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Mental Health is a Key Part of Overall Wellness and Healthy Living
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As May comes to a close, which is recognized as Mental Health Awareness Month, BMC is dedicated to increasing awareness and decreasing stigma around behavioral health issues. We offer services for patients experiencing a wide range of mental health issues, including addiction treatment, emergency psychiatric services, child and adolescent services, adult services, integrated behavioral health services, and global and local research programs.
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If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health-related crisis, reach out to the BEST 24-hr call center: 1-800-981-HELP
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Food as Medicine: Celebrating the Opening of Nubian Markets
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Recently, BMC celebrated the grand opening of Nubian Markets with Ismail Samad and Yusuf Yassin, BMC community partners and co-founders of the market. Nubian Markets, located at 2565 Washington Street in Roxbury's Nubian Square, is the realization of the vision for a Black-owned market, cafe, halal butchery, and community gathering space that is inspired by the food of the African diaspora and sourced through trade routes based in equity. We are proud to be a partner of Nubian Markets through a $1.9M zero-interest loan and other philanthropic support, and we're excited to work together to continue to improve the wellness of our communities.
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Please help us support the Nubian Markets by paying them a visit and shopping all of their wonderful foods and products!
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Celebrating our Nurses in Boston Globe's 2023 Salute to Nurses
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BMC is proud to honor our team of nurses for the medical expertise, compassionate care, and commitment to our patients that they bring to work every day. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Boston Globe’s Salute to Nurses, a tribute to the men and women who have chosen this career path. "There’s so much to be excited about in nursing. Nurses remain one of the most trusted professions in the US, and it will continue to be moving forward," BMC's Nancy Gaden, RN, DNP, Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer.
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BMC Receives “A” Safety Grade Rating from Leapfrog Group
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BMC is committed to providing the highest quality of care to our patients. We are proud to share that we have earned an “A” hospital safety grade rating for spring 2023 from the Leapfrog Group, an independent national
organization that evaluates hospital safety through a peer-reviewed, fully transparent system.
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Leading Physician-Scientist to Take the Helm as New Chief of Pediatrics
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We are pleased to announce that Elijah Paintsil, MD, has been named the new Chief and Chair of Pediatrics at BMC and Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, beginning late August 2023.
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“Dr. Paintsil is nationally recognized for his research, and his extensive strategic leadership experience will continue to advance pediatrics care for the communities we serve,” said Alastair Bell, MD, MBA, President and Interim CEO of Boston Medical Center Health System.
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End of Public Health Emergency
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You may have seen an email from us earlier this month about the end of the federal COVID-19 public health emergency. All patients are still welcome to wear masks at our
hospital if they choose to do so, and all patients and visitors with symptoms of an upper respiratory viral illness will be asked to wear a mask during their visit. We are also committed to continuing to evaluate our policies if and when the situation with COVID changes.
For more information on BMC policy changes, or to find out more about testing and vaccination please visit us online using the link below.
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Gender X Option Now Available
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Patients who have changed their legal gender to “X” on their birth certificate or driver’s license are now able to
list “X” as their legal gender in their BMC medical record as well. This change was made to further support all of our patients, regardless of their gender identity. New patients can choose X as their gender when registering. Existing patients can make this change by:
Requesting the change through MyChart
Visiting Health Information Management (HIM, or Medical Records) in the Yawkey basement
and providing legal documentation, such as a passport, Social Security card, or driver’s license, supporting their legal gender as X
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Blood Draw Station/Phlebotomy in the Yawkey Building Closed
Patients should use Shapiro, Preston, or the new Phlebotomy Clinic on Crosstown 7.
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Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy will be moving into their new space at the beautiful, South Bay Center on May 31!
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Upcoming Events
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Weekly Farmer's Market - Wednesdays June 6 - October 31, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in the Shapiro Lobby at 725 Albany Street.
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Boston Pride Parade - Saturday, June 10: Join us as we celebrate our LGBTQIA+ team members! Learn more
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Juneteenth Event - Friday, June 16th from 2-6 p.m.: Embrace Boston Juneteenth Celebration at Roxbury Community College. Learn more
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For information about awareness days we are honoring and for even more events, please be sure to follow us on Facebook or Instagram.
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This email is not intended to substitute for medical advice or treatment. If you are having a
medical emergency, please call 911 immediately. If you have a non-urgent medical need, please call your doctor.
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