Daniel Morash Named Chief Financial Officer and SVP of Finance at Brigham and Women ’s Hospital
In this role, Morash will oversee the finance departments for Brigham and Women ’s Hospital, the Brigham and Women’s Physicians’ Organization and Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - July 21, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Brigham Announces $16M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Expand Access to Care for Severe Noncommunicable Diseases in Lower-Income Countries
Grant will scale up integrated services for type 1 diabetes, rheumatic heart disease, and sickle cell disease in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - July 1, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Brigham and Women ’s Hospital Announces $16M Grant from Helmsley Charitable Trust to Expand Access to Care for Severe Noncommunicable Diseases in Lower
Grant will scale up integrated services for type 1 diabetes, rheumatic heart disease, and sickle cell disease in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - July 1, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center ’s Skin Cancer Prevention Program coming to a beach near you this summer
With New England summer in full swing, the Dana-Farber Brigham Cancer Center is encouraging everyone to stay safe during the warm weather with its Sun Safety/Skin Cancer Prevention Program. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - June 30, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Could carbon monoxide foam help fight inflammation?
Foams that incorporate small amounts of the gas could be delivered to the GI tract to combat colitis and other conditions. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - June 29, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Which COVID-19 vaccine type and timing are best during pregnancy?
Among pregnant individuals who received different COVID-19 vaccines, mRNA vaccines (Moderna ’s mRNA-1273 and Pfizer-BioNTech’s BN162b2) elicited more functional SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies compared with Janssen’s Ad26.COV2.S. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - June 28, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Cold temps may help to combat obesity and related metabolic diseases by reducing inflammation, researchers find
Cold exposure activates brown adipose tissue to produce anti-inflammatory molecules (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - June 28, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Preoperative MRI May Lead to Better Surgical Outcomes for Prostate Cancer Patients
• Despite promising benefits, only 28.2 percent of prostate cancer patients examined in the study received a preoperative MRI; MRI usage varied according to race and geographic location (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - June 16, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Researchers Identify a Brain Circuit for Addiction Remission
By studying human brain lesions, researchers have found a brain circuit that could be targeted to treat addiction (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - June 13, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Growing ‘Mortality Gap’ Detected Between Democratic and Republican Counties
Between 2001 and 2019, the gap in death rates of residents rose across disease conditions, largely driven by a slowdown in mortality improvements among white Americans living in Republican counties (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - June 7, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Dykes to Be Inducted into Sigma International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame
Patricia C. Dykes, PhD, MA, RN, FAAN, FACMI, senior nurse scientist and program director for Research in the Center for Patient Safety, Research and Practice, will receive the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame award from the Sigma Theta Tau (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - June 6, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Brigham and Women ’s Hospital Celebrates Completion of Emergency Department Expansion
ED expansion goes live with opening of new space, additional technology, and innovative behavioral health unit (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - June 2, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Expanding Telehealth Possibilities: Performing Virtual Frailty Exams in the Home
New study finds that frailty assessments are both feasible and safe when conducted virtually, increasing health care access for older adults with blood cancers (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - May 26, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Moment Wins SWHPN Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice
Amanda Moment, MSW, LICSW, of Social Work, received the 2022 Social Work Hospice and Palliative Care Network ’s (SWHPN) Award for Excellence in Clinical Practice in recognition of her exceptional contributions to palliative social work. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - May 13, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Brigham Earns Another ‘A’ for Patient Safety in Spring 2022 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade
Brigham and Women ’s Hospital received an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade for the spring of 2022, The Leapfrog Group announced today. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - May 10, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
