovation that came out of this year’s summit. From Nikole Hannah-Jones’s riveting keynote address, to the innovation spotlights and the panelists who shared their cutting-edge solutions that target racial inequities, EQTY 2024 was truly a day to remember. We hope participants left the summit with actionable steps for achieving a more equitable future. We look forward to continuing our work together to build health systems where all people can thrive. We hope you will join us next September for EQTY 2025. In the meantime, visit our website to see more highlights from the event: https://bit.ly/3zqvbPY