Melrose resident Andy Freed, President & CEO of Virtual, Inc., has been named Chair of the Board of Trustees of MelroseWakefield Hospital, a leading provider of healthcare services to those living and working in the communities just north of Boston. MelroseWakefield Hospital also includes Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford and over 20 locations offering a wide range of services and over 50 specialties.
Freed has also been appointed a Trustee of the Board of Tufts Medicine, an innovative health system that brings together the best of academic and community medicine. In addition to MelroseWakefield Hospital and Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford, Tufts Medicine comprises Tufts Medical Center, the principal teaching hospital of Tufts University School of Medicine, Lowell General Hospital, Tufts Medicine Care at Home, and a population health network of 2,300 physicians in Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire.
Freed was initially appointed to the MelroseWakefield Hospital Board in 2019, after serving as a Corporator since 2009. During Freed's tenure on the Board, MelroseWakefield Hospital has earned national recognition for its heart, maternity, kidney, pulmonary and stroke care, and has been designated a Level III Trauma Center by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.
"I'm proud to help MelroseWakefield Hospital fulfill its mission of providing extraordinary care to our community," said Freed. "It is a privilege to join my fellow Board members in overseeing the work of the committed team of physicians, nurses and other staff members who deliver high quality, compassionate care to hundreds of people who count on them every day."
Freed, a dynamic business executive with more than 30 years of experience delivering growth, profit, and operational success for global companies, has worked with associations, non-profits, and political organizations and managed a wide range of entities, from small startups to multi-million-dollar organizations with members from around the world. His expertise includes cyber security, healthcare, technology, government, and financial services.
Freed previously served as Vice President and CIO of the Massachusetts Hospital Association. He has served as the Chairman of the Harvard Varsity Club and is currently on the Harvard Club of Boston, Board of Governors where he chairs the Membership Marketing Committee. In 2024, he was honored with the prestigious Harvard Club of Boston President's Special Award, which recognizes alumni who exemplify extraordinary commitment, loyalty, and engagement with Harvard athletics and the broader Harvard community.
Based in Wakefield, MA with offices in Ottawa, Canada and Nashville, TN, Virtual, Inc. has won multiple top places to work awards and has been named three times to Inc. Magazine's list of 5,000 fastest-growing private companies.
Freed is a graduate of Harvard University and has a master's degree in public policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
