July 12, 2002

What's Happening

Hotline schedule
Next week's issue of the MGH Hotline will be available Monday, July 22. Hotline's regular schedule will resume July 26.

Bloodmobile at CNY
The MGH Bloodmobile will be at CNY Building 149, July 24 from 8:30 am to 2 pm. To schedule an appointment to donate blood, contact Susan Murphy at (617) 724-6518 or send e-mail to smurphy4@partners.org. Each donor will receive a free T-shirt.

Credit union offers no-fee checking
Harvard University Employees Credit Union, located in the Clinics Building, Room 01-34, now is offering a no-monthly-fee checking accounts to all MGHers who sign up for direct deposit. For more information about additional services, call (617) 726-1630 or visit http://www.huecu.org

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. 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 also 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