Page 12 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – Friday, February 14, 2020 Mass. General Hospital opens Therapeutic Food Pantry By Tara Vocino MGH Revere Youth Zone opened a pilot therapeutic food pantry – available to Massachusetts General Hospital patients only – on Friday morning at 300 Broadway, second fl oor. The therapeutic food pantry is stocked with plant-based goods that are aimed specifi cally to treat food-related conditions, such as obesity, diabetes and high blood pressure. —Tara Vocino may be reached at printjournalist1@ gmail.com. Food Pantry Medical Director Dr. Jacob Mirsky said the 12-week pilot program began Jan. 10 and intends to deliver plant-based food as an alternative to prescription medicine for hypertension, heart disease, obesity and diabetes. Event organizers before the ribbon cutting took place: From left to right: Food Pantry Medical Director Dr. Jacob Mirsky, MGH Revere HealthCare Center Administrative Director Debra Jacobson, Mayor Brian Arrigo and Revere HealthCare Center Medical Director/Medical Pediatrics Unit Chief Dr. Roger Pasinski. (Advocate Photos by Tara Vocino) MGH Revere HealthCare Center Medical Director/ Medical Pediatrics Unit Chief Dr. Roger Pasinski said he envisioned a fi ve-year process to get the pantry running, which only took a few months. Ward 5 Councillor John Powers, Revere HealthCare Center Medical Director/Medical Pediatrics Unit Chief Dr. Roger Pasinski, Revere Youth Zone Program Manager Michael Lenson, Revere HealthCare Center Administrative Director Debra Jacobson, Revere Clinic Adult Medicine Unit Chief Amy Wheeler, Nutritionist Amy Wheeler and Food Pantry Medical Director Dr. Jacob Mirsky, hold plant-based food items that are available at the pantry. Medicaid Accountable Care Medical Director Dr. Alexy Arauz Boudreau said the day is fi nally here. The ribbon is cut. Guests included City Council members, Mayor Brian Arrigo and Massachusetts General Hospital staff . MGH Revere HealthCare Center Administrative Director Debra Jacobson emphasized that the therapeutic pantry is only open for Medicaid Accountable Care patients at Massachusetts General Hospital, not for the general public.
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