Huggins Hospital

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Our Mission
It is the mission of Huggins Hospital to provide quality health care services and to promote wellbeing in the communities we serve

Our Vision
Huggins Hospital will partner with its communities in the Eastern Lakes Region to provide high quality health care services as well as prevention and wellness programs as we successfully exceed the expectations of those we serve

About Huggins Hospital
Huggins Hospital is a nonprofit community hospital that represents the best of two worlds the warmth and friendliness of a small town and the technical expertise of a major medical center Located in Wolfeboro NH we are the preferred provider of primary secondary and specialty health care services in the region Huggins provides medical services to the regions yearround population of 30000 residents and approximately 120000 seasonal residents and visitors who come from all over the world to enjoy the Lakes Region and the communities of Alton Brookfield Effingham Freedom Madison Moultonborough New Durham Ossipee Sanbornville Sandwich Tamworth Tuftonboro Wakefield and Wolfeboro

The hospital and our professional medical staff have a reputation for excellence in primary care advanced inpatient and outpatient surgery medical imaging and diagnostics gynecology orthopedics pediatrics physical therapy cardiac and occupational rehabilitation and emergency services In the past two years the hospital has increased its capacity in specialty services such as urology cardiology oncology and gastroenterology by offering these advanced specialized services at the local community level

We employ over 500 staff benefit from the service of 250 volunteers and have 31 active medical staff physicians 66 courtesy staff physicians and 19 clinical staff which includes nurse practitioners physician assistants anesthetists and 9 physician emeritus

At Huggins Hospital we are part of the community we serve We know that we can only achieve our mission by working collaboratively with our community to offer high quality costeffective care We therefore enlist the cooperation and participation of our community as an indispensable resource in our efforts to improve community health status through our health and healing services These relationships include but are not limited to Catholic Medical Center Maine Medical Center Lakeview Neuro Rehabilitation Brewster Academy the Child Advocacy Center Wolfeboro Camp School Camp Brookwoods YMCA Camp Belknap and various nursing homes in Carroll County

A focus on compassion concern and quality of care for each individual complements a strong clinical presence at Huggins and has a long tradition of serving patients regardless of their ability to pay This past year we provided over 69 million in community care offering health care to those who could not afford to pay for their services and the under insured an amount that is expected to increase by more than 18 annually over the next five years

History

Since its inception in 1907 Huggins Hospital has led the way in community health care by growing moving and evolving in response to changes in health care and the needs of the community The need for a hospital was determined by Dr Fred E Clow and Dr Curtis B Cotton They enlisted the aid of other prominent citizens of the community including the James Martin Family and a corporation was formed in 1907 in order to build a community hospital Original incorporators were Blake Folsom James H Martin Stephen W Clow Sewall W Abbott Wilbra H Swett Dr Fred C Tobey Edwin F Chamberlain Parry T Hersey and Dr Nathaniel H Scott The Newell Jerome house and eleven acres of land near the present site of Kingswood Regional High School was purchased remodeled as a hospital and dedicated on December 31 1907 The hospital had a capacity of 12 beds

In 1920 the need to expand became apparent Our current site was a gift from George A Carpenter to the Board of Trustees In 1923 James Martin made a challenge gift of 25000 to build a new hospital Over 35000 was raised and when combined with Martins gift provided the funding for a new hospital The new 24bed hospital was dedicated on November 11 1924 as a memorial to John Huggins a Wolfeboro resident and brother of Mrs James Martin In 1935 the hospital won the approval of the American College of Surgeons the hallmark for quality in voluntary hospitals

During World War II it became evident that additional beds and improved facilities were needed Through a fundraising campaign and the aid of a federal grant approximately 750000 was raised to build a threestory addition providing 56 beds for patients and a new operating suite which opened in 1950 Continuing in its efforts to provide modern medical facilities the hospital constructed an Xray and clinic wing which opened in June of 1958 In 1961 a new boiler plant was added and during the winter of 1969 an extension to the boiler plant was completed

In 1966 a longrange planning committee was appointed and after more than a year of work the committee determined that it was necessary to modernize and expand Huggins A major new project was undertaken with the groundbreaking for what is now the Sinclair Patient Care Center This singlestory building provided three wings for 82 beds a new kitchen and dining facilities The building was dedicated July 15 1972 as a memorial to Jennie Sinclair a lifelong Wolfeboro resident who through her years contributed her time energy and financial support to Huggins to ensure that the hospital would continue to offer the best medical facilities to the community

While the completion of the 1972 project satisfied the need for inpatient bed space the planning committee was aware that in not too many years improved and expanded facilities for outpatients and emergency patients would be required An updated comprehensive longrange plan was developed and presented to the hospital Board of Trustees in 1975 At that time it was agreed to proceed with the construction of an additional 23000 square feet of floor space in four building additions to the Sinclair Patient Care Center The major thrust of the construction was to provide improved and expanded emergency services Xray services and operating and recovery areas Ground was broken on July 13 1978 and construction was completed in the spring of 1980 with the dedication of the buildings taking place on June 17 1980 The emergency services center was named after Edward H C Bartsch a former trustee of Huggins Hospital

In 1991 the Medical Arts Center was completed which accommodates many of our physicians offices our Cardio Pulmonary Department Medication Bridge Program and a conference room Since then several smaller construction projects have been completed in an attempt to keep up with changes in the way health care services are rendered

Several years ago the Trustees began seeing some barriers to accessing quality health care services The current plant was experiencing fatigue with millions of dollars being spent to make repairs and address plant safety requirements Advances in care were having a much larger focus on outpatient care keeping patients in their homes rather than as an inpatient and technology advances in medical imaging diagnostic tests and surgical techniques were transforming the provision of health care

On April 19 2007 the State of New Hampshire approved the Hospitals Certificate of Need CON application for a new two story 101000 square foot 55 million facility

On July 8 2008 Huggins Hospital broke ground for the new hospital The project was estimated to be completed in Spring 2010 The construction of a new hospital for Wolfeboro and the surrounding towns was a significant step forward in meeting the rapidly changing health care needs of our community As we have from our beginning Huggins Hospitals goal continues to be to ensure that our current and future patients their families and medical staff have access to the most uptodate and comprehensive quality health care services

On May 22 2010 the new Huggins Hospital opened its doors for a community tour The next day May 23rd the patients were moved from the old hospital to the new and the hospital was open for business The new hospital has updated stateoftheart technology combined with a calming healing atmosphere of warm colors lots of natural light and comfortable seating areas

Just like our founders Huggins Hospital is committed to providing the best health care possible to all who come to us Of course the heart of Huggins Hospital is our staff who care for our patients and their loved ones Providing a work environment with stateoftheart technology in a modern welllit and efficiently functioning building allows our highly experienced staff to optimize patient comfort and convenience