While many hospitals across Massachusetts continue to lag behind the recommended levels for staff/employee vaccinations, Lawrence General takes this topic seriously, and is once again setting the benchmark for others to match.  A low employee vaccination number at any health care facility can expose patients to a heightened risk of infection. The average employee vaccination rate across all hospitals was a disappointing 81%.

With 74 acute care hospitals reporting to the MA Department of Public Health, Lawrence General's vaccination rate of 99% ranked our local hospital at third best in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Thank you LGH employees for achieving this number, and for protecting our patients from undue exposure to infection.  Of note as well, our clinical partners at Beth Israel Deaconess and Tufts Medical Center also ranked at the very top of the list.

Top Hospital Performers in MA, 2011-2012

Newton Wellesley Hospital
         100.0%
Sturdy Memorial Hospital 
         99.6%
Lawrence General Hospital 
          99.0%
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 
         98.3%
Beth Israel - Milton 
        98.2%
Children's Hospital Boston 
        98.1%
Falmouth Hospital 
        98.7%
Lahey Clinic
        97.6%
Nantucket Cottage Hospital 
        95.7%
Tufts Medical Center (LGH Clinical Partner)
        95.5%
Mount Auburn Hospital 
        94.7%
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center - Boston (LGH Clinical Partner)
        93.7%
Fairview Hospital 
        92.9%
St. Elizabeth's Medical Center 
        92.4%
Winchester Hospital 
        92.8%
Faulkner Hospital 
        92.0%
Massachusetts General 
        91.1%
Metro West Medical Center 
        90.6%
Harrington Memorial Hospital 
        90.4%