Your BMC, September 2022 - Connecting you to your care and your community

BMC opens new Brockton Behavioral Health Center, September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month, Honoring National Recovery Month, BMC Voices, and community events

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September 2022

Issue #5

Hello, and welcome to Your BMC.

You are an important part of our community, and we are here to help you be your healthiest self. As a part of your health journey, this newsletter features important information about services and programs, tips for healthy living, stories from around BMC, and more.

Photo of Angelina in a hospital chair with two care advocates and her mother, as well as two of the Healing Pups.

When Angelina needed care her local hospital couldn’t provide, she turned to BMC for expert care and support. “I knew if I got Angelina to BMC they would be able to help,” said Angelina’s mom, reflecting on her daughter’s recent care here. “They know what they are doing — we feel very blessed. I wanted to thank her whole team for the excellent care they’ve given her.”

Beyond the exceptional clinical care Angelina received, she was also supported by our patient advocates, including Lala Guzman.

“Lala has gone out of her way to help Angelina any way she can,” says Sheryl. “She comes to visit her, has painted with her, and even scheduled visits with a service dog — she’s been very supportive.”

Read the rest of Angelina's story

Photo of woman with blond hair and purple shirt that says "End Overdose" planting purple flags into the grass

National Recovery Month is a time to not only remember the lives lost to substance use disorders (SUDs), but to encourage and support people in need of services to seek help, affirm that treatment works, and celebrate those in recovery.

At BMC, we understand the urgency needed to continue to find solutions and expand access to treatment for people with SUD. We are also committed to normalizing treatment and de-stigmatizing these disorders.

The Grayken Center for Addiction offers more than a dozen treatment and support programs for patients of all backgrounds.

Learn more about the Grayken Center

Devin and Jason MCCourty with their Aunt Winnie

Photo courtesy of the McCourty Family

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month

Sickle cell disease (SCD), a blood disorder that causes painful attacks and organ damage, is incredibly common. Unfortunately, it's also expensive to treat. Inspired by their Aunt Winnie, who passed away due to complications from SCD, NFL players Devin and Jason McCourty have made it their life's mission to help find an affordable and accessible cure for SCD.

They've dedicated their efforts to BMC's Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease, the largest center of its kind in New England.

The Center’s multidisciplinary team is committed to providing patients with highly personalized care that allows them to live as normal a life as possible.

Photo of Governor Baker, BMC President & CEO Kate Walsh, and others cutting a green ribbon in front of the new Brockton Behavioral Health Center

BMC is proud to open the Brockton Behavioral Health Center, a state-of-the-art facility designed to address co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders and help address a critical need for behavioral health care. The expert team at the Center, which will begin welcoming patients in October, will provide a wide variety of care for patients taking their next step towards long-term recovery.

The building itself will be greenhouse gas net-zero from day one, running off renewable, sustainable energy, an additional way of caring for our community.

Thank you to Governor Baker, Brockton officials, neighbors, and our colleagues who helped celebrate the opening of the Center!

Read the Boston Globe article here

OCT 3

Cooking for Hispanic Heritage Month

Delicious Hispanic food can be simple, affordable, and a part of a healthy, balanced eating pattern!

When: Mon., Oct. 3, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Where: Virtual on Zoom - Register here

OCT 6

Teaching Kitchen Healthy Habits Series

This dietitian-taught class is great for anyone who wants to learn more about nutrition.

When: Thurs., Oct. 6, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Where: Virtual on Zoom - Register here

OCT 25

Screening on the Green

Join us for a FREE educational breast cancer screening event.

When: Tues., Oct. 25, 1 - 3 p.m.

Where: The Moakley Green (lawn in front of the Moakley Building), 818 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA

Learn more and register here

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