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Partners HealthCare is pleased to join 7 NBC and CW56 in presenting the Boston Health & Fitness Expo as part of our mission to improve the health of the community. Founded by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, Partners HealthCare is a not-for-profit system of teaching, community and specialty hospitals, physicians, community health centers and other health care services committed to improving the health of the community and advancing the field of medicine through teaching and research.
In addition to our founding hospitals, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, many other Partners HealthCare members are participating in the Health & Fitness Expo, including: Faulkner Hospital, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, North Shore Medical Center, McLean Hospital, Partners Home Care, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Network, as well as CIMIT, Harvard Partners Center for Genetics and Genomics, and MGH Institute of Health Professions

Brigham and Women's Hospital
Recognized internationally for excellence in patient care and pioneering innovative treatments, Brigham and Women's Hospital, is home to many of the world's leading specialists in cardiovascular care, cancer, women's health, neurological disease, and orthopedics and arthritis. For our heart and vascular patients, the new state-of-the-art Carl J. and Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center will be opening in June 2008, adjacent to the main hospital. Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of Partners HealthCare, is a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
http://www.brighamandwomens.org/
See us at booth #901

Center for Integration of Medicine and Innovative Technology
CIMIT fosters and nurtures interdisciplinary collaboration among world-class experts in medicine, science and engineering, in concert with industry and government, to rapidly improve patient care. A non-profit consortium of Boston area teaching hospitals and engineering schools, CIMIT provides innovators with resources to explore, develop and implement novel technological solutions for today's most urgent healthcare problems.
http://www.cimit.org/
See us at booth #754

Faulkner Hospital
Faulkner Hospital is a community teaching hospital located in Jamaica Plain, MA. Founded in 1900, Faulkner Hospital has a long and rich history of meeting the health care needs of the residents of southwest Boston and surrounding suburbs. It offers comprehensive medical, surgical and psychiatric care as well as comprehensive emergency, ambulatory and diagnostic services. In 1998, Faulkner Hospital joined with Brigham and Women's Hospital, one of the country's leading academic medical centers, to form a common parent company, Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals, a member of Partners HealthCare.
http://www.faulknerhospital.org/
See us at booth #741

Harvard Medical School-Partners HealthCare Center for Genetics and Genomics
HPCGG was established by Harvard Medical School and Partners HealthCare in September 2001. The Center's mission is to accelerate the realization of personalized medicine by discovering and aiding in the acquisition of new genetic knowledge and integrating genetics knowledge into clinical medicine. HPCGG has locations at Massachusetts General Hospital, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in both Boston and Cambridge, MA.
http://www.hpcgg.org/
Please see us at booth #920

Massachusetts General Hospital
Since 1811, Massachusetts General Hospital has provided the highest quality care to individuals and to the community, with a commitment to the pursuit of the best possible outcome for each and every patient. Massachusetts General Hospital consistently ranks as one of the country's best hospitals in U.S. News and World Report. Through education and research we have developed many new, innovative ways of preventing, diagnosing and treating conditions in both adults and children. We have helped extend and improve the lives of countless patients worldwide. Massachusetts General Hospital is a founding member of Partners HealthCare.
http://www.massgeneral.org/
See us at booth #1011

McLean Hospital
McLean Hospital is a comprehensive psychiatric hospital committed to providing easy access to superior quality, cost-effective mental health services in the Boston area, Massachusetts and beyond. Since 1811, McLean Hospital has been a world leader in the treatment of mental illness and chemical dependency, research into the cause of mental illness and the training of generations of mental health care providers. McLean Hospital is an affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital and a member of Partners HealthCare, which allows for comprehensive coordination of medical and psychiatric services. A major teaching facility of Harvard Medical School, McLean Hospital maintains the largest program of research in neuroscience and psychiatry of any private psychiatric hospital in the United States.
http://www.mclean.harvard.edu/
See us at booth #764

MGH Institute of Health Professions
The MGH Institute of Health Professions is an independent affiliate of Massachusetts General Hospital. It offers unparalleled opportunities for students to learn and work alongside expert practitioners in a variety of hospital, clinical, and community settings. Located in the historic Charlestown Navy Yard, the Institute is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. It offers post-baccalaureate degree and certificate programs in Nursing, Medical Imaging, Speech-Language Pathology, and Physical Therapy. To learn more visit www.mghihp.edu
See us at booth #732

Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton-Wellesley Hospital is a leading community teaching hospital, offering advanced, high-quality physicians with a wide variety of expertise as well as state-of-the-art technology. Newton-Wellesley offers a full range of medical, surgical and specialty care. We also have a 24-hour-a-day emergency department, pediatric emergency department, and dedicated inpatient units with staff who are experts in meeting the needs of orthopaedic, critical care and oncology patients.
http://www.nwh.org/
See us at booth #1209

North Shore Medical Center
NSMC (North Shore Medical Center) is a multi-site health system headquartered in Salem, Mass., which includes NSMC Salem Hospital, NSMC Union Hospital in Lynn, NSMC North Shore Children's Hospital, NSMC Cancer Center, NSMC Heart Center, NSMC Women's Center and the physician network known as North Shore Physicians Group. NSMC is a member of Partners HealthCare, which was founded by Massachusetts General Hospital and Brigham and Women's Hospital. For more information, visit our website at nsmc.partners.org.
See us at booth #1217

The Partners HealthCare Diabetes Management Program
The Partners HealthCare Diabetes Management Program, an affiliation of physicians, nurses, certified diabetes educators, and other clinical staff, provides resources to people living with diabetes in Eastern Massachusetts. The Diabetes program is a Partners HealthCare system-wide collaboration to improve outcomes of people living with diabetes by promoting access to care, self-management through diet and exercise, community resources, and physician education.
See us at booth # 919
Partners Home Care
Partners Home Care is one of the region's largest home health care providers serving Eastern Massachusetts. Dedicated to providing a full range of home health, hospice, and private in-home support services that enhance quality of life.
http://www.partnershomecare.org/
See us at booth #910

The Research Study Volunteer Program
The Research Study Volunteer Program, RSVP for Health Program, at Partners HealthCare, allows people who are interested in clinical research studies (sometimes called clinical trials) to sign up to receive information directly about studies. Physicians at the Brigham and Women's and Massachusetts General Hospitals, two of Harvard Medical School's most prestigious academic medical centers, conduct hundreds of important clinical studies in virtually every therapeutic area. The RSVP for Health Program allows these physicians to keep those who sign up informed about clinical studies. To sign up go to www.RSVPforHealth.org or call 1-866-391-7030, or stop by our booth at the Expo.
http://www.rsvpforhealth.partners.org/
See us at booth #748

Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital is one of the largest rehabilitation facilities in the United States. The official rehabilitation hospital of the New England Patriots, Spaulding is also a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and is a member of Partners HealthCare. Spaulding is the only rehabilitation hospital in New England ranked since 1995 by U.S. News and World Report in its "Best Hospitals" survey.
http://www.spauldingrehab.org/
See us at booth #1203
Did you attend last years expo? Want to see what all the excitement is about? Check out the slideshows from last year's event!