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Running a hospital

This is a blog started by a CEO of a large Boston hospital to share thoughts about hospitals, medicine, and health care issues.

Paul Levy - President and CEO of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston
http://runningahospital.blogspot.com...arkinsons.html

The Jewish Family and Children's Service in Waltham, MA runs a marvelous dance program for people with Parkinson's disease. Yes, dance. The idea is that a disease characterized by rigidity, smallness of motion, and a quiet voice can be offset somewhat by an activity with the opposite characteristics.

Here's some information provided by Nancy Mazonson, M.S., OTR/L, the program coordinator:

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My brother is taking ballroom dancing lessons (he's competed a few times). His teacher said that dancing can help me with my movement and wants to work with me. I think it's a great idea. She's had experience working with people with challenges.