STAT+: Mass General Brigham CEO says Harvard funding freeze shouldn’t apply to health system
The head of Mass General Brigham said officials at the Harvard-affiliated health system believe the Trump administration's funding freeze shouldn’t apply to MGB.
Shortly after the federal government froze $2.2 billion in federal funding to Harvard University for defying a slew of government demands, the head of Mass General Brigham said officials at the Harvard-affiliated health system believe the funding freeze shouldn’t apply to MGB.
Anne Klibanski, chief executive of the state’s largest health system, said in a message emailed to employees late Monday night that officials don’t know what impact the freeze will have on MGB and Harvard Medical School.
“However, we believe that the government’s requests of Harvard University are not applicable to our separately incorporated and independently operated medical and research hospitals,” Klibanski said. “We have a separate governance structure, including our Board and Management teams. We do not set Harvard University’s policies with respect to its students, faculty, and other employees, or conduct on its campus.”
