COBTH Community Benefit Committee
COBTH Home ---------------- Introduction ---------------- Resouces ---------------- Public Health Champion ---------------- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ---------------- Boston Medical Center ---------------- Brigham and Women's Hospital ---------------- Cambridge Health Alliance ---------------- Caritas Carney Hospital ---------------- Caritas Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center ---------------- Children's Hospital Boston ---------------- Dana-Farber Cancer-Institute ---------------- Faulkner Hospital ---------------- Lahey Clinic Medical Center ---------------- Massachusetts General Hospital ---------------- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary ---------------- Tufts Medical Center ---------------- VA Boston Healthcare System ---------------- COBTH Community Benefits Committee ---------------- COBTH Hospital Cancer Rides ---------------- COBTH Domestic Violence Council		Comprised of a representatives from each COBTH member hospital, the Community Benefit Committee meets regularly: • To ensure ongoing communication with city and state health departments, as well as other government agencies that have a role in public health and/or oversight of community benefits programs. This includes, but is not limited to, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Boston Public Health Commission, and the Attorney General’s Office. As a regular agenda item, updates and any specific issues involving these agencies are reported on and discussed at each meeting and includes inviting representatives from these and other organizations to attend meetings. • To work collaboratively to address public health issues within the greater Boston area, as appropriate. The Committee serves as a forum for discussing priority-setting, public health policy issues, financial and other resource requirements, program development and evaluation. • To share “best practices” in community benefits programs in terms of community empowerment, public health/medical service delivery, program evaluation and continuous quality improvement. Committe Members Ediss Gandelman, Co-chair Director, Community Benefits Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center   Karen Kennedy Vice President, Communications, Marketing & Community Benefits Caritas Christi Health Care System   Mary Leach Director of Public Affairs Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary           Jennifer M. Fleming Senior Development Offier, Foundation Relations Boston Medical Center   M. Laurie Cammisa Vice President for Child Advocacy Children’s Hospital Boston   Joan Quinlan Director, Community Benefit Program Massachusetts General Hospital           Wanda McClain Executive Director Center for Community Health & Health Equity Brigham and Women’s Hospital   Anne Levine, Co-chair Vice President of External Affairs Dana-Farber Cancer Institute   Matt Fishman Director, Community Benefit Programs Partners HealthCare           Linda Cundiff Senior Director of Community Affairs Cambridge Health Alliance   Tracy Mangini Sylven Director of Community Health & Benefits Faulkner Hospital   Sherry Dong Director, Community Health Improvement Programs Tufts Medical Center               Jeffrey P. Doran Sr. Vice President Lahey Clinic Medical Center   Diane Keefe Manager, Public Relations VA Boston Healthcare System