b'A Message To Our CommunitiesSTABLE Dear Friends and Neighbors,continue to strengthen our organization. New this year is STRONG As we reflect on this past year, we do so with deepa special section on the LRGHealthcare journey, honoring gratitudefor our patients who trust us with their care,nearly five years since the acquisition and celebrating the transformation and resilience that have shaped the GROWING for our staff and providers whose compassion defines us,Lakes Regions integration into CHHS. Together, these and for the communities that continue to stand beside us.reflections illustrate how far weve come and highlight Every decision we make is guided by one central purpose:our impact through powerful stories that define who we to ensure the sustainability of Concord Hospital Healthare and how we serve. System (CHHS) for the communities we serve today and in the future. QUALITY & SAFETY:We are privileged to serve a growing region of more thanWelcoming back respected providers to the CHHS family 250,000 people across central New Hampshire (NH). As a and highlighting nurses who are leading our culture of Laconia NH-based, locally led, independent, charitable, not-for- safety and health equity initiatives.profit, regional health system, our mission is to meet the health needs of the individuals within the communitiesPATIENTS FIRST:we serve. While many hospitals across the nation areCelebrating new families whose journeys began in The Franklin being acquired, merging, closing, or reducing services,Family Place, our newly renovated maternity unit, and we remain Stable, Strong, and Growingcommittedexpanding community partnerships through the new to keeping care localbecause we believe the bestWinnipesaukee Mobile Health Program.decisions for our patients are made by the community of caregivers who know them best. INTENTIONAL GROWTH :This years Annual Report reflects on our year-longShowcasing the expansion of state-of-the-art surgical journey as a unified health systemhighlightingservices in the Lakes Region and the continued growth the progress, achievements, and shared purpose thatof Concord Hospital Cardiovascular Institute to meet the Concord needs of our broader region and improve access to care. 2'