b'You Are Not Alone:MCHs CompassionateCommitment to COVID PatientsWhen Lorraine Stenersen began experiencing shortness Today Lorraine looks back on her vaccine hesitancy fromof breath and fatigue in November 2021, her family insisteda different perspective. You do NOT want to get COVID, she go to the Emergency Department at Monadnockshe says. Yes, I know you can still get COVID even LEFT TO RIGHT: Community Hospital. There she was diagnosed withafter vaccination, but its usually milder with less risk Natalie Tremblay, MCH Dietary Aide;COVID-19 and given oxygen. Hoping she could recover of hospitalization.Bucky;at home, Lorraine was discharged, but soon was back,Toni Gildone,feeling weaker than ever with her oxygen levels droppingLorraine has always been grateful for the Hospital. Volunteer Coordinator;quickly. This time, she was admitted to the HospitalsOur family grew up with MCH caregivers, she notes,Whitney Levesque, MCH Cook;Claudia Cleary Nichols,Medical-Surgical Unit, where she was placed on high-flowand I still rely on them for my healthcare today. WhetherInfection Control Preventionist; oxygen to assist her breathing. you need emergency care or just a check-up, MCH has theNutmeg;expertise and compassion youre looking for. Right here inKap Siddall, MCH VolunteerI felt like I was suffocating, recalls Lorraine. The medicalour community, too! It doesnt get much better than that.team talked about putting me on a ventilator, but instead,VolunteersLifetime volunteer hours as of April 1, 2022they wanted to try high-flow oxygen first and luckily that worked. I started improving a little bit each day. 1 - 500 HOURS Ann Lord Jane Cleveland Sandhya KaleDue to the severity of her symptoms, Lorraine spent 11 Meredeth Allen Carol Lord Carole Connor Elizabeth Kenneydays at MCH. Friends asked me if I felt lonely there, saysRichard Allen Mimi Mason Valerie Connor Dale RussellLorraine, but I never did. There was always a friendly face Doreen Ames Karen McCormack Bea Corriveau Kay RyanMiriam Atwood Estelle Merzi Tricia Cravedi Shirley Sherkat my door. The nurses went out of their way to make sure Karen Bannister Fay Migotsky, MD Judith Draper Leon St. CyrI was comfortable. Even the food was excellent! Susanne Bates Debra Mills Judy Edelkind Audrey WhiteTom Bates Lorelei Murphy Joe FletcherRose Bochicchio Marcia Ober Jan Johnson 2,001 - 3,000 HOURS Being hospitalized with COVID was scary.Jane Bowman Wendy Parker Linda Keenan AnonymousBut I was blown away by the care Luci Byrnes Barbara Pendleton Terry Kilvert Mary Frances LawlerPatricia Carrier Bernice Perry Mary Loftis Samuel Zachos and compassion of the MCH staff. Loring Catlin, Jr. Hope Pettegrew Mark LombardiDewitt Clark Judy Peucker David Moulton 3,001 - 4,000 HOURSAbove all, Lorraine remembers the warmth andDeborah Delworth Serra May Plourde Suzanne OBrien AnonymousRachael DeVore Kathleen Quigley Maura Pascucci John H. Adamsprofessionalism of her caregivers. I was blown away David Dodge Sophia Rallis Anne Rainey Carol Farnhamby the care and compassion of the MCH staff, she says.Lori Duamaine Victoria Rank Marcia Schwartz Margaret FlickI dont think people realize the sacrifices that hospitalSoosen Dunholter John Richards Deborah Stewartworkers make to care for patients with COVID. The stressKatharyn Ernst John Rockwell Anne Twitchell 4,001 - 5,000 HOURSLinda Fillman Rachel Rosenoff Andrea (Andy) Wood Constance Boydis tremendous and so are the risks. But my care team wasTess Fitzgerald Elaine San Souciealways there for me, ready to listen, answer questions, Dorcey Flynn Janece Shultz 1,001 - 2,000 HOURS 5,001 - 10,000 HOURSRobert Gordon Nancy Speeney Carole Angus 10,001+ HOURSgive comfort, and monitor my progress. Like a lot of people, Bob Fogg Kap Siddall George Andersen Bradley FarnhamSusan Graham Joyce Stevens Sandra BenottiFor Lorraine, the biggest takeaway from her COVIDI didnt think Id everHadley Greene Donna Venning Chris Brown Peg McLeodexperience was the realization that a vaccine might havePam Hill Louise Vickory Cyndy Burgess Marcia Petteesaved her from hospitalization. I never believed Id getget COVID. Monika Horsefield Marilyn Vose Josephine Carrara PET THERAPY ANIMALSCOVID, she says. I was so healthy and Id heard there wereDebbie Jameson Meredith White Bonnie CastorSharon Johnson Kris Whitfield Kaysie Castor Bucky unknowns about the vaccine, so I never got it. My husbandDiane Kangas Dianne Chatfield* CoffeeVictor King 501 - 1,000 HOURS Ruth Comerford Meadid because hes medically compromised and, as a result, Lorraine Stenersen, Stefanie Kyte Cedric Baker Barbara Delphia Nutmeghe never got sick even though he was exposed to the virus through me.His vaccine protected him. Rindge, NH Beverly Leach Gwyn Baldwin Jim Dodge *deceasedMike Lindberg, MD Diane Cherwin Ann (Roon) Frost11| 2022 ANNUAL REPORT Terri Lombardi Nancy Clarke Deborah Hanson 12'