Awards and Recognitions
Hallmark Health System, which includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford and Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose, is honored to be recognized for achievements the organization has made on both the clinical and operational sides of health care. The organization continues to strive for excellence each and every day to provide patients and their family and friends with the very best in patient care.
Operational Achievements
Hallmark Health Awarded Gold Seal of Approval from Joint Commission
care through voluntary accreditation. The Joint Commission's rigorous on-site survey of Hallmark Health occurred this past winter.
Michael V. Sack, President and Chief Executive Officer of Hallmark Health System, adds, “The five-day comprehensive survey conducted by The Joint Commission encompassed all aspects of both inpatient and outpatient care. This accreditation is proof of the high level of care our physicians, nurses and clinical staff provide and our unwavering commitment to provide the highest levels of safety to our patients.”
Mark Pelletier, R.N., M.S., The Joint Commission's Executive Director, Hospital Programs, Accreditation and Certification Services, said of the accreditation. "The community should be proud that Hallmark Health is focusing on the most challenging goal -- to continuously raise quality and safety to higher levels."
In addition, The Joint Commission presented Hallmark Health with a silver tier Certificate of Achievement in recognition for achieving a 75 percent seasonal flu vaccination rate among all employees. The high number of staff who chose to get a flu shot demonstrates their high level of concern to protect the health and safety of our patients.
Boston Globe's "Top Places to Work".
In November 2011 Hallmark Health System was named one of the Boston Globe's "Top 100 Places to Work". The Top Places to Work List recognizes the most progressive companies in the state based on employee opinons about company leadership, compensation and training, diversity/inclusion, career development, family-friendly flexibility and values and ethics.
Boston Business Journal’s “Best Places to Work” eight years in a row.
In May 2011 Hallmark Health System was named to the Boston Business Journal’s annual “Best Places to Work” list for the eighth year in a row. The award recognizes the organization’s achievements in creating a positive work environment that attracts and retains employees through a combination of employee satisfaction, working conditions and company culture.
Community Newspaper Group's Reader's Choice Awards
Area readers voted for their favorite hospitals, businesses and services in more than 75 local and
regional categories. Below is how Hallmark Health ranked:
Hallmark Health – Regional Silver
Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford – Regional Gold
Lawrence Memorial Hospital Gift Shop –Honorable Mention (Medford) & Regional Silver
Melrose-Wakefield Hospital – Regional Bronze
Most Wired
Hallmark Health System, which includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford and
Clinical Achievements
Center of Excellence for Bariatric Surgery – Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford
American Society for Bariatric Surgery
This special designation puts Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford among an elite group of select hospitals in Massachusetts. The hospital’s bariatric surgery program was named a Center of Excellence after a stringent review process by the Surgical Review Corporation (SRC), which found the program satisfactorily met the high standards set forth to be designated a Center of Excellence. In the United States, there are fewer than 250 hospitals designated as American Society for Bariatric Surgery Centers of Excellence.
Distinction Center for Hip and Knee Replacement - Melrose-Wakefield Hospital
Blue Cross and Blue Shield 
To earn this designation, Melrose-Wakefield Hospital was evaluated based on an objective, evidence-based selection criteria established with input from expert physicians and medical organizations. The goal of the Blue Distinction is to identify medical facilities that deliver better overall quality and medical outcomes for a specific area of specialty care, helping patients and doctors to make more informed hospital choices.
Distinction Center for Bariatric Surgery – Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Blue
Blue Distinction is a designation awarded to medical facilities that have demonstrated expertise in the delivering quality healthcare. The designation is based on rigorous, evidence-based selection criteria established in collaboration with expert physicians’ and medical organizations recommendations.
Center of Excellence – Lawrence Memorial/Regis College Nursing Program
National League for Nursing
The Lawrence Memorial/Regis College Nursing Program as part of Regis College School of Nursing and Health Professions has been designated a Center of Excellence in Nursing Education by the National League for Nursing (NLN). It is the first NLN Center of Excellence designation in New England and one of only 13 in the country.
Each year since 2004, the NLN has invited nursing schools to apply for this designation based on their ability to demonstrate sustained excellence in faculty development, nursing education research, or student learning and professional development. Schools must also have a proven commitment to continuous quality improvement.
Approval With Commendations – Hallmark Health Cancer Center
American College of Surgeons
The approval with commendations recognizes the high quality of the programs offered at the Hallmark Health Cancer Center and follows a site visit where staff from the American College of Surgeons examined cancer registry data, attended a tumor board meeting, toured Hallmark Health’s cancer center facilities and reviewed more than 50 patient records.
Designated Stroke Center – Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford and Melrose-Wakefield Hospital
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
