NLH extends heartfelt thanks to the many sponsors, donors, participants, staff, and volunteers who made both events possible.
Lauren Geddes Wirth, MDNew London Hospital (NLH), a member of Dartmouth Health, is proud to announce that two signature summer events, the 99th Hospital Days and the 18th Annual Benefit, collectively amounted to more than $485,000 in support of patients and families in the communities NLH and Newport Health Center serve.
The 99th Hospital Days raised $105,000, thanks to strong community participation and a $50,000 matching gift from the Burkehaven Family Foundation, which doubled the impact of local giving. Funds will strengthen NLH’s Patient & Family Community Care Initiatives, which provide food, fresh produce, personal hygiene products and other essentials for families facing hardship.
The 18th Annual Benefit surpassed $380,000 in funding to support NLH’s geriatric care programs, which enhance services for older adults with initiatives in dementia, delirium, fall prevention and the pursuit of geriatric emergency department certification.
“We are deeply grateful for the generosity of our community,” said Lauren Geddes Wirth, MD, president and CEO of NLH. “Each event had its own unique focus, and together they reflect the many ways philanthropy strengthens care, whether it’s supporting families through everyday challenges or advancing specialized programs for older patients. NLH extends heartfelt thanks to the many sponsors, donors, participants, staff, and volunteers who made both events possible.”
For updates about NLH’s various special events and sponsorship opportunities, visit newlondonhospital.org.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and the state’s largest private employer, serves patients across northern New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,000 providers in almost every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH, as well as across its wide network of hospitals, clinics and care facilities. DHMC is consistently named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, one of only 57 National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the nation, and the only such center in northern New England; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital and multiple locations around the region; member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Visiting Nurse and Hospice for Vermont and New Hampshire; and more than 24 clinics that provide ambulatory and specialty services across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its historical partnership with Dartmouth and the Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually, and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials recognized across the globe with Geisel and the White River Junction VA Medical Center in White River Junction, VT. Dartmouth Health and its more than 13,000 employees are deeply committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in our communities, and to providing each of our patients with exceptional, personal care.
About New London Hospital
As a member of Dartmouth Health, New London Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital serving 15 communities in the Kearsarge/Lake Sunapee region in central New Hampshire, providing primary care and specialized clinical services in a patient and family centered environment. In addition to services at the main campus in New London, primary and some secondary care is offered at the organization's Newport Health Center, a rural health center in Newport, NH. For more information, visit the New London Hospital website.