Mass Eye and Ear Hosts 3rd Free Community Screening Event for Roxbury Tenants of Harvard

Boston, Mass. — Mass Eye and Ear hosted its 3^rd “Eye, Ear, and Eat” a free community health screening event for its neighbors in Mission Hill at Mass Eye and Ear’s 800 Huntington Ave location. The event is a community partnership with Roxbury Tenants of Harvard. Clinicians from Mass Eye and Ear offered free vision, hearing and head and neck screenings, access to financial counselors and education on health care delivery options. In addition, Mass General Brigham Community Care Vans provided blood pressure screenings and education. More than 100 residents attended and participated in screenings with some attendees identified for needing further care including hearing aids and other vision, hearing and head and neck issues that can impact their health and quality of life.

“Improving access to these vital services for our community is something all of us at Mass Eye and Ear are proud to be a part of. These screening days are so important to overall health and in some instances, we were able to identify an undiagnosed issue and immediately get the patient scheduled for follow up and care.” said Dr. Gregory Randolph, Director, Thyroid and Parathyroid Endocrine Surgical Division, Mass Eye and Ear.

“Programs like Eye, Ear, and Eat are so important to the mission of Mass Eye and Ear and Mass General Brigham. It’s a privilege to serve our neighbors who may not otherwise have access to care.” It’s so rewarding, especially for our residents, fellows and medical students to experience first-hand the spirit of Mass Eye and Ear serving the community. The entire team is so proud to participate and enable access to these critical services,” said, Dr. Mark A. Varvares, Chair, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery.

The specialists at Mass Eye and Ear’s 800 Huntington Ave location provide routine and sub-specialty eye, ear, nose, throat, head and neck care in a state-of-the-art facility. The site is open Monday to Friday 8am-5pm and has a state-of the-art surgical center, staffed by teams of Mass Eye and Ear surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses. For more information on services visit the location page.

About Mass Eye and Ear

Massachusetts Eye and Ear, founded in 1824, is an international center for treatment and research and a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. A member of Mass General Brigham, Mass Eye and Ear specializes in ophthalmology (eye care) and otolaryngology–head and neck surgery (ear, nose and throat care). Mass Eye and Ear clinicians provide care ranging from the routine to the very complex. Also home to the world's largest community of hearing and vision researchers, Mass Eye and Ear scientists are driven by a mission to discover the basic biology underlying conditions affecting the eyes, ears, nose, throat, head and neck and to develop new treatments and cures. In the 2024–2025 “Best Hospitals Survey,” U.S. News & World Report ranked Mass Eye and Ear #4 in the nation for eye care and #6 for ear, nose and throat care. For more information about life-changing care and research at Mass Eye and Ear, visit our blog, Focus, and follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.