PRESS RELEASES
Tina Waugh, M.D. Recipient of Dr. Philip D. Herrick Award
Beverly, Mass. - Northeast Health System recently announced
Beverly resident Tina Waugh, M.D., as the 2010 recipient of the Dr.
Philip D. Herrick Award, which honors one staff physician each year
for his or her leadership, outstanding medical care and community
service.
The Herrick Award honors characteristics that Herrick has
exemplified during his more than 50 years associated with the
organization, including a commitment to community service, a
dedication to NHS hospitals, continued professional growth and
accomplishments, and the ability to inspire others in the medical
community.
Waugh joined the Beverly Hospital family residency program after
graduating from Boston University School of Medicine. She currently
serves as the president of Family Medicine Associates, PC, a busy
family practice group in Beverly.
"We are successful because we practice highly personalized care
and service … and Dr. Waugh represents the best of the past,
present and future of Northeast Health System," said Herrick during
the award presentation.
During her 10 years as a member of the medical staff at Beverly
and Addison Gilbert hospitals, Waugh has been actively engaged in
working with her physician colleagues and the hospitals to improve
the quality of care for patients and their families.
She currently participates on the hospital's StAAR committee,
charged with identifying and implementing ways to improve the
patient transition from the inpatient to the outpatient and home
settings, and the Medical Advisory Panel, tackling obstacles to
best business practices between the hospital and physicians.
"Dr. Waugh embodies all of the characteristics that we look for
when selecting the Herrick Award recipient," said Nancy Palmer,
chairwoman of the Northeast Hospital Corporation Board of Trustees.
"She was the unanimous choice of our selection committee because of
her dedication to patients, leadership and commitment to our
hospital system."
This is the seventh year that NHS has presented the award. Past
recipients include: doctors Michael Arsenian, Ronald Newman, Donald
Romanelli, Hugh Taylor, Tai Tran and Lucas Wolf.
Herrick presented the Herrick Award to Waugh on Jan. 11 at the
Northeast Health System Annual Meeting.
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Tina Waugh
