High Quality Care for All: Our Quest for Equity in Health Care
At Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Betancourt (pictured at left) is the director of both the Disparities Solutions Center (DSC) and Multicultural Education. He is also an associate professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Of Puerto Rican descent, Dr. Betancourt grew up in a bilingual, bicultural home. As a child, he served as an interpreter for his grandmother, who didn’t speak English. He saw firsthand how language and cultural barriers contribute to patient vulnerability and low-quality care.
Op-Ed, Joan Quinlan, MPA, and Jeffrey P. Collins, MD
To grasp the depth of Massachusetts General Hospital’s commitment to the community, we must go back to the very founding of the institution in 1811 — to our roots. The document that declared the need for the hospital, referred to as the “circular letter”, was written by two young physicians and sent to wealthy citizens of Boston to ask for their financial support for the cause.
James J. Mongan, MD
On the last day of 2009, James J. Mongan, MD, stepped down as president and chief executive officer of Partners HealthCare, Massachusetts General Hospital’s parent organization after seven fruitful years at the helm.He was succeeded by Gary Gottlieb, MD, formerly president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital. During his tenure, Dr. Mongan oversaw the expansion of the system’s integrated healthcare network throughout eastern Massachusetts. Partners is the largest private employer in Massachusetts.
The Value of MGH Research - and What it Will Take to Advance it
Robert Kingston, PhD, chairs the Thematic Center Executive Committee at MGH, which oversees research activities in the five thematic research centers. He is also vice chair of the Executive Committee on Research, which oversees all research, and chair of the MGH Department of Molecular Biology.F. Richard Bringhurst, MD, is senior vice president of Medicine and Research Management, physician in Medicine and research integrity officer. He also maintains a part-time clinical practice in Endocrinology and is an associate professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School.
