June 28, 2002

What's Happening

Emergency preparedness for Fourth of July holiday
The MGH has been collaborating with other hospitals and local emergency management agencies to prepare for any emergencies that may arise during the Fourth of July holiday. The Boston Fire Department will set up decontamination tents July 4 and 5 at the MGH and Boston Medical Center as part of these emergency planning efforts. The tent at the MGH will be located on Fruit Street in front of the main entrance to the hospital. For more information, contact the MGH Safety Office at (617) 726-2425.

Conference room bookings
Because of an upgrade in its conference room scheduling system, Environmental Services staff requests that MGHers not make any new requests for conference room bookings during the weeks of July 29 through Aug. 9 for the following rooms: O'Keeffe Auditorium; Walcott 2 and 3; Wellman 101; Burr 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6; Lawrence House; and Clinics 1 Lower Amphitheater. Environmental Services also asks employees to not make any special requests for tables and chairs during this time. Cancellations or changes to pre-existing reservations, however, will be accepted during this time period. The system shutdown will not affect any reservations that have been scheduled. Please submit any new requests either before the week of July 22 or after Aug. 12.

CRP training seminar
The Clinical Research Program (CRP) is sponsoring, "Conducting Clinical Research Studies,"July 18 in the Wellman Conference Room, from 8:30 am to 5 pm. The seminar is for research coordinators who have less than six months experience. Enrollment is limited, and registration is required. To register, visit http://crnet.mgh. harvard.edu or call (617) 726-1669. Holiday Hotline schedule Because of the Fourth of July holiday, next week's issue of the MGH Hotline will be available Monday, July 8.