b'Sam Zachos with Josh Patrick Community Paramedic,Mobile Integrated Health Subsidized Health Services (i.e. Cardiac Rehab,Emergency Department, Behavioral Health COVID Couldnt Stop MCH From Delivering Care SafelyServices, etc.): $8,412,000 Thanks to the Mobile Integrated Health Program.Charity Care (i.e. Financial Assistance Program):$646,000Sam Zachos may be the most positive person youll ever meet.MCHs Mobile Integrated Health Care team is filling a critical In-kind Donations (i.e. Conference Room Usage, EMT He was born in Bennington ninety years ago and has livedneed in the community by providing medical services outside MCH ProvidedTraining, etc.): $258,000 through war, depressions, and more than one pandemic. hospital walls. Coordinating with a patients primary care Hes been a bank director, mill worker, union president, hospitalphysician, our paramedics provide a host of diagnostic services, Community Programs (i.e. Monadnock Healthy Teeth,$14,767,000 of Parent Support Services, etc.): $204,000volunteer, and he served 38 years in the National Guard.including physical assessments and specimen collections.Support to OurPublic Programs (i.e. Medicaid and Medicare Shortfall):Through it all, hes maintained his optimistic outlook. The MCH Mobile Integrated Health $5,247,000 Program was a godsend for me duringCommunity in 2021 Sam and his beloved late-wife Linny raised four children, allthe pandemic. Sam Zachos, Peterborough, NHof whom were born at and received care through Monadnock Community Hospital.MCH has always been our hospital for In September 2021, MCH concluded their Community In 2021, MCH developed a new program, Mobileprimary care, for emergenciesfor everything, says Sam.We can provide up to six calls a day, assessing, testing, and Health Needs Assessment, which is completed everyIntegrated Health, to address Access to Care for treating vulnerable patients who may be housebound, frail,three years, to identify and prioritize the health-relatedHigh-Need Populations (disabled, seniors, etc.) whichWhen he started not feeling well in the fall of 2021, heor otherwise unable to travel, says Josh Patrick, Mobile needs in MCHs Primary Service Area.was identified in the 2018 Assessment as a top need. knew who to call. His nurse at Monadnock Internal MedicineIntegrated Health Paramedic. While there are a few other explained to him that with the increasing number of COVIDhospitals in the state providing services like these, MCH has Through conducting surveys, holding focus groups withOther initiatives that came from past Community Healthcases, taking a trip to the Emergency Department for hisone of the most comprehensive programs, offering an arraycommunity members, and meeting with local social andNeeds Assessments include a 24/7 Crisis Support symptoms could potentially cause greater harm than good.of services to a diverse population.human services agencies, it was determined that the topprogram, as well as a strong partnership with RealityBeing at a higher risk for becoming seriously ill with COVID,five greatest healthcare needs in our community are: Check, our communitys addiction, treatment, and Most importantly, MCH is able to deliver medical excellencerecovery support organization. Reality Check provides his medical team presented a safer way to treat Sam. 1) Affordable Healthcare Servicesus access to a Recovery Coach for patients suffering to vulnerable patients in the safety and comfort of their homes. 2) Depression and Anxiety Treatment Servicesfrom Substance Misuse Disorder to aid in their sobriety.It wasnt safe for me to go to the hospital, so, instead, MCH Both of these initiatives address the 2018 needs for came to me, says Sam. They have great paramedics and I always had great respect for MCH, but this program has 3) Early Intervention for Substance Misusemore access to Substance Misuse and Behavioral a van with all the equipment for testing and diagnosing. exceeded my expectations, Sam says. I was a volunteer there 4) Crisis Care Programs for Mental HealthHealth Services.One of the pararmedics, Josh, examined me and was able for ten years and met so many wonderful people who have 5) Domestic Violence Resourcesto take blood work right here in my home. He then workedcontinued to make me feel appreciated and loved. I am very MCH remains committed to continuing, enhancing, andquickly with my doctor to have a prescription called in, andgrateful that, although I can no longer travel easily, I can still be Following the Assessment, an Implementation Plan iscreating programs and services that will within a few hours I started the medication and began connected to my caregiversnow they can even come to me!also completed by MCH to address top-priority needs.benefit our patients and community.feeling like a whole new person. Through the years, thanks to this process, various initiatives and programs have been implemented. For information on how you can get involved,please contact LeeAnn Moore at 603-924-1700.7| 2022 ANNUAL REPORT 8'