Name & faces
Crimson Summer Academy
On Wednesday, July 20, eight high school students from the Crimson Summer Academy (CSA) came to Children's Hospital Boston to explore careers in health care. The students met with staff and employees from Nutrition, Nursing, Social Work and more. CSA helps high school students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds in Boston and Cambridge who have a passion for learning and a desire to excel, but don't have access to all of the resources necessary for success.
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Families advocate on Capitol Hill
On June 22 and 23, Children's Hospital Boston took part in the National Association of Children's Hospitals Family Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. Over 50 children and their families from across the U.S. met with their elected officials, as they prepare to make key decisions about Medicaid’Äîthe nation's single largest health insurer for children. Beth Dworetzky (second from left) and her son Zach Friedland (far left) met with Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) (center) to remind him how much they depend on the specialized care and services at Children's and to thank him for his continued support of Medicaid. Josh Greenberg (second from right) and Lisa Mannix (far right), of Children's Office of Child Advocacy, also attended.
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Biotech and beyond
David Altman (far right), of Children's Hospital Boston's Intellectual Property Office and John Counts (second from right), of the Office of Corporate Sponsored Research, recently attended the BIO 2005 convention, the world's largest annual biotechnology gathering. The two offices provided a joint exhibit of Children's work, networking with other companies, institutions and people, including Tom Finneran (far left), president of the Massachusetts Biotechnology Council, and Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney (second from left).
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