About Us

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

Boston Globe's "Top 100 Places to Work".

In November 2009 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” six years in a row.

In June 2008 Hallmark Health System was named to the Boston Business Journal’s annual “Best Places to Work” list for the sixth 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.

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 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