July 8, 2002

What's Happening

ALS art exhibit extended
The Muscular Dystrophy Association's art exhibit at the MGH has been extended through Aug. 1. Called "Transcending Barriers to Creativity," the exhibit showcases original artwork by people living with ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. The artwork may be viewed Monday through Friday, from 8 am to 4 pm, in the Neurology Clinic in WACC, room 835.

New PCHI website
New features have been added to the website for Partners Community Health Care, Inc. (PCHI). The new web address for the site is www.PCHInet.com, which is accessible from any Partners computer workstation. The site offers a variety of resources for PCHI and other Partners clinicians, including access to clinical records (accessible by password only), patient education information, searchable reference databases about clinical and diagnostic information, and pharmacy resources. For more information about the website, contact David Terry at (781) 433-3709.

Annuity fairs and financial planning workshops
The Partners Benefits Office will host two tax-sheltered annuity, fairs July 29, from 7:30 am to 4 pm, in the Wellman Conference Room and July 30, from 7:30 am to 4 pm, in the Research Affairs Conference Room at CNY Building 149. Representatives from Fidelity, TIAA-CREF and Vanguard will be available to answer questions. There also will be a financial planning workshop July 29, from noon to 1 pm, in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. The workshop will focus on asset allocation. For more
information, contact Patrick Tan at (617) 726-6534.

Orientation for employees with limited English
The Human Resources Department now offers an orientation program for employees who speak limited English. The program is offered twice a month and is designed to ensure smaller sessions to meet the needs of employees with language barriers. The sessions will provide a more individualized and in-depth explanation of orientation topics. Enrollment is optional and is coordinated with the department manager, new employee and the Human Resources generalist. For more information, visit http://is.partners.org/hr/training/mghleo.html