Kate Walsh
@KateWalshHHS
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Secretary of @MassHHS. Former Prez/CEO @The_BMC Health System. Advocate for health equity. Music, pop culture enthusiast. Mom.
Boston, MA
Joined July 2019
A statement from Secretary Walsh on Steward Health Care.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month and here’s my message to anyone going through tough times: Help is here. 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, anyone can call or text (833) 773-2445 or visit https://t.co/W5CCxeUAM1.
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This week, @MassGovernor, @MassLtGov and @KateWalshHHS got to visit two of our new Community Behavioral Health Centers. Across MA, these centers provide immediate care for anyone going through a mental health or substance use crisis - no insurance needed. https://t.co/Qi4isWZ4Ce
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During Thursday night’s @Patriots game, Devin McCourty wore a special pair of cleats as part of #MyCauseMyCleats. 👟 One of the touching tributes is BMC’s logo, which is a nod to Devin & Jason McCourty's support of our work in #SCD. Thank you, @McCourtyTwins! 🙌
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#BMCProud of our system-wide approach addressing health inequities -- holding ourselves accountable, uncovering the racism entrenched in societal systems and healthcare policies, and shifting efforts from simply filling gaps to eliminating them
“We really can't do this work alone. For it to succeed, we need all of you👥. It will take every one of us to truly achieve #healthequity.” -@ElenaMendezEs
@TJamesMD & @ElenaMendezEs share lessons learned and what’s next for our #BMCaccelerator 📈 https://t.co/pjDEVlKJUf
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Honored to share our “Curbside Care” mobile unit in partnership with the Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation with @KensingtonRoyal at last night’s game. 🏀 Shout out to @TJamesMD for representing BMC! ❤️ Read more: https://t.co/u75VewyFi0
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"We knew the food would impact the patients that need it. Food insecurity is such a huge problem [and we want] to inspire them to grow on their own." - @davemaffeo We're #BMCProud to have our Rooftop Farm be recognized by @WhiteHouse. More on @wbz:
cbsnews.com
High above the hospital, Boston Medical Center is getting the attention of the White House with its rooftop farm.
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Congrats to our Brockton team on the opening of such an important facility! The care provided will help fill a crucial need in the region & draw on BMCs decades of experience offering community-based behavioral health services, as well as our innovative addiction treatment models
"Now more than ever, it's important that people have community-based access to treatment without the worry of how they will access or pay for care." -Tracy Weeden, executive director of our new Brockton Behavioral Health Center Read more on #HealthCity ⬇️: https://t.co/p4bECIHK3Q
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.@The_BMC bridge over Albany Street in purple for #InternationalOverdoseAwareness and #NationalRecoveryMonth 💜
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BMC's farmers market 🥕 🥦 in the Shapiro cafeteria takes place every Tuesday from 12-1 pm through September. All fresh produce is harvested day-of from our rooftop farm🌱 and subsidized at an affordable price💲. Don't forget to stop by! #urbanfarming #urbanfarm
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Congratulations to Dr. Tracey Dechert @TraceyDechert on her appointment as @The_BMC Chief of Acute Care and Trauma Surgery! She will assume her new role on July 1. @BostonTrauma @SurgicalEquity @PabPanza @TsengJennifer @BUMedicine
https://t.co/Nc7huUSItE
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Congratulations to our BMC team and exceptional community partners – CHCs, community orgs, churches, etc on this huge and impactful work. #BMCproud
🚨 Publication alert 🚨 Our new pub is out: "Addressing Inequities in SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Uptake: The Boston Medical Center Health System Experience" | Annals of Internal Medicine @AnnalsofIM
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🚨 Publication alert 🚨 Our new pub is out: "Addressing Inequities in SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Uptake: The Boston Medical Center Health System Experience" | Annals of Internal Medicine @AnnalsofIM
acpjournals.org
Academic medical centers could play an important role in increasing access to and uptake of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, especially in Black and Latino communities that have been disproportionately affected...
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Congratulations on making all of us #BMCProud of our wonderful pharmacy colleagues!
Our own @NatalijaFarrell sporting the new 2021 @ASHPOfficial Best practice award 🥇 for ED OUD management intervention! Congratulations to @The_BMC ED team on this honor and having the award in hand! #TwitteRx
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The chilly celebration was so worth it! Our BMC team of nurses is second to none and I couldn't be more #BMCproud of the compassionate, quality, innovative care they provide to our patients every day. Thank you to everyone for the hard work on this journey to Magnet designation
BMC has achieved #Magnet® designation from @ANANursingWorld, the highest national credential for #nursing excellence, quality patient care, & innovations in professional nursing practice! Thank you to every nurse for their role in our journey to Magnet designation. #BMCProud
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#BMCproud of Nate!
It’s #TransgenderAwarenessWeek and we’re #BMCProud to share this personal journey of one of our amazing CNAs! BMC is a national leader in the delivery of #transgender #healthcare. Learn more about our Center for Transgender Medicine & Surgery: https://t.co/Xz36Qpn0RZ
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Boston Medical Center launches new plan to address racial disparities in health care - The Boston Globe
bostonglobe.com
As at many organizations, BMC executives said they were prompted to act by the disparities laid bare by the COVID pandemic and by the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Read the full @CommonWealthMag piece by @BU_Tweets' Bob Brown, @BarrFdn's Amos Hostetter, @MassGenBrigham's Dr. Anne Klibanski, Beacon Capital Partners' Alan Leventhal, GRC's Bud Ris, @The_BMC's @KateWalshCEO, and @gardnermuseum's Gwill York.
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"Treatment from understanding medical professionals made a vast difference in my life and allowed me to find #recovery,"- Eileen Davidson Grayken, founder of @GraykenBMC, on the importance of providing resources for those w/ #OUD. #OverdoseAwarenessDay. https://t.co/UKKRourPVc
bostonherald.com
Tuesday night Boston is giving a powerful gift — the gift of attention — to the loved ones of those who have died of overdoses due to alcoholism and substance use disorder. For many of …
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This is so important. Our @The_BMC is hosting local pop-up vaccination events nearly every week. Find one close to you and your family: https://t.co/MY57XQHHlO
#COVID19vaccine #backtoschool
Children have borne the brunt of this pandemic in ways they will never forget — we have to make sure it ends there, write @BostonChildrens’ Kevin Churchwell and @The_BMC’s @KateWalshCEO.
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