Hallmark Health Fact Sheet
Who we are Hallmark Health is a coordinated system of hospitals, physician practices and community-based services providing care for communities throughout north suburban Boston. Since its inception in 1997, Hallmark Health has been committed to its mission of providing quality care for its communities and achieving clinical excellence for the patients it serves. The system includes Melrose-Wakefeld Hospital, Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford; Hallmark Health Medical Center, Reading; Hallmark Health Medical Associates; Hallmark Health VNA and Hospice; and Lawrence Memorial/Regis College School of Nursing.
Hallmark Health has relationships with key academic medical centers and providers including Massachusetts General Hospital across multiple clinical areas, including cardiac care; Tufts Medical Center for excellence in neonatology and Joslin Diabetes Center for diabetes care management.
Our mission and vision Our mission is to provide, in a community-based setting, the highest quality health care to communities in Boston’s northern suburbs. Our vision is to be the health care system of choice in our region, with demonstrated service to and support from area residents and physicians.
Our services Hallmark Health is distinguished by the wide range of clinical care and the full continuum of services provided locally.
Melrose-Wakefeld Hospital in Melrose and Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford have been offering acute care and specialty services for more than 100 years combined. Melrose-Wakefeld Hospital is the only area community hospital to offer life-saving emergency angioplasty. Hallmark Health is the only hospital system in New England to achieve Magnet® Recognition – the gold standard for nursing excellence.
Hallmark Health Medical Center in Reading is a state-of-the-art outpatient facility that offers a full range of outpatient services, including full-service physical therapy, imaging, wellness education, urgent care and physician practices in a convenient community setting.
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www.hallmarkhealth.org Main Telephone: 781-979-3000 Melrose-Wakefeld Hospital | Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford Hallmark Health Fact Sheet
Awarded for excellence Hallmark Health Medical Associates is a group of more than 90 physicians and nurse practitioners in family medicine and primary care, and specialties such as endocrinology, gastroenterology, hematology and oncology, infectious disease, obstetrics and gynecology, pulmonology and surgery. Physician practices are conveniently located in more than a dozen communities.
Hallmark Health Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) and Hospice provides high-quality home health and supportive care to residents in more than 20 cities and towns north of Boston.
Hallmark Health Urgent Care, with locations in Medford and Reading, offers prompt, personalized care for non-life threatening emergencies for patients of all ages.
Our commitment to the communities we serve Core to our values, Hallmark Health’s commitment to community is demonstrated by the more than 40 local health programs throughout our service area, and participation in partnership with community events, health screenings and education programs in more than 10 communities for the wellness and health of our residents. We work collaboratively with local agencies to foster emergency preparedness programs and disaster relief.
Our commitment to quality We are committed to providing, in a community-based setting, the highest quality health care to Boston’s northern suburbs. By doing so we strive to become the health care system of choice in the region for you and your family.
2015 - 2017 By the numbers*
Hallmark Health: Our hospitals: Founded in 1997 Beds: 272 Employees: 2,837 Melrose-Wakefeld Hospital -174
WINNER 2015 Physicians: 700 Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford - 98 Nurses: 650 Bassinets: 24 Volunteers: 250 Births: 941 VNA/Home Care visits: 80,792 Discharges: 11,740 Hospice visits: 16,234 Emergency/Urgent Care visits: 52,601 Physician offce visits: 112,121
*As of 9/31/15
www.hallmarkhealth.org Main Telephone: 781-979-3000 Melrose-Wakefeld Hospital | Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford 6.2016