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Starting Aug. 1, Medco no longer will use social security numbers as members’ ID numbers. If you are enrolled in a health plan that offers prescription benefits through Medco, you will receive a new Medco ID card with a new number in the mail in August. Questions? Email ibenefits@partners.org
Staff with birthdays in July, August and September who have not completed their annual TB screening should do so July 25 – 31, 6:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., on the Tower 2 Mezzanine. Call Occupational Health with questions at 617-732-6034.
Environmental Services will pick up unusable equipment Aug. 3 – 7 throughout the main campus and in all research areas. Label all unusable or outdated equipment with a “Please Remove” tag prior to Aug. 3. Visit BWHPikeNotes.org for downloadable tags and additional information on pickup of equipment. With questions, contact Luis Soto at lsoto@partners.org, and research staff can contact Angela Vail at avail3@partners.org
Raffle tickets for chances to win a 2010 Honda Insight and help MAFCU benefit the Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless are available at MAFCU branches at 365 Boylston St., Brookline, and 221 Longwood Ave., and www.mafcucreditunion.org The drawing is Thursday, Nov. 5. For information, call 617-278-5688. No more than 2,500 tickets will be sold.
Ready to quit smoking? The free eight-week BWH Quit Smoking Program begins Wednesday, July 29, 5:15 – 6:15 p.m., in the Kessler Library. Call 617-732-9694 for information and to sign up.
Nominations are due Sept. 14 for the second annual MITSS Hope Award, which recognizes patients, families, health care providers, hospitals, teams, departments and others for supporting healing and restoring hope to those impacted by adverse medical events. For information and nominations, visit www.mitss.org
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