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BWH President Betsy Nabel, MD, kicked off the June 6 Town Meeting: An Open Forum for BWHers with a bit of history as she asked attendees to identify BWH’s founding date.
“It’s a trick question, since each of our predecessor institutions was established at different times and all have their own unique legacies,” said Nabel, before a packed audience in the Bornstein Amphitheater. “There really isn’t one founding date that aptly recognizes our history, so we will celebrate the rich histories and the many outstanding achievements of our predecessor institutions in 2013 and 2014.”
That two-year celebration is called “BluePrint: The Architecture of Innovation. Celebrating our History of Transforming the Future.” BluePrint will feature special events throughout 2013 and 2014, the culmination of which will be the completion of the Thea and James M. Stoneman Centennial Park and Brigham Patient Parking Garage at 15 Francis St.
“BluePrint speaks to our history of being a model academic medical center and acknowledges our legacy of discovery and our future in research innovation and care improvement,” Nabel said. Nabel transitioned to BWH’s present with a reminder about the Brigham Way campaign, which recognizes all staff for the many special ways they go above and beyond each day to make BWH an even better place to work and receive care.
“The response to our campaign has been overwhelming, and I look forward to hearing from many more of you about the ways you and your colleagues make a difference,” she said.
Nabel concluded with an update on the hospital’s strategic planning initiative and how BW/F is meeting the short-term goals related to each strategic commitment.
“For example, to provide the right care at the right time in the right setting, we must implement clinical program planning across our distributed campus to make the best use of each of our locations in order to ensure we meet the needs of our patients,” she said.
For the commitment to discovery and innovation, BWH is currently engaged in planning for the Brigham Building for the Future, which, when complete, will enable the hospital to consolidate a number of costly leases for research space into a new building owned by the hospital and ensure closer collaboration among disciplines.
BWH is also committed to fostering an engaged workforce and promoting healthy lifestyles for employees through several initiatives, including a tobacco-free campus and the Your Health, Your Choice program in the BWH Cafeteria.
To view the Town Meeting webcast, including the question and answer session, visit BWHPikeNotes.org.