System-Wide Awards
> CHA was ranked as the #1 hospital in Massachusetts in 2023 (A grade) for Community Benefit by the Lown Institute, a nonpartisan healthcare think tank. The Lown Hospital Index examined more than 3,600 hospitals using 54 metrics to evaluate equity, value and patient outcomes. CHA also earned A grades for Inclusivity, Social Responsibility, Health Equity, Value of Care, and Avoiding Overuse.
> CHA named one of Newsweek's Best Maternity Hospitals 2021, 2022 and 2023. This honor reflects CHA's extensive efforts to reduce pregnancy risk, including prevention training and low C-section rates.
> CHA named an "LGBTQ Health Care Equality Leader" for 2022-2023 by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.
> CHA named one of the top places to work in Massachusetts in 2023 by Forbes Magazine.
> CHA was named a 2022 WWCMA WorkWell Massachusetts Award winner for exemplary worksite health promotion.
> Latinos Unidos en Massachusetts (LUMA) presented CHA with an award for our support of immigrant communities.
Staff Awards
> Azeesat Babajide, MD, (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) received the 2023 Harvard Medical School Office for Diversity Inclusion and Community Partnership Faculty Fellowship.
> Todd Griswold, MD, (Psychiatry) received the CHA Sandra and Arnold Gold Award for Humanistic Teaching from Harvard Medical School (HMS).
> Gaurab Basu, MD, MPH, (Internal Medicine), co-director of CHA’s Center for Health Equity Education & Advocacy, received the inaugural Equity, Social Justice, and Advocacy Award from Harvard Medical School/Harvard School of Dental Medicine
> Astride Desrosiers, MD, (Psychiatry) medical director of the CHA Haitian Mental Health Program, was honored by the Boston City Council for her longstanding commitment to the Haitian people.
> Emily Lupez, MD, CHA Internal Medicine Fellow, received the 2023 Mack Lipkin, Sr. Associate Member Presentation Award from the Society of General Internal Medicine.
> Marie-Louise Jean-Baptiste, MD, (Internal Medicine), received the Welcome Project’s Intercultural Award.
> Jeanette Callahan, MD, (Pediatrics), was invited to join the Massachusetts Health Policy Commission’s Advisory Council.
> Hannah Galvin, MD, CHA's chief medical information officer, was appointed by the Comptroller General of the U.S. to a three-year term on the national Health Information Technology Advisory Committee (HITAC).
> Tiffany Vassell, RN, CHA Cambridge Hospital labor and delivery, was named one of Ten Outstanding Leaders by the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce for her work in the maternal health space and community advocacy.
> Neha Sandeep, PA-C received the 2022 William H. Marquardt Community Health Access Fellowship award by the PA Foundation for her dedication and service to marginalized communities.
> Sarah Nelson, PhD, director of research at the Division on Addiction, earned a 2022 Scientific Achievement Award from the International Center for Responsible Gaming.
> Gabriella Iagaru, MD, (Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) received the Excellence in Clinical Instruction Faculty Award from the Harvard Medical School Class of 2022.
> Alec Eidelman, DMD, MPH, (Dentistry) was recognized by the Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS) as one of the "10 Under Ten" for 2022.
> Avlot Quessa, senior multicultural affairs director received the Tony Winsor Award for 2022 from UMass Chan Medical School, Commonwealth Medicine, and MassHealth, for his work to improve medical interprting in Massachusetts.
> Allen Shaughnessy, PharmD, MMedEd, director of master teacher development for the Tufts Family Medicine Residency at CHA received the Lynn and Joan Carmichael STFM Recognition Award from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM).
> CHA PACE's Brenda Lattin received the Phyllis Solomon Champion Award, awarded by MassPACE..
> Michael James, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, was awarded the annual Leading the Way award from the Center for Collaborative Leadership at the College of Management, University of Massachusetts Boston..