Concord Hospital

Description

Concord Hospital a regional medical center is the second busiest acute care hospital in the State with 295 licensed beds and 238 staffed beds In fiscal year 2010 there were 16800 total admissions

History

Concord Hospitals
Concord Hospitals legacy of providing care for the communitys underserved began more than a century ago with the formation of the Concord Hospital Association in 1884 In 1891 the associations headquarters could no longer meet the needs of the growing city and was replaced with the Margaret Pillsbury General Hospital The 50bed facility was built in response to the communitys need for a charitable hospital that would provide care for the citys sick and poor

George A Pillsbury a successful Minneapolis businessman with ties to the Granite State provided a gift of almost 60000 to finance the construction of what would become the states first general hospital Because of Pillsburys gift the Margaret Pillsbury General Hospital named in honor of the Pillsburys 50th wedding anniversary opened its doors to the public on Dec 15 1891

Meanwhile a group of charitably inclined women were establishing a hospital for poor women and children Five years after the opening of the Pillsbury General Hospital the Memorial Hospital for Women and Children was opened on South Street in Concord Despite expansions the hospitals grew out of their facilities At the start of World War II it was evident a merger would be the most efficient way to care for the community In 1946 the two hospitals merged to become Concord Hospital however 10 years passed before the two facilities joined under one roof at 250 Pleasant Street the site of todays Concord HospitalCapital Region Health Care CRHC campus

In four decades Concord Hospital has undergone many changes in its physical appearance and organizational structure In 1962 the Concord Hospital School of Nursing established during the merger moved into a new building the Yeaple Building adjacent to the hospital During the late 1970s the growth of the Concord region and the hospitals new services created the need to expand The result was the addition of a new building that included two nursing units Occupational Health the Emergency Department Physical Therapy central sterile supply and operating rooms In 1985 Capital Region Health Care was established and Concord Hospital became a CRHC affiliate

Development on campus and the growth of CRHC continued in the 1980s In 1985 the hospital opened an employee child care center and the Pillsbury Building for medical offices in 1988 The Concord Hospital School of Nursing closed in 1989 and the Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association relocated to the Yeaple Building Today the building is also home to the Capital Region Family Health Center

Topping the list of expansions in the 1990s was the construction of a parking garage and HealthSouth an independent rehabilitation facility In 1994 the Hospice House was built on campus the first facility of its kind in the state In 1995 the NHDartmouth Family Practice Residency was established with Capital Region Family Health Center serving as the teaching facility In 1996 the Pillsbury Building expanded followed by the opening of the Memorial Building for medical offices in 1997

Concord Hospital established a joint venture with Genesis ElderCare in 1997 to build Granite Ledges of Concord a 90bed assistedliving facility located near HealthSouth on the Concord HospitalCapital Region Health Care campus

In 1998 Concord Hospital established the Center for Cardiac Care that offers lifesaving cardiac procedures such as openheart surgery in partnership with DartmouthHitchcock Medical Center angioplasty stent implants surgery for aortic trauma and other heartmusclesaving treatments The center also provides cardiac services related to prevention diagnostics and rehabilitation

In 2003 the hospital completed construction of an 82000squarefoot addition to the south side that includes the 28000squarefoot Payson Center for Cancer Care new main entrance and rotunda Karner Blue Cafeacute and expanded space for cardiopulmonary diagnostics and laboratory services a new Intensive Care Unit ICU waiting area and additional administrative and conference space Dedicated June 1 2003 the Payson Center features stateoftheart radiation oncology services in partnership with Elliot Health System and Radiation Oncology Associates chemotherapy provided by New Hampshire OncologyHematology highly skilled cancer surgeons comprehensive support services a resource library and boutique The new addition is also equipped with wireless technology In addition the expansion included adding a third parking garage for patients and staff facing the Payson Center entrance

In 2004 the Concord Hospital Breast Care Center opened providing a comprehensive streamlined approach to diagnosis and treatment of breast disease The same year CH Medical Offices at Horseshoe Pond opened offering the WalkIn Urgent Care Center Concord Ambulatory Surgery Center and Concord Endoscopy Center Also inhabiting the building are several private physician practices a pharmacy and imaging services