Boston "Champion in Health Care" in MITSS Midst

Congratulations to Deb Washington, MITSS’ Community Outreach Committee Co-Chair, for being named a Champion in Health Care by Boston Business Journal this month. Deb is the Director of Diversity in Patient Care Services at Massachusetts General Hospital and a founding member of the MITSS Community Outreach Committee. Her voice contributes depth and dimension to the committee and always addresses the needs of the underserved.

In March, Deb was also honored as the inaugural recipient of the Arnold Z. Rosoff Agent of Change Award by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Ad Club of Boston. MITSS full heartedly agrees with the Boston Business Journal, the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Ad Club of Boston that Deb is an asset to the Boston community.

Congratulations Deb!

Click here for a link to the Boston Business Journal article:
www.boston.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2009/08/10/focus9.html

Click here to see a clip of Deb talking on the new relationship of patient and healthcare providers on InsiderMedicine:
www.insidermedicine.com/archives/If_I_Knew_Then_-_Deborah_Washington_RN_MSN_Massachusetts_General_Hospital_on_Nursing_and_Patient_Care_2932.aspx

Click here to see a clip of Deb discussing diversity in healthcare on InsiderMedicine:
www.insidermedicine.com/archives/In_the_Spotlight_-_Deborah_Washington_RN_MSN_2180.aspx

Erin O'Donnell
Support Team Member

MITSS HOPE AWARD

MITSS is still taking nominations for the HOPE Award. For more information about how to nominate someone or yourself, please click here . Please take a few seconds and view a short video clip of Dr. Susan Abookire, one of the team members from Mount Auburn Hospital, who won last year's HOPE Award.

The Justin Micalizzi Memorial IHI Scholarship for 2009

Our friend and colleague, Dale Micalizzi, would like for us to pass on the following message about a wonderful opportunity:

Justin’s Hope Project & IHI are pleased to announce the Justin Micalizzi Memorial IHI Scholarship for health caregivers who are committed to serving vulnerable, underprivileged and underserved pediatric populations. The Scholarship covers the cost of Forum General Conference fees and includes a stipend for travel, lodging, or other conference costs. Please apply or pass on. I love to read the essays!

See Dale Ann Micalizzi on Facebook or visit http://www.ihi.org/IHI/Programs/ConferencesAndSeminars/21stAnnualNationalForumonQualityImprovementinHealthCare.htm?TabId=10 for more information.