• The Pamela J. Ellis Award: A Tribute to Excellence
  According to one colleague, Marie Doland, secretary to Paul Shellito, MD, of the MGH Department of Surgery, is "a combination of intelligence, productivity and compassion," while a patient called her, quite simply, "the perfect secretary." With accolades such as these to her credit — just a few of the many she received — Doland was chosen as the recipient of the 2006 Pamela J. Ellis Memorial Secretarial Award.

• Royal treatment
  Young patients at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHC) were treated like royalty April 27 as they received a visit from members of Queen for a Day — a national, nonprofit organization designed to raise the self-esteem and self-confidence of children coping with cancer and other serious illnesses.

• Celebrating children and why they're incredible
  School children from Boston, Lowell, Quincy and other towns participated in some incredible activities as they gathered under the Bulfinch Tent April 28 for a day of fun and learning during MassGeneral Hospital for Children's (MGHC) annual Children's Health Fair.

• Exercise, the helipad and a Patriot: Take Our Children to Work Day highlights
  Bob Gallagher of MGH Buildings and Grounds has a young daughter, Stacey, who couldn't wait for her birthday this year so she would finally be old enough to come to the MGH with her dad for Take Our Children to Work Day. Stacey was one of 360 children who had the opportunity to see firsthand what it is like to work at a major teaching hospital at the daylong event April 28, sponsored by MGH Human Resources (HR).

• A legacy lives on: MGH honors beloved nurse with named unit and award
  For more than three decades, Jean M. Nardini, RN, was the face of hemodialysis at the MGH. As the nurse manager of the Hemodialysis Unit on Bigelow 10, she devoted her life to caring and advocating for patients and families, educating others about the field and its practice and serving the staff on her floor as a coach, role model, mentor and most importantly, as a friend. Tragically, Nardini lost a long and hard-fought battle with cancer in May 2005, but now, one year later, her legacy still is alive throughout the MGH. In a standing-room only ceremony held April 28 in the Thier Conference Room, Peter L. Slavin, MD, president of the MGH, formally dedicated the Bigelow 10 unit as the Jean M. Nardini, RN, Hemodialysis Unit — the first time an MGH patient care unit has been named for a staff nurse.

• Hand hygiene "Champions of Champions" recognized
  Providing the best possible patient care is a top priority at the MGH, and making sure employees and staff practice proper hand hygiene is an important part of meeting that goal. While MGHers throughout the hospital have made the commitment to protecting patients by using proper hand hygiene techniques, three employees recently were recognized for their extraordinary dedication to promoting such practices. Emeline Isaacs, a unit service associate on Ellison 14, Kristine Cote, RN, of Bigelow 14, and second-time winner Teresa Hartman, RN, of the Yawkey 8 Cancer Center Outpatient Infusion Unit, were honored as "Champions of Champions" at a special luncheon held April 12 in the Trustees Room.

• A friendly competition
  Throughout the month of May, the Department of Medicine will be holding a competition to see which group of its caregivers can donate more units of blood — the medical staff or the nurses. The friendly competition is an expansion of the department's 2005 blood donation challenge, which pitted resident classes — intern, junior and senior — against one another and house teaching staff to donate the largest quantity of blood or platelets.

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