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Lahey Clinic Honored for Offering English Classes for Its Immigrant Workers  

Burlington, Mass. – September 30, 2011 – Lahey Clinic was one of nearly 20 Massachusetts businesses and agencies recently honored for their support of English Works, a public-private campaign designed to offer immigrant workers the opportunity to master the English language while on the job. Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray singled out Lahey Clinic and the other entities with certificate honoring their participation in the project.
“This is a good news story: how business working cooperatively with government is creating opportunities to realize the American dream,” said Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray.
“People embrace the idea of learning at work,” said Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Joanne Goldstein. “It’s good for business, it’s good for workers, it’s good for the Commonwealth, and it’s good for us as the community.”

About Lahey Clinic
Lahey Clinic, a physician-led, nonprofit group practice, is world-renowned for innovative technology, pioneering medical treatment, and leading-edge research. A teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine, the Clinic provides quality health care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty, from primary care to cancer diagnosis and treatment to kidney and liver transplantation. Lahey Clinic nurses also earned Magnet status from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a recognition only achieved by six percent of American hospitals. For more information please visit www.lahey.org.

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