Littleton Regional Hospital

Description

Our Mission
To provide quality compassionate and accessible healthcare in a manner that brings value to all

Our Vision
LRH will be the leading provider of health care and the best organization in which to work

Our Values
Integrity

Respect

Compassion

Excellence

History

1907
Fifteen bed hospital dedicated on June 27 1907

1923
Littleton Hospital Training School for Nurses opened

1932
First major construction project completed increasing bed capacity to 47

1935
Littleton Hospital Training School for Nurses closed

1962
Major expansion project increasing bed capacity to 61 modernizing the obstetrics unit and adding physical therapy

1975
Another expansion that created outpatient facilities modernized the Emergency Department and constructed office space for physicians

1980
Constructionrenovation to bring patient rooms up to safety code update administration and clinical laboratory areas
Began providing 24hour Emergency Department coverage at this time
Purchased Elmwood property near the Hospital in the late 1980s to further expand support services and physician offices

1991
Additional building and renovations completed

1995
Began offering multiple specialties to include neurology cardiology orthopedics ophthalmology pediatrics obstetricsgynecology and general surgeryBegan offering CT and MRIs onsite Now offering a full range of oncology services Implemented Autologous Blood Donor Program

1997
Opened Lisbon Family Health Center began renovating Whitefield Family Health CenterBegan offering additional services to include lithotripsy advanced cardiac imaging breast imaging and audiology Began serving as a regional emergency blood storage site

1998
Hospital trustees determined that a new replacement facility was needed due to projected maintenance and renovation costs for this aging hospital Groundbreaking for new campus built on land donated by the Hoffman Estate on October 19 1998

2001
Veterans Clinic opened January 8 Move to new facility at 600 St Johnsbury Road on January 23 Paramedic Program implemented

2002
Physicians Office Building and Conference Center dedicated in memory of Dr H Taylor Caswell Jr Amberann George Fund established in memory of Amberann George Director of Diagnostic Imaging by her family Combination of Development amp Community Relations Departments

2003
Established Littleton Regional Hospital Charitable Foundation to raise money in support of the Hospitals mission Established occupational health and injury treatment program Added additional diagnostic cardiology and nuclear medicine technology

2007
Celebrated its Centennial on June 23 with over 250 attendees

The Gale Medical Library maintains the Hospitals archives To schedule an appointment to view the archives contact Anne Conner Medical Librarian

2008
LRH became the first hospital in northern New Hampshire and the Northeast Kingdom of VT to begin using a new 64Slice Lightspeed VCT volume computed tomography scanner made by GE Healthcare

Work on the relocation of Hilltop Road began on April 6 2009 under the supervision of Daniel Hebert Inc General Contractor for all proposed new construction at LRHLRH broke ground for the expansion of the medical office building

Upon completion of Hilltop Road construction began on a 56000 sq ft medical office building expansion

2009
A newly developed Patient and Family Resource Center was introduced to the Littleton community The Resource Center is part of the Gale Medical Library at LRH and provides a comfortable location for patients or visitors to LRH who may be waiting for an appointment a second phase of a diagnostictimed test or people in the community who are looking for good information on a health matter