• Leadership meeting covers disaster response preparedness, construction progress and other activities
  In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the MGH is building upon its existing disaster response system to enhance its ability to respond to crisis situations, senior administrators reported at a hospitalwide leadership meeting Dec. 14.

• Macaluso Awards honor expertise
  The annual Stephanie M. Macaluso, RN, Expertise in Clinical Practice Awards ceremony has a double meaning for employees in Patient Care Services (PCS). The emotional ceremony pays tribute to the memory of an MGH nurse who embodied the qualities of an expert practitioner, while also honoring current clinicians who have followed in that beloved nurse's footsteps.

• Quality and safety experts visit MGH
  Two leaders of the quality and safety movement in health care recently visited the MGH to discuss with clinicians the future of the movement, as well as the need for systems to help ensure patient safety and access to quality care.

• MGH Cancer Center combines art appreciation with holiday celebration
  Visitors to the MGH Hematology/Oncology Outpatient Unit and Gynecologic Oncology Center in the Cox building Dec. 13 were treated to a double dose of holiday magic: the festive MGH Cancer Center Holiday Open House and the latest Illuminations art exhibit.

• If the forecast calls for stormy weather...
  With the arrival of the winter season, New Englanders can expect some rough weather. The MGH, however, always remains open, regardless of the weather conditions. As a 24-hour, 365-days-a-year operation, the MGH must provide services to patients during even the worst of storms. The hospital does not have "snow days."

• The Compliance Helpline
  The MGH Compliance Office reminds MGH employees of a special telephone reporting system that is available to report any legal or ethical concerns they may have. The Compliance Helpline is an untraceable telephone line--(617) 726-1446--established so that any employee can confidentially report to the Compliance Office director.

• Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration
  MGH employees and staff are invited to "A Celebration of the Legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.," Jan. 25, at 9 am in the O'Keeffe Auditorium.

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