Somerville - On December 2, 2008, MAESGR
Member Joseph W. Mercuri presented the Patriot Award to Mr. Charles
E. Manry II of the Cambridge Health Alliance. Specialist (SPC)
Jeffrey Farrell of the Massachusetts Army National Guard nominated his civilian employer for the award based on its support
of members of the Massachusetts Army National Guard.
Cambridge Health Alliance is an academic public
health system that provides comprehensive medical services at three
hospitals and more than twenty primary care practices. With over
2,000 employees, volunteers and hundreds of Harvard-affiliated
faculty the organization serves nearly 400,000 residents in Boston's
metro-north region. It has locations in Cambridge, Chelsea, Everett,
Malden, Revere, Somerville, and Winthrop, MA. Their Volunteer Health
Advisor program includes 200 specially-trained volunteers who spread
health information in churches, hair salons, and community centers.
This effort is so successful it was recognized by the American
Hospital Association as a national model.
If you would like nominate your boss for an
award, call the MA Committee for ESGR at
508-233-7249 or go to www.esgr.mil.
