Press Releases

Date	Press Release
29-October-08	March of Dimes to Honor Tufts Medical Center President & CEO Ellen Zane with 2008 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Humanitarian Award Boston, Mass. -- Ellen Zane, President and Chief Executive Officer of Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children is the 2008 recipient of the March of Dimes Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) Humanitarian Award.
14-October-08	The Ironworkers of Local 7 Make Generous Donation to Floating Hospital Boston, Mass. -- W Hotels Worldwide, United States Congressman Stephen Lynch, Boston Redevelopment Authority Director John Palmieri, Sawyer Enterprises, Bovis Lend Lease and Ironworkers Local 7 celebrated the topping off of Boston’s new W Hotel and Residences with a ceremony to raise the last beam and a donation to Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center.
04-August-08	Tufts Medical Center receives American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Gold Performance Achievement Award Boston, Mass.  -- Tufts Medical Center recently received the American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines –Stroke (GWTG–­Stroke) Gold Performance Achievement Award.
19-June-08	Scott Shikora, MD, named President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Washington, DC -- Scott Shikora, MD, FACS, director of Tufts Medical Center’s Obesity Consult Center, today was named President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at the society’s 25th annual meeting.
29-May-08	Tufts University and  Tufts Medical Center Secure $20 Million National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and Translational Science Award Boston, MA --  Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center today announced that together they are recipients of the NIH Clinical and Translational Science Award, which will fund the Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute.
21-May-08	Tufts Medical Center Forms Chinatown Earthquake Relief Team for Upcoming HarborWalk on June 8 Boston, MA -- To support those affected by the tragic earthquake in China, Tufts Medical Center has created a special China Earthquake Relief Team for the upcoming HarborWalk and Run event Sunday, June 8, 2008 -- 100% of the funds raised for this team will go to relief efforts in China.
12-May-08	The Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care and Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center Proudly Open the Neely Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Unit Boston, MA -- The Cam Neely Foundation for Cancer Care and Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center today opened the Neely Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, an innovative and unique facility for pediatric patients and their families.
01-May-08	Researchers at Tufts Medical Center Identify a New Mechanism for High Blood Pressure Boston, MA -- Researchers at Tufts Medical Center have demonstrated that abnormalities in blood vessels – rather than only kidneys, as has been previously thought – can act as a primary cause of high blood pressure.
04-March-08	Tufts-New England Medical Center Changes Name to Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA -- Tufts-New England Medical Center announced today that it has changed its name to Tufts Medical Center, a shorter name that better reflects the hospital’s close relationship with Tufts University. The is the principal teaching hospital for Tufts University School of Medicine.
14-February-08	The US Presidential Candidates’ Focus on Preventive Care for Health Care Reform: Tufts-NEMC Researchers Examine Statements that Prevention Will Save Money , – With the issue of skyrocketing health care costs at the forefront of the 2008 presidential campaign, researchers from (Tufts-NEMC) have examined the costs and benefits of preventive care versus treatment, and found some surprising results.
12-February-08	Internationally Renowned Physician-Scientist, Michael E. Mendelsohn, MD, Appointed Chief Scientific Officer at Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA -- Tufts Medical Center announced today that Michael E. Mendelsohn, MD will lead the organization’s research endeavors as Chief Scientific Officer.
08-February-08	Tufts Medical Center Raises $500,000 at 5th Annual Rising Stars Gala  Boston, MA - Tufts Medical Center raised approximately half a million dollars at its Fifth Annual Rising Stars Gala on Thursday, February 7.
31-January-08	Tufts Medical Center Recognized as New England Leader in Heart Transplants Boston, MA - Tufts Medical Center (Tufts Medical Center) performed 22 heart transplants in 2007 – more than any other medical center in the New England.
17-January-08	Tufts Medical Center Institute Celebrates 10 Years of Ground-Breaking Cardiovascular Research Boston, MA -- The Molecular Cardiology Research Institute of Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
09-January-08	Rising Star Gala to Benefit Tufts Medical Center will be February 7 Boston Celtics Captain Paul Pierce leads the team as honorary chair of this year's Rising Stars Gala to Benefit Tufts Medical Center on Thursday, February 7. Boston, MA --This year's honorees are Tufts Medical Center medical geneticist Diana Bianchi, MD, actor and philanthropist Donnie Wahlberg and Eastern Bank CEO Richard Holbrook, and WHDH Healthcast reporter Dr. Deanna Lites will serve as host for the evening.