10 Gold Awards for Jennings' Clients From the New England Society for Healthcare Communications

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - May 21, 2014 - PRLog -- The New England Society for Healthcare Communications (NESHCo) recently honored 54 hospitals, healthcare facilities and marketing/advertising agencies for excellence in marketing, public relations and communications. The awards were given at the NESHCo annual Lamplighter Awards held this year in Mystic Seaport, Connecticut.

Top winners were Jennings’ clients with a total of 32 awards: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Tufts Medical Center, Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center, Signature Healthcare, Lowell General Hospital and Lawrence General Hospital. Additionally, Jennings received a Gold Award for its pro bono “Love the Lamp” campaign in 2013 promoting the Lamplighter Awards. Of particular note were the following Gold Award Winners:

1. Gold - "Physician Referral Campaign" for Tufts Medical Center - Physician Recruitment, Retention and Referral Generation Campaign category

2. Gold - "Physician Referral Campaign" for Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center - Physician Recruitment, Retention and Referral Generation Campaign category

3. Gold - "Specialty Center Launch Campaign" for Floating Hospital for Children & Lawrence General Hospital
- Marketing/Total Campaign: Less than $50,000 Total Budget category

4. Gold - "Specialty Center Launch Campaign Digital Marketing" for Floating Hospital for Children & Lawrence General Hospital - Advertising - Online category

5. Gold - "Signature Moms Blog PR Campaign" for Signature Healthcare - Public Relations Campaign category

6. Gold - "Blog Post: Boston Marathon" for Signature Healthcare in the Excellence in Writing - Blog category

7. Gold - "Signature Moms Blog" for Signature Healthcare
- Social/New Media category

8. Gold - "OB/GYN Providers Video Series" for Signature Healthcare - Video - Short Format Series category

9. Gold - "NESHCo Love The Lamp Campaign" for New England Society for Healthcare Communications - Success on a Shoestring category

10. Gold - "MV Moms Blog Feature - MHT Magazine" for Tufts Medical Center & Lowell General Hospital - Media Relations category

"Hospitals, healthcare facilities and marketing/advertising agencies are submitting works of excellence to the Lamplighter Awards in record numbers,” said Scott Orstad, NESHCo president. “Being recognized by the New England Society of Healthcare Communications has taken on its own stature as an acknowledgement of excellence in marketing, communications, advertising and overall strategy. We are proud that our association has created this level of recognition for New England professionals who excel in their work.”

The Lamplighters were established to showcase and honor healthcare communications excellence in the New England region. The 2014 competition included 365 entries from 69 organizations throughout the region. Entries were judged by the Georgia Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations, the Illinois Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations, the Louisiana Society for Hospital Public Relations & Marketing and the Wisconsin Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society.

About NESHCo

For four decades, NESHCo has served as the region’s premier professional development organization for communication professionals working in the healthcare industry. The Society is composed of nearly 300 members throughout New England. For more information, visit www.neshco.org.

About Jennings

Jennings, founded in 1979, is a healthcare marketing agency specializing in audience engagement.  For more information, please visit http://www.jenningsco.com.