BOSTON, MA – March 1, 2022 – Wellforce, the high quality, integrated Massachusetts health system, announced today it will be uniting its member organizations under a new name – Tufts Medicine. Tufts Medicine includes Lowell General Hospital, MelroseWakefield Hospital, Tufts Medical Center, Home Health Foundation and a network of more than 2,000 physicians. Local hospitals within the system will operate under their respective names in conjunction with the Tufts Medicine name.
The Tufts Medicine name was selected to better reflect the system’s shared identity, its close relationship with Tufts University, and its commitment to unite the best of both academic and community health care and deliver a complete connected care experience when, where and how consumers want it.
“Consumers have told us that they want more than the healthcare industry is currently delivering. They want an affordable, high-quality experience that anticipates and seamlessly orchestrates all their care needs no matter who or where they are,” said Michael Dandorph, Tufts Medicine CEO and President. “Our teams have embraced this challenge to reimagine healthcare and do it as one high quality, clinically integrated and digitally connected health system. The pandemic reinforced for us that a more equitable and consumer centric approach to healthcare is urgently needed, and we have the greatest power to lead this change when we work together, side by side with a ‘one team’ mindset.”
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The system identity change follows Dr. Helen Boucher’s joint appointment as Interim Dean of Tufts University School of Medicine and Chief Academic Officer of Tufts Medicine. "Sharing this name signals the alignment between the university and the health system from an educational, research and clinical translation point of view,” said Tufts University President Dr. Anthony P. Monaco. “The name Tufts Medicine signifies that the university and the whole system is committed to advancing our academic missions, and together we will improve the healthcare of patients and their wider communities by building on the best practices of academic medicine and expanding teaching and research opportunities throughout the system.”
“Our mission at Wellforce has been to provide the very best care as close to the consumer as possible – in their towns, neighborhoods and even their homes,” said Jody White, President and CEO of Lowell General Hospital, a founding member of the system. “We’ve made great progress, especially with our clinical collaborations, but there is more to do. With one name we can show our diverse communities that 15,000 people are working in unison every day in ways that are highly personalized to improve their lives and their health.”
