Mass General Brigham is an integrated health care system, uniting great minds to solve the hardest problems in medicine for our communities and the world.
The
#COVID19
vaccine is a major step in the fight against this virus but it's still important to continue wearing your masks to help stop the spread. View the full video created by
@BlackBOSCOVID
at
"Massachusetts is strong, we are resilient and we can run any marathon anyone wants us to run. We will get through this crisis and we will get through it together." -
@MassGovernor
at the
#BostonHope
Medical Center.
At Mass General Brigham our commitment to providing compassionate, reproductive care within Massachusetts and New Hampshire remains unchanged. We will continue to provide high-quality medical care to all patients who come through our doors.
#RoeVWade
We are thrilled to announce that David F. M. Brown, MD, FACEP, will be the next President of
@MassGeneralNews
and Executive Vice President, Mass General Brigham, effective September 8. Congratulations!
It's here! Today
#MassGeneralBrigham
received nearly 9,000
#COVID19
vaccine doses for our health care system. It is a monumental day in our fight against the pandemic. Thank you to our staff who helped receive the vaccine and those on the frontlines every day.
Partners HealthCare is now Mass General Brigham, an integrated health care system uniting great minds to solve the hardest problems in medicine for our communities and the world. Learn more.
We are thrilled to announce that Marcela G. del Carmen, MD, MPH, has been named president of the Massachusetts General Physicians Organization (MGPO) and executive vice president of Mass General Brigham, effective immediately.
@MassGeneralNews
A fun departure from our typical news coverage - last week obstetric and neonatal specialists from
@BrighamWomens
assisted the veterinary team at
@zoonewengland
to deliver the first male gorilla ever born at Franklin Park Zoo.
Mass General Brigham is proud to be providing medical oversight for the state’s first mass coronavirus vaccination site at
@GilletteStadium
. Learn more at
We welcome Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA to the Mass General Brigham family as the new President of Brigham and Women's Hospital. His distinguished career makes him an ideal choice to help set the systems’ strategic direction at this critical moment.
We are pleased to announce that Mass General Brigham has named Dr. Elsie M. Taveras the inaugural Chief Community Health Equity Officer for the system. Learn more
A day after Damar Hamlin’s tragic collapse during the Bills game,
@JSawallaGusehMD
, a Mass General Brigham Sports Cardiologist, discussed sudden cardiac arrest in sports with
@boston25
and the medical importance in quickly recognizing the situation.
Dr. Allison Bryant (
@asbryantmantha
), MPH, Senior Medical Director for Health Equity at Mass General Brigham, introduces
#BlackHistoryMonth
for our system.
Today, we announce a $50 million investment in a new, comprehensive community and mental health strategy. In partnership with 20 community-based orgs, it will improve mental healthcare capacity; workforce development; and chronic disease management.
We're proud to announce that Dr.
@TomSequist
, MPH, has been named the first Chief Medical Officer of Mass General Brigham. This role will lead quality, health equity and patient experience collaboration across the system.
Meet Bertram Zarins, MD, former ortho surgeon
@MassGeneralNews
and team physician
@NHLBruins
' for 32 years. During the Bruins' centennial celebration, we continue to make history together and look forward to sponsoring the "Lunch Pail A.C.” Era Night.
Today marks the ninth anniversary of the
@bostonmarathon
bombing, a day when we witnessed the extraordinary efforts and courage of clinicians across our system. We pause to remember the heroism shown and reflect.
#OneBostonDay
Rainbows at Mass General Brigham appear after some rainy days! Photo by Dr.
@ChrisWorsham
, a pulmonologist and critical care physician at
@MassGeneralNews
.
In the
@BostonGlobe
, Dr. Anne Klibanski, President and CEO of Mass General Brigham, and leaders from
@bethisraellahey
,
@The_BMC
and
@Wellforce
, ask you to help us keep our communities safe. Wear a mask. Get vaccinated. Get boosted if you're eligible.
Anne Klibanski, MD was named President and CEO of Mass General Brigham in 2019, becoming the first woman in this role. Dr. Klibanski has mentored numerous doctors and researchers and has worked to reduce gender disparities in science and medicine.
#WomensHistoryMonth
#IWD2022
Join us for Mass General Brigham’s Virtual Care Speaker Series, led by our industry's most widely regarded thought leaders and experts. Dynamic panels will discuss advancing the reach of virtual & hybrid patient care at a critical time for health care.
Dr. Anne Klibanski, President and CEO of Mass General Brigham announced the appointment of Dr. Sunil Eappen as Interim President of
@BrighamWomens
. Learn more about Dr. Eappen.
Congratulations to our Chief Quality and Safety Officer, Dr. Tom Sequist, MPH! Our Chief Diversity Officer,
@DaniMonroeCDO
, shared that he is "First to break the glass ceiling at
@harvardmed
as [the first Native American] full professor."
Join us tomorrow at 7pm in cheering on the doctors, nurses and other frontline employees who are supporting the public during the
#COVID19
pandemic.
#ClapBecauseWeCare
"Deadly racial inequalities exist in every corner of our society. It is so important that we acknowledge and that we actively work toward anti-racism in our everyday work," says Dr. Anne Klibanski at Mass General Brigham's
#DEISummit
.
@MassGeneralNews
received a gift of $50M from Robert K. Kraft & The Kraft Family Foundation to address health disparities. "This will make a significant impact in the communities we serve," says
@elsiemt
, MD, MPH, Chief Community Health Equity Officer.
As the trial of Derek Chauvin has come to an end, our thoughts are with George Floyd’s family and friends and the millions across our nation. We stand in solidarity with the Black community as we all experience this historic moment.
#GeorgeFloyd
We are proud to share Dr. Joseph Betancourt, MPH, Senior Vice President, Equity and Community Health (
@Jbetancourtpr
) at
@MassGeneralNews
was selected by
@MayorWu
to be in the COVID-19 Advisory Committee.
Mass General Brigham and Kraft Sports + Entertainment recently celebrated our partnership. As the official sports medicine sponsor of the
@Patriots
,
@NERevolution
and
@GilletteStadium
, we offer the same care to athletes of all abilities. Learn more:
At Mass General Brigham, we are coming together to enhance clinical care, research, and education for the patients and communities we serve. Now, we are taking the next transformative step in that journey, beginning a process to combine our academic medical center departments.
We are proud to stand with
@CDCDirector
on the CDC’s new agency-wide initiative focused on recognizing, acknowledging, and taking action on the multitude of ways race impacts people’s health.
#UnitedAgainstRacism
Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital are at the center of a search for
#COVID19
treatments. Learn more about the clinical trials they are conducting.
@MassGeneralNews
@BrighamWomens
40 years ago today,
@BrighamWomens
made medical history by successfully completing the first heart transplant surgery in New England. This successful milestone was led by doctors Lawrence Cohn, John Collins, Richard Shemin and Gilbert Mudge.
#HeartMonth
World leaders in cardiovascular medicine,
@pnatarajanmd
, (
@MassGeneralNews
), and Peter Libby, MD, (
@BrighamWomens
), are shaping the future of atherosclerosis research through their collaboration. Discover how they're training the next generation.
At Mass General Brigham, we’re collaborating—distinct entities with unique strengths—to harness our expertise and experience. Thanks to our employees, we’re building the integrated academic healthcare system of the future with patients at the center.
#EmployeeAppreciationDay
Partners HealthCare to help lead clinical care efforts for
#COVID19
patients as part of the "Boston Hope" effort supported by Governor Baker, Mayor Walsh, and Boston Health Care for the Homeless.
@MassGovernor
@marty_walsh
@BHCHP
Mass General Brigham is investing over $2M in new funding this coming year to expand access to substance use disorder treatment through several initiatives, with a focus on reducing racial disparities in access to treatment.
#RecoveryMonth
How's your “webside” manner? Register for this panel on the importance of developing a trust-based relationship between patient and provider via virtual care.
Are eggs heart healthy? In this article,
@pnatarajanmd
, director of the Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Center at
@MGHHeartHealth
, shares the latest research on eggs and cholesterol and how to incorporate eggs into a heart-healthy diet.
Today, and every day, we thank our 78,000 individuals across the Mass General Brigham system who provide safe, quality care for our patients.
#LaborDay2021
Dr. Robert S.D. Higgins, MSHA, is the first Black person to serve as President of Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He was named President of
@BrighamWomens
and Executive Vice President at Mass General Brigham in December 2021.
#BlackHistoryMonth
With $2.1 billion in research funding from the
@NIH
, we’re the top-funded hospital system in the country. All to find new ways to diagnose, prevent, and cure. Learn more
Clinical trial results from show "dramatic & rapid" regression of glioblastoma after next generation CAR T therapy at the
@MGHCancerCenter
with
@MarcelaMaus
, MD, director of the Cellular Immunotherapy Program. Learn more:
@NEJM
#Breaking
: The Partners HealthCare Board of Directors has named Anne Klibanski, MD, Interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Partners HealthCare.
“It’s one of those things where we have to listen to people and believe them, even if we don’t completely understand how they feel," says Dr. Ariel Frey-Vogel of
@MassGeneralNews
on supporting transgender kids.
#PrideMonth
Does your organization know all the latest
#VirtualCare
policies? Our experts will analyze state and federal regulations in our Virtual Care Speaker Series on Jan 13 at 11 am ET. Get risk management credits and learn more:
"Now is not the time for organizations to be silent. Mass General Brigham stands against racism." -Anne Klibanski, MD, President and CEO of Mass General Brigham at our town hall "The Trauma of Violence, Race and COVID-19"
Mass General Brigham Chief Patient Experience and Equity Officer
@TomSequist
addresses the House Ways and Means Committee and says that racism - not race – has been the risk factor for
#COVID19
spread in both the Navajo Nation and Chelsea, MA.
We are proud to welcome
@MassGovernor
who visited nurses today at the Mass General Brigham vaccine clinic at Assembly Row in honor of
#NursesDay
. Congratulations to all the nurses who exceeded the distribution of 50,000 vaccines.
Thanks to the commitment and dedication of our vaccine operations staff and volunteers, Mass General Brigham has surpassed 250,000 total COVID-19 vaccinations. Thank you to everyone who keeps our clinics running and our communities full of hope.
Mass General Brigham researchers identified brain circuits that malfunction because of Parkinson’s disease, dystonia, obsessive compulsive disorder and Tourette's syndrome. Learn how this can help treatments: .
During the pandemic, virtual care restored access to health care for many. In some cases, it deepened equity disparities. Learn how health systems can design for these challenges with patient experience experts.
We have delivered 100,000+
#COVID19
care kits to our local community. This Friday our team delivered to our friends at
@UphamsHealth
,
@CodmanHealth
,
@MattapanCHC
, and FoodCare Boston. We thank them for the care they provide.
“For those who have been waiting for data before adopting the practice, this paper makes it clear: Masks work.” Dr. Deepak L. Bhatt, Head of Interventional Cardiovascular Programs at
@BrighamWomens
.