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October 29, 2008
March of Dimes to Honor Tufts Medical Center President & CEO Ellen Zane with 2008 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Humanitarian Award
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. |
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October 14, 2008
The Ironworkers of Local 7 make generous donation to Floating Hospital
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. |
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September 15, 2008
Lions Club International and Massachusetts Lions Fund New Technology at New England Eye Center
New England Eye Center, while often at the forefront of worldwide research, owes a big nod to both the Lions Club International Fund and the Massachusetts Lions. Two cutting-edge imaging devices purchased in late 2007 with grants from the Lions organizations are being used in major research projects as well as evaluation and treatment of children with serious eye complications. |
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August 4, 2008
Tufts Medical Center receives American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines Gold Performance Achievement Award
Tufts Medical Center recently received the American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines –Stroke (GWTG–Stroke) Gold Performance Achievement Award. |
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June 19, 2008
Scott Shikora, MD, named President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
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. |
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May 29, 2008
Tufts University and Tufts Medical Center secure $20 million National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical and Translational Science Award
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. |
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May 21, 2008
Tufts Medical Center forms Chinatown Earthquake Relief Team for upcoming HarborWalk on June 8
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. |
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May 12, 2008
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
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. |
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May 1, 2008
Researchers at Tufts Medical Center identify a new mechanism for high blood pressure
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. |
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March 4, 2008
Tufts-New England Medical Center changes name to Tufts Medical Center
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. |
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February 14, 2008
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. |
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February 12, 2008
Internationally renowned physician-scientist, Michael E. Mendelsohn, MD, appointed Chief Scientific Officer at Tufts Medical Center
Tufts Medical Center announced today that Michael E. Mendelsohn, MD will lead the organization’s research endeavors as Chief Scientific Officer. |
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February 8, 2008
Tufts Medical Center raises $500,000 at 5th annual Rising Stars Gala
Tufts Medical Center raised approximately half a million dollars at its Fifth Annual Rising Stars Gala on Thursday, February 7. |
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January 21, 2008
Tufts Medical Center recognized as New England leader in heart transplants
Tufts Medical Center (Tufts Medical Center) performed 22 heart transplants in 2007 – more than any other medical center in the New England. |
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January 17, 2008
Tufts Medical Center institute celebrates 10 years of ground-breaking cardiovascular research
The Molecular Cardiology Research Institute of Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine is celebrating its 10th anniversary. |
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January 9, 2008
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. |