Boston Marathon®

Thank you to the athletes and donors who supported Boston Medical Center through the Boston Marathon®. Because of you, BMC is reducing health inequities and providing innovative services for patients and their families. You can still support our runners with a donation by May 15. Sign up for our email list to receive Team BMC updates and learn about more ways you can support Boston Medical Center.

BMC is not only home to world-class clinicians and innovative treatments—we also are pioneers of programs that impact lasting good health. Over the years, more than 1,100 Team BMC athletes have raised more than $9.5 million to support BMC’s efforts to build a healthier Boston. Funds raised through the Boston Marathon® support our work—much of it not reimbursed by insurance–that drives equitable health outcomes. Here are just a few examples of what we can do with your help:

• Economic Mobility: Health is inextricably tied to wealth. That’s why BMC created an Economic Justice Hub to offer financial coaching, pathways to jobs, free tax preparation services, and more for families when they come in for appointments.
• Food as Medicine: Our hospital-based food pantry, the first-of-its-kind in the nation, distributes more than 1 million pounds of nutritious food to patients and their families each year. BMC’s Teaching Kitchen uses fresh ingredients in our healthy cooking and nutrition classes for our community. Some of the fresh produce used by these programs is grown at our very two Rooftop Farms.
• Urgent Health Needs: BMC is working with and within our community to meet mental health needs. Through our BEST mental health crisis intervention program, BMC is working with the police, judicial system, and schools to ensure people get the care they need where and when they need it.

Thank you again to our 82 Team BMC athletes who went the extra mile for our patients and community.

Reach out to our team at any time with questions: Team.BMC@bmc.org.