August 17, 2001

The Clubs at Charles River Park luau
The Clubs at Charles River Park, the full-service health club adjacent to the MGH, will host a Hawaiian luau Aug. 31, from 7 to 10 pm. The poolside celebration will feature traditional Polynesian dishes, a tiki deck, a pig roast, tropical drinks, games and contests, a DJ and dancing. Tickets will be on sale through Aug. 26, at a cost of $35 for club members and all MGHers, and $45 for non-members/non-employees. For more information, call Brandon Beatty or Erin Marley at (617) 726-2900 or visit http://is.partners.org/healthclub.

Clinical and professional development programs
The MGH Center for Clinical and Professional Development will offer several programs this fall. "Neuroscience Nursing Review," a two-day program, will be offered for Neuroscience nurses interested in professional certification. Session 1 will be held Sept. 17, 8 am to 4:15 pm in the O'Keeffe Auditorium. Session 2 will be held Sept. 19, 8 am to 4 pm at 185 Charles River Plaza, Room 105. "Introduction to Culturally Competent Care: Understanding Our Patients, Ourselves and Each Other" will be held Sept. 18, 8 am to 4:30 pm. Participants will be awarded 7.2 contact hours. "Conversations at the End of Life" will be held Sept. 20, 8 am to 4:30 pm at 185 Charles River Plaza, Room 105. The program will cover topics for nurses who are caring for patients at the end of life. Participants will be awarded 8.4 contact hours. All classes require pre-registration. For more information, call (617) 726-3111.

MGH Blood Donor Challenge
The annual MGH/BWH Blood Donor Challenge will take place from Aug. 27 to Sept. 14. The goal of this challenge is to encourage employees at both hospitals to help the MGH and BWH Blood Donor Centers meet the blood supply needs of patients during the Labor Day holiday, when donations traditionally are low. All employees who give blood during the two-week contest will receive an MGH/BWH Employee Blood Donor Challenge T-shirt. A plaque also will be given to the winning donor center. For more information or to schedule an appointment to donate, call (617) 726-8177.

MGH chalk art
MGH employees are invited to join Boston artist "Sidewalk Sam" in creating sidewalk chalk drawings for the Boston "Chalk One Up for the Arts" Festival Aug. 23, 11 am to 3 pm. MGH Employee Activities, through MGH Human Resources, has reserved individual squares for MGH departments to use. Additional squares still are available for other departments or internal groups. For more information, contact Sunayana Jhalani at (617) 724-7835.