Boston Medical Center News Archive
Expanded Child Tax Credit ‘has to be in’ final version of Build Back Better Act, Sen. Ed Markey says
Dr. Lucy Marcil, founder of StreetCred and pediatrician at BMC joins Senator Markey, Allison Bovell-Ammon of Children's HealthWatch, and Julio Shum, a patient navigator in pediatrics at BMC as they advocate for the extension of the Child Tax Credit at a press conference hosted at Boston Medical Center.
Your unvaccinated child is going back to school. What type of mask should they wear?
BMC's associate hospital epidemiologist, Dr. Cassandra Pierre shares insight into the best masks that children can wear to stay protected from COVID-19, especially while they remain ineligible to receive a vaccine, as they head back to school this year.
We owe it to our kids to get them vaccinated
We owe it to our kids to get them vaccinated
Mobile care unit brings vaccinations to Boston children
Dr. Eileen Costello, chief of ambulatory pediatrics at BMC shares what her experience has been like bringing COVID-19 vaccines to children in several city neighborhoods through a mobile care unit.
Ask The Doctors: Pfizer Is Fully Approved, What's Next In Pandemic?
The Pfizer vaccine received full FDA approval and the state education board gave the authority to impose a universal mask mandate in Massachusetts schools through at least October 1. BMC's associate hospital epidemiologist, Dr. Cassandra Pierre joins WBUR to answer community member's questions following these announcements.
Magnet Recognition Program®
Boston Medical Center has applied to the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for the prestigious designation of Magnet. Magnet designation recognizes excellence in nursing services.
Coronavirus vaccine site at Mattapan church provides sense of comfort, trust for residents
"We know that vaccines are the way out of this pandemic. It's the way to get us back on the right track and we know the toll that COVID-19 has taken on this community." BMC's Vice President of Mission, Dr. Thea James highlights the opening of the Mattapan COVID-19 Vaccination Site at Morning Star Baptist Church.
Doctors race to find, vaccinate vulnerable homebound people
"This vaccine is offering us a pathway of hope." BMC's Geriatrics Home Care Program medical director, Dr. Won Lee highlights what this program means for the community, as medical experts visit the homes of elderly patients to administer the COVID-19 vaccine.
BMC’s Dr. Thea James is working to persuade communities of color to get the vaccine
Dr. Thea James joined The Boston Globe to share her experience with the COVID-19 vaccine
Doctors Weigh In On Distrust Of COVID-19 Vaccines Among People Of Color
Dr. Cassandra Pierre, acting Hospital Epidemiologist at Boston Medical Center, offers her insights on how vaccine rationing has become a major concern for communities of color.
