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2009 Betsy Lehman Award for Patient Safety
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Two hospitals within the UMass Memorial Health Care system each received the 2009 Betsy Lehman Patient Safety Recognition Award from the Betsy Lehman Center for Patient Safety and Medical Error Reduction, a program established under the Executive Office of Health and Human Services and housed within the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. UMass Memorial Medical Center and Marlborough Hospital were this year's sole winners. Both hospitals were recognized for their efforts in reducing health care-associated infections while also promoting a culture of safety throughout their institutions. It was the first year that two hospitals from the same health care system won the award. The Betsy Lehman Patient Safety Recognition Award was established in 2005 to recognize leadership and innovation in patient safety including public awareness, education and promotion of systems-based solutions through the implementation of best practices.
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