
Ray Hainer is the director of content at Boston Medical Center. Prior to joining the healthcare industry in 2015, he worked in the media world covering health and research news as a reporter and editor. He can be reached at ray.hainer@bmc.org.
Recent Posts

'A Care Hub for All': A CEO on the Vital Role of Community Health
Cynthia Sierra of Manet Community Health Center reflects on the evolution of federally qualified health centers and the importance of sharing their impact.

SDOH Screeners Don’t Capture Full Scope of Utilities Insecurity
New research suggests requests for shutoff protection may provide a truer picture of patient needs.

Building Lasting Confidence in Addressing Social Needs
A service-learning project created by Socially Responsible Surgery highlights the advantages of integrating hands-on experience with social determinants of health into medical education.

Exploring Social Needs and Behavioral Health Risks in Children
The rise of screening for social needs presents an opportunity for pediatricians to make connections across screening tools and develop targeted interventions, a new study suggests.

Overcoming Barriers to Pediatric Behavioral Health Integration
The evaluation leads for TEAM UP, an initiative that's transforming pediatric behavioral health at community health centers, discuss their novel approach to implementation and evaluation.

Changing the Culture of Surgery: An Interview With Jennifer Tseng
A boundary-breaking chief surgeon reflects on burnout, discrimination, and the evolving culture of surgery.

Creating a Home for Public Health and Advocacy In Surgery
A grassroots organization of surgeons and medical students is shining a light on social determinants of health in surgery.

BRANCH: Supporting Families to Help Young Children Thrive
A new model builds capacity in pediatric primary care to foster healthy parent-child relationships and provide support to caregivers experiencing stress and trauma.

Journalist Maia Szalavitz on Addiction as a Learning Disorder
The author of Unbroken Brain discusses our evolving understanding of addiction — and the implications for how we treat and prevent substance use disorders.

Chasing a Cure for Lung Disease With Stem Cells
New technologies can produce billions of cells, creating research opportunities that promise to advance our understanding of serious lung diseases.