BMC Voices: Arminta’s Story of Receiving Groundbreaking Cancer Treatment |
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Meet Arminta Graham, a BMC patient who was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2022. After three rounds of chemotherapy failed to stop her cancer from progressing, BMC offered her another option: CAR T-cell therapy. Arminta ended up becoming the first patient at BMC to receive this lifesaving treatment for lymphoma, and in April 2023, she was declared cancer-free. |
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“I was very surprised that CAR T was available… right here in our community,” says Arminta. “It was a wonderful thing because it really works. I can’t believe I don’t have cancer today!” Arminta’s story is just one of the many ways BMC is #RewritingHealthcare by making state-of-the-art treatments available to all patients. |
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TIME Video Features Our Rooftop Farm |
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Three stories up, on our 2,658 square-foot farm, we grow culturally important crops, such as radishes, peppers, and leafy greens. Not only does the farm produce more than 4,000 pounds of fresh food every year for our patients, but it also benefits the environment by reducing storm water runoff and energy usage. |
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“We want to make Boston the healthiest urban population in the world," says BMC’s David Maffeo, senior director of support services, who came up with the idea for the farm in 2017.
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TIME Video Features Our Rooftop Farm |
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Three stories up, on our 2,658 square-foot farm, we grow culturally important crops, such as radishes, peppers, and leafy greens. Not only does the farm produce more than 4,000 pounds of fresh food every year for our patients, but it also benefits the environment by reducing storm water runoff and energy usage. “We want to make Boston the healthiest urban population in the world," says BMC’s David Maffeo, senior director of support services, who came up with the idea for the farm in 2017. |
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New Gene Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease |
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Serving 600 patients every year, the Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease at BMC is the largest center of its kind in New England. Our globally recognized center has long taken an innovative and multidisciplinary approach to care for patients. It’s no surprise that we’re offering the first-ever gene therapy treatment for sickle cell disease. |
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Honoring Black History Month |
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In celebration of Black History Month, last week we hosted a conversation between Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley, the first woman of color elected to Congress from the Commonwealth, and Uché Blackstock, MD — a prominent thought leader on bias and racism in healthcare and author of the New York Times best-seller Legacy: A Black Physician Reckons with Racism in Medicine. |
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The conversation delved into medical racism, key moments in Black history that led to the inequities that exist within the U.S. healthcare system and outlined steps we can all take to address health inequities. |
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Valentine’s Day is Wednesday, February 14. Need a gift idea? Show your love for BMC with a donation in honor of a family member, friend, or colleague. You can choose from three e-valentine designs and write a custom message to let them know about your special gift. Your generosity will make both your hearts full, while helping support a mission you believe in. |
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Announcements |
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We Want Your Feedback: How Can Our Website Serve You Better? |
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We're working on transforming our website into a useful tool that provides our patients with relevant information about BMC's providers, programs, and services. We’re looking for people who have ever been patients at BMC to help us! If you sign up, we’ll ask you some questions to help us understand more about you, so you can help us improve BMC.org and ensure our patients get all the information they need. |
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Awards |
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Healthgrades Names 2024 America's Best Hospitals
BMC has been named one of Healthgrades's Best Hospitals in America for 2024. Hospitals included on this list are evaluated on clinical performance and patient outcomes in various specialties, including neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, pulmonology care, and more. We are committed to improving our patients' health by combining world-class clinicians and innovative treatments with compassionate, quality care. |
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BMC Named as One of Becker’s Top 36 Health Systems for Excellent Diabetes and Endocrinology Programs
We are thrilled to announce that BMC was recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review for providing expert Diabetes and Endocrinology care in 2023. Our team provides exceptional clinical care, patient education and has also launched a number of research initiatives in partnership with our Health Equity Accelerator to improve inequities associated with diabetes diagnosis and care which has led to improved patient outcomes. |
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Upcoming Events |
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Together for Hope: Boston Addiction Conference
When: March 15 & 16
Where: Roxbury Community College
BMC’s Grayken Center for Addiction is hosting Together for Hope: Boston Addiction Conference 2024, a two-day conference to convene clinicians, educators, researchers, policymakers, advocates, and community leaders who are innovating to build the future of addiction care in Boston. We encourage all members of the addiction community to register.
Learn more and register here. |
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The doctor has been my Cardiologist for several years now, and I couldn't, and wouldn't, trust anyone the way I trust him, when it comes to making sure all is well with my heart! |
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“In Your Words” features patient comments from patient experience outreach surveys. We appreciate your time completing these surveys and for sharing your thoughts with us. The information gathered is used to learn where we can improve, to continue to provide exceptional care to all. |
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Join us as we reimagine healthcare for Boston and beyond. There’s never been a more exciting time to be a part of our award-winning Nursing and Radiology teams. View open role here. |
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