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Cambridge Health Alliance Physician Wins Harvard Teaching Award
5/16/2013 Cambridge , Mass. – Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) physician Marie-Louise Jean-Baptiste, MD, has been awarded the Harvard Medical School (HMS) 2013 Charles McCabe Faculty Prize for Excellence in Teaching. Since 1982, this honor has been bestowed on HMS’s most outstanding teachers, a highly select group of the School's leading medical educators. Dr. Jean-Baptiste received the prize in recognition of her outstanding teaching, both in CHA’s primary care clerkship and its HMS-Cambridge Integrated Clerkship...
Cambridge Health Alliance and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Sign Clinical and Academic Affiliation Agreement
Partnership means better integrated care for patients in and out of hospital settings
5/2/2013 Cambridge, Mass. — Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have signed an agreement to form a clinical and academic affiliation to enhance care provided by both institutions. “We are excited to join forces with one of the nation’s preeminent academic medical centers to provide high-quality, coordinated, and cost-effective care in our patients’ local communities,” said Patrick Wardell, Chief Executive Officer of Cambridge Health Alliance, which operates three hosp...
CHA Showcases Its Transformation at International Summit on Patient Care
4/8/2013 Cambridge , Mass. – Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is honored to have a significant presence at the 14th Annual International Summit on Improving Patient Care in the Office Practice & the Community, presented by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) and taking place from April 7-9 in Scottsdale, Ariz. Over one thousand healthcare leaders and professionals from across the world are attending the conference, which features several presentations from CHA staff, to learn about new ways to...
Yoga Event to Support Wellness at Cambridge Health Alliance
3/28/2013 Cambridge, Mass. – On Saturday, April 6th, a volunteer group of graduates of Rolf Gates’ 500-hour advanced yoga teacher training program will lead a fundraising event called YogaCHA at Boston University’s Case Center. The day-long program will support yoga and wellness programs at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a Harvard-affiliated healthcare system that serves Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s metro-north communities. YogaCHA will feature yoga classes for the whole family, an evening concert with n...
Cambridge Health Alliance Primary Care Practices Awarded Highest Level Recognition by National Committee for Quality Assurance
3/18/2013 Cambridge, Mass. — Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a Harvard-affiliated healthcare system that serves Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston's metro-north region, announced today that four of its primary care practices have been awarded Recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Patient-Centered Medical Home 2011 program. Cambridge Family Health, Cambridge Family Health North, Broadway Health Center in Somerville, and the Malden Family Medicine Center received Level 3 Recognition, th...
CHA Nurse Honored by the New England Regional Black Nurses Association
2/4/2013 Cambridge, Mass. - Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) nurse Sheran Woodroffe, RN, has been honored with a 2013 Excellence in Nursing Award from the New England Regional Black Nurses Association, Inc. (NERBNA). The award, bestowed upon members by their peers, recognizes individuals for their contributions and meritorious efforts in the field of nursing. As an ambulatory nurse at CHA, Ms. Woodroffe regularly performs rotations at three to four primary care practices in the healthcare system’s network of site...
New Study Finds Black and Hispanic Patients Less Likely to Complete Substance Abuse Treatment
1/7/2013 Somerville , Mass. — Roughly half of all black and Hispanic patients who enter publicly funded alcohol treatment programs complete treatment compared to 62 percent of white patients, according to a new study by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance. Comparable disparities were also identified for drug treatment program completion rates. The study, published in the latest issue of Health Affairs , shows that completion disparities among racia...
Cambridge Health Alliance to Host Free Parenting Workshop on January 9th
12/19/2012 On Wednesday, January 9 th , Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) will host a free parenting workshop in Cambridge titled “When Your Kids Push Your Buttons: What You Can Do.” Certified parent coach and pediatric physical therapist Danya Handelsman will discuss effective parenting strategies, while professional storyteller Andrea Kamens will provide entertainment for the whole family. The event, sponsored by Cambridge Pediatrics, will take place from 6:30 - 8 p.m. in the Macht Auditorium at CHA’s Cambridge Ho...
Calendar Sale Supports Somerville’s Spring Hill Garden and Helps Promote Healthy Eating and Wellness in the Community
12/12/2012 Somerville, MA… The Spring Hill Garden, located on Cambridge Health Alliance’s Somerville Hospital campus at 125 Lowell St., recently completed its third successful growing season promoting healthy eating and food security in the Somerville community. In an effort to raise funds to support the garden in the coming year, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is offering the Firmly Planted 2013 Calendar , which chronicles a year in the life of the garden. The 12-month full color calendar features photos and art...
Cambridge Health Alliance Named to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Physician Group Honor Roll
12/7/2012 Cambridge, MA… Cambridge, MA…Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a Harvard-affiliated integrated healthcare system that serves Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston's metro-north region, has been named to Harvard Pilgrim Health Care’s 2012 Physician Group Honor Roll with Distinction. The Harvard Pilgrim Honor Roll highlights 78 physician groups in Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire that have achieved exceptional results in their approach to disease prevention and the treatment of acute and chronic illness...
CHA Enhances Patient Safety with Low-Dose CT Scanning
12/7/2012 Cambridge , Mass. - Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) has upgraded its Computed Tomography (CT) equipment to enhance patient safety and improve imaging. The CT units at the Cambridge and Whidden Hospital campuses now have GE ASiR dose reduction technology, which minimizes radiation exposure to patients and staff, as well as other advanced applications that improve cardiac and vascular tests. “With this new technology in place, we are able to improve the diagnosis of health issues and our interventions whi...
CHA Union Square Family Health Center Earns National Recognition
11/28/2012 Somerville , Mass. — Cambridge Health Alliance’s Union Square Family Health center has been identified as an “exemplar practice” by a new national program funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation called The Primary Care Team: Learning from Effective Ambulatory Practices (the LEAP Project). Union Square Family Health, located at 337 Somerville Ave. in Somerville, is one of up to 30 sites across the country selected for this distinction, chosen from hundreds of practices that were nominated by primary...
Cambridge Health Alliance Nurse Named Metro Boston EMS Nurse of the Year
11/19/2012 Cambridge, Mass. — Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) nurse Jennifer Wallace, RN, has been named the EMS Nurse of the Year by the Metropolitan Boston Emergency Medical Services Council. The award, which honors a nurse who has contributed in a significant way to the development of EMS skills, efforts, and education within the greater Boston region, was recently presented at the twelfth annual EMS awards ceremony at American Legion Post 440 in Newton, Mass. Wallace, who started at CHA in 1994, served as a nu...
Three OB/GYN Providers Join Cambridge Health Alliance and Expand Access to Care in Cambridge
11/1/2012 Cambridge , Mass. — Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) announced the addition of three providers to its OB/GYN team in Cambridge: OB/GYN physicians Bob Berry, MD, and Marianne Muchura, MD, and midwife Kathryn Rowan, CNM. Dr. Bob Berry brings to CHA over 20 years of experience at major teaching hospitals in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, including an extensive administrative background. He has also received numerous awards honoring his excellence in teaching and training new doctors and staff. He mos...
Cambridge Health Alliance VP Wins Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Young Leader Award
10/25/2012 Cambridge, Mass. – The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today announced that Somava Stout, MD, of Cambridge Health Alliance is one of 10 winners of its first-ever RWJF Young Leader Award. The award recognizes leaders from across the U.S. who are ages 40 or under for their exceptional contributions to improving the health of the nation. The awards also signal the winners’ strong potential for future leadership. Dr. Somava Stout is a primary care physician who is committed to improving the health of ...
Three Cambridge Health Alliance Physicians Appointed to Harvard Medical School's Center for Primary Care Faculty
10/22/2012 Cambridge, MA… Three physicians from Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a leading provider of primary care in the Boston area, have been appointed to the Center for Primary Care, created in 2010 by Harvard Medical School (HMS) to address the current crisis in primary care with innovative solutions. “We are growing in leaps and bounds, underscoring the urgency of the Center’s work and the need for innovation and change in primary care,” said Russell Phillips, MD, Director of the Center for P...
Cambridge Health Alliance Recognized by American Cancer Society for Exceptional Support to Breast Cancer Patients
10/18/2012 Cambridge, MA… Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) was recognized by the American Cancer Society for its extraordinary efforts supporting breast cancer patients, while also supporting the Society’s mission to save lives and create a world with less cancer and more birthdays by helping people stay well, get well, find cures, and fight back. The special presentation took place at the Society's 20th anniversary Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in Boston on October 14 th at the DCR Hatch Shell. The Cam...
Cambridge Health Alliance Hosts National Workgroup on Juvenile Mental Health and Crime Prevention
10/16/2012 Cambridge, MA… On October 11th and 12th, Cambridge Health Alliance’s Department of Psychiatry hosted a research workshop for a national group of experts on crime prevention and juvenile diversion in conjunction with the Cambridge Safety Net Collaborative, an innovative partnership between Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), the Cambridge Police Department, Cambridge Public Schools, and the Cambridge Department of Human Service Programs. The group convened at the Harvard Faculty Club in Cambridge to collabo...
Programs for Treating Addiction in Doctors Pose Ethical Issues According to Harvard Researchers
10/15/2012 Cambridge , MA … State physician health programs (PHPs) play a key role in helping doctors with substance abuse problems. But the current PHP system is inconsistent and prone to potential conflicts of interest and ethical issues according to an article which will be published in the December issue of the Journal of Addiction Medicine and has just been released online. The article points out "substantial variability in states' PHP policies and practices, often raising serious ethical and managerial...
Secretary Bigby Joins CHA to Celebrate Support from Obama Administration to Enhance Care at Safety Net Hospitals
9/27/2012 Cambridge, MA... Massachusetts Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. JudyAnn Bigby today joined local elected officials and leaders from the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) at its Cambridge Hospital Campus to celebrate funding from the Obama Administration for Massachusetts safety net hospitals to advance integrated care and cost containment goals. “I thank the Obama Administration and our congressional and state legislative partners for supporting this initiative that will help our safety net hospita...
Cambridge Health Alliance Welcomes Ear, Nose, and Throat Physician Erik Berg, MD
9/18/2012 Cambridge, MA... Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), which operates three hospital campuses and a network of primary and specialty care practices in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s metro-north communities, announced that ear, nose, and throat (ENT) physician Erik Berg, MD, has joined its Department of Surgery. Dr. Berg will see patients at CHA’s Cambridge and Whidden Hospital campuses. Dr. Berg earned his medical degree at the Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, where he recently completed h...
Cambridge Health Alliance Names Senior Vice President for Human Resources
9/11/2012 Cambridge , MA… Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), which operates three hospital campuses and a network of primary and specialty care practices in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s metro-north communities, has appointed Joy Curtis as its Senior Vice President for Human Resources. In this role, Ms. Curtis will support CHA’s transition to a high-performing Accountable Care Organization, specifically in the areas of workforce development and cultural change. The appointment formalizes the duties she has co...
Cambridge Health Alliance to Host Malden Community Health Fair on Thursday, September 13
8/15/2012 Malden, MA… Cambridge Health Alliance will host the Malden Community Health Fair on Thursday, September 13th, from 4 – 7 p.m. The family-friendly event will take place at the CHA Malden Family Medicine Center, located at 195 Canal St. in Malden (next to Anthony’s Restaurant). It is free and open to the public. Doctors and staff will offer tours of the center and discuss available services. The fair will also feature live music, dancing, food, and health screenings. Representatives from a wide range of c...
Cambridge Health Alliance Golf Invitational Raises Over $100K to Benefit Patient Experience of Care Initiatives
8/13/2012 Cambridge, MA… Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), which operates three hospital campuses and a network of primary and specialty care practices in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s metro-north communities, held its ninth annual golf Invitational on Monday, August 6 th , at the Granite Links Golf Club at Quarry Hills in Quincy. The event raised $107K to support CHA and its critical community health mission. Proceeds from the CHA Invitational will benefit Patient Experience of Care Initiatives at CHA’s Cam...
Cambridge Health Alliance Names Four New Members to Board of Trustees
8/7/2012 Cambridge, MA… Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), which operates three hospital campuses and a network of primary and specialty care practices in Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s metro-north communities, has named Bill Hart, Madge Kaplan, Traci Logan, and Kathleen McGilvray to its Board of Trustees. The new trustees, appointed by Robert W. Healy, City Manager of Cambridge, will help CHA fulfill its mission as one of the country’s leading academic public healthcare systems. Bill Hart, an Everett residen...
Cambridge Health Alliance Hosts Community Soccer Tournament in Everett
8/1/2012 Everett , MA … On July 13-15, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) hosted the second annual CHA Community Soccer Tournament at Everett Memorial Stadium. The tournament, presented in partnership with the City of Everett Recreation Center and supported by Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria, Jr., showcased some of the best amateur soccer players in Everett and the surrounding communities. The winning team, LSC, received a $1000 cash prize and a trophy. Proceeds from the tournament will benefit the City of Everett’s Re...
Free Summer Fun for Local Youth at Cambridge Health Alliance's Inaugural Everett Teen Camp
7/20/2012 Everett, MA… This July marked the inaugural Everett Teen Camp: For Youth by Youth , hosted by the Cambridge Health Alliance's Everett Teen Health Center at Everett High School. The free camp, which ran the week of July 9th, was open to all youth in Everett entering the 6th, 7th, or 8th grades. All week long, 22 campers participated in a wide range of fun activities, from sports and water games to arts and crafts! Thanks to very generous donations from local Everett businesses, campers at the Everett Tee...
Cambridge Health Alliance Receives Schwartz Center Grant to Promote Compassionate Care
7/18/2012 Cambridge, MA… The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the relationship between patients and their healthcare providers, has awarded Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) with a grant to promote compassionate care. The $35,000 grant is one of seven, totaling $227,660, that were given to healthcare organizations in six states across the country. With the support of the grant, CHA, which operates three hospital campuses and a network of prim...
Cambridge Health Alliance to Celebrate World Breastfeeding Week with Free Family Event on August 3rd
7/10/2012 Cambridge, MA… In celebration of World Breastfeeding Week, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) will host a family event on Friday, August 3, 2012, from 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm at CHA’s Cambridge Hospital campus, located at 1493 Cambridge St. in Cambridge. The annual event, which is free and open to the public, honors mothers and babies, offering information and support to breastfeeding mothers and their infants. Various community organizations that help breastfeeding moms and families will be on hand to answer qu...
Local Artwork Transforms Cambridge Health Alliance’s Whidden Hospital Campus
7/3/2012 Everett , MA… Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) has collaborated with area nonprofit The Art Connection to create a more welcoming environment for patients, visitors, and staff at CHA’s Whidden Hospital campus. The Art Connection, an organization that connects artists and collectors with community service groups, facilitated the donation of 21 original works of art by 14 artists for recent installation at the Whidden campus. This current placement of original art joins placements from 2009 and 2010 for a ...
Cambridge Health Alliance to Host Community Soccer Tournament in Everett
6/25/2012 Everett , MA … On July 13-15, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) will host the second annual CHA Community Soccer Tournament at Everett Memorial Stadium. The tournament, presented in partnership with the City of Everett Recreation Center and supported by Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria, Jr., highlights the city’s efforts to promote health and wellness. The three-day event, which will include 12 teams, will showcase some of the best amateur players in Everett and the surrounding communities. Friday, July 13, wi...
Somerville’s Spring Hill Garden Increases Access to Healthy Food and Promotes Wellness
6/19/2012 Somerville , MA … Over the past few years, community gardens have become more widely recognized for their ability to promote healthy eating and physical activity and help fight food insecurity in urban neighborhoods. This year, the Spring Hill Garden, located on Cambridge Health Alliance’s Somerville Hospital campus at 125 Lowell St., enters its third season supplying fresh produce to local food pantries and residence programs and raising awareness for health and wellness in the Somerville community. Sp...
New Study Finds Common Hospital Noises Disrupt Patient Sleep, Affect Cardiovascular Function
6/11/2012 Cambridge , MA … In the hospital it is not only direct patient care, but also the environment that contributes to recovery. A critical component of a healing environment is a peaceful space for a patient to get enough sleep. However, according to a new study by researchers at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH), and Massachusetts General Hospital, there are certain noises in a common hospital setting that can disrupt sleep. Such disruption can negatively affect brain acti...
Cambridge Health Alliance Honors Dr. Donald Berwick and Raises Nearly $400,000 at Art of Healing Award Dinner
5/31/2012 Cambridge , MA … Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) honored international health policy expert Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, FRCP, at its Art of Healing Award Dinner on May 30 th at the Fairmont Copley Plaza in Boston. The award, presented during CHA’s annual fundraising event, celebrates visionary men and women who transcend boundaries, joyfully embrace humanity, and profoundly inspire the healing of body and spirit. Sacha Pfeiffer, host of NPR affiliate WBUR’s All Things Considered (pictured with CHA CEO P...
CHA's Everett Older Adult Health Program Celebrates Ten Years of Service
5/30/2012 Everett, MA… On Wednesday, June 13th, a special breakfast will be held at the Everett Council on Aging to recognize Cambridge Health Alliance’s Everett Older Adult Health Program for its ten years of service to older adults in Everett and the surrounding communities. The Everett Older Adult Health Program, operated by CHA in collaboration with the Everett Council on Aging and with support from the Everett Foundation for the Aged, offers a wide variety of community health and wellness programs for adults...
CHA's Windsor Street Health Center Welcomes Kate Lupton, MD
5/24/2012 Cambridge, MA... Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) announced that physician Kate Lupton, MD, has joined the staff at its Windsor Street Health Center. She sees adults of all ages and is currently accepting new patients. Dr. Lupton earned her medical degree at the University of California, San Francisco, where she also completed an internal medicine residency and a clinician educator fellowship. She most recently served as an attending physician at Boston Medical Center, a position she held since 2009. Boa...
Cambridge Health Alliance Launches CHA Doctor Finder Service
5/17/2012 Cambridge , MA … Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a Harvard-affiliated integrated healthcare system, has introduced a new tool to improve patient service. The CHA Doctor Finder Service is a dedicated phone line established to meet the needs of CHA’s growing patient population. By dialing the Doctor Finder Service line at 617-665-1305, callers will be connected to a call center equipped to make appointments and help patients find a care provider. With this service, CHA aims to both gain and retain primar...
Cambridge Health Alliance to Honor Dr. Donald M. Berwick with Art of Healing Award
5/15/2012 Cambridge, MA… Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a Harvard-affiliated integrated healthcare system serving Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s metro-north communities, is pleased to honor national healthcare leader Donald M. Berwick, MD, MPP, FRCP, with its Art of Healing Award . The award, to be presented on May 30th at CHA’s annual fundraising event, celebrates visionary men and women who transcend boundaries, joyfully embrace humanity, and profoundly inspire the healing of body and spirit. Dr. Berwick...
Cambridge Health Alliance to Host Healing Workshop on Thursday, May 24
5/9/2012 Cambridge , MA … On Thursday, May 24th, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) will host a free healing workshop titled “Nurture Yourself with Natural Products.” Jennifer Angell, a certified horticultural therapist at the Virginia Thurston Healing Garden in Harvard, Mass., will lead the workshop, which is open to all cancer patients, survivors, family members, and caregivers. In addition to learning how lavender, chamomile, and ginger can be used to relieve stress and physical discomforts, attendees will sampl...
CHA Researcher Finds Scientific Evidence Does Not Support Sale of DMAA in Supplements
5/7/2012 Cambridge , MA … The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued warning letters to 10 supplement companies for selling the amphetamine-like drug dimethylamylamine (DMAA). According to a new report by a Harvard Medical School researcher, there is no scientific evidence that DMAA is safe or effective to support its sale as a supplement. The report, published online today by the Archives of Internal Medicine , comes as companies have less than 10 days to provide the FDA with evidence of DMAA’s...
Cambridge Health Alliance Psychiatrist Provides Tools to Decode Challenging Student Behavior in New Book
4/13/2012 Cambridge , MA … Children with behavioral challenges often fail in school, wasting too much time in detention and suspensions and falling behind in academics, never mastering the skills they need to make adequate progress. Classroom teachers encounter these challenging students on a daily basis, and they can be highly disruptive to a classroom, interfering with other students’ learning as well as draining a teacher’s energy and time. In The Behavior Code (Harvard Education Press, publication date: April...
Cambridge Health Alliance Awarded Grant to Combat Surgical Site Infections
4/12/2012 Cambridge, MA… An estimated 1.7 million patients are affected by hospital acquired infections in U.S. hospitals each year, causing nearly 90,000 deaths and costing facilities an estimated $25 billion, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. Many of these problems can be prevented. Medline Industries, Inc. recently presented integrated healthcare system Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) with a Prevention Above All Discovery Grant, one of 10 awarded to institutions across the country. The grant p...
Landmark Study Finds Harvard Clerkship Improves Students’ Learning and Commitment to Patients
3/29/2012 Cambridge , MA … New research released today upends prevailing notions of medical education and points to a better way to teach and learn. Published online today by Academic Medicine , the study marks one of the most significant developments in medical education in over 100 years, since the Flexner Report of 1910 instituted fundamental standards and principles across U.S. and Canadian universities. The study, the most comprehensive of its kind, reported data from the Harvard Medical School-Cambridge Int...
Cambridge Health Alliance Honored at World No TB Day 2012 Event at Massachusetts State House
3/29/2012 Cambridge , MA… On Tuesday, March 27 th , Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a Harvard-affiliated healthcare system that serves Cambridge, Somerville, and Boston’s metro-north communities, received an Institutional Partner Award from the Medical Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Tuberculosis (MACET). CHA was one of two institutions selected statewide to be honored. State Representative Alice Wolf and State Senator Sal DiDomenico presented the award at a World No TB Day 2012 ceremony and legislativ...
Somerville Team Joins National Effort to Reverse the Obesity Epidemic
Part of Elite Group Participating in “Collaborate for Healthy Weight,” a Groundbreaking Initiative to Improve Obesity Prevention and Treatment in Local Communities
3/22/2012 Somerville, MA… With obesity levels in the United States at all-time highs, Somerville healthcare leaders are working together to make local improvements through "Collaborate for Healthy Weight," a national effort to reverse the epidemic through innovative local partnerships between primary care providers, public health professionals, and leaders of community-based organizations. Somerville is one of 50 locations across the country participating in this groundbreaking program that will bring solutions t...
Cambridge Health Alliance Receives Grant from Harvard Medical School to Transform Primary Care Practices
Four CHA clinics among the 17 Boston-area practices selected for two-year grants to transform health care training and delivery
3/12/2012 Cambridge, MA… Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is one of six Boston-area hospitals and health systems selected for the newly formed Academic Innovations Collaborative launched by the Harvard Medical School Center for Primary Care (HMSCPC), which will provide more than $10 million in resources over two years to 17 hospital-based primary care teaching practices and affiliated community health practice partners. CHA will receive a $1 million grant and provide an additional $1 million in matching funds...
Cambridge Health Alliance Selects New Chief Executive Officer
1/24/2012 Cambridge, MA...The Cambridge Health Alliance Board of Trustees today announced the selection of Patrick Wardell as the new Chief Executive Officer for Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA). Mr. Wardell currently serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer at Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan. The Board of Trustees reviewed three finalists following multiple interviews and unanimously chose Mr. Wardell at this morning's Board meeting. Mr. Wardell's appointment as Cambridge Health Alliance's new...
Orthopaedic Surgeon Jason Freedman, MD, Joins Cambridge Health Alliance
1/19/2012 Cambridge, MA...Orthopaedic surgeon Jason Freedman, MD, has joined the staff at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), a Harvard-affiliated public healthcare system. Dr. Freedman, who specializes in sports medicine and shoulder surgery and is accepting new patients, will provide care at both CHA's Cambridge Hospital campus and the CHA Assembly Square center in Somerville. Dr. Freedman arrives at CHA with broad experience in general orthopaedics and specialized fellowship training in sports medicine and should...
Harvard Art Donation Enhances Community Spirit at Cambridge Health Alliance
1/12/2012 Cambridge, MA...Public healthcare system Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) is the recipient of a handmade mural donated by the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard. The installation took months of planning, designing, and prepping before it was recently hung at CHA's Cambridge Hospital campus, adding a spirit of warmth, community, and a touch of whimsy. "The mural will bring a human touch to the high-tech hospital environment," said Allison Newsome, an instructor for the Ceramics Program who l...
CHA Somerville Hospital Primary Care Welcomes Three New Physicians
12/14/2011 Somerville, MA...Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) announced the addition of three physicians to the staff at its Somerville Hospital Primary Care center: Rachel Stark, MD, MPH, Carole Demosthene, MD, and Cassandra Murphy, MD. All three see adults of all ages and are currently accepting new patients. Rachel Stark, MD, MPH, received her medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine and performed her internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York. She then completed an i...
Cambridge Health Alliance Is Going Tobacco-Free
12/13/2011 Cambridge, MA...In keeping with its mission to improve the health of its communities, Harvard-affiliated public health care system Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) will be tobacco-free effective January 1, 2012. The initiative will apply to all of the properties owned and leased by CHA, including the Cambridge, Somerville, and Whidden Hospital campuses as well as CHA's network of primary and specialty care centers. Tobacco use is a leading cause of lung disease and cancer, and, in an effort to reduce its im.
Cambridge Health Alliance Names New Site Chief of Emergency Medicine for Whidden Hospital Campus
12/1/2011 Everett, MA...Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) has named Melisa Lai Becker, MD, its new Site Chief of Emergency Medicine for CHA's Whidden Hospital campus in Everett. Dr. Lai Becker joined Cambridge Health Alliance in 2006 as an emergency medicine physician at CHA's Cambridge Hospital campus. She won the Cambridge Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine Outstanding Achievement Award in 2007 and was named the department's outstanding provider in 2011. In 2009, she established CHA's Division of Medical To...
Cambridge Health Alliance Cancer Survivors Workshop to Feature Bracelet Making
11/21/2011 Cambridge Health Alliance will host a cancer survivors workshop on Wednesday, December 7th, during which attendees will create cancer awareness bracelets. This easy and fun activity will take place at CHA's Cambridge Hospital campus (1493 Cambridge St.) from 3:30 - 5 p.m. All survivors, family, and friends are welcome to attend the event, which will feature free instruction, supplies, and refreshments. Participants are encouraged to bring a hand towel, fleece, or other clothing item to prevent beads from...
Cambridge Health Alliance Geriatrics Chief Honored for Community Service to Elders
11/10/2011 Cambridge, MA...Anne Fabiny, MD, Chief of Geriatrics at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), is this year's recipient of the Nancy P. Kahn Community Service Award from Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services. SCES Assistant Executive Director Mary Ann Dalton presented Dr. Fabiny with the award at the 12th Annual Serving Seniors Celebration on Wednesday, November 9, at the Somerville City Club. The award honors the memory of Nancy Kahn, a case manager and supervisor at Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services for more...
New MRI Scanner Debuts at Cambridge Health Alliance's Whidden Hospital Campus
11/3/2011 Unit Enhances Imaging Capabilities and Delivers Improved Patient Care Everett, MA...Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) unveiled a new MRI unit this month at its Whidden Hospital campus in Everett. The state-of-the-art 1.5 Tesla scanner dramatically enhances the patient experience, providing fast tests, improved comfort, and excellent image quality. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses a magnetic field to create an image of different parts of the body, which radiologists use to identify and diagnose man.
Cambridge Health Alliance Researcher Margarita Alegria, PhD, Elected to the Institute of Medicine
10/21/2011 Somerville, MA...Margarita Alegria, PhD, director of Cambridge Health Alliance's Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research and a professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, was named this week to the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Election to the IOM is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. Dr. Alegria was one of 65 new members and five foreign associates appointed at the IOM's annual meeting. Dr. Alegria is a leading expert on disparities...
Cambridge Health Alliance Pharmacist Receives National Award for Senior Care
10/19/2011 Cambridge, MA...The National PACE Association has named Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) pharmacist Emma D'Alleva as the recipient of the 2011 Marie-Louise Ansak Award. The award, which honors the founder of PACE (Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly), recognizes an individual who has helped improve the quality of life for older adults. Ms. D'Alleva works at the Elder Service Plan, CHA's PACE program, located at 270 Green St. in Cambridge. Through its all-inclusive, coordinated care, the Plan hel...
Cambridge Health Alliance to Host Breast Cancer Survivorship Celebration on Wednesday, October 26
10/11/2011 In commemoration of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Cambridge Health Alliance will host a breast cancer survivorship celebration on Wednesday, October 26th, at CHA's Cambridge Hospital campus (1493 Cambridge St.). All survivors, family, and friends are welcome to the free event, which runs from 5 - 7 p.m. and will feature refreshments, music, and fun activities. Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Time: 5 - 7 p.m. Location: Cambridge Health Alliance's Cambridge Hospital campus &nb...
Cambridge Health Alliance Psychiatrist Honored by AACAP for School-Based Mental Health Care
10/3/2011 Cambridge, MA...The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) has named Nancy Rappaport, MD, attending psychiatrist and director of school-based programs at Cambridge Health Alliance, as the recipient of AACAP's 2011 Sidney Berman Award for School-Based Study and Intervention for Learning Disorders and Mental Health. AACAP's Schools Committee administers the annual award, which recognizes excellence in the study or treatment of learning disorders and work in a school-setting. Albert Abra..
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