Healy succeeds Dick Argys of Boston Children’s Hospital following a period of significant growth and evolution for the organization

The Longwood Collective today announced the election of Peter Healy as the new Chair of its Board of Directors. Healy, who serves as Divisional President, Metro Boston for Beth Israel Lahey Health and President of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC), was elected at the organization’s recent Joint Annual Meeting of Members and Board of Directors.

The Longwood Collective will be adding twelve new trees later this year to two locations in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area (LMA), thanks to a grant recently awarded by the City of Boston and Mass Audubon through their Boston Tree Alliance Program.

The $62,750 Tree Alliance Grant is a key funding component for an overall plan to replace dead trees, add new trees, and replace impervious concrete surfaces in several locations with tree pits that can absorb rainwater and provide a healthy environment for trees to grow.