• Spooktacular happenings at MassGeneral Hospital for Children
  Tricks and treats were everywhere last week at MassGeneral Hospital for Children, as the spirit of Halloween descended upon the pediatric units.

• MGH receives award for making commuting less stressful
  According to the Environmental Protection Agency, Bostonians spend an average of 67 hours a year sitting in traffic. Because the MGH is committed to making commuting as stress free as possible, the hospital was recognized as one of New England's Best Workplaces for Commuters Oct. 30 at a press conference held by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

• Employee benefits open enrollment begins
  Open enrollment will be held at the MGH Nov. 3 to 23 for weekly and monthly paid employees. Open enrollment is the one time of year when benefits-eligible employees can enroll, change or add family members to their benefit plan. All additions and/or changes to the benefit plan will be effective Jan. 1, 2004.

• Opportunity to help parents quit smoking neglected during pediatric visits
  Children's outpatient visits offer an excellent opportunity to counsel parents about their own smoking and offer smoking cessation services. U.S. pediatricians and family practitioners, however, are not regularly discussing smoking with parents.

• Slavin moves to the head of the class
  Peter L. Slavin, MD, president of the MGH, had a change of duty Oct. 28 when he hung up his stethoscope and turned off his PowerPoint presentation in exchange for a blackboard as he became a high school principal for a day.

• Administrative leaders are made — not born
  Some of the MGH's —and the country's — top hospital administrative leaders did not stumble across their leadership roles. They honed their skills through the MGH Administrative Fellowship Program, which is one of the most prestigious administrative health care training opportunities in the United States.

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