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Cottage Hospital |
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PO Box 2001 |
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Swiftwater Road |
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Woodsville |
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New Hampshire |
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USA |
| Post Code |
03785 |
| Phone |
603 747 9000 |
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Specialization Of Cottage Hospital
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About Cottage Hospital
** About Cottage Hospital **
Cottage Hospital is 25-bed critical access hospital located in Woodsville, NH serving the beautiful Upper Connecticut River Valley. The Cottage family has just over 250 employees, 37 active medical staff providers and 35 volunteers.
Cottage Hospital has recently undergone a multi-million dollar renovation which was designed to bring clinical services together for easier patient access. Areas revamped to become more patient-friendly include: Diagnostic Imaging, Laboratory, Day Surgery and The Pain Clinic.
Cottage’s IT department has been working to strengthen networking to accommodate cutting edge technology, including soon-to-be implemented Tele-Psych bringing specialty physicians to patients’ bedsides. In Radiology, reporting is faster with the addition of Voice Recognition technology. Reports previously generated in two days by onsite Radiologists are now completed, on average, in less than 5 minutes. In the Emergency Department, a computer system called MEDHOST allows nurses and physicians to place orders and chart at the patients’ bedside. For patients who have been admitted, a new medication dispensing system, EMAR, designed for patient safety and to prevent medication errors has been implemented.
So what’s next for Cottage Hospital? More patient focused care initiatives including transparency quality care measures, improving patient stays and patient outcomes, and of course, continued collaboration among staff and a dedication to provide quality care…close to home for our friends, neighbors and visitors.
** Mission Statement **
* To provide caring, compassionate, quality healthcare to the residents of our
service area.
* To deliver appropriate primary care, transitional long-term care, and support
functions such as health education and community outreach services.
* To improve the health status of the population we serve, through leadership
and through collaboration with other healthcare organizations that serve our
communities.
* To be a responsible, financially viable and productive member of our
community.
** Vision Statement **
* Be proactive in influencing and adapting to the changes in the direction and
focus of healthcare, as it continues to evolve.
* Be dedicated to meeting the new and growing needs of our communities.
* Create Cottage Hospital as a healthcare facility “without walls,” involved
with the North Country regional network of providers to effectively meet the
full scope of the region’s healthcare needs.
* Continue Cottage Hospital’s focus on primary care, taking more of our
programs of care out into the community.
* Continue focusing on outpatient care, concentrating on education and working
to keep people healthy, knowledgeable and involved in their healthcare.
* Build stronger relationships with home health agencies and other
organizations to help provide community healthcare to residents of our
service area.
* Remain a good corporate citizen and leader in promoting the local economy.
** Values Statement **
* Compassionate Care
We are committed to providing compassionate care and support to children and adults throughout their acute hospital care and transitional SNF/ICF care regardless of race, religion, ethnicity or lifestyle.
* Excellence
We set and adhere to the highest standards possible for all that we do, and recognize that attracting and retaining superior staff at every level of the hospital is vital to our success.
* Integrity
We maintain the highest levels of personal and professional conduct.
* Empathy
We endeavor to treat patients, their families and colleagues as we ourselves would wish to be treated.
* Innovation
We value new ideas, recognizing that innovation and change are the keys to ensuring that the care we offer today is always better than yesterday’s.
* Teamwork
We believe that collaboration among individuals, departments and institutions benefits those we serve by fostering efficiency, professional and institutional growth, and creative thinking.
* Responsibility
We accept responsibility, individually and collectively, for the outcome of all our efforts on behalf of patients, their families, our colleagues and the public.
* Fiscal Accountability
We strive to operate efficiently and cost-effectively without compromising the quality of care we offer.
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History Of Cottage Hospital
** Cottage History **
1903 Cottage Hospital began operation in what was known as the Cobleigh Tavern, built in 1795 at today's junction of Routes 10 and 135 in Woodsville, New Hampshire.
1960 The new hospital on Swiftwater Road was dedicated. It housed 32 beds and more advanced ancillary facilities.
1970 A capital campaign raised $350,000 to build the Emergency department and patient room wing.
1985 The community, once again, responded to the hospital's needs by making possible the Currier Wing, with two state-of-the-art operating rooms, special care unit, recovery room and central sterile supply rooms. Building funds in excess of $675,000 were raised.
1991 A $300,000 capital campaign helped expand the radiology department.
1992 Cottage Hospital began another period of growth, welcoming many new physicians and services. Construction of the hospital’s medical office building was completed this year, providing four private suites for doctors’ offices.
1997 The hospital completed construction of the Muffin Lyons Memorial Outpatient Center, a renovation/addition project in memory of Dr. Laurel Lyons. “Muffin”, as she preferred to be called, was a well-known and much-loved physician who cared for many in the community for 17 years.
This $800,000 construction project was made possible by more than 1,000 donors which included former patients, hospital employees, medical staff, family and friends. The project expanded the emergency department, walk-in clinic, and provided much needed outpatient space for our patients.
2000 The Cottage Hospital Rehabilitation Center opened in March 2000. This new section of the building houses the hospital’s Physical and Occupational Therapy departments as well as Orthopedic Services.
2007 Cottage Hospital just completed its latest expansion project. With the completion of the new office building and the beginning of internal renovations, we are making way for expansion of several clinical areas within the hospital including Day Surgery, Radiology, Laboratory, and our innovative Pain Clinic.
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