On Thursday, May 9, Boston Medical Center (BMC) hosted a roundtable on housing, one of a series of discussions Governor Maura Healey’s administration is leading in support of The Affordable Homes Act, a monumental piece of housing legislation that Healey filed earlier...
“Health and wealth are intricately connected,” says Thea James, MD, MBA, co-executive director of Boston Medical Center’s Health Equity Accelerator and vice president of Mission, in a new short branded film from the MassMutual Foundation. The video is part of...
In Boston, where life expectancy can differ by 23 years between zip codes, Boston Medical Center Health System (BMCHS) launched the Health Equity Accelerator. Aligning strategy, analytics, clinical operations, and community engagement all through a health equity lens,...
In 1900, nearly all births were at home, with birthing people typically surrounded and supported by a community of family members and midwives. But across the next century, the U.S. saw a dramatic shift away from community and home births, and in recent years, more...
In celebration of Black History Month, Boston Medical Center Health System hosted a conversation between 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...