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Description

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Our Vision
To be an outstanding community hospital

Our Mission
New London Hospital is dedicated to providing quality primary care and specialized clinical services in a caring environment

New London Hospital NLH is a 25bed rural community hospital with a 58bed long term extended care center dedicated to serving the Lake Sunapee region in central New Hampshire Although our mission is virtually the same today as it was at our founding in 1918 to provide quality primary care and specialized clinical services in a caring environment we continue to grow and evolve to meet the everchanging needs of the communities we serve

New London Hospital offers primary care for the entire family ambulance and emergency services inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services a 24hour emergency department diagnostic imaging laboratory acute and critical care and a full array of surgical services including orthopedics In addition we provide a warm and caring environment for residents of our Clough Extended Care Center We offer a wide range of wellness and prevention programs such as CPR and first aid and sponsor several community benefit programs such as a schoolbased health care center

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History

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During the First World War community sentiment brought about the organization of New London Hospital Dr Nathan Griffin Dr Charles Lamson and Dr Anna Littlefield encouraged a group of local women to found the New London Nursing Association In this group Emma Colby Florence Griffin and Eliza Robbins were especially active Jane Tracy made the old quotMorgan Housequot available now known as Tracy Memorial Library and the sixbed hospital opened to the public on October 1 1918

In the spring of 1923 the decision was made to erect a completely new building Fred Pressey of New London offered an attractive site on the upper end of Main Street and during that summer a new 12bed hospital was erected now known as the Griffin House Condominium Association

As early as 1946 a study was begun on the possibility of erecting an even larger and more modern building By that time New London Hospital had become a regional institution with strong support and patronage from neighboring towns A gift of 50 acres of land by summer resident Harold Allen to the hospital along with HillBurton funds and a capital campaign allowed construction of a new building on County Road which was dedicated in 1958

To continue its efforts to respond to the health care needs of a growing community New London Hospital received a Certificate of Need in March of 2007 to renovate existing services and to construct a 46000 square foot addition A groundbreaking ceremony was held in August of 2007 Main attributes of this Building Towards the Future project included the construction of all private patient rooms the expansion and renovation of Specialty Services and the construction of a new Medical Office Building to house provider offices patient examination rooms leased space for medical tenants and other administrative offices The project also included the relocation of Pediatrics and Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation services to the main campus The project was completed in the Fall of 2009

Today New London Hospital is accredited by the State of New Hampshire as a 25bed Critical Access Hospital providing primary care emergency and specialized clinical services to the community it serves continuing its rich tradition of quality service and caring